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Ukraine war latest live: Recent Russian assault on light equipment in direction of Pokrovsk was 'partially successful,' Ukraine's military says
Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,357 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: A large-scale assault by Russian troops in light vehicles on the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast was "partially successful," the 7th Corps of Ukraine's Air Assault Forces reported on Nov. 12. During the defense of the city, Ukrainian forces destroyed five motorcycles and five cars on Nov. 11 and are working to eliminate firing positions the Russian army es
Two Ukrainian ministers implicated in major corruption scandal step down
Halushchenko is being investigated by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) as part of a large-scale corruption case into Energoatom involving Timur Mindich, a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Energoatom corruption scheme suspects funded luxury houses for top officials, journalists say
Ex-Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov was financing a construction of high-end houses near Kyiv. The money he spent was obtained through the energy corruption scheme now rocking Ukraine, the Bihus.info investigative journalism project reported on Nov. 12.
Ukraine's foreign minister meets Rubio, other G7 partners to push for defense, energy support
After talking to Rubio at the G7 meeting in Canada, Sybiha praised Trump's "peace efforts and very effective energy sanctions against Russia."
Today we start a new chapter
This is Olga Rudenko, editor-in-chief of the Kyiv Independent. I’m here to invite you to share something special with us, with me. I can hardly believe I’m writing these words: On Nov. 11, 2025, we celebrated the fourth birthday of the Kyiv Independent. What were the odds of this happening? Slim, to put it mildly. Four years ago on this day, we took a brave step — and a stupidly naive one for that matter — to start the Kyiv Independent. Consider the circumstances: We were freshly fired from
Zelensky to impose sanctions against close associates following $100 million corruption scandal
The two are implicated in the $100 million corruption scandal centered on the state-owned nuclear power company Energoatom, which has rocked the country since Monday.
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Ukrainian drones — and the occasional missile — have been causing havoc across Russia for months. According to Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), nearly 160 successful strikes have been conducted in 2025 against oil extraction and refining facilities, leading to fuel shortages and a 37% drop in refining capacity. "These are legitimate military targets. Oil extraction and refining make up around 90% of Russia’s defense budget. These are the dirty petro-rubles funding the war against us," SBU Chi
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