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Friday, August 21
Russian aircraft suspected of violating Finnish airspace, officials say
The report follows an uptick in Russian military flights near NATO's eastern border, which NATO countries describe as "provocations" and acts of aggression meant to test the country's air defenses.
Russian children's cartoon targeted in Zelensky's latest sanctions against Moscow's war machine
Among the targets of the latest measures are former lawmaker Yurii Ivanyushchenko and the creators of the animated Russian series "Masha and the Bear."
Thursday, August 20
Ukrainian authorities seek to sell Sense Bank, dismiss leadership amid corruption probe
Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi announced that the Finance Ministry has been instructed to sell Sense Bank and transfer the proceeds to the military.
At least 15 dead after hours-long Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv, children's hospital damaged
The attack has killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more, along with damage to a kindergarten, children's hospital, apartment buildings, and food warehouses.
Once a hub in the rear, Pavlohrad is now in Russia's glide bomb crosshairs
PAVLOHRAD, DNIPROPETROVSK OBLAST — When Russia launched its full-scale invasion, the city of Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, roughly 75 kilometers (45 miles) from the front line, became a relatively safe haven for those fleeing the war further east. But as the war drags on and the range of Russian weaponry increases, those living there fear their home now faces the same fate as cities in neighboring Donetsk Oblast, many of which Russia has reduced to rubble. Just a month ago, on July 20, t
Russia launches deadly strike on Kyiv, killing at least 2, as capital reels from massive overnight attack
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that during the daytime attacks, a critical infrastructure facility in Kyiv was "deliberately targeted" for the first time in several months.
About Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast in Ukraine’s south had a population of around 270,000 people at the beginning of 2022. Russia currently occupies about 73% of Kherson Oblast. The administrative center of the region is the city of Kherson, which was captured by Russia in February 2022 and liberated after eight and a half months.Kherson Oblast borders Mykolaiv Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. To the south of Kherson Oblast is the Black Sea and Crimea.
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