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Ukrainian National Opera ballet dancer Oleksandr Shapoval killed in combat

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Ballet soloist of Ukraine's National Opera and Honored Artist of Ukraine Oleksandr Shapoval was killed in combat near Maiorske in Donetsk Oblast on Sept. 12, Valentyna Samchenko, deputy editor-in-chief of the Ukraina Moloda media outlet, announced on Facebook.

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As a result of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, the two sides have agreed to move forward with the Istanbul agreements and carry out the release of 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov said on Telegram on Nov. 15.

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