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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine reports hitting 14 energy facilities in occupied Crimea over 3 days amid widespread power outages

Key developments on July 27: * Ukraine reports hitting 14 energy facilities in occupied Crimea over 3 days amid widespread power outages * Last gas station between Kharkiv and Poltava destroyed as Russian attacks kill 9, injure 76 over past day * Organizer of exhibition struck in deadly Russian ballistic missile attack remanded in custody * Ukrainian drones strike export terminal, oil infrastructure in latest deep strike attack on Russia Ukrainian drones have struck 14 energy facilities ov

The international community should provide more support for Ukraine's cultural sector

As a rule, Ukraine's cultural sector makes the headlines only when sites of exceptional significance are damaged or destroyed. This was the case not so long ago, when a Russian drone hit the cathedral of Kyiv's Pechersk Lavra. The attack was internationally condemned, and similar condemnations followed earlier attacks, such as the destruction of the Hryhorii Skovoroda Museum near Kharkiv in 2022 or the attack on Odesa Cathedral in 2023. Worldwide outrage over such crimes rarely lasts long, howe

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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