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Mayor: HIMARS inflict heavy casualties on Russian troops in Melitopol

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Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov announced that Ukraine's forces used HIMARS missiles to hit Russian military positions at industrial sites throughout the city overnight on Aug. 8. According to Fedorov, around 100 Russian soldiers were killed and a variety of military equipment was destroyed.

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Fighting in southern Ukraine remains intense as Russian forces continue attempts to advance in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, particularly around the town of Huliaipole. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell and Nick Allard spent time with Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Regiment, one of the units tasked with stabilizing this critical section of the front.

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