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Police searches at energy company deepen Zelensky-Klitschko tensions over Kyiv's winter preparations
Kyiv’s city-run heating company, Kyivteploenergo, accused the police of pressuring the company and seizing important documents pertaining to the capital’s energy resilience plan on Nov. 6.
Ukraine adopts unified rules for identifying dead civilians and soldiers
All interagency regional teams will now follow the same rules for examinations, forensic medical studies, collection of biological samples and documentation, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said.
Ukraine's ice hockey has 'no intention of giving up' after court ruling clears way for Russia's return
As the possibility of Russian athletes' return looms over the ice hockey community, Ukraine and leading hockey nations refuse to welcome Russia back into international sports. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Oct. 30 that the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) exclusion of Russian athletes from its tournaments was unlawful, sparking outrage among multiple national federations and the IIHF itself. "Some say that sports are separate from politics, but that's not true a
Kyiv ‘torture chamber’ debunked: Rumors, Russia, and what really happened
What really happened during the clash at a National Guard facility near Kyiv and how did it become a major disinformation story? The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell and Kateryna Hodunova examine what happened that night, the provocation at the center of the incident, and the role of online misinformation in escalating the situation. They discuss the legal gray areas in Ukraine’s mobilization system, public frustration over forced mobilization, and how Russia exploits these tensions to underm
Finland to tighten restrictions on Russian athletes after Moscow's expected return to world ice hockey
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said the amendments to the current rules are being prepared "on a tight schedule," following a meeting between the Finnish government and President Alexander Stubb.
Ukraine's ground drones complete over 30,000 missions in record month for robot warfare
The October mission count, which includes logistics and evacuation missions, is over four times higher than the 7,511 missions recorded in January 2026.
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KYIV OBLAST — A clash between an angry mob and Ukraine's National Guard and law enforcement on a sleepy street in the Petropavlivska Borshchahivka suburb of Kyiv on Nov. 2 has fueled the information war around Ukraine's mobilization. The incident, involving roughly 200 people attacking law enforcement officers, military personnel and vehicles, prompted a response that included tear gas and warning shots fired into the air. The arrival of President’s Office Head Kyrylo Budanov further underscor
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