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A soldier from the Rostov region was killed in Ukraine

Caucasian Knot

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July 7, 2026

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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.

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Sputnik

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· Jul 6, 2026

'Leave the Moldovan... Let Him Die' — POW Exposes Ethnic Discrimination in Ukrainian Ranks

A captured soldier from Ukraine's 107th Brigade, Heorhii Rusnak, told Sputnik how he was left to bleed out by his own unit—because he is ethnic Moldovan.

Kyiv Post

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· Jun 28, 2026

Russian Attacks Target Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Dnipropetrovsk, Injuring 6

Early Sunday morning, June 28, Russian forces attacked Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, with ballistic missiles, injuring at least two people and sparking fires in the Darnytskyi district. Russian attack drones targeted the northern city of Chernihiv, where debris damaged a secondary school and injured two people. In the central-eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian strikes hit gas stations and a sports school, resulting in two additional casualties.

Caucasian Knot

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· Jul 2, 2026

The name of the soldier from Adygea killed in Ukraine has been revealed.

Yuri Maslov from the Teuchezhsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly acknowledged at least 140 servicemen from Adygea as killed there.

Al Jazeera English

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· Jul 4, 2026

Russia claims it captured the strategic key Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka

Russian forces have claimed capture of Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region after roughly a nine-month battle. The city sits within Ukraine's "fortress belt," a defensive network of cities forming Donbas's main defensive line. Ukrainian officials denied the city fell. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile

Al Arabiya English

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· Jul 2, 2026

Russia Launches Missile, Drone Barrage on Kyiv

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

Reuters

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· Jul 2, 2026

Russian air strikes leave many dead in Kyiv

Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing more than a dozen people and wounding over 50, as drones and missiles struck residential buildings in what Russia said was a retaliation for recent attacks on its civil infrastructure. #russia #ukraine #war #kyiv

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Related coverage for "A soldier from the Rostov region was killed in Ukraine": Sputnik — 'Leave the Moldovan... Let Him Die' — POW Exposes Ethnic Discrimination in Ukrainian Ranks. Kyiv Post — Russian Attacks Target Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Dnipropetrovsk, Injuring 6. Caucasian Knot — The name of the soldier from Adygea killed in Ukraine has been revealed.. Al Jazeera English — Russia claims it captured the strategic key Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka. Al Arabiya English — Russia Launches Missile, Drone Barrage on Kyiv. Reuters — Russian air strikes leave many dead in Kyiv