Valeriia Karpylenko married border guard Andrii Subotin during the siege of Azovstal, exchanging engagement rings made of foil. He was killed two days after their marriage.
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She married border guard Andrii Subotin in Azovstal steelworks, exchanging engagement rings made of foil with him. The man was killed two days later.
Five people were injured in Toretsk and two civilians were killed in Chasiv Yar.
The exiled council of Russian-occupied Mariupol also reported explosions in the city on the Sea of Azov
During attempts to capture Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, Russia may have lost over 60,000 military personnel killed and wounded.
According to Kyrylenko, in just 24 hours, Russians killed 1 resident of the Donetsk region and wounded 8 others.
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