War in Ukraine
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![A drone camera view shows two Ukrainian soldiers holding up a flag on a path surrounded by dense greenery in the village of Novokhatske. (Source: 37th Separate Marine Brigade)]( "A drone camera view shows two Ukrainian soldiers holding up a flag on a path surrounded by dense greenery in the village of Novokhatske. (Source: 37th Separate Marine Brigade)")
![Launch of a Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missile. (Source: Militarnyi)]( "Zelenskyy: New Patriot PAC-3 Interceptors Coming to Ukraine, but “It's Not Enough”")
![A Ukrainian emergency worker inspects the wreckage of a downed Russian Shahed-type drone in the Chernihiv region. (Source: DSNS Chernihiv)]( "A Ukrainian emergency worker inspects the wreckage of a downed Russian Shahed-type drone in the Chernihiv region. (Source: DSNS Chernihiv)")
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![Russian K-2 shadow fleet tanker moments before a Ukrainian long-range drone strike, July 9, 2026.]( "Russian K-2 shadow fleet tanker moments before a Ukrainian long-range drone strike, July 9, 2026.")
![Rescuers search the rubbles of a damaged residential building following a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv on July 8, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian FPV Drone Kills Last Remaining Resident of Border Village in Kharkiv Region")
![Ukraine Has Struck at Least Six Major Russian Missile Production Plants Since March]( "Ukraine Has Struck at Least Six Major Russian Missile Production Plants Since March")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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Unable to fully shield its skies from Russian ballistic missiles, Ukraine has begun a systematic campaign to destroy the capabilities that make those missiles possible.![Smoke seen in the area near Mikhailovsk in the Stavropol region, rising from a damaged Russian oil depot, July 9, 2026.]( "Smoke seen in the area near Mikhailovsk in the Stavropol region, rising from a damaged Russian oil depot, July 9, 2026.")
![Drone footage released by Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces shows the strike on the PP-2 transition station. (Source: Robert “Madyar” Brovdi/Telegram)]( "Drone footage released by Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces shows the strike on the PP-2 transition station. (Source: Robert “Madyar” Brovdi/Telegram)")
![Wreck of the Russian Su-35 fighter jet, downed yesterday by Ukraine’s Air Forces, July 8, 2026.]( "Wreck of the Russian Su-35 fighter jet, downed yesterday by Ukraine’s Air Forces, July 8, 2026.")
![Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian truck.]( "Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian truck.")
![Wreckage of Russian Molniya UAV. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Secretly Tests Fiber-Optic Drone Capable of Striking Deep Frontline Targets")
![A Ukrainian soldier uses the Starlink system in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine, June 2023. Illustrative photo (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Ukrainian soldier uses the Starlink system in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine, June 2023. Illustrative photo (Source: Getty Images)")
![A fuel pump handle rests in the refilling nozzle of an automobile a gas station. Illustrative image. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Cuts Off Diesel Exports After Drone Attacks Strain Domestic Fuel Market")
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-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
-024978a9d1fcf9a7117babd3d3d3741f.png "Wreck of the Russian Su-35 fighter jet, downed yesterday by Ukraine’s Air Forces, July 8, 2026.")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
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