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Sunday, May 3
Russian attacks kill 10, injure over 70 in Ukraine over past day
Ukrainian forces downed 249 out of the 268 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.
Ukraine hits 2 Russian shadow fleet vessels near Novorossiysk port
"These tankers were actively used to transport oil. Now they won't be," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,332,950 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,080 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Poland's prime minister condemns NATO 'disintegration' as Trump says US will further reduce troop presence in Europe
"We're going to cut way down, and we're cutting a lot further than 5,000," U.S. President Donald Trump said.
Sunday, May 3
Russia slams Kyiv with mass drone attack
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported explosions and urged residents to take shelter as Russia launched groups of drones at the capital late in the evening of May 2.
Peru launches investigation after citizens allegedly trafficked to fight Russia's war in Ukraine
Relatives of allegedly trafficked individuals reported that their loved ones received misleading job offers along with promises of financial rewards. But once in Russia, they were forced into combat operations.
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Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in February 2014 amid the deadliest days of the EuroMaidan Revolution. Around 30,000 Russian troops crossed into Crimea, taking hold of the peninsula by early March 2014. Russia has continued to occupy Crimea ever since. Crimea covers an area of around 27,000 square kilometers (10,400 square miles), roughly the same size as the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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