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Russian officials said the death toll from last week’s factory explosion in Ryazan has risen to 25, with 158 injured. Local media reported the blast may have been triggered by gunpowder ignition. The Investigative Committee has launched an…

Ukrainian officials said the death toll from Russia’s attack on Kharkiv has risen to seven, including two children, while 20 people were injured, six of them children. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha condemned Russia as a “murderous…

Ukrainian officials said Russia hit Kharkiv overnight with drones and ballistic missiles, killing three people, including a child, and injuring 17. Regional Governor Oleh Synehubov warned the toll could rise as rescue efforts…

After a video conference with Ukraine’s President Zelensky and European leaders, French President Emmanuel Macron said, “Showing weakness against Russia will pave the way for a future conflict.” He stressed that Europe must remain…

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said in Brussels that Ukraine must defend itself “without limits” and confirmed a new sanctions package against Russia in September. She noted frozen Russian assets are being used for Kyiv. President…

The Ukrainian army struck the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, causing explosions and a fire at the facility, which supplies oil to the Russian military. Ukraine’s General Staff also reported hitting a Russian Armed Forces…

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 84 prisoners each, with the UAE mediating. Russia said its soldiers are in Belarus for medical and psychological care, while Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy confirmed that many returnees…

In Russia, a Ukrainian drone attack on Rostov-on-Don injured 13 people, two seriously, while footage showed a drone hitting a building. In Volgograd, an oil refinery supplying the Russian military caught fire after a separate attack, but…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared that Ukraine lost the war to Russia, saying Europe must negotiate with Moscow to secure its future. Orban criticized EU leaders’ statements ahead of the upcoming US-Russia summit and emphasized…