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Ukraine war: Record Russian missile attacks, Ukrainian gains, Putin accuses UK

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  • In response to dangers, Ukrposhta has begun installing drone jamming equipment in its vehicles.

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  • Maksym Sutkovyi has had close calls with Russian drones, such as spotting one while driving, taking cover, and waiting for it to explode ahead.

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  • Olha Bodunova died before she could be taken to hospital.

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  • In June, a 35-year-old employee named Olha Bodunova was killed while doing her rounds on a rural route near Kramatorsk when a Russian attack drone hit her mail truck.

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  • Each postal worker at Ukrposhta is supplied with a helmet and a flak jacket, and the service strongly recommends wearing them.

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  • Ukrposhta is probably the only postal service in the world that makes deliveries in armored vehicles.

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  • The local post office is the only place for some people to pay for cell phone services.

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  • There are no supermarket chains in these conflict zones, only small shops with high prices, but Ukrposhta's goods cost the same across all post offices in the country.

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  • Ukrposhta provides cash, pensions, social-service payments, and aid packages of food and medicine to people in conflict zones.

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  • In front-line Ukrainian towns, banks have closed, cash-in-transit cars have stopped arriving due to danger, and ATMs do not work, leaving people with no access to cash.

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  • Russian hardliners cast Viktor Orban's defeat in Hungary as a serious blow that would unlock EU funds for Ukraine to fight on against Russia for another year.

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  • Magyar has combined pro-EU and pro-NATO rhetoric with a public recognition that he will need to hold talks with Putin and continue to buy Russian oil and gas for now.

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  • Magyar is more of an unknown quantity for Moscow.

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  • Orban held talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow as recently as November.

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  • The Kremlin played down the outcome of the Hungarian election, saying it was ready for talks with Orban's successor.

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  • No casualties were reported following the drone attack in Bohodukhiv district.

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  • Her daughter was wounded, diagnosed with multiple injuries, and taken to hospital.

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  • An elderly woman suffered shrapnel wounds and was hospitalized in serious condition.

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  • Two people were injured in the attack in Ryasne.

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  • Russian missiles struck at least four private residential properties in the village of Ryasne.

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  • The launches were unprecedented for a country engaged in active conflict.

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  • Both launches were recorded by technical monitoring systems.

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  • Some in Bucha believed they had seen the suspect lurking behind trees during the blasts, detonating the devices from up close.

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  • Another resident noticed two large black rubbish bags near the entrance while walking her dog late that night, hours before the blasts, but thought nothing of it.

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  • Inna initially assumed the first explosion was the result of a Russian drone or missile strike, only to be left confused when there had been no air raid alert.

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  • Inna survived the town’s brief Russian occupation in the spring of 2022 but lost friends.

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  • The goal of the recruitment is to spread uncertainty, fear, and distrust, according to officials.

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  • Ukraine’s security service, the SBU, has identified more than 800 Ukrainians, including at least 240 minors, recruited by Russia over the past two years with targets ranging from critical infrastructure to draft offices.

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  • Tymchenko was promised $1,200 (£900) in return for carrying out the attack.

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  • The suspected Russian agent guided Tymchenko on Telegram, instructing him how to source materials, assemble the devices in his flat, and carry out the attack.

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  • Ukrainian investigators believe Tymchenko, 21, who lived with his grandmother in a five-storey apartment block, was first approached by a Russian handler in the video game’s online chat.

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  • Less than two weeks after playing World of Tanks, Bohdan Tymchenko planted two bombs outside his flat.

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  • Bohdan Tymchenko, a quiet and unassuming man from Bucha, logged on to his computer to play World of Tanks on a recent evening in March.

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  • One Ukrainian brigade said in February that it had used drones to transport 200 metric tons of goods, roughly equivalent to 10,000 troops each carrying about 44 pounds of supplies, in a single month.

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  • The pet rescue operation adds to the growing list of logistics and supply feats performed in the war by small drones, including escorting prisoners of war, prompting soldiers to surrender, and delivering an electric bike for infantry stuck behind enemy lines.

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  • Both animals are safe and in the hands of the Ukrainian military.

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  • The clips also showed each pet later interacting with soldiers in a shelter.

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  • Videos posted by the animal welfare organization showed each animal arriving at its destination in separate green sacks attached to a drone by a rope.

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  • The dog was later added to the passenger list for the drone evacuation.

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  • The cat was evacuated after the soldier caring for it was injured and admitted to the hospital.

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  • Find out how to listen to other BBC stations.

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  • BBC.com or the new BBC App can be used to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

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  • Ust-Luga, home to a large Russian oil terminal, has been hit at least five times between 22 and 31 March.

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  • Kyiv forces have now reportedly restarted their attacks on the Leningrad region overnight on Tuesday, with explosions seen near the Ust-Luga port.

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  • Kyiv primarily targeted Russia's northwestern Leningrad region, which is situated on the Baltic Sea and neighboring Estonia.

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  • The attack marks a continued development of Ukraine's naval capability, despite large parts of the fleet being destroyed earlier in the war.

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  • If reports are accurate, this is the first time the RBS 15 system has been shown in active combat in Ukraine.

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  • Solovyev had just returned home on a brief leave in February, only to die less than a month later in combat.

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  • Solovyev left behind a wife and a 15-year-old son.

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  • Solovyev's nom de guerre was Leshy (forest goblin), a moniker he earned in combat.

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