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Zaluzhnyi: Nearly 9,000 'heroes' killed by Russia's war

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Valery Zaluzhnyi, commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, said on Aug. 22 that those sent to the front lines of Russia's war against Ukraine "may be among the 9,000 heroes who have died." Despite Zaluzhnyi's statement, the Ukrainian government has not disclosed the official number of Ukrainian losses since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion on Feb. 24.

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The Ukrainian Institute of America (UIA) will convene technology innovators, defense experts, investors, policymakers, and scholars for a conference examining Ukraine’s emergence as a global driver of technological innovation under wartime conditions.

The committee was created by order of Lidia Izovitova, head of the association. Izovitova has faced criticism for allegedly being a protégé of pro-Kremlin politician Viktor Medvedchuk. Izovitova's tenure as head of the association ended in 2022, and she has been accused of holding her position illegally.

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