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Shelling kills civilians in northeast Ukraine amid fears of Russia retaking the area

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

U.K. military intelligence on Saturday assessed that Russia may “increase the intensity of its offensive efforts” around Kupiansk and nearby Lyman in an attempt to take pressure off its forces near Bakhmut and in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Kremlin denies involvement in plane crash believed to have killed Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin

By Associated Press

Prigozhin, whose brutal fighters were feared in Ukraine, Africa and Syria, was eulogized Thursday by President Vladimir Putin, even as suspicions grew that the Russian leader was behind the crash that many saw as an assassination.

U.S. to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s at air base in Arizona

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The training will be part of a U.S. and European effort to get the advanced fighter jets to Ukraine for its defense against invading Russian forces.

NATO-member Norway to donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming third country to do so

By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press

Ukraine has long pleaded for the sophisticated fighter to give it a combat edge. It recently launched a long-anticipated counteroffensive against the Kremlin's forces without air cover, placing its troops at the mercy of Russian aviation and artillery.

Ukraine marks Independence Day and vows to keep fighting Russia

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

The national holiday Thursday coincided with the war's 18-month milestone, giving a somber mood to the commemorations.

WATCH: U.S. intelligence is investigating what brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin's plane

By Emma Burrows, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Pentagon spokesman Gen. Pat Ryder said press reports that a surface-to-air missile took down the plane were inaccurate. He declined to say whether the U.S. suspected a bomb.

Moscow court extends jailed WSJ reporter's arrest until late November, Russian media reports

By Associated Press

Russian state news agency Tass says the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained on espionage charges, has been extended to Nov. 30.

Saudi Arabia, Argentina and Egypt among 6 nations set to join China and India in BRICS economic bloc

By Gerald Imray, Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press

Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six nations that have been invited to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies.

How the suspected death of Prigozhin could impact Russia's stability

By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi

Russia's aviation agency says Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, was on board a plane that crashed near Moscow. The crash comes two months after Prigozhin's attempted coup against the Kremlin. Amna Nawaz discussed the development with…

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Top Russian general linked to Prigozhin dismissed, state media reports

By Associated Press

Russian media reports that Gen. Sergei Surovikin, a former commander of Moscow's forces in Ukraine who was linked to the leader of an armed rebellion, has been dismissed from his job as chief of the air force.