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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 Cossacks
Cossacks were semi-nomadic military groups that emerged in the 15th century across the steppes of what is now Ukraine. The Cossack Hetmanate existed as an independent state from 1648 to 1764, before Russian imperial authorities abolished Cossack autonomy and suppressed their cultural identity. Modern Ukraine recognizes Cossack heritage as a foundational element of national identity and resistance against foreign domination.
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The ammunition warehouse that detonated in Vyshneve during Russia's mass attack on Kyiv July 6 belonged to state-owned weapons giant Ukroboronprom, Zelensky said.
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