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Wildberries, 'Russia's Amazon', becomes a target for Ukraine

Wildberries, 'Russia's Amazon', becomes a target for Ukraine

By Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW, July 22 (Reuters) - From humble origins as a family business run out of an apartment near Moscow, Wildberries has grown in under two decades into Russia's top online retailer and a key economic driver in the country. It's now become a target of strikes by Ukraine.
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UN reports jump in Ukraine civilian toll driven by drone attacks

UN reports jump in Ukraine civilian toll driven by drone attacks

GENEVA, July 21 (Reuters) - Civilian injuries and deaths increased by more than a third in Ukraine in the first half of the year, driven by rising drone attacks, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday. 
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Russia Adopts Low-Altitude Drone Tactics to Evade Ukrainian Defenses

Russia Adopts Low-Altitude Drone Tactics to Evade Ukrainian Defenses

Russian forces are increasingly employing low-altitude, manually controlled drone strikes to bypass Ukrainian air defenses. This tactical shift involves guiding drones at altitudes as low as 22 meters to avoid detection by radar and interceptor systems. The change in strategy comes amid ongoing large-scale aerial assaults, with Russia launching numerous drones and missiles against Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have managed to intercept a significant number of these drones, but the evolving tactics require rapid adaptation of countermeasures.
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A tech innovator and an old guard general are the focus of Ukraine's political crisis

A tech innovator and an old guard general are the focus of Ukraine's political crisis

One is a tech-savvy entrepreneur with no military experience who became Ukraine’s youngest defense minister six months ago, leading it to successes in defending against Russia’s 4-year-old invasion
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Two very different men are at the heart of Ukraine's political crisis

Two very different men are at the heart of Ukraine's political crisis

One is a tech-savvy entrepreneur with no military experience who became Ukraine’s youngest defense minister six months ago, leading it to successes in defending against Russia’s 4-year-old invasion
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Ukraine will step up counteroffensive actions, new top commander says

Ukraine will step up counteroffensive actions, new top commander says

KYIV, July 22 (Reuters) - The new commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, Mykhailo Drapatyi, said on Wednesday he had been tasked with stepping up counteroffensive actions and launching new operations inside Russia.
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Oil prices rise to five-week high on US-Iran attacks, Houthi blockade threat

Oil prices rise to five-week high on US-Iran attacks, Houthi blockade threat

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed about 2% on Tuesday to a five-week high, on worries that energy supply disruptions could worsen in the Middle East due to more attacks between the U.S. and Iran and a threatened naval blockade of Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthis.
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A year in a foxhole: Ukrainian soldier survives beneath the front line

A year in a foxhole: Ukrainian soldier survives beneath the front line

By Felix Hoske KRAMATORSK, Ukraine, July 22 (Reuters) - Serhii Krynitskyi watched the life seep out of the only man who had shared his living hell. He and his comrade had survived nearly a year together in a foxhole on the front lines.
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Ukraine fires 400 drones toward Moscow as Zelenskyy grapples with protests

Ukraine fires 400 drones toward Moscow as Zelenskyy grapples with protests

Ukraine has launched over 400 drones toward Moscow, according to the city's mayor
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Russian attack on corn ship off Ukraine's Odesa kills 10

Russian attack on corn ship off Ukraine's Odesa kills 10

By Anna Pruchnicka and Iryna Nazarchuk ODESA, Ukraine July 20 (Reuters) - A Russian missile strike on a ship carrying corn near Ukraine's southern port of Odesa killed 10 people, Ukrainian officials said on Monday, in the deadliest attack in a weeks-long flare-up of violence in the Black Sea.
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Lockheed to make cheaper Patriot interceptors as air defense demand soars

Lockheed to make cheaper Patriot interceptors as air defense demand soars

By Joe Brock FARNBOROUGH, England, July 20 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin announced a lower-cost Patriot interceptor on Monday as militaries seek cheaper ways to counter drones and missiles, while defense contractors face competition from startups making low-cost weapons that can be produced at scale.