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Romania shoots down third drone in three days as tensions rise over Russian airspace violations
The drone was shot down over Romanian territorial waters in the Sulina–Chilia area of the Danube Delta, near the border with Ukraine.
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In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, Anna Belokur examines Germany’s allegations that a Ukrainian-led team sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines on Kyiv’s orders—claims that Ukraine continues to reject.
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The attacks affected facilities linked to Russian military operations, including drone control networks, transport routes, and oil infrastructure.
Ukrainian publishers stand strong despite enormous financial losses from Russian attacks
The moment Svitlana Paveletska, co-founder of Knyholav, received the news that the mass attack on July 19 had wiped out her publishing house's warehouse in Kyiv, she felt an overwhelming wave of grief that was difficult to put into words. "Every book represents months, and sometimes years, of work by our entire publishing team, including the author, translator, editor, proofreader, designer, and printer," Paveletska told the Kyiv Independent. Books are not military targets, but according to th
Russian attacks kill 7, injure 58 in Ukraine over past day as Kryvyi Rih hypermarket hit
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least seven civilians and injured 58 others over the past day, regional authorities reported on July 26.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,438,990 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The figure includes 1,440 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
About Donetsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Donetsk Oblast, covering 26,517 square kilometers (10,239 square miles) in Ukraine’s East with a pre-war population of approximately 4.1 million. The administrative center is Kramatorsk, as Donetsk city has remained under Russian occupation since 2014. Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting, for example, around the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar, as Moscow attempts to capture the entire region.
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The cause of the fire remains unclear. Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry announced a drone threat over Saratov Oblast the night of the fire, and the air base has been targeted in several previous Ukrainian strikes.
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