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Time features First Lady Olena Zelenska on its cover.

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She's the fourth Ukrainian to be featured on the cover of Time magazine after her husband, President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Kyiv Independent Editor-in-Chief Olga Rudenko, and aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky. Titled "Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska takes on the trauma of war," the front-page article addresses the "overwhelming" mental toll of Russia's war against Ukraine.

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"Russian military personnel know exactly where their drones are headed and how long they can stay in the air," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, commenting on the attacks. "The routes are always calculated. This cannot be an accident, a mistake, or the initiative of some lower-level commanders."

It is the third time Russian forces have used pipelines as a tactic, which they first adopted during the Battle of Avdiivka. Back in March, around 100 troops passed through a gas pipeline to reach Ukrainian positions in Sudzha, in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

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