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On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1770, Alexander Balashov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Police (died 1837) was born. In 1854, In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General José María Yáñez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon. In 1898, Julius Schreck, German commander (died 1936) was born. In 1918, Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (died 1955) was born. In 1934, Aleksei Yeliseyev, Russian engineer and astronaut was born. In 1941, World War II: Montenegrins begin the Trinaestojulski ustanak (Thirteenth of July Uprising), a popular revolt against the Axis powers. In 1956, Michael Spinks, American boxer was born. In 1970, Andrei Tivontchik, German pole vaulter and trainer was born. In 2003, French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press. In 2008, Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

A fighter from Stavropol was killed in the military operation.

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July 13, 2026

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A fighter from Stavropol was killed in the military operation.

Vladimir Balanovsky was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 960 fighters from the Stavropol region have been officially recognized as killed.

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Intel Slava

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· Jul 3, 2026

[Video] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — The extraction of Ukrainian soldiers from their positions using FPV drones a [...]

— The extraction of Ukrainian soldiers from their positions using FPV drones armed with tear gas, followed by the subsequent elimination of those who emerged using combat drones.@Intelslava

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 6, 2026

UK fighter jets escort Russian aircraft away from carrier strike group: ‘Unsafe and unprofessional’

U.K. fighter jets intercepted and escorted a Russian aircraft away from a carrier strike group after it repeatedly flew close. On Monday, a Russian Tu-142 “Bear-F” maritime patrol craft, derived from the famous Tu-95 bomber, made repeated close passes at the strike group. During these passes, it dropped several sonobuoys, a listening device used to []

WMAL – 105.9 FM – Washington DC

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· Jun 23, 2026

Zelenskyy Returns Polish Medal After Warsaw Rescinds Honor

By Mike Glenn (The Washington Times) A recent decision by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to name a military unit after an organization that r...

NaturalNews.com

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· Jun 23, 2026

Russian Tu-160 bombers complete 16-hour Arctic patrol shadowed by NATO jets

(NaturalNews) Tu-160 Blackjack bombers completed a 16-hour patrol over the Barents and Norwegian Seas. Norwegian F-35 fighter jets intercepted the Russian bo...

Kyiv Post

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· Jun 25, 2026

Zelensky Approves 40-Day SSU Operation to Pressure Russia Into Ending War

President Volodymyr Zelensky approved a 40-day Security Service operation aimed at pressuring Russia to end the war. The announcement followed a report on Ukraine’s long- and mid-range strike plans and the SSU Alpha unit’s battlefield results, as Kyiv continues targeting Russian military, logistical and energy assets.

DawnNews English

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· Jul 2, 2026

Kyiv Hit by Russian Missile Barrage in Overnight Attack | Russia-Ukraine War | Dawn News English

Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, killing at least eight people and injuring over three dozen, as drones and missiles struck residential buildings and started a fire in a hotel on a central boulevard. #ukraine #russia #kyiv #ukrainewar #zelensky #breakingnews #worldnews #europe --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawn News English is your window into the latest news, insight, and features from South Asia and beyond. Website: www.dawn.com Official Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Twitter: https://x.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnnewsenglish #news #latestnews #dawnnewsenglish #dawnnews

teleSUR English

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· Jul 9, 2026

Ukraine Drone Escalation Will Not Lead to Peace: Peskov

NATO’s aggressive stance forces Russia to strengthen its capabilities. On Thursday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that the current escalation of Ukrainian long-range drone attacks against Russia could bring about the end of the war. RELATED: Russians to Compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Games “Rather, we see that []

Euromaidan Press

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· Jun 22, 2026

Ukrainian veteran lost both hands and eye to Russian drone. So he built rifle he could shoot based on German machine gun

He helped design an adaptive rifle.

Caucasian Knot

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· Jul 7, 2026

A soldier from the Rostov region was killed in Ukraine

Maxim Parmenov from the Proletarsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 938 killed Don military personnel there.

Ukrainska Pravda

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· Jul 4, 2026

Russian forces start receiving new ammunition developed to counter Ukrainian UAVs

Russian forces have begun receiving Mnogotochie small-arms ammunition. It was developed to shoot down attack drones.

Meduza.io

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· Jun 22, 2026

Photos and videos from Voronezh, where Ukraine attacked a factory that supplies electronics for Russia’s cruise missiles

On the afternoon of June 22, Ukraine’s armed forces launched a missile strike on Voronezh. Alexander Gusev, the governor of the Voronezh region, said that Russian air-defense forces had shot down “several high-speed aerial targets” over the city. The attack damaged “the production facilities of one of Voronezh’s enterprises,” the facades of several apartment buildings, and vehicles, Gusev said. The governor initially said three people had been wounded; he later said five people had been killed. Open-source intelligence analysts said the target of the Ukrainian strike was the main building of the Sborka semiconductor device plant. Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed the attack on the plant. According to Ukrainian and Western officials, the facility manufactures electronics for Iskander missiles, Kh-101 missiles, and Pantsir-S1 air-defense missile systems. Eyewitness photos and videos showed a fire at Sborka, with a column of black smoke visible over the city.

Yemen News Agency - SABA

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· Jun 21, 2026

Russian Defense Ministry: Targeting Ukrainian Command Centers with Airstrikes

Russian Defense Ministry: Targeting Ukrainian Command Centers with Airstrikes

TASS

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· Jul 2, 2026

Russian military chief reports to Putin results of massive strike on Ukraine — Kremlin

Dmitry Peskov highlighted that the strikes had targeted only military or military-related facilities

Reuters

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· Jun 22, 2026

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia with drones

A Russian drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia overnight killed one woman and wounded three others, regional authorities said on early June 22 https://reut.rs/4uNBZNS #News #Russia #Ukraine #Zaporizhzhia #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4uNBZNS 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

Al Bawaba

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· Jul 7, 2026

Ukraine strikes Russia's largest oil refinery deep in Siberia

ALBAWABA - The Ukrainian military announced that it had targeted Russia's largest oil refinery [Omsk refinery] in Siberia with drones, in what is considered the longest-range attack since the start of the war...

Yemen Press Agency

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· Jul 2, 2026

Russia carries out retaliatory strike on Kyiv

MOSCOW, July 02 (YPA) – The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that it had carried out a “massive retaliatory strike” targeting defense industry facilities and military airfield infrastructure in Kyiv and the Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv regions. The ministry said that the strike was carried out with long-range precision weapons from the air, []

Defence Blog

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· Jul 1, 2026

Russia confirms intercept of new Ukrainian ballistic missile

Russia’s Ministry of Defense has officially confirmed that its air defenses intercepted a “long-range operational-tactical missile,” adding new weight to OSINT reporting about an unusual high-altitude engagement over Moscow Oblast on June 30. The Russian ministry did not specify where the intercept took place and did not identify the missile type. However, the statement came []

BRICS News

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· Jul 4, 2026

JUST IN: 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukrainian attack drones strike Russia's St.

JUST IN: Ukrainian attack drones strike Russia's St. Petersburg oil terminal.@BRICSNews

Nepal News

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· Jul 3, 2026

किएभमा रूसी आक्रमण, ३० जनाको मृत्यु

युक्रेन। युक्रेनको राजधानी किएभमा भएको रूसी आक्रमणको कारण मृत्यु हुनेहरुको सङ्ख्या कम्तिमा ३० जना पुगेको जनाइएको छ। युक्रेनी राष्ट्रपति भोलोदिमिर जेलेन्स्कीले रूसी आक्रमणका कारण आंशिक रूपमा ध्वस्त भएको एउटा अपार्टमेन्टको निरीक्षण गर्ने क्रममा आफ्नो सेनाले “निश्चित रूपमा“ यो आक्रमणको बदला लिने बताको छ। यसैबीच युरोपियन युनियनका शीर्ष कूटनीतिज्ञले मस्को माथि नयाँ प्रतिबन्धहरू प्रस्ताव गरेका छन् []

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