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Governor: Russian missile attack on Odesa Oblast injures at least 3.
Russian forces struck the Odesa district on May 4, injuring at least three people, Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper said.
A Russian missile attack damaged civilian infrastructure, according to the governor. Two women and a man suffered injuries, he said.
"The man received medical aid on the spot, the women were hospitalized," Kiper wrote on Telegram.
Emergency services are working at the attack site.
Odesa Oblast and other southern regions of Ukraine are regular targets of Russian missile and drone attacks.
Russian forces attacked with ballistic missiles a postal depot of Ukraine's largest privately-owned postal service, Nova Poshta, in Odesa on May 1. A total of 14 people were reportedly injured, but none of the 18 employees working in the depot were among them as they managed to reach the bomb shelter in time.
Russia carried out another attack against Odesa on April 29, using a cluster munition-armed Iskander missile . A total of six people were killed, and around 30 injured, according to local authorities.
Ukraine charges Russia's FSB chief, top officials with guiding EuroMaidan violence.
Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation reported on May 18 that it had charged Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), and another 20 top officials of Russian special services with curating and aiding the illegal ...
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Zelensky: Ukraine only has 25% of needed air defense capabilities.
Ukraine only has 25% of the air defense capabilities it needs to adequately repel Russian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with AFP on May 17.
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Zelensky: Russia’s Kharkiv Oblast offensive could be first of several waves.
Russia's offensive on Kharkiv Oblast this month could be the first of several waves, and Russian forces may try for the regional capital of Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with AFP on May 17.
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Ukrenergo: Russia launched attacks on 2 Ukrainian energy facilities overnight.
Russian forces attacked two energy facilities in Ukraine with drones overnight on May 18, Ukraine's state-owned energy operator Ukrenergo reported.
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Update: 3 killed, 31 injured in Russian glide bomb attack on Kharkiv.
The number of people injured in the Russian attack on Kharkiv on May 17 has risen to 31, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said in his morning report on May 18.
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'Lone wolf' gunman was behind shooting of Slovakia's PM, officials say.
The man believed to have shot Slovakia's prime minister is thought to have acted alone. The country's interior minister said the 71-year-old was not a member of any political party but had taken part in anti-government activities. Robert Fico is i...
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Vladimir Putin meets Xi Jinping in China
China's president Xi Jinping is holding a state visit for his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. It comes less than a week after Moscow launched a fresh incursion into the Kharkiv region of Ukraine #Shorts #Ukraine #Moscow SUBSCRIBE to our YouTub...
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Putin unleashes kamikaze robots as Ukraine blasts Russian advance with howitzers and drones.
Russia have launched deadly new kamikaze combat drones on the frontlines to overturn Ukrainian positions on the battlefield. The Scorpion-M combat robot was recorded exploding over an underground enemy stronghold in Donetsk region. Meanwhile, Ukra...
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Alina Habba: This could be devastating
Trump legal spokesperson Alina Habba joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss her reaction to Robert Costello emerging as a possible defense witness as the NY v. Trump trial is set to resume in Manhattan. #FoxNews Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more ...
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Florida principal facing multiple charges after video shows him wrestling with student.
A school principal in Ocala, Florida, is facing multiple charges after video appeared to show him placing a student in a choke hold. WESH's Michelle Meredith reports. » Subscribe to NBC News: NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powe...
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LIVE: White House holds press briefing - NBC News
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