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Russian attacks against Ukraine killed at least 12 civilians and injured at least 55 over the past day, regional authorities reported. The vast majority of the civilian casualties were reported in Kharkiv Oblast, where 12 people were killed and 40 injured, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov. A Russian Iskander-M missile double-tap attack against the northern outskirts of Kharkiv reportedly killed six people, including a pregnant woman, and injured 28, including two medics. A rocket attack against the village of Novoosynove in the Kupiansk district killed two people and injured five, and ano...
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Key developments on May 19: Russian 'double-tap' strike north of Kharkiv kills 6, including pregnant womanUkraine’s Navy says it destroyed Russian sea minesweeper Kovrovets overnightMedia: SBU drones strike airbase, oil refinery in RussiaWest's stance on Ukraine war 'completely nonsensical,' says UK defense secretaryRussian troops attacked a recreation center in a northern suburb of Kharkiv at around 11 a.m. local time, killing six civilians, including a pregnant woman, and wounding 27, the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office said on May 19. A man who was fishing near the site of the attack rem...
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Energy workers came under a Russian Lancet drone attack in eastern Donetsk Oblast during repair work, the Energy Ministry said on May 19. There were no casualties and the workers halted their work to be transferred elsewhere, according to the ministry's statement on Facebook. The latest drone attack on energy workers comes as Russia continues to target Ukraine's energy infrastructure with various types of weapons across the country. Russia aims to destroy Ukraine's power grid, a brutal campaign condemned by Kyiv and Western allies. According to the Geneva Convention, attacking vital public inf...
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Editor's Note: The article was updated at 2:05 p.m. local time after Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported that the number of casualties rose. Russian troops attacked a northern suburb of Kharkiv at around 11 a.m. local time, killing five civilians and wounding 16, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on May 19. “(Russian troops) attacked the area where local residents were resting,” Syniehubov said, condemning the attack. A paramedic was among the wounded, and an ambulance was damaged, he added. The attack took place in Mala Danylivka, roughly 70 kilometers southwest of the...
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The government allocated over Hr 1.5 billion ($38 million) to restore the Zmiiv thermal power plant (TPP) in Kharkiv Oblast and the Trypillia TPP in Kyiv Oblast destroyed by Russian attacks, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on May 17. The two thermal power plants were destroyed in March and April during large-scale Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The state-owned company Centerenergo said the attack against the Trypillia plant led to the destruction of 100% of the company's generation capacity. Another Centerenergo plant in the city of Svitlodarske in Donetsk Oblast has bee...
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Five men and one woman accused of helping Russian forces direct a missile attack on a residential building that killed ten people and injured over 80 have been arrested, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on May 15. In a post on Telegram, the SBU said the alleged Russian agents helped coordinate a double-tap strike on the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, in August last year. Ten people died in the attack, including several rescue workers who raced to the scene of the first missile, only to be hit by another around 40 minutes later. "On their instructions, on Aug. 7, 2023, (Russian for...
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Russian forces attacked 13 communities in Sumy Oblast on May 14, injuring one person, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported. The communities of Khotin, Yunakivka, Druzhbivka, Hlukhivka, Richkivka, Znob-Novhorodske, Myropillia, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, Esman, Seredyna-Buda, and Shalyhyne were targeted. In the village of Druzhbivka, one person was injured as a result of Russian shelling. No details were provided on the extent of the victims' injuries. Throughout the day, Russia assailed the border communities with mortar, artillery, missile, and drone attacks. Explo...
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Without a doubt, there has been a cost in the "months-long delay in getting the supplementary budget request approved and the equipment sent out to Ukraine," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CBS News on May 12. Despite the setbacks, Blinken also said he believes Ukraine can "hold the line in the east," as Russian troops launched a new offensive operation targeting Kharkiv Oblast earlier on May 10. "I'm convinced Ukraine can effectively hold the line in the east," Blinken said during a televised interview. "It can continue to press the advantages achieved for itself in the Black Sea,...
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Russian troops attacked 27 settlements in Kharkiv Oblast over the past day, killing three people and injuring five, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on May 12. As Russian forces launched new offensive operations in the north of Kharkiv Oblast on May 10, a number of border settlements have come under heavy strikes. A massive attack on Vovchansk, a town only some five kilometers (three miles) south of the Russo-Ukrainian border, damaged dozens of houses on May 11 and killed a 51-year-old man, Syniehubov said. An 83-year-old woman and four men aged between 39 and 64 were reportedly injured. A 38...
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An autocratic regime like Russia can readily prioritize the expansion of its defense industries over economic well-being to sustain their military actions in Ukraine, along with help from Iran and North Korea, said Lt Gen. Steven L. Basham, U.S. Air Forces in Europe deputy commander. Speaking at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies event "Transatlantic Security After 75 Years of NATO" on May 10, Basham noted that the West's defense industrial base is also accelerating: "Make no mistake. It's picking up speed. It will continue to accelerate past the capability of Russia. The time that is b...
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