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EU expands Ukraine sanctions push with new office and crypto task force
The EU announced the launch of a task force dedicated to cryptocurrency sanctions, an area where it has been progressively rolling out more restrictions.
Rescuers dig for bodies after Russia bombs village aid center to rubble, killing dozens inside
After three days of uncertainty, police found 56-year-old Olha alive and unharmed on Nov. 5. Her family had not been able to reach her since Russian bombs devastated the front-line settlement of Komyshuvakha on Nov. 2, and feared she might be buried under the rubble. Olha is the seventh person police have located since, but dozens of others remain missing. For a fifth consecutive day, rescuers are searching through the ruins of an underground humanitarian aid center, where the death toll contin
Ukraine's Kyivstar raises outlook as digital business surges despite ongoing war
Kyivstar now expects its revenue to grow by 15%–17% this year, up from its original forecast of 14%–16%. Its revenue reached $349 million in the third quarter, up 17.5% from a year earlier, according to its quarterly financial results.
Russian attacks kill 1, injure 21 across Ukraine over past day as emergency power cuts hit 7 regions
The situation remains most difficult in Kyiv, where power limitations remain in place due to significant damage to energy infrastructure, the Energy Ministry said.
Ukraine strikes 2 Russian ammunition depots, other military targets in occupied territories, General Staff says
The ammunition depots were located near the town of Melitopol and the settlement of Khliborobne in the Russian-occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, according to the statement.
Death toll from Russian strike on Komyshuvakha rises to 53 as search operation enters 5th day
The strike was the deadliest Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast since the start of the full-scale invasion.
About Donetsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Donetsk Oblast, covering 26,517 square kilometers (10,239 square miles) in Ukraine’s East with a pre-war population of approximately 4.1 million. The administrative center is Kramatorsk, as Donetsk city has remained under Russian occupation since 2014. Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting, for example, around the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar, as Moscow attempts to capture the entire region.
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KYIV OBLAST — A clash between an angry mob and Ukraine's National Guard and law enforcement on a sleepy street in the Petropavlivska Borshchahivka suburb of Kyiv on Nov. 2 has fueled the information war around Ukraine's mobilization. The incident, involving roughly 200 people attacking law enforcement officers, military personnel and vehicles, prompted a response that included tear gas and warning shots fired into the air. The arrival of President’s Office Head Kyrylo Budanov further underscor
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