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Russian attacks kill 5, injure 67 across Ukraine as drones target western regions
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian attacks caused damage in 13 oblasts overnight, while air raid alerts remained active for extended periods in many cities and communities due to the threat of jet-powered drones.
Russia to shut Goethe-Institut branches in response to Germany closing Russian House
"They consciously took this step — they could not have failed to understand — which means the end of their cultural presence in Russia," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,492,350 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The figure includes 1,320 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Ukrainian volunteer who said FSB blackmailed him returns home after trip to Russia
“With your support, you can return even from a place that seems impossible to return from,” Mykhailo Puryshev, who traveled to Moscow in August, wrote on Instagram.
Russia attacks Kyiv for 7th straight night, targets Odesa, injuring 17
Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reported at 7 a.m. local time that at least 17 people, including three children, were injured in the latest Russian attack on the region.
Russian specialists aiding Iran's development of supersonic cruise missiles, FT reports
The technology allows cruise missiles to maintain flight at several times the speed of sound and is likely intended for anti-ship and land-attack weapons.
About Donetsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Donetsk Oblast, covering 26,517 square kilometers (10,239 square miles) in Ukraine’s East with a pre-war population of approximately 4.1 million. The administrative center is Kramatorsk, as Donetsk city has remained under Russian occupation since 2014. Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting, for example, around the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar, as Moscow attempts to capture the entire region.
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"Today we want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every insurer, everyone who still uses key Russian airports — Russian skies are becoming completely dangerous," Zelensky said.
