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Russian glide bombs strike Kharkiv, kill women, injure children
One of the Russian glide-bombs "completely destroyed" a residential building, Kharkiv city mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
Sign of the times: Ukraine’s small dairy farms are disappearing
Marinka Hritsik has watched Ukraine’s dairy farming traditions change before her eyes. "There were eighteen (household-owned) cows in our village in 2022, but now there are seven," said the family farmer from near Chernihiv. "By winter, there probably won’t be any left." Hritsik's story reflects a national shift: Ukraine's smaller dairy farms are disappearing while the biggest keep growing. High costs and low prices, EU rules, and the war are pushing small producers out even as the government'
Russian soldiers 'had to drink urine to survive' after being abandoned by commanders, POWs say
Russian troops were left with no food, water, or ammunition and had to drink their own urine to survive after being abandoned by their commanders, POWs captured by Ukraine have said. The claims were made in a video published by Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps, which captured the Russian soldiers during Ukraine's "Operation Vivaldi," an ongoing successful counteroffensive against the Russian salient to the north of the city of Lyman, which has seen months of Russian offensive progress reversed in a mat
Russian Mi-8 helicopter reportedly shot down in friendly-fire incident over Voronezh Oblast
Ukrainian Telegram channel Dossier of a Spy said that the Mi-8 was mistakenly shot down by a Su-35 during Ukraine's drone attack.
Latvia votes with Russia threat looming large
Latvia will elect a new parliament this weekend, in an election dominated by security concerns over the now emboldened Russia next door and a cost-of-living crisis shaping the domestic agenda. The Oct. 3 vote for the 100-member unicameral parliament — the Saeima — will be the second since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a war in which Latvia threw its full support behind Kyiv. It also comes as Western officials raise alarm over Moscow's escalating hybrid threat — a particul
Inside Odesa port attacks: How Russia targets Ukraine's Black Sea trade
In this report, the Kyiv Independent travels to Odesa and the surrounding region to document how intensified Russian attacks are threatening the city, its ports, and Ukraine’s vital Black Sea trade route.
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Compared to the most recent figure from July 2026, the decree increases total staff by only around 15,500, is the fourth such incremental raise announced this year.
