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Russia kills at least 5 people and injures 35 others in last 24 hours
Russia attacks over the last day have killed at least five people and injured 35 others across the country, mostly frontline regions in the south and east of Ukraine, Ukrainian officials reported on July 12.
"True champion of freedom:" Ukraine pays respects to late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham
The Republican senator from South Carolina was recently in Kyiv, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 10 to discuss strengthening Ukraine's air defense and progress on a Russian sanctions bill in the U.S.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,419,090 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,320 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Key Russian oil refinery struck in Ukrainian drone attack
Ukraine's military reportedly struck a major Russian oil refinery in the city of Syzran in Samara Oblast overnight on July 12, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
Over 230,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation
Since the media outlets' last update in mid-June, the names of 2,890 Russian soldiers have been added to the list of casualties.
Zelensky plans diplomatic changes amid air defense crisis
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 11 that he is preparing changes to Ukraine’s “diplomatic efforts” to accelerate weapons deliveries from allies, as Ukraine's stockpile of Patriot air defense missiles has run dry.
About Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast in Ukraine’s south had a population of around 270,000 people at the beginning of 2022. Russia currently occupies about 73% of Kherson Oblast. The administrative center of the region is the city of Kherson, which was captured by Russia in February 2022 and liberated after eight and a half months.Kherson Oblast borders Mykolaiv Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. To the south of Kherson Oblast is the Black Sea and Crimea.
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