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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.
Unrecognized 'Kyiv Patriarchate' elects new head after Filaret's death
Nykodym (born Volodymyr Kobzar), who previously served as Archbishop of Sumy and Okhtyrka, was elected after the death of Patriarch Emeritus Filaret.
1 killed, 4 injured, including child, in Russian drone attack on Donetsk Oblast
According to prosecutors, a Russian Lancet drone struck a residential area of the village of Maidan, killing a 63-year-old resident, while simultaneously damaging 35 nearby homes and vehicles.
Fire, damage reported in Kyiv Oblast following Russian drone attack
Russian forces launched a drone attack on Kyiv Oblast overnight on March 22, damaging multiple homes and commercial buildings in the city of Brovary, local officials reported.
About Shahed drones
Shahed drones are Iranian-designed unmanned combat aerial vehicles and loitering munitions developed by Shahed Aviation Industries. Manufactured both in Iran and at Russian production facilities, the drones have become one of Russia’s primary weapons in its full-scale war against Ukraine. Russia first deployed Shahed drones against Ukraine in the fall of 2022, and their use has since escalated, with Moscow launching more than 54,500 Shahed-type UAVs against Ukrainian targets in 2025 alone.
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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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