Strike on Kostiantynivka: death toll rises to four, 24 wounded

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that people are still trapped under the rubble in Kostiantynivka after a Russian strike on a post office and supermarket, and that a rescue operation is underway. Four people have already been reported dead and 24 injured. — Ukrinform.

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Russian attack against supermarket in Donetsk Oblast's Kostiantynivka injures at least 7

Russia struck the town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast on Aug. 9, causing a fire at a local supermarket and injuring at least seven people, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

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Orban’s arguments crumble in Lukoil spat with Ukraine

The Hungarian government’s arguments against Ukraine’s sanctions on Russian oil company Lukoil are falling apart. Hungary accused Ukraine of “blackmail” and endangering its energy security after Ukrainian sanctions blocked Lukoil, Russia’s second-largest oil company, from transiting crude oil through the Druzhba pipeline in June. Hungary and Slovakia were exempt from the EU’s Russian oil sanctions in 2022, which made up 65-70% of supplies to Hungarian oil refiner Mol and its Slovakian subsidia

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Russian attack on Selydove in Donetsk Oblast kills 2, injures 11

A Russian glide bomb attack on the town of Selydove in Donetsk Oblast killed two civilians and injured 11 others, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported on Aug. 8.

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Ukraine may use German-supplied equipment in Kursk Oblast, Bundestag defense committee chair says

German-supplied weapons may be used in Ukraine's "completely legitimate" incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Bundestag's Defense Committee Chair Marcus Faber said on Aug. 8 after Russia claimed that German equipment was involved in the operation.

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Russian forces drop 56 guided aerial bombs on Sumy region on Wed

The Russian forces dropped 56 guided aerial bombs (KAB) on the Sumy region on Wednesday, August 7. The region has never seen such a number of KAB attacks in one day alone. — Ukrinform.

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F-16 delivery doesn’t change US restrictions on strikes deep inside Russia  - Euromaidan Press

The arrival of F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine will not alter the United States' policy restricting Ukraine's long-range strikes into Russian territory,

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Ukraine Had A Chance To Blow Up Russia’s Best Warplanes On The Tarmac. The White House Said No—And Now It’s Too Late.

Ukraine is still hitting Russian airfields, but only with less destructive drones.

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Ukraine war latest: Russian Su-34 jet destroyed in Ukraine's strike on Morozovsk airfield, Kyiv says

Key developments on Aug. 5: * Russian Su-34 jet destroyed in Ukraine's strike on Morozovsk airfield, Kyiv says * Explosions heard in Kyiv at 11 p.m. shortly after air alert sounds * Ukraine seeks to create coalition to shoot down Russian missiles, Zelensky says * UK soldiers warned Russia could be spying on training of Ukrainian troops * SBU intercepts large-scale FSB saboteur network across Ukraine * Machine factory caught fire after strike on Russian-occupied Luhansk, governor says The

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