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Soldiers who decline new contracts will keep serving until demobilization, Defense Ministry says
The comments came at a special briefing by Deputy Defense Ministry Mstyslav Banik on June 15 to journalists by the ministry in Kyiv.
EU to call on G7 to step up Ukraine budget support, von der Leyen says
G7 countries should fund the remaining third of Ukraine's budgetary needs over the next two years, and the EU is going to ask them to do so, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on June 15.
Where drone developers see the EU getting it right, and wrong, on defense
BERLIN, Germany — In a former hangar at Berlin's Tempelhof Airport, German and Ukrainian drone companies turned out in force at a new defense conference to cut deals, discuss their role in shaping the future of warfare, and make clear their needs from the EU and national governments. "It's a really positive shift that Europe is investing more effort, specifically upping financial resources," Maximilian Enders of Tytan Technologies told the Kyiv Independent in an interview at the New Age Defense
'Missile struck those who save lives' — 4 rescuers killed, 6 injured in Russian double-tap strike on Kharkiv
Kharkiv City Emergency Department Director Bohdan Hladkykh told Suspilne that one of the missiles struck approximately 30 meters from rescuers who had left the grounds of a civilian enterprise hit in the attack and were standing in a forest belt.
From propagandists to energy revenues, EU hits Russia with new sanctions over Ukraine strikes
"Every measure further restricts Russia's room for manoeuvre," EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said.
G7 a chance to get US at the same table on Ukraine, Macron says
The G7 summit this week will be a chance to show U.S. President Donald Trump that Europe and other allies are doing their share on Ukraine, and to see how much the grouping can keep working together, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
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As Russian battlefield gains slow and recruitment drive falters, Ukraine is warning that the Kremlin may finally reach for the measure it has long resisted — a forced mobilization. According to Kyiv, Moscow is preparing to call up tens of thousands of fresh soldiers to offset its climbing battlefield losses. But analysts believe Russia would only take that gamble in case of an imminent front-line collapse, or a sweeping pivot to a war economy — one that could signal preparations to push the co
