At St Michael's Cathedral in Kyiv, the priest repeated the sisters' names. Vera and Liubava. The names mean faith and love. The priest: "The enemy will never kill our faith and love for our country." 9X
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SBU logs strike as war crime, vows to bring perpetrators to justice
The SBU has logged the strike as a war crime. Major General Yevhenii Khmara, SBU chief: "Behind every strike stand specific names and surnames. Our task is to identify the perpetrators, commanders, organisers. And then to bring them to justice." 8/
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Putin hints war ending; Zelenskyy disputes claim
Days earlier, Putin watched the Victory Day parade in Red Square. He told reporters the "special military operation" could be "coming to an end." Zelenskyy: "These are definitely not the actions of those who believe the war is coming to an end." 6/
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Ukraine hits Moscow targets, Zelenskyy threatens Russia
Ukraine struck oil and weapons facilities around Moscow, disrupting commercial flights and sending black smoke over the city. Zelenskyy: "Ukrainian long-range capabilities reached the Moscow region. We clearly tell the Russians: their state must end its war." 7/
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Mother loses defender of Ukraine and two daughters under rubble
Tatiana, the mother, was staying with her elderly mother that night. She arrived home to find rescuers digging through the wreckage. Tatiana: "I already lost their father, the defender of Ukraine. And now there are two, his daughters, 17 and 12, under that rubble." 4/
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Kh-101 missile with over 100 Western components despite sanctions
The missile was a Kh-101, manufactured in Q2 2026, Ukrainian state intelligence said. It carried more than 100 western-made components, despite sanctions banning their sale to Russia. 5/
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Strike kills 24 civilians; girl’s school project ‘My father is my hero’
The strike collapsed the nine-story block. It killed 24 civilians, including another child, Maria Polska, 15. Liubava's school project was titled "My father is my hero." Olha Hanzha, her teacher: "She drew all the time. She drew on her exercise books." 3/
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Father killed in Luhansk; his letter to daughter promised victory and escape
Her father Yevhen Yakovlev was killed in Luhansk in 2023, fighting to stop Russia's advance. Nine months earlier he wrote to Liubava on her 9th birthday: "My little lioness… we will win, I'll be back and we will get away — at least to the edge of the world." 2/
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Russian missile kills two sisters in Kyiv after father’s death in Luhansk
A Russian missile hit their Kyiv apartment in the middle of the night. Rescuers pulled Liubava, 12, from the rubble after 9 hours. Her sister Vera, 17, after 28. Russia killed their father in Luhansk in 2023. Last Thursday, Russia killed his daughters — The Times. 1/
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Ukrainian drone strikes Russian truck on Melitopol-Berdiansk highway
A Ukrainian strike drone was filmed freely patrolling the Melitopol–Berdiansk highway, a key section of Russia’s land corridor to Crimea.
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The drone spotted a Russian military Ural truck concealed beneath trees and dived in for a strike. Unfortunately in this case drone impacted… pic.twitter.com/Xas2B6vip6A Ukrainian strike drone was filmed freely patrolling the Melitopol–Berdiansk highway, a key section of Russia’s land corridor to Crimea. The drone spotted a Russian military Ural truck concealed beneath trees and dived in for a strike. Unfortunately in this case drone impacted