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'We're not telling' — Ukraine won't say what first FP-7 ballistic missile strike hit
Asked what the missile struck, Zelensky's communications advisor told the Kyiv Independent: "We're not telling."
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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,544,260 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,540 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russian drone strikes Zaporizhzhia bridge in overnight attack
The bridge has been closed, and traffic rerouted, according to the Zaporizhzhia City Council. The strike follows multiple attacks on bridges in central Kyiv in the past week.
South Korea shipped fuel to Russia via sanctioned vessels, media reports
Potentially undermining sanctions, over 176,000 tonnes of fuel, mostly diesel, from South Korean ports were loaded onto sanctioned Russian tankers, based on analysis of port records and ship-tracking data.
Largest oil facility in Moscow region erupts in flames following massive Ukrainian drone attack
Ukraine's drone struck the Volodarsk Linear Production and Dispatch Center near the village of Konstantinovo, according to monitoring channels.
Trump says US will 'help' Russia deal with plague
"I hate to see them having it; it's a rough disease," U.S. President Donald Trump said. "We'll help anybody that has that kind of problem, were willing to help."
US not removing diplomats from Kyiv amid Russian threats, Rubio says
"(I)f a threat arises that we feel needs to be addressed by a change in posture, we'll do so. We haven't done that up to this point," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
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The Kyiv Independent's coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, after eight years of aggression against Ukraine that began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and fighting in Donbas. The war has resulted in tens of thousands of military and civilian casualties and displaced millions of Ukrainians. NATO and Western allies have provided military aid to Ukraine while the conflict continues across fronts in Ukraine’s south and east.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky previously announced that twelve such turrets had been installed where Russian jet-powered drones have been particularly active, including around Kyiv.
