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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.
Moldova offers rail lifeline for Ukrainian food exports as Russia chokes Black Sea trade
The agreement with Moldova would cover just over 1% of Ukraine's total expected grain and oilseed exports.
Ukraine's Starlink access at risk as Polish foreign minister revives feud with Musk
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski's threat to cut Poland's Starlink subscription mentions a $50 million-per-year fee, the same figure he cited previously as the cost of providing half of Ukraine's 42,000 terminals.
Train crew killed as Russian attacks kill at least 8, injure 50 across Ukraine over past day
Russian attacks killed at least eight people and injured 50 others across Ukraine over the past day, local authorities said on Aug. 13. In Odesa Oblast, a Russian jet-powered attack drone hit a passenger train, killing the driver and his assistant, Ukrainian Railways CEO Oleksandr Pertsovskyi said in a post on Facebook. Pertsovsky said the train was entering a station so passengers could be evacuated after a drone threat was detected. "The locomotive crew did not have enough time to completel
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,462,970 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The figure includes 1,310 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Ukraine could 'destroy all the Russians’ ballistic missiles' if US sells 10% of Patriot missile supply to Kyiv, Zelensky says
"If they sell us 5% we will go through the winter and save people’s lives. If they can sell us 10%, we will destroy all the Russians’ ballistic missiles," the president added.
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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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.
