19/ The post-communist Russian state granted the ROC privileges as 'humanitarian aid'. From 1994 to 1997, the ROC was allowed to import tobacco duty-free. The church imported 8 billion cigarettes which it sold at below market prices, making it one of Russia's largest suppliers.
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Russia destroys 44 businesses in Kyiv Oblast
Kyiv Oblast Governor Oleksiy Kuleba stated that Russia’s full-scale war has also damaged over 100 and fully destroyed 44 businesses across Kyiv Oblast. 'Despite everything, we must create conditions for businesses to recover and operate,' Kuleba added.
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Ukrainians File Over 225,000 Damaged Housing Claims in Three Months
Digital Transformation Ministry: Ukrainians file over 225,000 damaged housing claims. Ukrainians have reportedly filed 225,596 reports of damaged property in the past three months.
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43 OSCE Countries Condemn Torture and Russian Violence in Ukraine
43 countries in the OSCE condemned torture and other violence by the Russian Federation in the war against Ukraine. https://censor.net/ua/n3352785
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Ukraine opposes transfer of gas turbine to Gazprom
Reuters: Ukraine urges Canada not to release gas turbine to Russia. Citing a Ukrainian energy ministry source, Reuters reported that Ukraine is against transferring a gas turbine, which is currently being serviced in Canada, to Russian state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom.
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Russia advances in Donbas; Ukraine disrupts artillery and logistics
My latest: “As Russia continues with its slow but steady advance in Ukraine’s eastern region of Donbas, Ukraine’s military is working to undermine Russia’s overwhelming artillery power and disrupt its logistics deep in occupied territories.”
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Russia Establishes 19 Filtration Camps Along Ukraine Border
Russia has established 19 filtration camps along the border with Ukraine. https://censor.net/ua/n3352792
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Ukraine: Burning wheat threatens global food security
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry responded, saying “It is not Ukrainian wheat that is on fire, it is the food security of the world.”
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Russian shelling destroys wheat fields in two Ukrainian oblasts
Russian shelling destroys wheat fields in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. According to Mykola Lukashuk, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council, Russian shelling set fire to around 20 hectares of wheat on July 7.
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Russia sends officials and teachers to occupied territories
Russia is bringing officials and teachers from underdeveloped regions to the occupied territories, according to the Ministry of Defense.