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'We've been naive and lazy for way too long' — Dutch PM calls out Europe in exclusive interview
The Netherlands has spearheaded Western support for Ukraine. The 18-million-strong NATO country was among the first to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets — the country's first Western warplanes — alongside Patriot launchers, artillery, and more Now, the new Dutch government led by Rob Jetten signals that its military stocks have reached their limits. But, as the prime minister explains, this only means that the focus must shift — toward non-military support, joint defense production, and
As Russia continues bombing Ukraine, international sports organizations embrace Moscow
As Russia continues its war of conquest against Ukraine, causing thousands of deaths, international sports organizations are eyeing to welcome Russian athletes and teams back into international competition. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to lift its suspension on Russian participation on July 7, provoking angry reactions from Ukraine and across Europe. Russia had been banned from participating in Olympic sports since 2022, following the start of its all-out war, and was furt
Russian attacks kill at least 12, injure 100 across Ukraine as NATO allies pledge new defense aid
The attacks came as Ukraine left the summit with an allied pledge of $80 billion in defense aid for 2026 and an apparent green light from U.S. President Donald Trump to produce critically needed Patriot missiles.
Sham Russian court sentences Ukrainian marine commanders to life imprisonment for Mariupol defense
Russia regularly uses trumped-up charges to jail captured Ukrainian soldiers, activists, journalists, and regular civilians for lengthy terms.
Kyiv court denies bail to men charged in killing of Monaco bombing suspect
Kyiv's Pechersk District Court on July 9 ordered two men suspected of killing Anastasiia Berezovska, a suspect in the attempted assassination of businessman in Monaco, into pretrial detention for two months without bail.
Exclusive: US fund to make 'big' investment in Ukraine's critical minerals this fall, economy minister says
A fund set up by Kyiv and Washington will make its second investment in the fall, this time backing a critical minerals project, Ukraine's economy minister said. "In the fall we will announce a big investment into critical minerals," Economy Minister Oleksii Sobolev told the Kyiv Independent in an in-depth interview, in which he spoke at length about how Ukraine is a market economy at the cutting edge of learning to live in a more uncertain world. Sometimes referred to as the "minerals deal,"
About Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast in Ukraine’s south had a population of around 270,000 people at the beginning of 2022. Russia currently occupies about 73% of Kherson Oblast. The administrative center of the region is the city of Kherson, which was captured by Russia in February 2022 and liberated after eight and a half months.Kherson Oblast borders Mykolaiv Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. To the south of Kherson Oblast is the Black Sea and Crimea.
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Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv over 12 hours after the searches began, Oleksii Babenko, a young star in Ukraine's drone industry, said that Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigations had carried out 70 searches, including at Vyriy Industries facilities, contractors' premises, and the homes of his own family members.
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