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At least 37 killed after Russian drone strike triggers major explosion near Kyiv
At around 8:10 p.m. local time on Aug. 28, a Russian drone crashed or struck a facility in the village of Myla, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) west of Kyiv along the Kyiv-Chop highway. The attack sparked a large fire, followed by ammunition detonations, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.
56 Ukrainians still missing in Nepal after massive floods
As of Aug. 29, there had been no reports of Ukrainian citizens being injured or killed, according to the ministry.
Russia planning operation in northern Ukraine, including Kyiv, military says
"The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has developed possible response scenarios, including measures to defend, protect, and counter these actions," Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Pavlo Palisa said.
'Huge price of freedom' — Ukraine marks Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers
The date, Aug. 29, is linked to the tragedy near the city of Ilovaisk, Donetsk Oblast when Russian forces in 2014 violated an agreement to provide a safe corridor for Ukrainian troops to withdraw from encirclement and opened fire on them.
Ukraine says it downed more than 200 drones as rare days-long air raid alerts stretch into third morning
Near-continuous air raid alerts across large swaths of Ukraine stretched into a third consecutive day on Aug. 29, as Russia launched continued waves of attacks targeting the country.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,485,200 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The figure includes 1,420 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
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Ukraine's energy infrastructure includes thermal power plants, nuclear facilities, hydroelectric stations, and an extensive transmission network. Russia has systematically targeted power generation and distribution facilities since February 2022, destroying approximately 50% of Ukraine's thermal generation capacity and causing widespread blackouts across multiple oblasts.
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The target of the attack was the Slavneft-YANOS refinery, one of Russia's largest oil processing facilities, the General Staff said, adding that damage to the refinery was still being assessed.
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