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Friday, August 14
Russian Gazprom oil refinery 1,300 km from Ukraine hit, General Staff confirms
The refinery is located around 1,300 kilometers (810 miles) from the Ukrainian border and was last hit overnight on July 14.
Ukraine war latest: Zelensky makes fresh plea for Patriots as Air Force stops publishing missile numbers
Key developments on Aug. 13: * Ukraine could 'destroy all the Russians’ ballistic missiles' if US sells 10% of Patriot missile supply to Kyiv, Zelensky says * Ukraine repatriates 261 bodies that Russia claims belong to Ukrainian soldiers * Ukraine's Air Force faces backlash over decision to stop publishing Russian ballistic missile figures * Scandal-hit Skelia assault regiment to fight under Azov command as Drapatyi's reforms gain momentum * Head of Mykolaiv draft office arrested on corrup
Trump imposes steep tariffs on drone imports
Trump's latest round of tariffs comes a few weeks after President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he and Trump had reached an agreement on the sale of Ukrainian drones to the U.S.
Massive explosion rocks Italian ammunition plant that produces artillery for Ukraine
The factory is operated by KNDS Ammo Italy, a subsidiary of the French-German defense firm KNDS. The facility produces artillery shells supplied to Ukraine via European partners.
SpaceX backs down after Poland spat, calming fears in Ukraine over Starlink access
"The declaration I received is clear: Poland will be included in the intra-European Starlink Roam travel area," Poland's Digital Minister said on Aug. 13.
Thursday, August 13
Head of Mykolaiv draft office arrested on corruption charges
The suspect had been documented accepting $15,000 in bribes for assisting in draft evasion, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said.
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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.
