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Last Updated: Jun 15, 2025

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Ukrainian refugees in Sumy fear Russian advance, shelling • June 13, 2025, 7:10 AM ET (Reuters)

Map Shows Russia's Plan to Seize Half of Ukraine • June 10, 2025, 5:07 AM ET (Newsweek)

Ukrainian tenor Gorai dies while volunteering in Sumy, Odesa opera says • June 8, 2025, 11:12 PM ET (Straits Times)

Russian forces closing in on Sumy city three years after Ukraine forced them out of region • June 8, 2025, 5:13 AM ET (The Guardian)

Trump says Putin told him that Russia will respond to Ukrainian attack on airfields • June 4, 2025, 7:34 PM ET (AP)

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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.

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