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Ukrainian intelligence confirms hitting radar station in Russian-occupied Crimea
The Yenisei radar station is used not only in Russia's S-500 air defense system but also as part of the S-400 system.
Russian attacks kill 8, injure 24, including 2 children, over past day
Russian forces launched 47 Shahed-type drones and decoys, as well as two Iskander-K missiles against Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
'Ukrainians will not gift their land' — Zelensky rejects idea of territorial concessions to end Russia's war
The day before, Donald Trump claimed that peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv would likely involve "some swapping of territories."
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,062,290 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 940 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Ukraine, allies set to meet in UK ahead of Trump-Putin summit, Axios reports
Ukrainian, U.S., and European senior officials are set to meet in the U.K. ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week, Axios reported on Aug. 8, citing three sources with knowledge of the plans.
As ceasefire deadline passes, no additional Russia sanctions announced by Trump
The news comes as the U.S. president is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for a high-level summit on Aug. 15 in Alaska to discuss ways toward ending the war in Ukraine.
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"Parents of some of them were killed by occupation authorities, others were simply issued Russian identification documents to legitimize their abduction," said Mykola Kuleba, head of the Save Ukraine organization.
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