Southern commander puts Russian losses at 200 or more after Zelenskiy says Moscow’s troops doing all they can to resist Ukrainian advances
- What we know on day 507 of the invasion
Every morning, when Vira Chernukha wakes up amid the rubble of what is left of the Ukrainian village of Dementiivka after seven months of Russian occupation, the first thing she does is curse Vladimir Putin.
Once a peaceful settlement of dozens of small houses, charming flower gardens and the sounds of children playing, the village now has only one remaining resident, Chernukha, 76, along with two stray puppies and a cat. The others either died in the shelling or moved to Russia, about 5 miles away.
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