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Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation pledges $2 million to support Ukraine agrifood sector
Announcing the commitment at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk, Poland on June 25–26, Forrest said the investment would build capacity and unlock private capital for businesses operating in some of Ukraine's most war-torn areas.
Ukraine says it struck Russian military supply vessels, air defense systems in occupied Crimea
The strikes, which hit Project 15310 cable-laying ships Volga and Vyatka and caused "a massive fire on board," were part of President Volodymyr Zelensky's 40-day operation to "exert pressure on Russia," according to Ukraine's Security Services.
Inside Ukraine's elite unit hunting Russian soldiers with fiber optic drones
The Kyiv Independent's Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko embedded with the Signum Battalion of Ukraine's 59th Assault Brigade, one of the country's pioneering FPV drone units operating in northern Donetsk Oblast.
The EU should, can, and will hold the line on Russia, says sanctions chief
BRUSSELS, Belgium — With negotiations in full flow over its next package of sanctions, the EU's Sanctions Envoy David O'Sullivan explained in an interview with the Kyiv Independent just how successful sanctions against Russia have been, and why he is confident the bloc will hold the line for as long as it needs to. The scale of the EU's decoupling from Russia is huge, with trade down from roughly 260 billion euros ($295 billion) before Moscow launched its full-scale invasion to only 58 billion
DTEK and GE Vernova plan 900-million-euro gas-fired plant to strengthen Ukraine’s war-hit power grid
The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the 650-megawatt combined-cycle gas turbine — enough to provide power to 500,000–1 million consumers — at DTEK’s Burshtyn thermal power plant in Ivano Frankivsk Oblast.
160 Ukrainian POWs released from Russian captivity in latest major exchange
"We remember everyone who is in captivity," Zelensky said, adding that all those released in the current exchange had been held by Russia since 2022.
About F-16
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin and operated by over 25 air forces worldwide since its introduction in 1978. Ukraine began receiving F-16s from European partners in summer 2024 after prolonged diplomatic efforts to secure Western fighter jets capable of countering Russian air superiority. Ukrainian pilots completed training programs in Denmark, the Netherlands, and the United States.
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"I would like to say a few words about matters that are not directly related to today's specific agenda items," the Russian leader said during a video conference with members of the government.
