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Russian Aerospace Forces commander Alexander Chayko targeted in Moscow restaurant bombing, source says
An explosion ripped through a restaurant in central Moscow on the evening of Aug. 1, killing five people and injuring 21 others.
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Ukraine says it struck 12 Russian shadow fleet vessels in Black Sea and Sea of Azov
Since the start of the operation on July 6, Ukrainian drones have struck 218 Russian shadow fleet vessels, including 134 in the Sea of Azov and 84 in the Black Sea, according to the Unmanned Systems Forces.
Another overnight Russian attack on Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast kills 4, including 3-year-old child
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the three people killed in Kyiv Oblast's Brovary district on Aug. 8 were a grandmother, grandfather, and their three-year-old grandson.
Russian attacks across Ukraine kill at least 12, injure 81
The Air Force said Russia launched six Iskander-M ballistic missiles and S-400 surface-to-air missiles overnight. No missiles were shot down.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,456,610 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The figure includes 1,190 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian oil refineries in Samara Oblast, Krasnodar Krai
Ukraine struck an oil refinery in Samara Oblast and another in southern Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on Aug. 8, monitoring channels reported.
Zelensky begins first official visit to Serbia, says 'Ukraine is always ready to work constructively'
Zelensky held talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on the evening of Aug. 7.
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