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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,544,260 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,540 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russian drone strikes Zaporizhzhia bridge in overnight attack
The bridge has been closed, and traffic rerouted, according to the Zaporizhzhia City Council. The strike follows multiple attacks on bridges in central Kyiv in the past week.
South Korea shipped fuel to Russia via sanctioned vessels, media reports
Potentially undermining sanctions, over 176,000 tonnes of fuel, mostly diesel, from South Korean ports were loaded onto sanctioned Russian tankers, based on analysis of port records and ship-tracking data.
Largest oil facility in Moscow region erupts in flames following massive Ukrainian drone attack
Ukraine's drone struck the Volodarsk Linear Production and Dispatch Center near the village of Konstantinovo, according to monitoring channels.
Trump says US will 'help' Russia deal with plague
"I hate to see them having it; it's a rough disease," U.S. President Donald Trump said. "We'll help anybody that has that kind of problem, were willing to help."
US not removing diplomats from Kyiv amid Russian threats, Rubio says
"(I)f a threat arises that we feel needs to be addressed by a change in posture, we'll do so. We haven't done that up to this point," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
About Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is Russia's president, a position he has held since 2012 and previously from 2000 to 2008, following his tenure as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. Born on October 7, 1952, Putin served as a KGB officer before entering politics in the 1990s and consolidating authoritarian control over Russia's political system.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky previously announced that twelve such turrets had been installed where Russian jet-powered drones have been particularly active, including around Kyiv.
