## Zelenskyy says Ukraine plans to indefinitely hold Russian territory it has seized

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Ukraine will “hold” the territory as it is integral to his “victory plan” to end the the war, Zelenskyy said, adding he will present the proposal to international partners like the United States.

“For now, we need it,” he said of the territory Ukraine is now holding in Russia.

Kyiv now claims it controls nearly 500 square miles of Russian territory and has taken hundreds of Russian prisoners of war.

The Aug. 6 incursion was “a pre-emptive strike” to stop the Russians from creating a buffer zone along Ukraine’s border, Zelenskyy said.

With Kyiv intensifying its attacks on Russian border regions, Putin has vowed to take Ukrainian border territory to stop the assaults.

Zelenskyy said he couldn't discuss whether Ukraine planned to try to seize more Russian territory.

But Ukraine has insisted it only wants to take part in them from a position of power, which holding Russian territory could help give it. »

### Kamala Harris has raised so much money that she's giving $25 million of it to other campaigns

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Kamala Harris' campaign has raised more than $540 million since she launched her campaign.

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The Harris campaign and the Democratic National Committee plan to send $25 million to a series of down-ballot Democratic campaign committees. »

### North Texas school district offering free child care

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### An important update on Concord

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Your support and the passionate community that has grown around the game has meant the world to us.

If you purchased the game for PlayStation 5 from the PlayStation Store or PlayStation Direct, a refund will be issued back to your original payment method.

Steam Store – Steam Store will refund players who bought the game over the coming days. »

### Ugandan athlete set on fire by her boyfriend weeks after competing at Paris Olympics

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A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for 75% burns, police said.

Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished 44th in the marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her house in western Trans Nzoia County.

In 2022, Kenyan-born Bahraini athlete Damaris Muthee was found dead, and a post-mortem examination said she had been strangled. »

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