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Friday, July 3
Kyiv air quality plunges after Russia's biggest attack on capital of entire war
The smell of smoke and haze lingered over the capital. Authorities urge residents to keep windows closed, limit time outdoors, drink plenty of water, and use air purifiers if available.
Monaco issues international arrest warrant for Ukrainian woman after bomb attack on businessman
Monaco issued a "red notice" via Interpol — an international arrest warrant — for a 39-year-old Ukrainian woman named Anastasiia Berezovska, which appeared publicly on July 3.
Germany mulls return of Ukrainian men amid wider EU clampdown
A week ago, the European Commission proposed changes to the temporary protection measures it has in place for Ukrainians, no longer granting the same level of protection to men eligible for conscription who are forbidden by Ukrainian law from leaving the country.
'Terror is their only argument:' Russia's attacks on Ukraine continue, 2 children killed, 10 others injured
The attacks killed at least 17 people and injured 125 others over the past day, local authorities reported. A 2-year-old girl and a 7-year-old girl were among those killed, while at least 10 other children were injured in attacks across four Oblasts.
Moldova's prime minister resigns after less than a year
"I expected more involvement in complicated decisions, more presence to listen to people, to explain what kind of reforms we should make and why we should make them," Moldovan President Maia Sandu said of Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu.
Lithuania poised to lift nuclear weapon hosting ban
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda highlighted the urgency, saying “it would be truly unfortunate if we became the weak link or a grey zone within NATO."
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 operation shut down energy facilities in occupied Crimea as well as in the occupied parts of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi reported.
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