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Latest Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates

MYKOLAIV REGION, Ukraine — In their summer campaign to drive Russian troops from the southern region of Kherson, Ukraine’s forces have decimated Russian command centers and ammunition depots, severed supply lines with precision strikes on key bridges, and sown terror among collaborationist officials with a spate of car bombings, shootings and, Ukrainian officials said, at least one poisoning.

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Russia-Ukraine War: Latest News

A senior Ukrainian official suggested on Friday that the casualty toll from explosions at an air base in Crimea this week was far higher than previous estimates, further contradicting a Russian account about damage at a site that has been a vital jumping-off point for Moscow’s military operations since its invasion of Ukraine began in late February.

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Russia-Ukraine War: Crimea Updates and News

With satellite images showing at least eight wrecked warplanes after explosions at a Russian air base in Crimea, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said late Wednesday that Moscow’s mounting losses should persuade its leadership to “find a way out of the war.”

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Russia-Ukraine War: Live Updates

Russian forces killed at least 13 civilians and wounded 11 others in an overnight missile attack in southern Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian military official said on Wednesday, in an escalation of fighting around a key nuclear power plant held by Moscow.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/10/world/ukraine-russia-news-war

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In a Summer of Feints, Russia and Ukraine Try to Predict Enemy’s Next Move

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — At one point on the front line, Ukrainian soldiers advanced by creeping on their bellies 50 yards at a time, digging new trenches at every stop. Elsewhere, soldiers with the 93rd Brigade captured about three miles of wheat fields — and a Russian tank. Another unit liberated a village last week.

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Ukraine and Russia Trade Blame After Rockets Hit Near Nuclear Site

Ukraine accused Russian forces on Sunday of firing rockets that landed on the grounds of a nuclear power plant that Russia has seized in the south of the country, further raising the risk of an accident at a complex where the United Nations’ nuclear agency has said that the principles of nuclear safety have been violated. A pro-Russian regional official blamed Ukrainian forces for the attack.

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Russia Steps Up Attacks on Ukrainian Fortifications in the East

DRUZHKIVKA, Ukraine — Longstanding strongpoints of Ukraine’s defense in the east have come under intense attack in recent days, according to the Ukrainian Army and Western military analysts.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/04/world/ukraine-russia-news-war

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China Fires Missiles Near Taiwan After Pelosi’s Visit

A day after Nancy Pelosi’s trip, China has begun military drills near Taiwan. They appear to be designed as a trial run for sealing off the island.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/world/asia/taiwan-china-military-exercises.html

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Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Ends, China Gears Up for Military Drills: Latest Updates

Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House, met with Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, in a series of high profile meetings. Ms. Pelosi was presented with an award given to those who have made outstanding contributions to Taiwan.CreditCredit...Taiwan Presidential Office, via Reuters

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Nancy Pelosi Arrives in Taiwan: Live Updates

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, making the highest-level visit by a U.S. official in 25 years and setting up a tense standoff with China that could lead to more aggressive military posturing.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/02/world/pelosi-taiwan