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Power outage hits parts of Kyiv after failure at Russian-damaged facility
Parts of Kyiv's eastern bank and Kyiv Oblast were left without power on March 22 due to a failure at a facility that had previously been severely damaged by Russian attacks.
Russia's new Izdeliye-30 missile makes strikes harder to anticipate
Even as Russia sharply expands drone production, it continues to develop deadlier weapons, including missiles. Its latest, the Izdeliye-30 cruise missile, flattened a residential building in Kharkiv in early March within seconds, killing 11 people. "It is a mistake to assume that the future belongs exclusively to drones," Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian president's commissioner for sanctions, said following the strike. Russia is seeking to build cheaper but equally destructive weapons. The Iz
Russian attacks kill 6, injure 29 in Ukraine over past day, first responders targeted in double-tap strike
Ukrainian defenses intercepted 127 out of the 139 drones launched by Russia overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,287,880 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 940 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Ukraine launches nearly 300 drones against Russia overnight, hits oil depot, command post of elite Rubikon drone unit
The attacks targeted the cities of Saratov and Engels in Saratov Oblast and Tolyatti in Samara Oblast. The towns host key Russian military and industrial assets, including the Saratov oil refinery and Engels-2 military airfield.
Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants over Strait of Hormuz blockade
"If Iran doesn't FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!" Trump said.
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For Ukrainian medics, one of the hardest parts of the drone war is accepting that critically wounded soldiers often cannot be saved. "If it's a critical injury, it's usually lethal," Ukrainian medic Dmytro, who goes by his callsign Winnie, told the Kyiv Independent in his evac vehicle not far from the front. Wounds in areas where tourniquets can't be used are often the deadliest, such as the head, chest, torso, or groin injuries, he explained. "We would like to do something, but there is just
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