Starmer names British soldier killed during weapons test in Ukraine
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Yuliia Taradiuk
ReporterYuliia Taradiuk is a Ukrainian reporter at the Kyiv Independent. She has been working with Lutsk-based misto.media, telling stories of Ukrainian fighters for the "All are gone to the front" project. She has experience as a freelance culture reporter, and a background in urbanism and activism, working for multiple Ukrainian NGOs. Yuliia holds B.A. degree in English language and literature from Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, she studied in Germany and Lithuania.
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Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian unit withdrew in 'uncoordinated manner' near Huliaipole, Russian troops entered flanks
Editor's note: This was Ukraine war latest for Nov. 27. Read the latest updates for Nov. 28 here.
Hello, this is Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,373 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The top story of the day so far:
A Ukrainian unit withdrew from its position near Huliaipol in an 'uncoordinated manner,' allowing Russian troops to penetrate the flanks of Ukrainian forces, Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces, said on Nov. 27.
Huliaipole, despi
