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Yuliia Taradiuk

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Yuliia 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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Articles

War

Russia carried out sabotage against Danish defense firms, intelligence says

by Yuliia TaradiukOctober 7, 2026

Josefine Christensen, an analyst at the Danish national security and intelligence service (PET), said Russia was increasingly focusing on targets directly connected to Western military support for Ukraine.

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Russia slams Ukraine with missiles, drones on Putin's 74th birthday, at least 30 dead including 5 children

by Volodymyr Ivanyshyn, Dmytro Basmat, Rebecka Pieder, Jimmy Rushton, Yuliia Taradiuk, Polina MoroziukOctober 7, 2026

Chernihiv Oblast Governor Viacheslav Chaus said that on Putin's birthday, he hopes "the Russian dictator ends up in custody in The Hague or in hell."

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Russian losses to Ukrainian drones surge in early October, Madyar says

by Yuliia TaradiukOctober 6, 2026

Between Oct. 1 and Oct. 5, Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces recorded 2,699 Russian troops killed or wounded, compared with 1,931 during the same period in September, Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, said.

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Drones strike merchant vessels in Black Sea off Bulgaria, Ukraine, killing at least 1

by Yuliia TaradiukOctober 6, 2026

A Russian drone struck a merchant vessel flying the Marshall Islands flag in the Black Sea. Separately, two merchant ships were hit by drones around 112 kilometers (70 miles) off Bulgaria's coast on Oct. 6.

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Escape from Oleshky — 12 people reached Ukraine-controlled territory in September, official says

by Yuliia TaradiukOctober 6, 2026

In recent weeks, some residents have started walking out of Oleshky to the neighboring village of Radensk alone or in pairs, on roads mined by Russian forces.

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Russian strikes kill 13, injure 104 across Ukraine, damage Kryvyi Rih hospital

by Yuliia TaradiukOctober 6, 2026

Regional Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said that four people were injured in the Kryvyi Rih attack, including two medical workers.

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News from occupied Ukraine: Military delivers aid by drone to occupied Oleshky in second operation

by Yuliia Taradiuk, Polina MoroziukOctober 4, 2026

The operation was the second large-scale drone delivery to the occupied city, where residents have faced severe shortages of food, water, and medicine.

War

Russian Mi-8 helicopter reportedly shot down in friendly-fire incident over Voronezh Oblast

by Yuliia TaradiukOctober 2, 2026

Ukrainian Telegram channel Dossier of a Spy said that the Mi-8 was mistakenly shot down by a Su-35 during Ukraine's drone attack.

War

UK sanctions 7 Russians over deportation, indoctrination of Ukrainian children

by Yuliia TaradiukOctober 2, 2026

The sanctions target Artur Orlov, head of Russia's Movement of the First, a state-backed organization for children and young people, as well as five heads of its regional branches in occupied parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts and Crimea.

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Ukraine aims to produce up to 400 interceptor drones as Russian jet-powered drone use grows, Zelensky says

by Yuliia Taradiuk, The Kyiv Independent news deskOctober 2, 2026

Ukraine is testing five types of high-speed interceptor drones designed to shoot down the faster Russian weapons, according to Volodymyr Zelensky.

War

Key Kyiv bridge hit by Russian drones fourth time in 2 days

by Yuliia Taradiuk, Jonas HeinsOctober 2, 2026

The Kyiv City Military Administration said on Oct. 2 that the Southern Bridge is closed in both directions.

War

Russian attacks kill 2, injure 27 across Ukraine, hit passenger bus with FPV drone in Kramatorsk

by Yuliia TaradiukOctober 2, 2026

The bus was already operating on its route and carrying passengers when the attack occurred.

Ukraine

Russian strike kills 1, injures 2 in Kyiv as Southern Bridge hit again overnight

by Tamara Nowakowsky, Yuliia TaradiukOctober 2, 2026

Kyiv has faced repeated Russian attacks in recent days. A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack beginning on Sept. 30 killed four people and injured at least eight, while also damaging residential and energy infrastructure in the capital.

Operators of the Ronin Unmanned Systems Battalion, prepare and launch Hornet strike drones during a night operation.

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Ukrainian forces strike oil facilities in Russia's Volgograd, Samara regions, General Staff says

by Tamara Nowakowsky, Yuliia TaradiukOctober 2, 2026

Ukrainian drones previously struck the Samara station in April, causing a large fire and damaging five crude oil tanks, each with a capacity of 20,000 cubic meters, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine told the Kyiv Independent at the time.

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Russian troops confiscate Ukrainian drone-delivered food in occupied Oleshky as civilians injured by mines while fleeing, officials say

by Yuliia Taradiuk, Polina MoroziukSeptember 30, 2026

Four people were attempting to leave the town when they stepped on a mine and were injured, while a man collecting nuts was killed by another mine, the local military administration said.

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Demonstrators gather at the Kyiv City State Administration in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 23, 2026.

Yuliia Taradiuk

Articles

Russia carried out sabotage against Danish defense firms, intelligence says

Russia slams Ukraine with missiles, drones on Putin's 74th birthday, at least 30 dead including 5 children

Russian losses to Ukrainian drones surge in early October, Madyar says

Drones strike merchant vessels in Black Sea off Bulgaria, Ukraine, killing at least 1

Escape from Oleshky — 12 people reached Ukraine-controlled territory in September, official says

Russian strikes kill 13, injure 104 across Ukraine, damage Kryvyi Rih hospital

News from occupied Ukraine: Military delivers aid by drone to occupied Oleshky in second operation

Russian Mi-8 helicopter reportedly shot down in friendly-fire incident over Voronezh Oblast

UK sanctions 7 Russians over deportation, indoctrination of Ukrainian children

Ukraine aims to produce up to 400 interceptor drones as Russian jet-powered drone use grows, Zelensky says

Key Kyiv bridge hit by Russian drones fourth time in 2 days

Russian attacks kill 2, injure 27 across Ukraine, hit passenger bus with FPV drone in Kramatorsk

Russian strike kills 1, injures 2 in Kyiv as Southern Bridge hit again overnight

Ukrainian forces strike oil facilities in Russia's Volgograd, Samara regions, General Staff says

Russian troops confiscate Ukrainian drone-delivered food in occupied Oleshky as civilians injured by mines while fleeing, officials say

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