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Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence/Handout via REUTERSUkraine’s military conducted a long-awaited landing on Crimea Thursday in what looked to be the early stages of an ambitious attempt to take back Crimea from Russian forces, Ukrainian officials said.“As part of the special operation, the landing of personnel took place on the territory of the peninsula,” a representative from Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate said of the operation, adding that Ukraini...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has left tens of thousands of dead, displaced millions and sown economic turmoil across the world in the 18 months since its launch on Feb. 24, 2022. The paper cited officials from the United States, which supports Ukraine, as saying as many as 120,000 Russian troops have been killed and 170,000 to 180,000 injured, with Ukraine's military toll at 70,000 killed and 100,000 to 120,000 wounded. Russian officials say U.S. estimates of Russian losses are far t...

Russian troops attacked Odesa Oblast with kamikaze drones on the night of 22-23 August, hitting production and transshipment facilities, and also damaging grain warehouses. Source: Oleh Kiper, Head of Odesa Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram; Defence Forces of Ukraine's south Quote: "Last night, Russian terrorists were striking the south of Odesa Oblast with attack drones for three hours.

As of mid-August, the use of pontoon bridges indicate that Russian forces occupying Crimea and Kherson Oblast face logistical issues, weeks after Ukrainian attacks on the bridges that link the two occupied regions, the U.K. Defense Ministry said on Aug. 23.

Russian shelling of a residential district in Kherson on Aug. 23 injured a woman around the age of 80, the Kherson Oblast Military Administration reported.

All Russian soldiers fight with courage in the special military operation, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, adding that members of the 127th motorized rifle division have been awarded with Hero of Russia titles.

Yevgeny Prigozhin's fate has been entwined with the Kremlin for decades — as a trusted government contractor, and the head of the Wagner mercenary army that fought in Ukraine and has been blamed for doing Russia's dirty work in Syria and Africa. Prigozhin cut a deal with Putin and the leader of Belarus for a safe haven for himself and the men involved in the rebellion.

The sniper's unit commander said the current mission is "sniper terror," which he said "demoralizes" the Russians "and kills their will."

Ukraine started the war using the same or similar air-defense systems as Russia, and the Russian inability to defeat them has perplexed US commanders.

Ukraine issuing US cluster bombs to devastate the Russian military, amid ongoing controversy over their use.