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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1844, Yevgeny Baratynsky, Russian philosopher and poet (born 1800) passed away. In 1932, Alex Hassilev, French-born American folk singer and musician (died 2024) was born. In 1943, Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army within the Reichskommissariat Ukraine (Volhynia) peak. In 1943, World War II: Allied invasion of Sicily: German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack on Allied forces in Sicily. In 1978, Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists. In 1983, A TAME airline Boeing 737-200 crashes near Cuenca, Ecuador, killing all 119 passengers and crew on board. In 1994, Bartłomiej Kalinkowski, Polish footballer was born. In 2006, Mumbai train bombings: 209 people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India. In 2010, The Islamist militia group Al-Shabaab carries out multiple suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, killing 74 people and injuring 85 others. In 2011, Ninety-eight containers of explosives self-detonate killing 13 people in Zygi, Cyprus. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Russia reportedly losing 8 troops for every 1 Ukrainian soldier killed
Russia is now losing eight troops for every one Ukrainian soldier killed in the battlefield, with Moscow’s army suffering 1.4 million casualties since the launch of the invasion in 2022, according to a new report. While much of the war saw the Russia-Ukraine casualty ratio at around 2:1, Moscow’s losses have ballooned in 2026 largely []...Click to read more
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Kyiv Post
· Jun 30, 2026
Ukraine’s Russian Volunteer Corps Eliminates Kremlin Forces on Zaporizhzhia Front
Ukraine's military intelligence said fighters from the Russian Volunteer Corps, operating as part of its Tymur Special Unit, captured 24 Russian soldiers and killed 80 others during assaults and clearing operations on the Zaporizhzhia front in the 2025-26 winter campaign.
B92.net
· Jul 3, 2026
Over two million casualties?
Russia has lost around 450,000 soldiers in the war against Ukraine, while total number of casualties — including those killed, wounded, and missing on both sides — exceeds two million, according to a new study by the U.S. think tank CSIS.
Knewz
· Jul 8, 2026
How African soldiers ended up on the front lines of the Ukraine war
While Russia has not disclosed the true scale of its military losses, some estimates put its casualties in the war against Ukraine at around 1.5 million, including roughly 500,000 troops killed since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. As the Kremlin struggles to replenish its ranks, it has increasingly turned to foreign recruits. Among those...
Sputnik
· Jun 25, 2026
Ukraine Loses Up to 495 Soldiers to Russia's Vostok Battlegroup in Past Day
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine lost up to 495 soldiers in combat against Russia's Vostok battlegroup over the past day, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
The Eastern Herald
· Jul 5, 2026
Ukraine Loses Over 470 Soldiers Against Russia’s Vostok Battlegroup in Single Day, Moscow Says
Russia's Defense Ministry reported more than 470 Ukrainian casualties to the Vostok battlegroup in a single day, with total losses across all six Russian battlegroups exceeding 1,470 personnel Sunday. Independent verification of the figures is not possible under current conflict conditions.
The Kyiv Independent
· Jul 8, 2026
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,413,510 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost around 1,413,510 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on July 8.The number includes 1,260 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.According to
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