
Commander: Ukraine to create 10 new brigades to defend Kyiv, other areas
"Defending Kyiv remains one of our main concerns, no matter how tough it is in the east", Oleksandr Pavliuk, Ukraine's Ground Forces commander, said.
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Kateryna Hodunova is a News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a sports journalist in several Ukrainian outlets and was the deputy chief editor at Suspilne Sport. Kateryna covered the 2022 Olympics in Beijing and was included in the Special Mentions list at the AIPS Sport Media Awards. She holds a bachelor's degree in political journalism from Taras Shevchenko University and a master's degree in political science from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
"Defending Kyiv remains one of our main concerns, no matter how tough it is in the east", Oleksandr Pavliuk, Ukraine's Ground Forces commander, said.
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An oil depot in the Russian-occupied city of Luhansk was heavily damaged in a fire that Russian proxies claim was the result of a Ukrainian strike, Luhansk Oblast Governor Artem Lysohor said on May 8.
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