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Buses destroyed and some routes cancelled after Russian attack on Odesa

As a result of a fire at a bus depot in Odesa, 15 buses have been destroyed and two employees have been injured. The Russian attack disrupted intercity and international bus services.
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PravdaReport
· Jul 8, 2026
Ukraine Targets Gas Compressor Station Linked to Blue Stream Pipeline
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) attacked the Krasnodarskaya gas compressor station, which is involved in exporting Russian natural gas to Turkey through the Blue Stream pipeline, Gazprom said on its Telegram channel. Drone Attack Targets Blue Stream Infrastructure An attack on a gas export facility supplying Turkey. At 7:51 p. m. on July 7, the Krasnodarskaya compressor station, which is part of the supply chain for Russian gas transported via the Blue Stream pipeline, came under attack by unmanned aerial vehicles, the statement said. The company added that the attack was intended to disrupt the uninterrupted supply of Russian gas to Turkey. According to Gazprom, repair work is currently underway to eliminate the damage. The company emphasized that prompt measures prevented any disruption to gas deliveries.
Ukrainska Pravda
· Jul 2, 2026
Russia drops 7 aerial bombs on Oleksandrivka in Donetsk Oblast, over 50 homes damaged, one killed
The Russians have attacked Oleksandrivka: one killed, two injured, dozens of buildings destroyed or damaged.
Intel Slava
· Jun 27, 2026
[Photo] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russian assault detachments conduct intensive offensive operations in all dir [...]
— Russian assault detachments conduct intensive offensive operations in all directions in Konstantinovka, Russian Defence Ministry reports. 70 buildings liberated in the past 24 hours as mopping up of scattered enemy groups continues in the southwest of the settlement. Up to 90 troops, 2 self-propelled artillery systems, 16 vehicles, 21 ground robotic systems, and 1 electronic warfare station neutralized.@IntelSlava
Kyiv Post
· Jul 6, 2026
14 Killed, 143 Injured in Week of Strikes on Kharkiv Region
Over the past week, Russian forces struck 109 settlements in the Kharkiv region, killing 14 people, including two children, and injuring 143 others. Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, reported extensive damage to civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings and farms. Emergency crews cleared hundreds of explosive devices and put out dozens of fires, while more than 1,800 combat clashes occurred along the front line.
teleSUR English
· Jul 3, 2026
Russia Conducts Six Rounds Of Retaliatory Strikes Against Ukraine
Over the past week, Russian forces have liberated ten settlements in Donbas, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporozhye. On Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that its forces conducted one massive strike and five group strikes over the past week targeting industrial, infrastructure, energy and logistics facilities used by the Ukrainian military. These strikes were carried out in []
Euromaidan Press
· Jun 25, 2026
Russia is bolting World War II-style bridges onto armored tractors. They’re slow—and Ukraine’s drones are fast
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Syrian Arab News Agency
· Jul 6, 2026
Russia, Ukraine exchange attacks as diplomatic focus shifts to Ankara
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TRT World
· Jul 10, 2026
Russian strike kills four, injures at least nine in Ukraine's Kramatorsk
A Russian attack on the eastern Ukrainian town of Kramatorsk killed four people and injured at least nine others on July 10, the regional governor said. A residential block, a shop and several private houses were damaged in the attack. Subscribe: http://trt.world/subscribe Livestream: http://trt.world/ytlive Facebook: http://trt.world/facebook X (Twitter): http://trt.world/twitter Instagram: http://trt.world/instagram TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@trtworld WhatsApp: trtworld.com/whatsapp Telegram: https://t.me/trtworld Visit our website: http://trt.world
TASS
· Jul 11, 2026
Russia establishes control over settlement of Bachevsk in Sumy region — defense ministry
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The Eastern Herald
· Jul 11, 2026
Russian Forces Push to 20km From Zaporizhzhia City as Bombs Kill Residents and Level Homes
Russian forces advanced to within 20 kilometres of Zaporizhzhia city as strikes killed at least five people across Ukraine's east and south. Ukraine simultaneously struck Russian fuel refineries at Ilsky and Ust-Luga and the Rostov oil terminal.
Yemen News Agency - SABA
· Jun 29, 2026
Russian Defense Ministry: Four Towns Liberated in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk
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Meduza.io
· Jul 8, 2026
A night in photos: Kyiv takes another Russian strike while Ukraine hunts Russia’s refineries, an airfield, and its ‘shadow fleet’
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DawnNews English
· Jul 2, 2026
Kyiv Hit by Russian Missile Barrage in Overnight Attack | Russia-Ukraine War | Dawn News English
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NaturalNews.com
· Jun 29, 2026
Russia and Ukraine Exchange 160 Prisoners of War in Latest Swap
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NBC News
· Jul 6, 2026
Deadly Russian strikes hit Kyiv on eve of Trump trip to NATO summit
The attack, which Ukraine’s president had warned of hours earlier, comes days after a combined Russian assault killed at least 31 people in Kyiv.
Associated Press
· Jul 3, 2026
Ukraine resident recalls being covered in smoke as Russian strikes hit Kyiv
Search and rescue operations continue at sites in Kyiv hit by Russia's deadly strikes on Thursday. (AP video by Srdjan Nedeljkovic) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
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