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Ukraine uses Flamingo missiles in strike on Russian weapons facility
Ukrainian forces launched a missile and drone attack on multiple Russian regions overnight on May 5, reportedly striking a critical Russian military-industrial site in Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
Breaking: EU votes in support of Nuremberg-style tribunal for Russia
The Special Tribunal plays an important role because no other court has a legal mandate to prosecute the international crime of starting a war of aggression.
Romania's pro-EU government falls after no-confidence vote — what happens next?
The motion was initiated by the Social Democrats (PSD), who left the governing coalition last month, and by the far-right, Ukraine-skeptic Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR).
Russian fiber-optic FPV drones reach Kramatorsk, Ukraine's Donbas stronghold
Russian fiber-optic FPV drones have reached Kramatorsk, posing a new threat to one of Ukraine’s key strongholds in Donetsk Oblast.
Ukraine condemns Egypt for allowing transit of stolen grain
"Ukraine is a country that has played the role of a reliable food security guarantor for Egypt for many years — and we don't understand why Egyptian partners pay us back by continuing to accept stolen Ukrainian grain," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote.
Ukraine's culture minister on why culture 'needs KPIs' to succeed
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the country's culture has finally received the attention it had previously lacked. But Culture Minister Tetyana Berezhna aims for more than mere survival — she envisions a cultural sphere that thrives and becomes a major economic driver for Ukraine. In a conversation with the Kyiv Independent, Berezhna explains why culture needs measurable goals to succeed both nationally and internationally, how her experience in law, economics, and go
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