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Ukraine's wartime action thriller 'Killhouse' reaches global audience on Netflix

by Kate Tsurkan

Ukraine's new action film "Killhouse" is set to reach a global audience, hitting the Netflix streaming platform on June 26 in Ukraine, with international distribution planned for autumn. Few scenes hit as hard in "Killhouse" as when Ukrainian soldiers decide to launch a high-risk mission to rescue a near-death civilian from the gray zone, a territory sandwiched between Ukrainian and Russian lines. In the film, the Russian commander watching them from his position assumes that the civilian bein

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This is a developing story and is being updated President Volodymyr Zelensky's dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister has drawn a wave of criticism from soldiers, veterans, and civil society figures, who argue Ukraine is losing one of its most effective wartime officials without an adequate explanation. Dmytro Koziatynskyi, a war veteran who was a leading organizer of last summer's mass protests against a law curbing the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies, called for

Ukraine war latest: Zelensky dismisses defense minister after just 6 months, Lockheed Martin backs Patriot licenses for Ukraine

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The prime minister is gone. Long live the president

International observers may be surprised by the latest developments in Ukraine. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko was forced to resign after serving less than a year in office. She becomes the third prime minister ousted by President Volodymyr Zelensky, as Ukraine prepares for yet another government reshuffle. So what do we know about Svyrydenko's successor, and what do these changes mean for Ukraine's future? Winter is coming Many Ukrainians recall the 2025-2026 winter with pain. Millions of

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'A new era of war begins' — Ukrainian sea, ground drone team up for combat mission on Kinburn Spit

'A new era of war begins' — Ukrainian sea, ground drone team up for combat mission on Kinburn Spit

In the "first combat mission of this type known," a Ukrainian sea drone delivered a ground drone to Russian-held territory on the Kinburn Spit, Ukraine's 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade said on July 13. "A ground-based robotic complex was delivered to the enemy shore by an unmanned sea platform, landed on the occupied territory and used to perform a combat mission," the brigade said in a post on social media. "This is a new approach to war, where the most dangerous tasks are performed by a m

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