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Thursday, August 27
Explosions, jet-powered drones rock Kyiv as rare hours-long Russian aerial attack continues into morning
Later in the morning, Ukraine's Air Force announced that seven Russian Iskander-M or North Korean-built KN-23 ballistic missiles had been shot down.
Update: Zelensky's chief of staff comments on alleged references to him in corruption case tapes
Transcripts included in the prosecutors' motions in the case explicitly state that Zelensky's Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov took part in the conversations, Hromadske reported.
Russian e-commerce giant Ozon reports Ukrainian attacks on facilities in Ufa, Orenburg
"The logistics complex in Ufa received minor damage, but is still closed and the area needs to be thoroughly inspected," the company said.
Russian disinformation tests its Ukraine election playbook
President Volodymyr Zelensky's firing of popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov triggered a wave of street protests and, weeks later, a call from Fedorov himself for wartime elections. It also offered a preview of Russia's playbook for exploiting Ukraine's internal divisions. Fake articles, fabricated claims, and manipulations over the past few weeks have fed into the Kremlin's portrayal of Ukraine as a country hopelessly divided, and its government — illegitimate. And while Ukraine cautiou
Netherlands to stay 'strict' with Ukraine on rule of law reforms, foreign minister says
"An intensive accession process still lies ahead in which Ukraine will have to implement an extensive reform agenda, not least when it comes to the rule of law and the fight against corruption," said Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen.
Danish shipyard to receive another Russia-linked LNG tanker — before representing Denmark at state-backed trade fair pavilion
"Denmark is speaking with two voices," Alexander Kirk, sanctions campaigner at Urgewald, said in a statement shared with the Kyiv Independent. He added that the "Danish government cannot condemn Fayard's actions on one day and promote it under the Danish flag the next."
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