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Russia destroys up to platoon of Ukrainian troops in Novoskelevatoye
Assault units of the 36th separate motorized rifle brigade of the 29th army of Battlegroup East have liberated Novoskelevatoye
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Al Arabiya English
· 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
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’
Russian forces hit Kyiv again overnight into July 8, even as Ukraine’s military launched a fresh wave of attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure. Ukrainian drones struck so-called shadow fleet tankers in the Sea of Azov, an industrial zone in Nizhnekamsk that’s home to two oil refineries, refineries in Saratov and Ufa, and a military airfield in Borisoglebsk, in the Voronezh region. One person was killed and at least eight were wounded. Meduza has put together footage of the night’s strikes on Russian cities.
Reuters
· 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
News24
· Jul 2, 2026
News24 | 8 killed as Russia strikes Ukraine residential buildings
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.
Al Jazeera
· Jul 11, 2026
Russian missile and drone barrage kills two and wounds 19 in Ukraine
In the latest salvo in one of the war's deadliest months, Russia hits Kyiv with ballistic missiles and 121 drones.
The Kyiv Independent
· Jul 2, 2026
Ukraine strikes major Russian oil refinery, railway bridge in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast, General Staff says
According to the General Staff, Ukrainian forces hit the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in the city of Kstovo in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on July 2 as part of efforts to reduce Russia's military and economic potential.
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Related coverage for "Russia destroys up to platoon of Ukrainian troops in Novoskelevatoye": Al Arabiya English — Russia Launches Missile, Drone Barrage on Kyiv. Meduza.io — A night in photos: Kyiv takes another Russian strike while Ukraine hunts Russia’s refineries, an airfield, and its ‘shadow fleet’. Reuters — Russian air strikes leave many dead in Kyiv. News24 — News24 | 8 killed as Russia strikes Ukraine residential buildings. Al Jazeera — Russian missile and drone barrage kills two and wounds 19 in Ukraine. The Kyiv Independent — Ukraine strikes major Russian oil refinery, railway bridge in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast, General Staff says