An air-raid alert was announced for almost all of Ukraine due to a heightened threat of missile strikes.
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An air-raid alert was announced for almost all of Ukraine.
An air-raid alert means there is a heightened threat of missile strikes.
Russia launched eight missiles from the Caspian Sea using Tupolev Tu-160 bombers on the evening of August 2.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine killed Nikolai Gorbun, a Lieutenant Colonel of the FSB's special purpose center. Journalist Anton Pavlushko noted that Gorbun was liquidated on August 2.
Major Anatoly Shtefan ('Shtirlitz') announced the killing via Telegram, claiming Gorbun 'officially denazified and demilitarized.'
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