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Ukraine strikes factory in Russia's Tolyatti, airfield in Krasnodar Krai, General Staff says
Videos filmed by locals show smoke billowing over the city in the early morning, with reports claiming that the Tolyattikauchuk chemical plant was attacked and that evacuations took place at the AvtoVAZ car manufacturing factory.
The trouble with loving Russia: Evan Gershkovich's memoir seeks sentimentality in a lost country
By the end of his pre-trial detention at Moscow's infamous Lefortovo Prison, American journalist Evan Gershkovich had developed a curious rapport with the FSB investigator tasked with proving he was a spy. "Most people break after four months or so, but you're still holding strong — a year in," the investigator told him, and the two raised their cigarettes in a toast to "having tried to find common ground." Gershkovich writes about many such moments in "This Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian-Am
Starshield operations restored to speeds of more than 400 km/h, Ukraine's Defense Ministry says
"We record a speed of more than 400 kilometers per hour, the connection is stable," the ministry said.
Ukraine's Sine Engineering launches joint defense tech initiative with Finland
The initiative will focus on resilient communications, navigation, and onboard autonomy, as Sine Engineering specializes in producing satellite-independent navigation software, enabling drones to fly without relying on GPS.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,576,600 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,980 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Mass blackouts reported across occupied Crimea
According to satellite imagery from NASA FIRMS, the Taman substation in Russia's Krasnodar Krai — a key energy node supplying electricity to Crimea —was damaged in an overnight attack.
About Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast in Ukraine’s south had a population of around 270,000 people at the beginning of 2022. Russia currently occupies about 73% of Kherson Oblast. The administrative center of the region is the city of Kherson, which was captured by Russia in February 2022 and liberated after eight and a half months.Kherson Oblast borders Mykolaiv Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. To the south of Kherson Oblast is the Black Sea and Crimea.
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