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Ukrainian forces hit several 'important' Russian military targets in 3 regions, General Staff says
The strikes targeted areas where Moscow had concentrated its troops, along with a Russian communications hub and a drone control center, the report read.
How the Kyiv International School continues to learn, care, and lead in the hardest days
Over the past several weeks, Kyiv has once again been pushed to its limits. Massive Russian attacks crippled infrastructure across the city and surrounding region, leaving thousands without stable electricity, heat, or water. The strikes coincided with some of the harshest winter conditions this season — plunging temperatures, heavy snowfall, and long, freezing nights. The Kyiv International School (KIS) was not immune. Heating systems went down — and back up — repeatedly. Some classes were
Over 1,500 apartment buildings remain without heating in Kyiv after Russian attacks, local authorities say
Two districts on the east bank of the Dnipro River were the most affected, leaving 1,100 residential buildings without heating, Kateryna Pop, a spokesperson for the Kyiv City Military Administration, said.
Investigation: European companies keep the motors of Russia's war machine running
Key findings: * Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has sought supplies of motor oil additives and lubricants from third countries to maintain its military-industrial capacity and keep vehicles and heavy machinery running. * Russian private companies continue to utilize European logistics chains to secure a steady supply of essential chemicals and components, including large volumes of glycerin routed through EU-linked intermediaries. * The Kyiv Independent has identif
Ukrainian refugee shot dead in North Carolina, suspect detained
"This is a second time for the past year, when a Ukrainian woman who is a refugee and is hiding for safety in North Carolina, gets murdered by a man," said the brother of the late Kateryna Tovmash.
At least 13 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day
Russian forces attacked Ukraine with four Zirkon anti-ship hypersonic missiles, an Iskander-M ballistic missile, a Kh-31 medium-range missile, and 62 drones, of which about 40 were Shahed-type, the Air Force said.
About Crimea
Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in February 2014 amid the deadliest days of the EuroMaidan Revolution. Around 30,000 Russian troops crossed into Crimea, taking hold of the peninsula by early March 2014. Russia has continued to occupy Crimea ever since. Crimea covers an area of around 27,000 square kilometers (10,400 square miles), roughly the same size as the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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Russia appeared to confirm on Feb. 13 the existence of a sweeping U.S.-Russia economic proposal known in Kyiv as the "Dmitriev package," days after President Volodymyr Zelensky first disclosed it publicly. The Ukrainian president said on Feb. 6 that intelligence had briefed him on what he described as a roughly $12 trillion framework for large-scale economic cooperation between Moscow and Washington. "Intelligence showed me the so-called 'Dmitriev package' that he presented in the U.S. — it am
