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Monday, August 10
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.
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.
Russian attacks kill at least 4, injure 50 across Ukraine over past day as KAB strikes hit Sumy
Russia launched 126 Shahed-type and other attack drones, as well as one Kh-59/69 guided aerial missile and three Banderol loitering munitions, the Air Force said.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,457,740 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The figure includes 1,470 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day, according to the General Staff.
Foreign Minister Sybiha condemns UNICEF after agency fails to hold Russia accountable for Ukrainian civilian deaths
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Aug. 9 condemned the U.N. Humanitarian Aid Organization for Children (UNICEF) for failing to recognize Russia's responsibility for Ukrainian civilian casualties in a recent statement.
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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A Belgian factory continues to operate in Russia's special economic zone known as a key defense production site despite EU requirements to leave the zone by late January 2026.
