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Germany arrests Ukrainian man suspected of spying on defense company for foreign intelligence
The Munich General Prosecutor's Office and the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office said that there are "strong grounds" to suspect the man was a "low-level agent" acting on behalf of the intelligence service of a foreign nation.
Russia could use Ukrainian drones in false-flag strike against Baltic infrastructure, Lithuania says
The statement comes after drone incidents and incursions in all three Baltic states have raised tensions in the region.
Ukraine aids Hungary amid heatwave-induced energy crisis
High temperatures across Europe led Hungary to temporarily power down the country's only nuclear power plant on July 29 and increase electricity imports from its neighbors, including Ukraine.
Russian drone kills 2 railway workers at station in Kharkiv Oblast as attacks kill at least 9, injure 84, across Ukraine over past day
A train carriage was struck while at the station, confirmed Ukrainian Railways President Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, who added that the two men killed were both railway workers.
UK slaps fresh sanctions on Russian shadow fleet
"The U.K. will continue to step up our action against Russia and its shadow fleet activity to protect our national security, our economy, and global stability," said John Healey, the British economy minister.
Ukrainian court sets $130,000 bail for ex-ambassador to US
President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Olha Stefanishyna from her post on Aug. 3.
About Donetsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Donetsk Oblast, covering 26,517 square kilometers (10,239 square miles) in Ukraine’s East with a pre-war population of approximately 4.1 million. The administrative center is Kramatorsk, as Donetsk city has remained under Russian occupation since 2014. Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting, for example, around the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar, as Moscow attempts to capture the entire region.
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