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Russia's Supreme Court bars only 'pro-peace' party from parliamentary elections
The case was brought by the nationalist, pro-Kremlin Rodina party, which is also running in the election.
Ukraine strikes Russian petrochemical plant more than 2,000 kilometers from border, General Staff says
The attack struck the plant's central gas fractionation unit, according to the General Staff.
'Serious violation' — Moldova recalls ambassador from Moscow following drone crash
"This is a direct consequence of Russia's war, and it endangers us all," Moldovan President Maia Sandu said.
Russian oil refinery in Tatarstan targeted as Russia claims Ukrainian 456 drones intercepted overnight
Ukrainian forces targeted a Russian oil refinery in Tatarstan as a blackout took place in occupied Simferopol and fires broke out in Donetsk Oblast amid overnight attacks on Aug. 10, monitoring channels reported.
Russia's version of Starlink deploying quicker than planned, Ukraine's military intelligence says
"Moscow is implementing Rassvet, effectively a Russian analogue of the Starlink system. And they have begun launching it significantly faster than was envisaged in their plans," Skibitskyi said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine.
Russia rules out freezing war in Ukraine ahead of US envoy visits to Kyiv, Moscow
"No 'freeze' is possible without addressing the root causes of this crisis," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said.
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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