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Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps liberated two villages and secured a third in Donetsk, retaking 125 sq km. Russia's monthly recruitment shortfall of 6,000 troops persists, and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remains on backup power.
UK PM Andy Burnham declassifies Storm Shadow missile technology for Ukrainian production. Russia suffers 1,600 daily casualties and faces a 6,000-a-month recruitment gap. Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant runs on emergency diesel with only 10 days' supply.
UK PM Andy Burnham visited Kyiv on Ukraine's Independence Day, announcing the transfer of secret Storm Shadow missile technology to allow local production. Meanwhile, Russia continued heavy strikes on civilian areas, killing at least four, and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant lost off-site power, relying on diesel with a 10-day supply.
UK PM Burnham visited Kyiv on Independence Day, declassifying Storm Shadow missile tech for Ukraine to produce domestically. Kremlin threatens to strike production sites. Russia lost 1,400-1,450 soldiers daily; civilian strikes killed one in Kherson. Ten POWs returned via Belarus.
UK PM Andy Burnham handed over secret Storm Shadow missile blueprints to Ukraine on Independence Day, prompting Kremlin threats to destroy production sites. The Coalition of the Willing pledged new aid packages with air defence as priority. Civilian casualties mounted across Ukraine as Russia lost 1,450 soldiers in one day.
UK PM Andy Burnham visited Kyiv on Ukraine's Independence Day and announced the transfer of secret Storm Shadow missile production technology to Ukraine. The Kremlin condemned the move and threatened to target production sites. Separately, 10 Ukrainian soldiers previously listed as missing in action were returned via a prisoner swap through Belarus.
UK PM Andy Burnham announced the transfer of secret Storm Shadow missile technology to Ukraine during his first foreign trip, prompting Kremlin threats to target production sites. Ukraine also returned 10 missing soldiers via a Belarus prisoner swap, while Russian strikes killed two and injured 16 on Independence Day.
UK PM Andy Burnham visited Kyiv on Ukraine's Independence Day, announcing the transfer of secret Storm Shadow missile production technology. The Kremlin condemned the move as escalation and threatened to target production sites. Separately, Ukraine brought back 10 soldiers previously listed as missing in action via a prisoner swap through Belarus.
UK PM Andy Burnham visits Kyiv on Independence Day, announces transfer of Storm Shadow missile production technology to Ukraine. Kremlin threatens to target production sites. Ukraine brings back 10 missing soldiers via Belarus prisoner swap. Russian strikes kill two, wound 16 across the country.
UK PM Andy Burnham announces transfer of secret Storm Shadow missile production tech to Ukraine during his first Kyiv visit. Kremlin threatens to identify and destroy production sites. Ukraine also brings back 10 soldiers previously listed as missing in a prisoner swap via Belarus.