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Friday, December 2, 2022

Ukrainian authorities seek to ban Moscow-backed church amid Russian invasion

by The Kyiv Independent news deskDecember 2, 2022

Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council has proposed banning Russian-affiliated religious groups, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Dec. 1. The most significant of the groups is...

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Ukraine war latest: Russia may be behind letter bomb attacks in Spain, Reznikov says

by Thaisa SemenovaDecember 2, 2022

Key developments on Dec. 1: Spanish police investigates six letter bombs sent to political and military targets possibly related to supporting Ukraine in Russia’s war. 50 Ukrainian soldiers...

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Ukraine calls for reconstruction investment at Toronto conference

by Anastasiya GordiychukDecember 1, 2022

The Rebuild Ukraine Business Conference convened on Nov. 23 in Toronto while Russia launched yet another massive missile strike all over Ukraine, killing civilians, damaging critical infrastructure, and...

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Kherson residents share stories of living under Russian occupation

by Olena MakarenkoDecember 1, 2022

Despite the dire humanitarian situation in Kherson, residents are still celebrating its liberation two weeks after the Ukrainian Armed Forces entered the city. With Russian forces finally gone...

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Murder and abduction: Chornobaivka haunted by trauma of Russian occupation

by Asami Terajima, Iryna MatviyishynDecember 1, 2022

Editor's note: The story contains images and descriptions that some readers may find graphic. CHORNOBAIVKA, Kherson Oblast – Two 23-year-old friends, Volodymyr Prylutskyi and Denys Dudchenko, were in...

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Ukraine war latest: No Patriot systems for Ukraine as Russia stockpiles missiles for next mass attack

by Asami TerajimaNovember 30, 2022

Key developments on Nov. 30: Ukrainian intelligence: Russia stockpiles missiles for next mass attack Governor: Russian shelling of Kherson kills 1, wounds 1 Official: Russia forcibly relocates residents...

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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine pleads for more air defense systems as it braces for new Russian attacks on energy infrastructure

by Asami TerajimaNovember 29, 2022

Key developments on Nov. 29: Kuleba: Negotiations for Kyiv-involved weapon production in NATO territory underway IAEA to strengthen its presence in all of Ukraine’s nuclear power plantsLiberated Kherson...

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9 months into the war, Moscow-backed churches in Ukraine get in trouble

by Alexander QueryNovember 29, 2022

Ukraine has two main orthodox churches, and the one run by Moscow is having a hard time. Starting from Nov. 22, Ukraine's law enforcement has raided several premises...

National Culture

Making sense of Ukrainian war memes: From watermelons to Saint Javelin

by Daryna AntoniukNovember 29, 2022

“Breaking: This lettuce outlasts Russian annexation of Kherson,” reads a meme posted a few hours after Russia announced its retreat from the city of Kherson. This is a...

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Ukraine war latest: Kremlin denies preparing withdrawal from Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

by Thaisa SemenovaNovember 28, 2022

Key developments on Nov. 28: Nearly five million Ukrainian refugees have received temporary protection status in Europe, UNHCR says. Russia has launched over 16,000 missile attacks at Ukraine...

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