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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.
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The Daily Beast
· Jul 10, 2026
Putin Faces Humiliating Dilemma as Domestic Crisis Rages
Anastasia Barashkova/Pool via ReutersVladimir Putin has been backed into an embarrassing corner as Ukrainian drones strike deeper and deeper inside Russia.For several weeks, Ukraine has been launching waves of drone attacks into Russia, targeting cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg and the country’s oil refineries, which are vital to funding the Kremlin’s invasion efforts.Until now, Ukraine’s drone strikes had been largely limited to targets within around 1,000 miles of Kyiv-controlled territory. However, on Monday, Ukraine was able to send drones to the Siberian city of Omsk, more than 2,000 miles from Kyiv, targeting Russia’s largest refinery and a crude distillation unit.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Ukrainska Pravda
· Jun 29, 2026
Russian forces are infiltrating Kharkiv Oblast and operating in Kozacha Lopan, 2 km from border – UP
Russian forces are using infiltration tactics to cross into Kharkiv Oblast and advance towards the village of Kozacha Lopan, around 2 km from the Russian border. Ukrainska Pravda has information that Russian troops have been operating inside the settlement for at least a week.
Euromaidan Press
· Jun 29, 2026
Russia grinds into Ukraine’s “fortress belt” even as its advance stalls everywhere else
Small Russian assault groups are slipping into Kostiantynivka street by street, while Ukrainian commanders, Western analysts, and Kremlin-installed officials openly clash over whether the eastern city is about to fall.
DawnNews English
· Jul 2, 2026
Kyiv Hit by Russian Missile Barrage in Overnight Attack | Russia-Ukraine War | Dawn News English
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 #kyiv #ukrainewar #zelensky #breakingnews #worldnews #europe --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawn News English is your window into the latest news, insight, and features from South Asia and beyond. Website: www.dawn.com Official Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Twitter: https://x.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnnewsenglish #news #latestnews #dawnnewsenglish #dawnnews
Intel Slava
· Jun 26, 2026
[Photo] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russian Defence Ministry daily briefing, Top News Today.160 Russian serviceme [...]
— Russian Defence Ministry daily briefing, Top News Today.160 Russian servicemen returned from Kiev-controlled territory in a prisoner exchange.Overnight high-precision strike hit a military recruitment center and weapons storage in Kiev, and a refinery in Kremenchug, Poltava region.In Konstantinovka, Russian forces liberated 763 buildings between June 20–26, continuing to clear Ukrainian groups in the southwest.In Krasny Liman, assault units captured 50 strongholds and liberated 327 buildings over the same period.Russian Aerospace Forces launched a series of FAB-500 aerial bomb raids on Ukrainian positions across the operation zone.@IntelSlava
Al Jazeera English
· 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 "Russian Forces Push to 20km From Zaporizhzhia City as Bombs Kill Residents and Level Homes": The Daily Beast — Putin Faces Humiliating Dilemma as Domestic Crisis Rages. Ukrainska Pravda — Russian forces are infiltrating Kharkiv Oblast and operating in Kozacha Lopan, 2 km from border – UP. Euromaidan Press — Russia grinds into Ukraine’s “fortress belt” even as its advance stalls everywhere else. DawnNews English — Kyiv Hit by Russian Missile Barrage in Overnight Attack | Russia-Ukraine War | Dawn News English. Intel Slava — [Photo] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russian Defence Ministry daily briefing, Top News Today.160 Russian serviceme [...]. Al Jazeera English — Russia claims it captured the strategic key Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka


