With at least 38 people killed in Russian air attacks on the Kyiv region on August 28-29, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said "terrible negligence" was a factor in the high death toll. Ukrainian authorities have pledged to investigate why a weapons storage depot was located close to a populated area. Secondary explosions after the depot was hit by Russian drones were thought to have caused deaths and factored in dozens of injuries.
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Ukrainian rescue crews early on August 30 continued to search for victims of the deadly Russian attack outside of Kyiv, while local residents -- as well as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- demanded answers as to why explosives were stored in a warehouse so near private housing.
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After a Ukrainian drone operator spotted an SOS sign outside a destroyed home in the Donetsk region, a three-day rescue mission was launched to save a couple who were the last remaining residents of their frontline village. Video released by Ukraine’s 141st Separate Mechanized Brigade on August 17 shows how soldiers guided the couple 15 kilometers on foot to safety under the constant threat of Russian drones and shelling.
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As Ukraine marked the 35th anniversary of its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hosted a summit of world leaders from the so-called Coalition of the Willing -- a group of countries that has pledged military and security support for Kyiv. He appealed to the heads of those 34 countries to bolster Ukraine's air defenses amid ongoing Russian missile strikes.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's push to bolster international support and to receive additional air defenses continues on August 24 as the so-called Coalition of the Willing meets to discuss ways to pressure Russia to halt its invasion months ahead of another likely brutal winter.
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A Russian drone attack on a shopping mall in the south-central city of Kryviy Rih killed at least six people and left about 100 others injured, including several children, Ukrainian authorities said.
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A former defense minister whose dismissal last month sparked protests has delivered a videotaped address to Ukrainians in which he assailed wartime corruption, warned of a systemic crisis of governance, and said the country must find a way to hold elections despite the continuing Russian invasion.
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More than a dozen people were killed in overnight Russian ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, according to Ukrainian authorities on August. 20. The large-scale barrage injured more than 30 as apartment buildings were hit, sparking fires as emergency teams tried to rescue victims.
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Russia launched a large-scale barrage of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones on Kyiv and its surrounding region, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 30 others, according to Ukrainian authorities.
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Ukraine's anti-corruption agency has announced new investigations focusing on lawmakers and people from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office, a day after popular former Defense Minister Mykhaylo Fedorov issued a video calling for him to hold new elections .
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A popular former Ukrainian defense minister whose dismissal last month sparked protests has assailed wartime corruption, warned of a crisis of governance in Ukraine, and said the country must find a way to hold elections despite Russia's continuing invasion.
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Russia and Ukraine traded overnight attacks into August 16, with Ukrainian officials reporting at least five killed in Russian strikes and damage to the country’s largest steel plant, while Russian officials said Ukrainian drones killed at least six and set warehouses ablaze.
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