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Zelensky introduces new sanctions on Russian shadow fleet
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Feb. 21 that Ukraine is imposing new sanctions targeting the captains of Russia's shadow fleet.
Europe's green transition is now a matter of energy security
Europe's approach to energy security long rested on a simple idea: scale equals safety. That assumption is now being tested in Ukraine — and increasingly proven wrong. For decades, coal-fired power plants have been the backbone of Europe's energy system, underpinning industrial growth, modern living standards, and what was long assumed to be a secure and resilient energy supply. Today, Ukraine's costly experience shows that to build resilience, European energy systems must embed local renewabl
Slovakia, Hungary threaten to halt electricity supplies to Ukraine as Russian oil dispute escalates
Such a move would break energy market rules, one expert told the Kyiv Independent.
Ukraine hits Russian planes, ships in Crimea, artillery in major strikes on occupied territories
The final extent of the damage on the Crimean Peninsula is still being assessed, the General Staff said.
Ukraine confirms Flamingo strike on key Russian ballistic missile factory
The Votkinsk Plant is a strategic, state-owned defense enterprise and one of the most important missile factories in Russia. It produces Iskander ballistic missiles — used in attacks against Ukraine — and nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Ukraine liberates 300 square km in southern counteroffensive, Zelensky says — here's what that means
"I won't go into too many details, but today I can congratulate our army first and foremost —all the defense forces — because as of today, 300 (square) kilometers have been liberated," Zelensky told Agence France-Presse.
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Russian forces are using LTE mobile networks and Ukrainian SIM cards to remotely control FPV drones, Serhii Beskrestnov, adviser to Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, said.
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