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Wednesday, August 12
Russian attacks kill 8, injure 57 across Ukraine over past day, as deadly strike hits oil tanker truck in Odesa Oblast
Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight on Aug. 12 with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, an anti-radiation Kh-31P missile, Kh-35 guided air-launched missiles, and 138 Shahed-type drones, the Air Force said.
'Hemingway Knows Nothing': Ukraine's writers are redefining literature of war
When war, loss, and unimaginable suffering become routine, a book can offer a kind of lifeline — especially one by a writer who has lived through such an ordeal and tried to make sense of it. At the start of Russia’s full-scale war, some Ukrainians speculated if they’d see the rise of their own Ernest Hemingway: a writer whose books would not only capture the experience of a generation but come to define it. Yet it soon became clear that the old paradigms of war literature no longer spoke to t
67% of Poles back deporting unemployed Ukrainian men, poll shows
Some 79% of positive responses came from Poles identifying as right-wing, although the proposal also found strong support among voters of the ruling liberal-left coalition.
Explosions rock Russia's Novorossiysk after 'unique operation' targeting Black Sea Fleet, Zelensky says
Drone attacks were reported overnight in Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk and across occupied Crimea, with explosions heard near Sevastopol and the Crimean Bridge.
Moscow to respond in kind to Europe seizing Russian merchant ships, Putin says
The statement comes as the West ramps up efforts to clamp down on Russia's shadow fleet, a group of aging and poorly insured tankers Moscow uses to circumvent sanctions and carry out hybrid operations.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,461,660 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The figure includes 1,260 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
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Ukrainian athletes compete internationally across multiple sports, including in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. International sports federations initially banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing under their national flags from most competitions after February 2022. Ukraine’s sports infrastructure has suffered extensive damage from Russian attacks, while many athletes continue training abroad.
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A fire broke out at an oil refinery over 6,000 kilometers (4,000 miles) from Ukraine in Russia's Far East, as a Voronezh Oblast logistics hub belonging to major Russian online retailer Wildberries was targeted overnight on Aug. 11, monitoring channels reported.
