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2 Ukrainians reportedly killed in car accident in Poland.
Three people were killed in a car accident in Warsaw on May 3, presumably including two Ukrainian citizens, spokesperson for the District Prosecutor's Office Szymon Banna said, according to RMF 24.
The accident reportedly occurred in the city's Wilanow district. A BMW car drove off the road, hit a tree and caught fire, RMF 24 wrote. The third person killed in the accident was presumably Belarusian.
"Speeding, which led to loss of control of the BMW, caused the accident, according to the preliminary findings," Banna said.
The car crash will be investigated as negligent homicide which caused a fatal road accident, he added.
Poland hosts around 1 million Ukrainians who fled from Russia's all-out war, the highest number of all countries. The U.N. recorded approximately 6 million Ukrainian refugees residing abroad as a result of Russian aggression.
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.
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.
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.
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.
General Staff: Russia has lost 491,080 troops in Ukraine since Feb.
This number includes 1,210 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
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