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BREAKING: Kremlin shockingly admits for the first time to outside world that it’s suffered heavy losses: Kremlin spokesman Peskov has reportedly told Sky News, “We have significant losses of troops and it’s a huge tragedy”.

Sky News, went on to say: “His admission stood in stark contrast to repeated statements from Moscow that have sought to minimise estimations around the number of casualties its forces have suffered.” - Sky News

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NEW: A senior European official has called the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Baltic States, Lithuania and Latvia, a "major disruption" to Russia's intelligence, potentially a permanent one. - Washington Post.

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BREAKING: EU's embargo on Russian coal to start in August.

The fifth package of the EU sanctions also includes a ban on Russian vessels with several exceptions; a ban on Russian and Belarusian road transport with a number of exceptions; further export and import bans. - Kyiv Independent.

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JUST IN: President Zelenskyy reacts to train station missiles attack in Kramatorsk in which 30 civilians were killed, loads more injured:

“Lacking the strength and courage to fight with us on the battlefield, they (Russians) are cynically destroying the civilian population. This is an evil that has no limits. And if it is not punished, it will never stop.” Kyiv Independent.

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U.S Defense Secretary: Putin ‘probably given up’ on capturing Kyiv, shift focus to east and south.

Lloyd Austin said that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin “thought he could rapidly take over the country of Ukraine, very rapidly take over the capital city. He was wrong.” - Kyiv Independent