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Ukraine reports 224 frontline engagements as Kyiv death toll reaches 25

Ukraine reports 224 frontline engagements as Kyiv death toll reaches 25

Ukraine's General Staff reported 224 combat engagements on July 2, with intense fighting in Pokrovsk and Huliaipole. The death toll from the Kyiv attack rose to 25, while a Kherson hospital was shelled.

Ukraine's General Staff reported 224 combat engagements across the front on July 2, with the Pokrovsk direction experiencing 28 attacks and the Huliaipole direction 20. Russian forces also launched two missile strikes using 75 missiles, conducted 62 air strikes, and deployed 187 guided bombs. Meanwhile, the death toll from Russia's July 2 missile and drone assault on Kyiv has risen to 25. Emergency services are continuing search and rescue operations at three locations in the Darnytskyi district, where eight individuals are still unaccounted for at one site. Separately, a hospital in Kherson was shelled on the same day, killing a 63-year-old doctor and injuring a nurse.

Sources: Радіо Свобода, Українська правда

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Suspected Syrian migrant smuggling network dismantled in Vosges

Suspected Syrian migrant smuggling network dismantled in Vosges

French authorities have dismantled a suspected migrant smuggling network operating from the Vosges region, which allegedly facilitated the transit of Syrian migrants through French Guiana to mainland France.

French authorities have dismantled a suspected migrant smuggling network based in the Vosges region, which allegedly facilitated the transit of Syrian migrants through French Guiana to mainland France. A 36-year-old Syrian national, identified as the presumed leader of the operation, has been placed in provisional detention. The public prosecutor of Epinal, Frédéric Nahon, announced the development on Thursday, July 2. The investigation commenced following intelligence provided to the Office for Combating Illegal Migrant Trafficking in Metz last October, concerning a network involved in smuggling Syrian migrants.

Sources: Le Monde — International

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