destroyed

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A US B-52 bomber crashed in California on Monday, Edwards Air Force Base said on social media, with pictures showing the aftermath of a large fire that appeared to have destroyed the aircraft.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

As its advances slow across the front line, Russia has concentrated its efforts on capturing the Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka, once home to 78,000 people but now largely destroyed.

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

The Sandy fire in Ventura County destroyed one home and damaged two more structures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

Some hailed from cities in Donbas now occupied and destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

During the long war, Billy Lee usually carried the general’s field glass, or telescope, and “most precious letters,” perhaps those from his wife, Martha, most of which she later destroyed.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis