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Latest articles
Ukraine Daily Summary - Tuesday, June 6
Russian forces blow up Kakhovka dam -- 35 cruise missiles shot down overnight in Ukraine -- Russia brings spy squads into occupied Melitopol -- Russia buying back weapon parts exported to India, Myanmar -- and more
Ukraine Daily Summary - Monday, June 5
Russia manages to bypass sanctions, uses other countries to continue terror -- Ukraine's first lady: ‘A threat to our children is a threat to all children -- Ukraine lost 7.5 times fewer troops than Russia in Bakhmut -- Russian cruise missiles hit operational airfield near Kropyvnytskyi -- Russian forces strike with tanks, helicopters in Kharkiv Oblast -- and more
Ukraine Daily Summary - Sunday, June 4
Explaining Ukraine: Ukraine's nuclear disarmament -- Kyiv City's air defenses intercept all incoming missiles, drones Russia launched overnight -- Russian Shahed drones contain parts made by Ukraine's allies -- Russia 'likely less flexible in reacting to operational challenges' after Bakhmut -- 10 popular misconceptions about Ukrainian history -- and more
Ukraine Daily Summary - Saturday, June 3
Fighter jet coalition helping Ukraine now includes 9 countries -- Russia faces dilemma to reinforce positions in Ukraine or within own borders -- Ukraine needs more Patriot air defense systems to fully protect its airspace -- Prigozhin accuses Russian Defense Ministry of placing mines along Wagner exit routes from Bakhmut -- Retired US General Petraeus: "Now it's inevitable – we should give the ATACMS" -- and more
Ukraine Daily Summary - Friday, June 2
On Ukraine’s southern front line, tension reigns before decisive counteroffensive -- Our readers' questions about the war, answered -- Ukraine’s air defense able to shoot down any Russian missile type -- US to buy Gepard air defense system for Ukraine in $118 million contract -- and more
Ukraine Daily Summary - Thursday, June 1
Female Ukrainian commander near Bakhmut fights Russia, gender stereotypes on the battlefield -- Two Russian ships spotted loading Ukrainian grain, metal at port in occupied Berdiansk -- Russia building new facilities for sorting, storing bodies of its dead soldiers -- Putin downplayed Moscow drone attack due to limited options to retaliate -- and more
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Ukraine Daily Summary - Thursday, January 26
Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles on Jan. 26 -- Russia planning new offensives, Ukraine needs more weapons -- Leopard tanks to arrive in Ukraine within 3 months -- Russian forces intensify assault in direction of Bakhmut, Vuhledar -- UNESCO places Odesa on endangered World Heritage sites list -- and more
Ukraine Daily Summary - Wednesday, December 7
Russia continues missile production despite Western sanctions -- Electricity deficit in Ukraine at 19% after latest Russian attack -- Defense secretary says US is not preventing Ukraine from developing long-range strike capabilities --Ukraine's air defense downs all 8 Russian drones in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast -- and more
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