Ukrainian forces have liberated Staromaiorske village in Donetsk Oblast; Two unnamed U.S. officials told CNN that the counteroffensive has successfully penetrated Russian defensive lines in the southeast; and more.

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Russian proxy claims Ukraine struck Tokmak in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The Russian-installed proxy leader of the occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Vladimir Rogov said on Telegram on July 27 that Ukrainian forces had struck the Russian-held town of Tokmak.

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There's a good chance they were killed instantly by the missile's explosion and were already dead when they hit the ground. Which is kind of my point – being hit by a missile is demonstrably survivable for fast jet pilots, but apparently not for most attack helicopter pilots.

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Apparently a Ukrainian S-300 missile system, according to reports.

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This is significant as the Ka-52 is, as far as I know, the world's only rotorcraft to be fitted with an ejection system. Battlefield experience in Ukraine suggests that may have been a waste of time and weight, if it's ineffective.

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Russia is raising the maximum conscription age by three years, widening the pool of men who can be called up to serve as fighting intensifies in Ukraine’s southern regions, @polinaivanovva reports. https://on.ft.com/3DxUgH2

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Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukraine's Presidential Office, told the Guardian on July 27 that Ukraine needs more air defense systems from its partners to protect its major cities against Russian missile threats.

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WIRED about how deputy prime minister, Mykhaylo Fedorov, "has helped the country bootstrap and innovate its war effort, creating a defense industry from scratch, and using his Big Tech ties to cut Russia off from the world." https://
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Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Command of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Command of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

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