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Ukraine war latest: Russian attack on Pryluky kills at least 20, including 5 children

Key developments on Oct. 7: * Russia slams Ukraine with missiles, drones on Putin's 74th birthday, at least 26 dead including 5 children * Huge blaze breaks out at Russian oil facility in Samara Oblast * EU provides Ukraine 1.2 billion euros for drones and missiles * Russia carried out sabotage against Danish defense firms, intelligence says * Erdogan raises Black Sea safety in call with Putin At least 26 people have been killed in yet another Russian overnight mass missile and drone atta

War in Ukraine spreads across 3 different dimensions

Any war is not that simple and has many angles, but Russia's war in Ukraine is becoming more difficult each day. And not only because of its constant intensity, but because of its complexity. In the next few months, we will see three concrete, distinctive tracks of Russia's war in Ukraine developing separately and very differently from each other. You will see a lot of different, mixed news that will be hard to put together into one picture, but we need to accept that the war is changing, and

Recruits undergo Basic Military Training at the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade in Ukraine on April 5, 2026.

About Odesa Oblast

The region in Ukraine’s southwest covers 33,310 square kilometers (12,861 square miles) along Ukraine's Black Sea coast, with a population of approximately 2.4 million and Odesa city as its administrative center. Odesa Oblast borders Moldova to the west, and Romania across the delta of the Danube. Odesa Oblast serves as Ukraine's main maritime trade gateway and has faced repeated Russian missile and drone strikes targeting port infrastructure since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.

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