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Sunday, June 14
Kharkiv Art Museum in flames, baby injured after 'cynical' Russian drone attack
The strike caused a major fire at a critical Ukrainian cultural site and injured five people, including a 1-month-old infant.
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Trump holds back-to-back calls with Zelensky, Putin ahead of G7 summit
Zelensky said the leaders discussed "good ideas" to "bring peace closer" and plan to continue the discussion at the upcoming G7 summit in France.
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 confirmed hit put the bridge out of commission, and additional strikes are not needed, the Da Vinci Regiment said, adding that "the enemy's important logistical route is completely paralyzed."
