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Sunday, September 6
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,496,440 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Ukraine has now downed more than half a million aerial drones since the full-scale invasion began, according to the General Staff.
US envoys Witkoff, Kushner conclude over 3-hour talks with Putin on ending Russia’s war
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner concluded more than three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Sept. 5. No immediate details on the outcome of the talks were announced.
Ukrainian drones reportedly target Ryazan oil refinery, cities across Russia
Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Ryazan and targeted other cities across Russia overnight on Sept. 6, monitoring channels and authorities reported.
Russia continues arrests of banned pro-peace Yabloko party members
Russia has continued arresting members of the Yabloko opposition party, detaining two candidates on Sept. 4 as parliamentary elections approach, the party announced.
Russian pro-Kremlin fund executive killed in occupied Crimea
According to the fund, the 58-year-old sustained blast injuries near the village of Skvortsovo in Crimea’s Simferopol district.
Saturday, September 5
Russian attacks kill 3, injure over 20 across Ukraine as Putin meets US envoys in Moscow
Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said the strike killed nearly an entire family: a 19-year-old woman, an 11-year-old boy, and a 45-year-old man.
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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The U.S. Army is backing away from a specialized experimental drone warfare unit less than a year after it was created, as U.S. lawmakers raise concern over the loss of battlefield expertise stemming from Ukraine’s drone innovation.
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