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Albania's PM calls for continued Ukraine support despite Kosovo stance
"Ukraine can be, and yes, it is wrong about Kosovo, but its right to be free remains unquestionable, and fighting for that right means fighting for Europe and for ourselves too," Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama wrote on X.
Ukraine's Air Force faces backlash over decision to stop publishing Russian ballistic missile figures
The move has been criticized for reducing overall transparency between the military, the media, and Ukrainian people as a whole about an issue that directly affects them.
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.
Ukraine repatriates 261 bodies that Russia claims belong to Ukrainian soldiers
During previous repatriations, Russia at times returned the bodies of its own soldiers to Kyiv, with Ukrainian officials alleging the practice may have been aimed at avoiding compensation payments to Russian families or reflected a "negligent attitude toward their own people."
Trash can bomb kills Russian serviceman in occupied Crimea's Sevastopol
A bomb hidden inside a trash can has killed a Russian serviceman in the occupied city of Sevastopol, Crimea, Russian media reported on Aug. 13. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) confirmed the deceased was a member of the military without providing further details. The pro-Kremlin Mash Telegram channel reported the device had been placed in a trash can and killed the man instantly. Unconfirmed reports suggest the man was Robert Shageev, a former Ukrainian Navy officer who defected to Rus
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.
About Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, which covers 31,974 square kilometers (12,348 square miles) in central-eastern Ukraine. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast's population is approximately 3.2 million, and its administrative center is Dnipro, Ukraine's fourth-largest city and major economic hub. Ukrainian forces use the region as a logistics base for operations in the eastern and southern fronts.
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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.
