The devastation of the strikes on Tuesday was shocking even to Ukrainians who have seen many such scenes during the war.
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Ukraine President Fires Head of Ukrenergo Power Company
The head of Ukrenergo was reportedly blamed for failing to fortify energy infrastructure, which has come under steady Russian bombardment, leading to blackouts.
Russia Hits Ukraine With Wave of Strikes as School Year Opens
The attack, the third large-scale bombardment in a week, coincided with intense fighting in eastern Ukraine and Russia.
Russians Bomb Kharkiv, Ukraine Says, After Russia Reports Wave of Attacks
Ukraine said Russia struck the country’s second-largest city with missiles and bombs. Russian state media and local officials earlier reported that Ukraine attacked power plants and refineries with drones.
As Ukraine Mourns a Pilot’s Death, Jet’s Crash Is Still a Mystery
In a reversal, two senior U.S. military officials say the cause of the F-16’s crash was probably not friendly fire.
Zelensky Dismisses the Head of the Air Force Days After F-16 Crash
The Ukrainian president gave no reason, but there are indications that friendly fire may have brought down the jet, a Western official said.
Shelling Kills 6 in Eastern Ukraine
The rest of the country, though, was largely spared from another consecutive night of large-scale Russian bombardment.
Russia Bombards Ukraine, Killing at Least 2
The bombardment that began on Monday could have additional significance, coming three weeks after the Ukrainian military’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.
Reuters Safety Adviser Killed and 2 Journalists Injured in Strike on Ukraine Hotel
Reuters said that a safety adviser working with the journalists was killed, and that two other members of its team were wounded after a hotel in eastern Ukraine was hit in a strike on Saturday.
Zelensky Independence Day Speech Praises Ukraine’s Russia Offensive
Although the cross-border offensive carries risks, it also paid dividends on Saturday with the first prisoner swap with Russia in several months.