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Russian Aerospace Forces commander Alexander Chayko targeted in Moscow restaurant bombing, source says
An explosion ripped through a restaurant in central Moscow on the evening of Aug. 1, killing five people and injuring 21 others.
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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
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.
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
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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.
