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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,258

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Three people were killed in a Russian attack on the Stepnohirsk community in Ukraine's Zaporizhia region, the local military administration said on Telegram. Russia launched 405 attacks on 10 settlements in the region in the past day, the administration said on Monday. Russian drone attacks killed three people in the Chuhuiv district of Ukraine's Kharkiv region, the regional prosecutor's office said. The victims included a man killed when Russian drones caused a fire in his home in the village of Losivka, and a man and a woman who were riding a motorcycle when they were killed. The prosecutor's office said it was investigating the motorcycle attack as a possible war crime.


Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,224

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A Ukrainian drone attack on an industrial plant in Izhevsk, in central Russia, killed three people and injured 35 others, regional Governor Alexander Brechalov said in a post on Telegram. The drone struck the Kupol Electromechanical Plant, which produces air defence systems and drones for the Russian military, an unnamed official with Ukraine's Security Service, the SBU, told the Associated Press news agency. A Russian attack on a vehicle evacuating civilians from Pokrovsk, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, killed one person and injured a policeman, police said. The Ministry of Defence in Moscow said that 60 Ukrainian drones were downed overnight over several regions, including 17 over Russian-occupied Crimea, 16 over Russia's Rostov region and four over Russia's Saratov region. Ukraine's Air Force said on Tuesday that Russia launched 52 Shahed and decoy drones at the country overnight.


Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,221

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A Russian drone attack killed a teacher and her husband in Ukraine's Odesa, and wounded 14 others, according to Ukrainian officials. Three of the victims, including a child, were in critical condition. At least two others were killed in another Russian attack on the villages of Kostiantynivka and Ivanopillia in the eastern region of Donetsk on Friday, according to Governor Vadym Filashkin. Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday night, with Mayor Vitali Klitschko warning residents to take shelter from Russian drones "heading for the city", according to the official Ukrinform news agency. Russia's Ministry of Defence said Russian forces have taken control of the settlement of Chervona Zirka in Donetsk.


Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 553

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Ukraine bade farewell to legendary fighter pilot Andriy Pilshchykov, known by his call sign "Juice", who was killed with two other pilots during a training flight last week. A Ukrainian flag was draped over 29-year-old Pilshchykov's coffin and his cap placed on top. Russian forces shot down two Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea, the Russian state RIA news agency reported citing the Ministry of Defence. The mission of Ukraine's president in Russian-occupied Crimea said that Moscow was preparing to start a new round of mobilisation for the Russian army in the territory. The United Kingdom's defence ministry said Russia had boosted salaries and benefits for its soldiers making military service "increasingly lucrative".