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Tuesday, August 11
Fire reported at Russian oil refinery located over 6,000 kilometers from Ukraine as Wildberries targeted again
A fire broke out at an oil refinery over 6,000 kilometers (4,000 miles) from Ukraine in Russia's Far East, as a Voronezh Oblast logistics hub belonging to major Russian online retailer Wildberries was targeted overnight on Aug. 11, monitoring channels reported.
5 killed, 21 injured as Russian attacks hit Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv
Five people were killed and 20 injured in Zaporizhzhia, while one person was reported injured in Kyiv as Russia launched ballistic missiles, guided aerial bombs, and drones across Ukraine.
Russian anti-war opposition had a 5-day run
Russia's Supreme Court, on Aug. 10, barred the country's only anti-war party from taking part in parliamentary elections scheduled for September. The liberal Yabloko party had been approved to take part in the vote and was assigned a spot on the ballot five days prior. Between the two dates, a few notable events took place — the largely obscure party received wide-ranging support from anti-war activists and the country's exiled opposition, and pro-Kremlin political projects went after it as a r
Monday, August 10
North Korea sending more ballistic missiles, troops to Russia as Ukraine's drones fly farther, Zelensky says
"This is the first time in Russian history that...they cannot wage war without supplies from North Korea," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ukraine strikes Russian petrochemical plant more than 2,000 kilometers from border, General Staff says
The depth of the strike marks "a very significant achievement" for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Aug. 10.
Russia can fire 77 missiles at Ukraine in single salvo — and plans to scale up, drone commander says
Russia aims to more than double the number of missiles it can launch in a simultaneous barrage, Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert Brovdi told the Associated Press.
About Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is Russia's president, a position he has held since 2012 and previously from 2000 to 2008, following his tenure as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. Born on October 7, 1952, Putin served as a KGB officer before entering politics in the 1990s and consolidating authoritarian control over Russia's political system.
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