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Ukraine war latest: Zelensky calls Putin's Kostiantynivka bluff; Ukraine nearly doubles successful strikes behind Russian lines

Key developments on July 4-5: * Zelensky calls Putin's Kostiantynivka bluff: 'Let's meet there' * Zelensky focuses on American 'Patriots' in US Independence Day message * Blackouts in Crimea as Kyiv hits military targets across occupied Ukraine overnight * Ukraine nearly doubles successful strikes more than 50 kilometers behind Russian lines President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim that the Donetsk Oblast city of Kostiantynivka was under Russian c

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Blackouts in Crimea as Kyiv hits military targets across occupied Ukraine overnight

Ukraine struck several substations in Crimea overnight on July 5, plunging the Russian-occupied territory into a blackout, social media channels reported.

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Ukraine nearly doubles successful strikes more than 50 kilometers behind Russian lines

"The number of targets hit at a distance of more than 50 kilometers from the contact line has almost doubled," Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said in a Telegram post.

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Russian attacks kill 7, injure 39 in Ukraine over past day

Russia launched 125 long-range kamikaze long range Shahed-type drones, an anti-radar missile and three guided air missiles overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said.

09:59 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,409,630 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 1,290 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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