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War

From pneumonia to suspicious deaths: The hidden dangers of military training in Ukraine

Society

Kyiv mourns sisters Vira and Lyubava Yakovleva, killed by Russian missile that hit their apartment building three years after their father died at war

Ukraine

Search and rescue ends after 28 hours at Kyiv strike site as death toll hits 24, including three children

Ukraine

Four Russian missiles hit emergency crews responding to gas site fire (VIDEO)

Russian forces fired four missiles one after another at Ukrainian State Emergency Service rescuers who had arrived to fight a fire at a gas production facility in Poltava Oblast, killing two firefighters and two energy workers, the SES reported, sharing a video.

Consequences of the Russian attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, May 5, 2026

War

11 Iskander missiles launched at Ukraine as Russia targets rescuers in Poltava Oblast

Location of the attack on State Emergency Service rescuers in Poltava Oblast

Ukraine

Four dead, dozens wounded after Russia hits gas site in Poltava Oblast twice

The aftermath of the Russian missile attack on the town of Merefa in the Kharkiv district, May 4, 2026

Ukraine

At least 5 killed, 19 injured in Russian missile strike on Merefa near Kharkiv

Consequences of the Russian attack on Odesa, April 24, 2026

Ukraine

Russian strike kills elderly couple in Odesa, wounds 15

Ukraine

Rail engineer killed, his colleague injured in Zaporizhzhia Oblast drone strike

Rescue workers are packing the body of a deceased person in Odesa

Ukraine

Casualty toll exceeds 100 as Russian attacks continue across Ukraine

File photo. Ukrainian soldiers from mobile fire teams

War

Russia launches 119 attack drones at Ukraine overnight, 99 neutralized

Ukraine

Russian forces shell residential areas of Kherson for 30 minutes, killing 3 and wounding 7

Russian troops shelled residential neighborhoods in Kherson’s Korabelnyi district for approximately 30 minutes on Tuesday morning, killing at least three civilians and wounding seven others, regional military governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.