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Thursday, July 16
Russia hits Kyiv with ballistic missiles as Ukraine reels from latest political shock
Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russia slammed Ukraine's capital with ballistic missiles in an overnight attack on July 16. Explosions rocked Kyiv shortly before 1 a.m. local time, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyv City Military Administration, reported that Russia was attacking the city with ballistic missiles. Ukraine's Air Force reported that at least five ballistic missiles were headed toward Kyiv. Th
Ukraine targets Russian crypto, virtual assets in updated sanctions against Moscow's finance sector
The new measures, adopted based on proposals from Ukraine's National Bank, aim to stop Russia from using modern financial instruments, such as cryptocurrency, to circumvent sanctions and make international payments.
Wednesday, July 15
Update: Zelensky nominates Naftogaz CEO Koretskyi to be Ukraine's next prime minister
Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said the president had formally submitted his nomination for Serhii Koretskyi to be the next prime minister of Ukraine.
Zelensky dismisses Defense Minister Fedorov, deepening turmoil in Ukraine's military leadership
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko has been offered the role of Ukraine's next defense minister, a lawmaker from the governing Servant of the People party told the Kyiv Independent on condition of anonymity.
‘Utterly baffling’: Ukrainians outraged, call for protest after Zelensky ousts Fedorov
This is a developing story and is being updated President Volodymyr Zelensky's dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister has drawn a wave of criticism from soldiers, veterans, and civil society figures, who argue Ukraine is losing one of its most effective wartime officials without an adequate explanation. Dmytro Koziatynskyi, a war veteran who was a leading organizer of last summer's mass protests against a law curbing the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies, called for
Popular Mykolaiv governor Kim tapped for Ukrainian Cabinet role
The decision appears to have been made at the last minute, according to one official, who said reports of Vitalii Kim's expected appointment caught even his own team off guard.
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.
