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Experts have jokingly called the A-22 a “flying brick,” but it has successfully delivered payloads deep inside Russia while retrofitted with advanced technology inside an unassuming aircraft.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy said Russia’s overnight drone strike damaged energy facilities in Poltava and Kharkiv regions, and “restrictions on industrial consumers” are to be expected on Saturday.
A local official said Friday’s incident was “the second time in a row” that Russia shelled the village during aid distribution, though no casualties were reported this time.
What’s happening in North America? Many performers and cultural figures are traveling across the ocean to help raise money and awareness for Ukraine’s fight.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said the two planes, leased to Ukraine for charter flights prior to the invasion through offshore companies, are worth €10 million in total.
Moscow seized 278 square kilometers (107 square miles) of Ukrainian territory between May 9 and 15, according to AFP calculations based on data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).