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'We're not telling' — Ukraine won't say what first FP-7 ballistic missile strike hit
Asked what the missile struck, Zelensky's communications advisor told the Kyiv Independent: "We're not telling."
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'We were being arrested like terrorists' - Ukrainian journalist says his detention in Austria was brutal
The acclaimed journalist was reportedly on an editorial assignment in Vienna with his colleague Yaroslav Bondarenko when he was detained by Austrian authorities.
Trump allows Russia to supply millions of tons of diesel to US, global markets
"Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter," U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Ukraine war latest: Drones strike another Yandex data center in Russia
Key developments on October 09: * Second Russian Yandex data center damaged by drone attack in two days, company says * Twenty Russian officers killed in Ukrainian strikes on Donetsk, independent monitors claim * Russia forcibly removes 25 Ukrainian civilians, including children, from occupied Kharkiv Oblast, ombudsman says * Russian airports closed amid alleged Ukrainian balloon and drone raid * Ukraine confirms strikes on Russian cruise missile fuel plant, missile facilities A drone att
Ukraine confirms strikes on Russian cruise missile fuel plant, missile facilities
Ukraine's military launched an attack on Russia's Tver Oblast overnight on Oct. 9, reportedly targeting a Russian factory that manufactures fuel components for Kh-55 and Kh-101 cruise missiles, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
US sanctions court that seeks to arrest Putin, prompts backlash
In 2023, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Putin and another Russian official, Maria Lvova-Belova, for "unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation."
Record 20 Russian officers killed in Ukrainian strikes on headquarters in Donetsk, monitors say
According to Mediazona, 18 of the Russian officers died immediately in the missile strike, while two succumbed to their injuries.
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The Kyiv Independent's coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, after eight years of aggression against Ukraine that began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and fighting in Donbas. The war has resulted in tens of thousands of military and civilian casualties and displaced millions of Ukrainians. NATO and Western allies have provided military aid to Ukraine while the conflict continues across fronts in Ukraine’s south and east.
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