Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov said on Aug. 12 that one of the heads of the election headquarters of United Russia, Russia's ruling party, Oleg Shostak, was severely injured in an attack in Russian-occupied Melitopol. According to Fedorov, Shostak was head of the propaganda department. "The hunt for collaborators preparing for the pseudo-referendum has begun," the mayor added.
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Ukraine plans to increase natural gas imports by 30% after recent Russian strikes caused major damage to its energy infrastructure, Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said Oct. 7.
Estonia's State Prosecutor Triinu Olev-Aas said Ivan Dmitriev, an active member of the Estonian Defense Forces who handled drone operations, posed a significant threat to Estonia's security.
"From our point of view, the only people who should be ashamed and should remain silent on the issue of Nord Stream 2 are those who decided to build it," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
The announcement comes, as Russia stepped up its campaign against Ukraine's energy infrastructure in recent days.
A train carrying military cargo derailed in Russia's Leningrad Oblast following an explosion early on Oct. 7, a source in Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent.
Latvia fully closed its airspace along the Russian and Belarusian borders between Sept. 11 and 18, following a series of regional security incidents. Since Sept. 18, restrictions have applied during nighttime hours.
The Kyiv Independent’s Chris York speaks with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof about Europe’s security and dependence on U.S. support within NATO to deter Russian aggression.
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After Russian state media put the blame for the attacks on Ukraine's Armed Forces, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Oct. 6 that it was "a deliberate provocation by Russia."
Russian authorities have accused Oleksiy Arestovych of terrorism and spreading "fake news about the Russian army."
Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein, a 22-year-old student from the Indian city of Morbi, allegedly came to Russia to study at a university.
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