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History: 8 August 2025

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Retrospective · events of 8 August 2025

Two unrelated arrests: Cherkasy shooting and drone contract corruption case

Opinion

A look back at two criminal-justice stories that framed the days around 8 August 2025: an arrest in Cherkasy and a corruption case over drone contracts.

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Retrospective · events of 8 August 2025

What the early August 2025 reports showed

Opinion

A look back at drone strikes on Russian refineries and a corruption arrest in Kyiv, as reported in the days before 8 August 2025.

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Retrospective · events of 8 August 2025

Corruption arrests and a Cherkasy shooting: a roundup

World

A look back at two arrests reported in the days before 8 August 2025, one over alleged inflated defence contracts and one after a shooting in Cherkasy.

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