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Estonia moves troops closer to Russian border amid shift in strategic thinking
The country's 1st Brigade will relocate from their previous base in Tapa to the town of Johvi, just west of the city of city of Narva on the Russian border.

Projectile injures border guard at Moldova-Ukraine border, hits bus
The incident occured as Russia carried out attacks against Ukraine, Moldova's border police said.

Kharkiv targeted in deadly Banderol strike as Russia kills 5, injures 61 across Ukraine over past day
Overnight, Russia launched 205 attack drones of various types, including 49 jet-powered drones, Ukraine's Air Force said.

Pro-Russian Dodik claims party victory in Bosnian elections
"If it had not been for (U.S. President) Donald Trump's magnificent victory, we would probably be political corpses today," Milorad Dodik told his supporters, while also thanking Russian President Vladimir Putin.

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,542,720 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 2,020 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Dozens detained at authorized Russian Communist Party rally after chants of 'Down with the Tsar'
The event had been authorized by Moscow authorities, but detentions reportedly intensified as the rally was ending and participants shifted toward more directly anti-Kremlin slogans.

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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