Chernihiv, a northern Ukrainian city, has sustained many attacks by the Russian artillery and missiles. Businesses in Chernihiv are not working and there is no revenue for the local budget, Vladyslav Atroshenko said on April 3, speaking on Ukrainian TV.
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Russia launched a large-scale drone attack on Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, late on Aug. 27, targeting regions situated far from the country's front line.
Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 27 that the country has lowered its annual economic growth forecast for 2025 from 2.5% to 1.5%, as the country's wartime economy continues to falter.
Ukraine launched a swarm of drone attacks on occupied Crimean late on Aug. 27, targeting various regions on the peninsula, Russian Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported.
Danish public broadcaster DR, citing its sources, reported that the Danish government believes at least three U.S. citizens with ties to the Trump administration have been attempting to influence opinion through covert operations on the island to promote secession from Denmark.
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Presidential Office Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov are heading to New York this week to discuss security guarantees and future peace talks, Bloomberg reported.
"I think this is one of the 'cards', as our colleagues and partners say, to build win-win relations," Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.
Ukraine has appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna as its new ambassador to the U.S., President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Aug. 27.
"All these 'deals' are legally null and void. Everyone involved in the sale of Ukrainian property will be held accountable," the Center of National Resistance said.
"The Italian proposal, based on a mechanism inspired by NATO's Article 5, is currently the main one on the table. It is a potential contribution to the peace that our nation has made, and I think we should be proud of it," Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said.
It has been over seven months since U.S. President Trump took office, vowing to end Russia's war in Ukraine within 24 hours. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell explains why Trump's peace effort has failed so far — and what could happen next.
Among supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump from the Republican Party, 76% backed sanctions against Russia's trading partners, while Democrats shared this position at 58%.
More than 300 Ukrainian soldiers who took part in the Kursk Oblast incursion have been convicted on terrorist charges by Russia this year.
