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Kyiv endures 5th day of near-constant air raid alerts as Russian jet-powered drones continue to swarm city
Kyiv and the surrounding region remain key targets of the strikes, with eight air raid alerts sounding by 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 31.
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Zelensky appoints new Ground Forces commander
Sviatoslav Zaiets previously served as commander of the 20th Army Corps.
Shootout between SBU and HUR in Kyiv during investigation of Russian FSB plot
The FSB aimed to attack a Russian opposition figure that had come to Kyiv for Ukraine's independence day
Zelensky, EU warn new parliament blockage has put 3.7 billion euros for Ukraine at risk
The parliament's blocking of reforms is "against the state — against the Ukrainian state," said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Von der Leyen confirms EU weighing Ukraine's Patriots payment request, decision expected on Sept. 7
"Member states are looking at the request, and I can say it is going in the right direction," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Sweden invokes Moscow's hybrid attacks in renewed push to use frozen Russian assets
"The most fair thing to do, also for taxpayers, is to take the frozen assets and give them to Ukraine," said Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Stenergard.
Russian drones strike central Kyiv, at least 7 injured
Among the injured are two doctors who have been hospitalized.
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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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Mykhailo Fedorov said he is seeking backing from venture capitalists, private investors, and U.S. technology companies for a fund that would invest in Ukrainian defense startups and create new companies focused on battlefield technologies.
