Yahoo News Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia hit by Russian aerial attacks
In Kharkiv, ballistic missiles were launched around midnight, and bombs were dropped in the morning, local reports say.
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- The Independent
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- The Daily Beast
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Ukraine downs a Russian warplane and Russia claims gains in the east
Ukrainian forces said they shot down a Russian fighter plane on Saturday while Russia claimed it made gains in Ukraine’s east. The Russian bomber was shot down near the city of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk province, head of the Kostiantynivka Military Administration Serhiy Horbunov was quoted as saying by Ukraine’s public broadcaster, Suspilne. Also in the partially occupied Donetsk province, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed Saturday that it had taken control of the village of Zhelanne Druhe.
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Trump Made Crass Jokes About Death of Rally Attendee in Leaked Recording
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- The Guardian
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- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war live: Killed security chief at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was ‘collaborator’, Kyiv says
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Russia retrains ex-soldiers heading back to the battlefield
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Trump Souvenir Vendors Brawl Before Michigan MAGA Rally
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- The Daily Beast
Trump Mocks Joe Biden’s Beach Body in (Another) Bizarre Rant
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