The Kyiv Independent
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Russian missile attack on Odesa kills 3, injures 3
Russian forces attacked the southern port city of Odesa with ballistic missiles the night of April 30, killing three people and wounding three others, regional Governor Oleh Kiper reported.
The attack damaged civilian infrastructure, Kiper said .
Three civilians were killed and three others were injured in the missile strike. No details were released regarding the identities of the victims. The injured are receiving medical treatment, Kiper said.
The Air Force announced a series of air raid alerts in Odesa the night of April 30. The attack came just a day after a Russian missile attack on April 29 killed at least five people and injured 30 others.
Russia has intensified attacks against Ukrainian residential areas and civilian infrastructure in spring 2024, aiming to maximize damage before Kyiv bolsters its air defense and ammunition stocks with Western military aid.
EU Council approves using Russian assets revenue to fund Ukraine.
"Up to 3 billion euros ($3.26 billion) only this year, 90% goes for Ukraine's military. Russia must pay for its war damages," Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said.
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Russian drone attack on Kherson Oblast injures 3 elderly women.
A Russian drone dropped explosives on the village of Antonivka in Kherson Oblast on May 21, injuring women aged 69, 75, and 76, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.
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Law enforcement agencies search State Judicial Administration premises.
Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) are carrying out searches at the premises of the State Judicial Administration, the judicial body announced on May 21.
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10 Ukrainian soldiers completed F-16 maintenance training in Netherlands.
Ten Ukrainian soldiers completed training for the F-16 aircraft maintenance in the Netherlands, the Dutch Defense Ministry announced on May 21.
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Border Guard: Russian offensive in Sumy Oblast can't be ruled out.
Russia has "certain units" on the border with Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, and an attack in this sector "can never be ruled out," State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii Demchenko told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL) on May 21.
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Here's how experts are trying to save the endangered Florida Panthers.
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100-year-old British veteran commemorate 80 years since D-Day - Focus on Europe.
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Robert Costello: It was Cohen's idea to 'take care of this'.
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Fashion designer styled Tyson Fury before boxing match hopes clothes gives champion an edge.
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