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Explosions heard in Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missiles, drones toward Ukraine
Kyiv Independent journalists reported explosions in Ukraine's capital, as Russia launched Shahed drones and Kinzhal missiles toward Kyiv and other cities overnight on Nov. 25.

Czech company accused of overcharging Ukraine for drones, media reports
A Czech company has been accused of selling Chinese-made drones to Ukraine at steep markups — sometimes nearly 20 times the original price — and is under investigation for alleged tax evasion, Czech media reported on Nov. 24.

Ukrainian agencies deny preparing charges against head of Zelensky's faction, chief anti-graft prosecutor
The report comes amid speculation that the President's Office was allegedly preparing to retaliate against Klymenko and Arakhamia over their independent stances on a large-scale corruption scandal at state nuclear power monopoly Energoatom.

How Russia's propaganda machine weaponizes mobilization in Ukraine
"Ukraine has legalized shooting draft officers" — this was the shocking claim that spread rapidly across Russian media in recent weeks. Unsurprisingly for Russian sources of information, it was nowhere near the truth, and was instead designed to undermine Ukraine’s mobilization efforts, and spread chaos and fear among society. As Ukraine faces the grueling demands of prolonged war, its mobilization system has become an especially sensitive topic — precisely the space where Russian disinformati

Ukraine reiterates its 'red lines' amid speculations about military size, territory
Ukraine remains ready for peace talks with Russia but will never legally recognize the Russian occupation or accept restrictions on its army size or alliances, Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said.

Ukraine war latest: Russian forces attempt to push Ukrainian army from eastern bank of Oskil River in Kharkiv Oblast, military says
Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,370 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Russian forces are attempting to push Ukrainian troops from the eastern bank of the Oskil River in the Kupiansk sector of the front line in Kharkiv Oblast, Viktor Tregubov, head of communications for Ukraine's Joint Forces, said on national television on Nov. 24. While the situation in the settlements of Kupiansk and Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi remains unchanged, Russian troo

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The U.S. bipartisan Senate delegation attending the Halifax International Security Forum had received a phone call from Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In it, Rubio was quite frank. According to Republican Senator Mike Rounds, Rubio told senators that the 28-point peace plan drawn up by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart, Kirill Dmitriev, was actually a Russian plan that the U.S. had agreed to pass along to Ukraine. "Secretary Rubio made a phone call to us this afternoon.















