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Russian ballistic missile strikes Kyiv arms exhibition, killing at least 10, injuring 100
Air-raid sirens rang out around 11:20 a.m., with Ukraine's Air Force reporting Russian missiles heading to the Ukrainian capital.
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Tuesday, July 28
Zelensky arrives in US, expects to meet Trump
“I’m already in the United States,” he wrote on Telegram. “My schedule includes meetings with President (Donald) Trump, his team, and those who can support our defense."
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,442,140 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,560 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Moscow Oblast industrial plant reportedly struck by Ukrainian drones, blackout in occupied Crimea
Ukrainian drones targeted a Moscow Oblast steel fabrication plant, and a blackout was reported in occupied Crimea amid overnight strikes on July 28, according to monitoring channels.
Ukraine's military intelligence names Russian unit behind deadly jet-powered drone strike on Chernihiv supermarket
HUR called the attack a "war crime" in their report, which identifies the Russian unit that launched the video-equipped, rocket-powered drone at a busy civilian target in broad daylight.
Polish police detain suspects after brutal attack on Ukrainian couple
The Wroclaw attack comes amid a surge in violence against Ukrainians in Poland in recent months, fueled by a crisis in diplomatic relations between the neighboring countries.
Monday, July 27
'We've got your back' — UK's new Prime Minister Burnham welcomes Zelensky in first leader visit, pledges Stone Cloak defense tech to Kyiv
Burnham pledged to honor "every commitment the U.K. has made to Ukraine in full" and granted Kyiv a license to produce Stone Cloak electronic warfare systems.
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The Kyiv Independent's coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, after eight years of aggression against Ukraine that began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and fighting in Donbas. The war has resulted in tens of thousands of military and civilian casualties and displaced millions of Ukrainians. NATO and Western allies have provided military aid to Ukraine while the conflict continues across fronts in Ukraine’s south and east.
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Ukraine's long-range drone campaign has acquired a new target in recent days — Wildberries, Russia's online retailer, an equivalent of Amazon. The e-commerce behemoth accounts for almost 50% of Russia’s online retail market but its operations have been severely dented by drone strikes on several warehouses belonging to the company. Dramatic videos of huge fires engulfing the logistics centers in several parts of Russia have emerged all week, with seven warehouses hit since the weekend, two of
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