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Moscow repels dozens of Ukrainian drones in daytime attack, mayor says
The drones were intercepted over the space of two hours between 12:10 p.m. and 2:12 p.m. local time, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported.
How Estonia prepares for possible Russian attack
The Kyiv Independent's Martin Fornusek travels across Estonia, from the streets of Tallinn to military exercises near the Russian border, to see how the Baltic country is preparing for potential threats.
US senators propose using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's military
The proposed legislation would allow frozen Russian assets under U.S. control to be used for the purchase of military equipment for Ukraine.
Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau alleges illegal surveillance by Security Service officer
Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) reported on June 19 that the apartment of the head of one of its detective units was bugged with surveillance devices. The bureau said an employee of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) was involved in the tapping.
Why Ukraine’s nuclear corruption cleanup is taking so long
Kyiv vowed to clean up corruption at Ukraine’s troubled state-run nuclear company, but seven months after the country’s most significant wartime corruption scandal, the old system remains largely intact. Energoatom, which operates three working nuclear plants that generate more than 60% of Ukraine’s electricity, became the poster child for Kyiv’s wartime corruption after anti-graft authorities uncovered a $100 million kickback scheme last November. Among the perpetrators were close associates
Ukrainians' trust in EU reaches record high, corruption seen as top obstacle to membership, survey finds
Around 65% of Ukrainians support the country's accession to the bloc, according to a survey by the EU Neighbors East program.
About Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, which covers 31,974 square kilometers (12,348 square miles) in central-eastern Ukraine. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast's population is approximately 3.2 million, and its administrative center is Dnipro, Ukraine's fourth-largest city and major economic hub. Ukrainian forces use the region as a logistics base for operations in the eastern and southern fronts.
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