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Sunday, February 8
Ukraine sanctions companies, individuals aiding Russia’s weapons production, sanctions evasion
Those targeted include are citizens and residents of Russia, Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan, and the United Arab Emirates.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 4, injure 30, including a child, over past day
Russian forces launched 101 drones at Ukrainian cities overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,246,330 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,040 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Pro-Ukrainian partisans disable military communication infrastructure in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, group claims
"An agent of our movement set fire to a hardware module at the base of a communication tower. As a result of the destruction of the ground equipment, all the infrastructure installed on the mast was completely de-energized and put out of action," the Atesh partisan group announced.
Saturday, February 7
Ukraine's Neptune missiles strike energy facilities in Russia's Bryansk Oblast, governor claims
"The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked our region using long-range Neptune missiles and HIMARS multiple rocket launcher systems," Bryansk Oblast Governor Alexander Bogomaz claimed. "As a result of the attack, power supply was disrupted in seven municipalities."
Russia's Belgorod Oblast faces blackouts, heating shortages for 3rd time this week
Blackouts and heating outages were reported in the Russian city of Belgorod on Feb. 7 after alleged attacks on a local thermal power plant and electrical substation.
About Crimea
Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in February 2014 amid the deadliest days of the EuroMaidan Revolution. Around 30,000 Russian troops crossed into Crimea, taking hold of the peninsula by early March 2014. Russia has continued to occupy Crimea ever since. Crimea covers an area of around 27,000 square kilometers (10,400 square miles), roughly the same size as the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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