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Ukraine hits military targets across occupied Ukraine overnight, general staff says
Ukraine struck several substations in Crimea overnight on July 5, plunging the Russian-occupied territory into a blackout, social media channels reported.
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.
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.
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.
Zelensky meets wounded soldiers, veterans in visit to Odesa
"It is good to see you. Thank you for your service, for defending our country, and for your courage. We are proud of you and wish you a speedy recovery," President Volodymyr Zelensky told wounded soldiers.
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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The operation shut down energy facilities in occupied Crimea as well as in the occupied parts of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi reported.
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