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Locals near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant brace for potential disaster: 'It would be the end of us' -- Norway to send 1,000 reconnaissance drones to Ukraine -- US is considering sending ATACMS to Ukraine -- G7 agrees on long-term security commitments for Ukraine -- Russia’s historical atrocities echo in its ongoing war -- and more

Former NATO envoy to Moscow: ‘Potential escalation with Russia is a myth’ -- F-16 training coalition of 11 countries officially formed -- Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian makeshift barracks in occupied Berdiansk -- France to send long-range missiles to Ukraine -- and more

Ukraine liberates 14 square kilometers over past week -- Nobel Laureate Matviichuk asks South Africa for clear position on Putin's arrest warrant -- Factory to produce Bayraktar drones under construction in Ukraine -- Rheinmetall to build, repair tanks in Ukraine -- and more

Putin doesn't know what to do about Wagner -- Russian attacks on Kyiv have killed over 170 civilians -- NATO gets another chance -- Top Russian official threatens strikes on Ukrainian, European nuclear facilities -- and more

Why culture matters during war -- Ukraine concerned about Americans' alleged back-channel diplomacy with Russia -- Military allege Russia prepares to export stolen grain from occupied Ukraine to China -- Russian forces prepare for possible hostilities in Crimea -- Zelensky, Dutch PM discuss F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots -- and more

Moscow re-deploys units from strategic regions in Russia to Ukraine -- Kakhovka Dam destruction: Tracking the catastrophe’s aftermath down the Dnipro River -- Pence: US will have to fight Russia if Ukraine defeated -- Death toll of Lviv missile strike rises to 10 -- and more

Russia continues missile production despite Western sanctions -- Electricity deficit in Ukraine at 19% after latest Russian attack -- Defense secretary says US is not preventing Ukraine from developing long-range strike capabilities --Ukraine's air defense downs all 8 Russian drones in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast -- and more