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Russian forces make renewed push to take eastern Ukraine towns with drones, missiles and mortars

Ukrainian officials say at least two civilians were killed and others wounded across Ukraine in the past 24 hours as Russian forces continued to shell areas across the country and pushed forward near an embattled eastern city KYIV, Ukraine -- At least three civilians were killed and others wounded in Ukraine on Friday and Saturday, as Russian forces continued to shell areas across the country and pushed forward near an embattled eastern city, local Ukrainian officials reported Saturday. A man died as Russian forces shelled the Ukrainian-held town of Nikopol from their stronghold at Ukraine's largest nuclear plant, according to Ukrainian local Gov. Serhii Lysak. Lysak said that emergency services in Nikopol were working to assess the damage. Russian troops took over the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant early in the war, sparking intermittent fears of a radiation incident as shelling persisted near the site, often targeting Ukrainian-controlled settlements across the Dnieper River. I...

Russian jets 'harass' US drones for 2nd straight day, Pentagon says

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The U.S. drones "harassed" by Russian jets were flying over Syria. For a second straight day on Thursday, Russian fighter jets harassed American Military drone s flying over eastern Syria by dropping parachute-borne flares in their flight path, the Pentagon said. Once again, the U.S. military labeled the provocative act as "unsafe and unprofessional" and called on Russia to cease its risky behavior. As with Wednesday's incident, the Pentagon released a declassified video of the new encounter captured by a camera aboard an MQ-9 Reaper drone involved in the incident. The video shows a Russian Su-35 fighter jets positioning itself in front of an MQ-9 Reaper before dropping parachute-borne flares into its flight path, officials said. As in Wednesday's incident, the American drone had to take evasive maneuvers to avoid the drone s, officials said. Russian military SU-34 and SU-35 aircraft employ flares in the flight path of a U.S. MQ-9 aircraft, July 6, 2023,...