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Rescuers and firefighters work in a damaged Kyiv residential building that was hit by a Russian missile Sunday.

Strikes hit Kyiv; Biden says G-7 will ban Russian gold imports

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KYIV, Ukraine — Russian airstrikes early Sunday disrupted a sense of relative calm in Ukraine’s capital since Russian forces withdrew in April and refocused their efforts on other parts of the country. The latest attacks on Kyiv — which hit an apartment block and a kindergarten playground — killed a man and injured his 7-year-old daughter, among several others.  
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G-7 leaders on Sunday reportedly discussed capping the price of Russian oil and gas imports.
Despite Moscow’s recent territorial gains in the east, the war could shift back in Kyiv’s favor in the coming months because the Russian military will soon deplete its combat capabilities, Western intelligence assessments and military experts say.
Moscow is closing in on the city of Lysychansk, near the strategically important city of Severodonetsk, which Russia captured last week in one of its biggest wins since it launched its offensive in the Donbas region nearly three months ago. If Lysychansk falls, it would give Russia almost complete control of the eastern Luhansk region.
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G-7 leaders on Sunday reportedly discussed capping the price of Russian oil and gas imports.
Despite Moscow’s recent territorial gains in the east, the war could shift back in Kyiv’s favor in the coming months because the Russian military will soon deplete its combat capabilities, Western intelligence assessments and military experts say.
Moscow is closing in on the city of Lysychansk, near the strategically important city of Severodonetsk, which Russia captured last week in one of its biggest wins since it launched its offensive in the Donbas region nearly three months ago. If Lysychansk falls, it would give Russia almost complete control of the eastern Luhansk region.
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