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4:07 AM

NATO to announce new military command to train Ukrainian troops, appoint Kyiv representative, Sullivan says.

In the coming days, the NATO alliance will announce a new military command in Germany to train and equip Ukrainian troops, as well as appoint a new NATO senior representative in Kyiv, U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan said on July 9 at the start of the NATO summit in Washington.

1:56 AM

US, NATO allies to deliver 'dozens' of air defense systems in coming months, including 4 Patriots.

The U.S. and at least nine other NATO allies have agreed to send dozens of air defense systems in the coming months to Ukraine, including at least four Patriot batteries, according to a joint agreement issued on July 9.

1:09 AM

Saudi Arabia issued vague threats to G7 against seizing frozen Russian assets, Bloomberg reports.

Saudi officials reportedly made "veiled threats" to Group of Seven (G7) nations hinting that the kingdom would sell some European debt holdings if Western allies seized about $300 billion in frozen Russian assets, Bloomberg reported on July 9, citing its sources.

12:53 AM

Russian propagandists spin conflicting disinformation in bid to evade responsibility for missile strike on children’s hospital

Scrambling Kremlin propagandists have projected conflicting narratives of disinformation and spin to deflect blame from Russia's July 8 massive missile attack that shocked the world by striking Kyiv’s primary children’s hospital. The deadliest attack in months involving nearly 40 missiles targeting Kyiv and other regions threatens to backfire

11:46 PM

'When innocent children killed, the heart bleeds,' Modi comments on Russian July 8 attack after meeting with Putin.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Moscow on July 8 in what was his first trip to Russia since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

11:01 PM

Threat of Russian sabotage led to heightened security at US military bases in Europe, CNN reports.

The heightened security alert was first reported earlier in July as being connected to a possible terrorist threat directed at several U.S. military installations across Europe, including the facility in Germany where the U.S. European Command is based.

10:53 PM

US supplies Ukraine with Metal Shark high-speed boats.

The boats are equipped with modern navigation and control systems, automatic fire extinguishing, as well as a video surveillance system, making them maneuverable, fast, and ergonomic, the State Border Guard Service said.

10:45 PM

NATO summit

F-16s, multi-billion pledge, more Patriots, 'irreversible' membership – what Ukraine will and won't get at the NATO Summit

While 75th birthdays are usually a cause for joy and celebration, NATO's marking of this milestone at a three-day summit in Washington from 9-11 July is likely to be a rather more muted affair. Ukraine is understandably top of the agenda, with a Russian mass missile attack on July 8

10:28 PM

Ukrainian state defense company opens office in US.

Ukraine's state-owned defense company Ukrainian Defense Industry, also known as Ukroboronprom, has opened a representative office in Washington as Kyiv seeks to strengthen defense partnerships abroad amid Russia's war.

10:15 PM

Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 139

Editor’s Note: This is issue 139 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering events from July 1-6, 2024. The Kyiv Independent is reposting it with permission. Energy sector Russia strikes at Ukrgasvydobuvannya’s facility in Poltava oblast, the company’s press office reported on July 4. Ukrgasvydobuvannya’s acting CEO

10:12 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Why India’s Modi won’t play the peace negotiator

As world leaders gathered in the U.S. capital for the NATO summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi traveled to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. It was Modi's first visit to Russia not just since Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 but also since 2019.

9:50 PM

US announces moves against Russia-linked bot farm aimed at spreading disinformation.

According to the Justice Department, the bot farm was organized by a Russian national who worked as the deputy editor-in-chief of RT in 2022, and expanded with funding from the Kremlin and collaboration with an official from Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).

9:46 PM

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Developments in Ukraine’s parliament on economic reforms, international obligations — Issue 63

Editor’s note: This is issue 63 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from July 1-7, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with permission. Benchmarks

Ukraine war latest: Rescue operations end at Kyiv children's hospital, at least 33 killed in capital overall

9:40 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Rescue operations end at Kyiv children's hospital, at least 33 killed in capital overall

Key updates on July 9: * Rescue operations end at Kyiv children's hospital, at least 33 killed in capital overall * Ukraine struck airbase, oil depot, and energy facility in Russia overnight, source says * Ukrainian partisans say they sabotaged railway in Russia's Rostov Oblast * North Korean military trainers travel to Russia weeks

8:32 PM

Zelensky arrives in Washington to participate in NATO summit.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced in his July 9 evening address that he had arrived in Washington to attend the NATO summit taking place on July 9-11.

8:22 PM

Nearly $37,000 stolen from bank accounts of fallen soldiers in Dnipro.

The suspects, with the help of an employee of the Regional Bureau of Forensic Medicine, stole payment cards and mobile phones registered in the online banking system from dead soldiers in a morgue.

7:17 PM

Ukraine to be represented at 2024 Olympics by smallest number of athletes in history.

Only 140 Ukrainian athletes will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this year, the smallest number in the history of the country's participation in the games, as Russia's war has damaged or destroyed sports' facilities and frequent air raid alerts interrupt training.

6:45 PM

Moscow court orders arrest in absentia of Yulia Navalnaya.

A Moscow court said that it had "approved the request of the investigators and decided a preventive measure in the form of detention for two months." Yulia Navalnaya currently lives outside of Russia, but would face jail time if she returns.

6:23 PM

Monthly chart: Consumer confidence in Ukraine falls due to power outages, mobilization

The following is a chart based off of data originally published in the Kyiv-based Center of Economic Strategy's "Ukraine War Economy Tracker." The Kyiv Independent is republishing it with permission. Consumer confidence falls due to power outages and increased mobilization Consumer confidence index Current situation index Economic expectations index Source:

6:00 PM

Bulgaria sues Russian Gazprom, seeking compensation of more than $430 million.

In 2023, the Russian gas giant suspended Bulgargaz's long-term contract, which covered 90% of the quantities of natural gas delivered by Bulgargaz to customers.

Updated: Rescue operations end at Kyiv children's hospital, at least 33 killed in capital overall

12:17 PM

(Updated: July 9, 2024 5:39 pm)

Updated: Rescue operations end at Kyiv children's hospital, at least 33 killed in capital overall.

In total, at least 33 people, including four children, were killed in Kyiv as a result of the July 8 attack, officials said the following day. Another 10 children are among the 117 injured.

4:53 PM

Republican Party committee approves 2024 platform, makes no mention of Ukraine, Russia.

The 16-page document, which must be still approved at the upcoming Republican National Convention, focuses primarily on domestic issues.

4:13 PM

F-16s in Ukraine may 'create conditions for counterattack,' Polish general says.

"Ukrainian aviation should receive long-range missiles to destroy Russia's infrastructure, including airfields. When this happens, the logistics of the Russian army will be cut off from the main forces. If this is done, Ukraine's army command should form a strike group and strike back," Kraszewski said.

4:12 PM

Opinion

Opinion: The children’s hospital attack highlights the failure of American empathy

Russia launched a mass missile attack across several Ukrainian cities on July 8, killing 31 people and injuring at least 117 in Kyiv alone. One of the attack sites was the Okhmatdyt hospital, Ukraine’s largest children’s medical center. While no children were killed at the center itself, four

3:53 PM

UN assessment suggests Kyiv children's hospital suffered direct hit by Russian missile.

Evidence from the scene of the children's hospital in Kyiv indicates "a high likelihood" of a direct hit by a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile on July 8, the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMUN) said on July 9.

3:18 PM

Switzerland announces new sanctions against Russia.

Switzerland announced new sanctions against Russia on July 8, bringing the country further in line with the EU's 14th round of sanctions adopted in response to the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

2:54 PM

Moscow agrees to discharge all Indians recruited into Russian army, Indian outlet reports.

Moscow agreed to release all Indians serving in the Russian army and facilitate their return after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Vladimir Putin, Indian news publication NDTV reported on July 9, citing unnamed sources.

More Russian troops killed in Ukraine than previously thought, leaked US documents suggest

2:35 PM

(Updated: July 9, 2024 2:35 pm)

More Russian troops killed in Ukraine than previously thought, leaked US documents suggest.

Between 462,000 and 728,000 Russian soldiers were killed, injured, or captured by mid-June, The Economist reported on July 5, citing leaked documents from the U.S. Defense Department.

2:03 PM

Law enforcement suspects Kolomoisky’s associate Boholiubov of illegal border crossing.

The State Bureau of Investigation suspects Ukrainian billionaire Hennadii Boholiubov, who formerly owned Ukrainian bank PrivatBank alongside oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, of illegally crossing the border and passport fraud, the bureau said on July 9.

1:50 PM

Ukraine struck airbase, oil depot, and energy facility in Russia overnight, source says.

Ukrainian intelligence agencies carried out an attack against a Russian military airfield, an energy substation, and an oil depot in three different regions overnight on July 9, a military intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent.

1:44 PM

North Korean military trainers travel to Russia weeks after signing of partnership agreement.

A delegation of North Korean military trainers led by the head of a prestigious military academy in Pyongyang has begun a trip to Russia, North Korean state media reported on July 9.

1:15 PM

Russia's shadow over Georgia and Kyrgyzstan's foreign agent laws

The foreign agent laws adopted this year by Georgia and Kyrgyzstan are not fueling mounting authoritarianism and crony rule. They are the result of it. Critics of the countries’ regimes derisively allude to the legislation cracking down on nongovernmental organizations that receive funds from abroad as “Russian laws.” This is

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1:21 PM

India's Modi declines Putin's invitation to Moscow Victory Day parade.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed that while India "will be represented," it will not be at the highest level and did not specify Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reasons for refusing the invitation.

12:34 PM

'5 explosions' — Ukrainian drones strike Russian military plant in Murom, source claims.

The facility, known locally as the city's "powder factory," produces ignition components for ammunition used by Russia's Armed Forces, Interior Ministry, and Federal Security Service (FSB), according to Russia's National Defense magazine.

12:15 PM

Yermak warns against easing Russian aviation sanctions, says line between civilian and military use is 'blurred'.

The article follows Russia's formal request that the U.S. lift sanctions on its state airline Aeroflot.

10:42 AM

Hungarian Parliament votes to withdraw from International Criminal Court.

The decision formalizes Hungary's intention, first announced in early April during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Budapest.

11:48 PM

(Updated: April 30, 2025 10:37 am)

Russian drone attack injures 47 in Kharkiv.

"There have been 16 strikes on Kharkiv," Mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote on Telegram. "A high-rise apartment block was hit as well as private residences, a medical facility, and civil infrastructure."

10:11 AM

600 North Korean troops killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine, South Korea says.

North Korea has suffered about 4,700 casualties in total, including both dead and wounded, South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun said.

8:58 AM

Zelensky warns Russia is 'preparing something' in Belarus under guise of military drills.

"Look at Belarus — this summer, Russia is preparing something there under the guise of military exercises. This is how its new attacks usually start," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

8:14 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 951,960 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

The number includes 1,100 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

7:42 AM

Nearly 105,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation.

Since the list was last updated in the middle of April, 2,880 additional Russian military personnel have been confirmed killed.

6:47 AM

'I don't trust a lot of people' — Trump offers contradictory views on Putin's intentions in interview on first 100 days.

"He could be tapping me along a little bit, I would say that he would like to stop the war," Trump said during the ABC News interview on April 29.

5:12 AM

8 Ukrainian officials, entrepreneurs charged with embezzling $2.1 million in firewood purchases for Armed Forces.

Among the suspects are the head of the housing and utilities departments in Luhansk and Kharkiv, a procurement official, and three entrepreneurs, the National Police said.

2:54 AM

'Three-day ceasefire is absurd' — Kellogg slams Russia’s short truce proposal.

The comments come amid Trump’s increasing frustration with what he sees as Moscow’s refusal to end its war against Ukraine, as Russian attacks against Ukrainian civilians persist.

12:53 AM

US says 2 Ukrainian nationals detained for alleged illegal voting in 2024 presidential election.

"Under Donald Trump’s presidency, if you come to our country and break our laws, you will be held accountable," U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem wrote.

10:50 PM

Putin demands full control of 4 Ukrainian regions, stalling US ceasefire push, Bloomberg reports.

One source told Bloomberg that negotiations have reportedly reached an impasse and require "direct contact between Putin and Trump" to make further progress.

10:32 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russia announces beginning of 'direct talks' with Ukraine; Kyiv hasn't commented yet

9:58 PM

Almost 90% of Ukrainians do not trust Trump, poll shows.

The figure has almost doubled since November, according to the New Europe Center.

9:24 PM

Russia intensifies offensive operations in 3 regions, pushes toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine's military says.

Russian forces have recently intensified offensive operations in three Ukrainian oblasts – Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson – Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces spokesperson, Vladyslav Voloshyn, said on April 29 during Ukraine's state-run telethon.

7:43 PM

Putin's Victory Day truce proposal 'is start of direct negotiations' with Ukraine, Lavrov says.

"Our proposal, which President Putin voiced, is the start of direct negotiations, without preconditions," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

7:29 PM

Trump & Ukraine

Trump promised peace in 100 days, but Russia's violence against Ukraine has only escalated

7:00 PM

France accuses Russia of escalating cyberattacks since 2021, charges GRU's 'Fancy Bear' unit.

France has brought charges against the GRU's APT28 unit, based in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia.

6:44 PM

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Top 5 Ukrainian sectors with potential for EU Single Market integration — Civitta and EasyBusiness study

4:52 PM

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Investigations

Investigation: The hidden journey of Ukrainian coal stolen by Russia — and who profits from it

6:35 PM

Trump & Ukraine

Trump said Ukraine 'will be crushed very shortly' — this is why he's wrong

6:05 PM

Video

Who's countering Russian propaganda now? Expert on US' declining disinformation defense.

The Kyiv Independent's Natalia Yermak speaks to James Rubin, a former diplomat who led the Global Engagement Center in 2022-2024, about how deeply the Russian propaganda influences U.S. politics and why the center's closure "disarms" the country in the information war.

5:36 PM

'No need to wait until May 8' — EU reacts to Putin's Victory Day truce.

"Russia could stop the killing and the bombing at any time, so there's absolutely no need to wait until the 8th of May," European Commission spokesperson Anita Hipper said.

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