Battle for Donbas Could Decide Ukraine War Outcome
Russia pounds Donbas with heavy artillery and air strikes as it gains control of most of Luhansk and parts of Donetsk. Ukraine faces mounting losses while Western arms aid increases. Kremlin aims to seize coastlines and push toward Ukraine’s southwest, with risk of broader political and regional shifts.
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Donbas
Ukraine
Moscow
Kyiv
Kremlin
Kharkiv
Luhansk
Donetsk
Mykhailo Podolyak
BBC
Oleksii Reznikov
Vladimir Putin
Crimean
Sea of Azov
Mariupol
Kherson
Crimea
Zaporizhzhia
Putin
Sweden
Peter the Great
Keir Giles
London
Chatham House
Bakhmut
Giles
Siverskyi Donets
Sergey Lavrov
Dnipro
Eleonora Tafaro Ambrosetti
Institute For International Political Studies
Black Sea
Mykolaiv
Odesa
Romania
Moldova
Transnistria
Donetsk People’s Republic
Panteleimonivka
Ohio governor signs bill allowing armed school employees
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a law permitting armed school staff with training from the Ohio School Safety Center. The measure allows districts to arm employees this fall with up to 24 hours initial and eight hours annual training, optional for schools, while funding boosts target security, mental health, and safety centers. Mayors and Democratic challenger Nan WhaleyCriticize gun policy and retreat rules.
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Columbus
GOP
Mike DeWine
Ohio School Safety Center
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Uvalde
Texas
Toledo
Wade Kapszakiewicz
Dayton
Nan Whaley
Whaley
Heat wave grips central to eastern U S with 100 degree highs
Excessive heat expands from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes and Carolinas as 107.5 million people face heat advisories and warnings. Chicago and other cities open cooling centers while Minneapolis schools shift to distance learning. Voters in South Carolina contend with extreme conditions on primary day amid high temperatures and humidity.
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Midwest
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Memphis
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