Blinken calls off meeting with Russian foreign minister scheduled on Feb. 24.

The same day, the High Anti-Corruption Court set Hr 15 million bail for Sense Bank CEO Oleksiy Stupak but rejected prosecutors’ request to hold him in custody.

The FSB aimed to attack a Russian opposition figure that had come to Kyiv for Ukraine's independence day

Ukraine's incoming ambassador to the EU, Taras Kachka, stressed the importance of rule-of-law and anti-corruption reforms as the "cornerstone" of mutual trust.

Russian drones damage university, residential building, and a medical facility

In this interview, the Kyiv Independent's Francis Farrell speaks with “Schweiger,” a Ukrainian drone operator from the Signum UAV Battalion of Ukraine's 59th Separate Assault Brigade – one of the country's pioneering FPV drone units.

The two-tier system is designed to allow more predictability amid relentless Russian airstrikes.

"Ukraine has decided that they want to blow up Russian energy assets and refined products, so that is creating upward price pressure on the global basis," U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

Ukrainian forces confirmed striking Russian logistic depots, alongside the destruction of two Russian aviation targets

"I assured (Chancellor Merz) that Ukraine is ready to help — with expertise, experience, or in other areas where Germany may need it," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Accountability, predicatbility, and initiative are key words in the new leadership principles of Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief

"During this difficult time, we are trying to provide you with the assistance you need," Putin told Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sept. 1.

Sviatoslav Zaiets previously served as commander of the 20th Army Corps.