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Tuesday, July 14
'Revenge is inevitable' — Ukraine sinks Russian border guard ship involved in 2018 Kerch Strait attack
The strike killed and wounded members of the vessel's crew, the military said, without disclosing further details.
Head of Ukraine's state-run defense giant steps down week after deadly Vyshneve depot blast
The news follows a major controversy at Ukroboronprom, centered around a deadly explosion at one of its ammunition depots during a Russian attack on the Kyiv suburb of Vyshneve on July 6.
EU's von der Leyen to visit Kyiv on July 15, reportedly with defense agenda
The European Commission is preparing a combined defense support package for Ukraine worth up to 18 billion euros ($21 billion), with announcements on this expected during von der Leyen's visit, TVP World reported.
As sports bodies reopens door to Russia, 9 EU countries back cutting funding to IOC
The call was backed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, and Sweden.
Ukraine's parliament dismisses prime minister, paving way for government reshuffle
While President Volodymyr Zelensky portrayed the reshuffle as a "change in political strategy," the actual reasons behind the move, which triggers the resignation of the entire cabinet, remain unclear.
David Arakhamia's long game for power
As the Ukrainian government was engulfed in a major corruption scandal last November, the biggest one in years, a number of lawmakers from President Volodymyr Zelensky's party saw it as a do-or-die moment. The attention was fixed on one man: Andriy Yermak, the president's powerful chief of staff. For years, Yermak had accumulated influence to a degree that frustrated ministers, lawmakers, and even some members of the president's inner circle. Now, as investigators closed in and the political pr
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Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces said that his team had destroyed 10 tankers and four ferries, bringing the total number of destroyed Russian shadow fleet vessels to 90 units this week alone.
