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Fire in Kaluga Region, 452 UAVs target Russia: new Ukrainian attacks

TASS

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July 7, 2026

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More than 430 UAVs headed toward the Moscow Region this night

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Kyiv Post

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· Jul 11, 2026

Deadly Russian Guided Bombs and Drones Strike Sloviansk and Kharkiv Region

Russian forces carried out a wave of attacks across eastern Ukraine on Saturday, July 11, focusing on the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. In Sloviansk, three FAB-250 guided bombs struck the city center, killing a 67-year-old man and injuring three others while damaging dozens of buildings. In the Kharkiv region, a strike hit a residential multi-story building in Izium, injuring four people. A separate strike targeted a gas station in Kharkiv city.

Intel Slava

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· Jul 5, 2026

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦— NOW: Russian drones striking targets in Kiev.

— NOW: Russian drones striking targets in Kiev.

Utusan Malaysia

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· Jul 3, 2026

Russia lancar serangan besar-besaran di Ukraine

KYIV: Russia melancarkan se­rangan besar-besaran menggunakan peluru berpandu dan dron ke atas Ukraine pada Khamis, menyasarkan Kyiv serta beberapa wilayah lain di seluruh negara itu. Kementerian Pertahanan Russia berkata, ia telah melaksanakan serangan besar-besaran menggunakan senjata jarak jauh berketepatan tinggi dari udara, darat dan laut serta dron serangan. Moscow berkata, serangan itu menyasarkan kemudahan perindustrian ... Read more The post Russia lancar serangan besar-besaran di Ukraine appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Ukrainska Pravda

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· Jul 5, 2026

Russians attacking Ukrainian gas extraction facilities for second consecutive day

Russian forces once again deliberately targeted extraction assets belonging to the Naftogaz Group, Ukraine's largest national oil and gas company, on 5 July. A number of facilities in Poltava, Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts have been struck simultaneously.

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.

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

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Related coverage for "Fire in Kaluga Region, 452 UAVs target Russia: new Ukrainian attacks": Kyiv Post — Deadly Russian Guided Bombs and Drones Strike Sloviansk and Kharkiv Region. Intel Slava — 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦— NOW: Russian drones striking targets in Kiev.. Utusan Malaysia — Russia lancar serangan besar-besaran di Ukraine. Ukrainska Pravda — Russians attacking Ukrainian gas extraction facilities for second consecutive day. Meduza.io — Photos and videos from Voronezh, where Ukraine attacked a factory that supplies electronics for Russia’s cruise missiles. Al Jazeera English — Russia claims it captured the strategic key Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka