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Zelensky announces faster air defense deliveries after deadly Russian strikes
"We are accelerating the supply of additional air defense systems to enhance protection against missiles," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ukrainian refugee girl killed in Germany after being pushed under train
The victim, identified as Liana, was struck by a train traveling about 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph) after a 31-year-old Iraqi citizen allegedly shoved her onto the tracks.
Russian map behind top general hints at ambitions to seize Ukraine's Odesa, Kharkiv
While Moscow has publicly insisted on full control of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, the map indicated possible plans extending to Odesa and Kharkiv, neither of which had been included in earlier demands.
Zelensky to reportedly meet European leaders in Paris on Sept. 4
U.S. President Donald Trump, who has pledged to broker a swift peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow, is not expected to attend the Paris meeting at the moment, a source told AFP.
Suspected Russian jamming hits von der Leyen's plane during Bulgaria visit
"We can confirm there was GPS jamming, but the plane landed safe," European Commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta confirmed for the Kyiv Independent.
Key Chinese bank reportedly halts Russia payments after EU sanctions
Heihe, a small rural lender, was one of the last Chinese banks willing to process transactions for Russian non-sanctioned credit organizations after larger Chinese banks cut off such services.
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Andrii Parubii, a Ukrainian politician who previously served as the parliament speaker and played a prominent role in the EuroMaidan Revolution, was shot dead in Lviv on Aug. 30.
