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Russia declares victory in Ukraine’s Luhansk region

By Daniel Chaitin
Published July 3, 2022 4:16pm ET
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Russia declares victory in Ukraine’s Luhansk region
In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Sunday, July 3, 2022, Russian soldiers set a Russian national flag and a replica of the Victory banner atop of the administration after capturing the eastern village of Bilohorivka which is now a territory under the Government of the Luhansk People's Republic control, eastern Ukraine. | (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia claimed victory in Ukraine’s Luhansk region in the east, which became a focus of its invasion after a failed campaign to take Kyiv.

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