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Polish police detain suspects after brutal attack on Ukrainian couple
The Wroclaw attack comes amid a surge in violence against Ukrainians in Poland in recent months, fueled by a crisis in diplomatic relations between the neighboring countries.
Monday, July 27
'We've got your back' — UK's new Prime Minister Burnham welcomes Zelensky in first leader visit, pledges Stone Cloak defense tech to Kyiv
Burnham pledged to honor "every commitment the U.K. has made to Ukraine in full" and granted Kyiv a license to produce Stone Cloak electronic warfare systems.
Trump says he'll 'ask Putin' about Russia helping Iran target US bases in Middle East
Trump was questioned about the reports shortly after President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 25 that Moscow has been providing Tehran satellite imagery of U.S. and Gulf military installations throughout the U.S. war against Iran.
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine reports hitting 14 energy facilities in occupied Crimea over 3 days amid widespread power outages
Key developments on July 27: * Ukraine reports hitting 14 energy facilities in occupied Crimea over 3 days amid widespread power outages * Last gas station between Kharkiv and Poltava destroyed as Russian attacks kill 9, injure 76 over past day * Organizer of exhibition struck in deadly Russian ballistic missile attack remanded in custody * Ukrainian drones strike export terminal, oil infrastructure in latest deep strike attack on Russia Ukrainian drones have struck 14 energy facilities ov
Ukraine reports hitting 14 energy facilities in occupied Crimea over 3 days amid widespread power outages
The report comes as the Russian-installed energy operator Krymenergo said on July 27 that power restrictions are in effect across Crimea, citing a "difficult" situation in the northwest, east, and south of the peninsula, following Ukrainian strikes.
The international community should provide more support for Ukraine's cultural sector
As a rule, Ukraine's cultural sector makes the headlines only when sites of exceptional significance are damaged or destroyed. This was the case not so long ago, when a Russian drone hit the cathedral of Kyiv's Pechersk Lavra. The attack was internationally condemned, and similar condemnations followed earlier attacks, such as the destruction of the Hryhorii Skovoroda Museum near Kharkiv in 2022 or the attack on Odesa Cathedral in 2023. Worldwide outrage over such crimes rarely lasts long, howe
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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The cause of the fire remains unclear. Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry announced a drone threat over Saratov Oblast the night of the fire, and the air base has been targeted in several previous Ukrainian strikes.
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