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Russian drone strike near school dormitory housing displaced people kills 13-year-old in Vinnytsia Oblast, injures more children
A Russian drone strike on the grounds of a vocational school dormitory in Vinnytsia Oblast killed two people, including a 13-year-old girl, on Nov. 1, the State Emergency Service reported.
Tears and joy as Oleshky residents reunite with relatives in Ukraine
On Oct. 31, residents of the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky finally arrived in Ukrainian-controlled territory as part of an evacuation mission that involved a short pause in fighting mediated with the involvement of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump. Seventeen buses carrying evacuees reached Ukrainian-controlled territory, where families were reunited with loved ones they had not seen for years. The Kyiv Independent’s Yuliia Taradiuk and Olena Zashko witnessed the arrival of the residents from Ol
Ukraine war latest: Russian oil refinery in Kstovo ablaze after reported overnight drone strike
Key developments on Oct. 31-Nov. 1: * Russian oil refinery in Kstovo ablaze after reported overnight drone strike * Russian airstrike destroys Kramatorsk city council building that survived 2014 occupation * Russian attack hits Kyiv energy facility, leaving parts of the city without power and water * Ukraine hits plant producing fuel for Russian multiple-launch rocket systems in Rostov Oblast, military says * Oleshky residents reach Ukrainian-controlled territory after escaping Russian occ
Foreign Minister Sybiha calls for Russian athlete travel ban as Moscow's ice hockey return risks forcing Ukraine out
"I call on governments that have not lost their moral compass to deny Russian players entry to their territory," said Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
Zelensky confirms attack on Russian rocket fuel factory, missile launcher system
"A ‘Pantsir-S2’ system and a command and control vehicle belonging to the S-400 ‘Triumph’ system were also struck," Zelensky said, causing an estimated $70 million in damage.
'Life simply returned' – Oleshky ceasefire gives Kherson short respite amid years of Russian terror
Editor's note: Ukrainian journalist Daria Litovchenko contributed to reporting on the ground in Kherson, while Francis Farrell compiled the material from Kyiv. In all of Ukraine, perhaps no city has suffered as much, for as long, during Russia's full-scale war as Kherson. From the initial eight months of brutal Russian occupation in 2022 — with all of the associated torture, looting and deportation — to Russia's man-made flood caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, to the systematic "h
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A live tracker map developed by Greenpeace, an international environmental organization, shows Russian tankers currently moving across the Atlantic Ocean, with one vessel approaching the U.S. East Coast.
