Russia-Ukraine latest: Russian troops advancing, says Kyiv

Ukraine’s air force says it has destroyed ‘all air targets’ – eight Iranian drones and three Kalibr cruise missiles over Kyiv.

Ukrainian State Emergency Service firefighters put out a fire at a house destroyed in a Russian shelling, in a residential neighbourhood, in Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, July 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Ukrainian firefighters put out a fire at a house destroyed in Russian shelling in Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, July 1, 2023 [File: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP]
By Hamza Mohamed and Arwa Ibrahim
Published On 2 Jul 2023

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