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Lawmaker charged in graft case involving President's Office returns to Ukraine
Last week President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former Deputy Chief of Staff Iryna Mudra, lawmaker Maksym Mykytas, and Viktor Dubovyk, head of the legal policy department at the President's Office, were also charged as part of the case. The suspects are accused of both corporate raiding and money laundering.
Russia strikes 2 gas stations, kills 2, injures 12, including 12-year-old child, in Kyiv during morning rush hour
One emergency responder was among the injured in the Russian attacks on the gas stations, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.
'Shameful and immoral' — Ukraine reacts to far-right Polish politician vandalizing UPA monument
Polish far-right politician Grzegorz Braun published a video of himself damaging a memorial in eastern Poland, which commemorates UPA fighters killed while fighting the Soviet secret police.
Ukrainian Flamingo missiles strike chemical plant in Russia's Volgograd, Fire Point says
"Flamingos paid a little visit to Volgograd last night," Fire Point said in a social media statement. "Ukrainian sanctions, as always, proved to be the most effective."
EU gives final green light to 6 billion euros in defense aid for Ukraine, Patriot missiles purchase
The European Commission's approval allows Ukraine to use funds from the EU's 90-billion-euro ($104-billion) support loan to purchase U.S.-made PAC-3 Patriot interceptors, one of the few weapons capable of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles.
Russian forces kill 9, injure 145 across Ukraine over past day as Moscow expands gas station strikes to Kyiv
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia launched 161 attack drones of various types overnight, including jet-powered drones, as well as one S-8000 "Banderol" low-cost cruise missile.
About Lithuania
Lithuania is a Baltic state covering 65,300 square kilometers (25,212 square miles) with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Lithuania’s capital is Vilnius. The country is one of the top providers of military aid to Ukraine in terms of percentage of GDP, with total aid exceeding 1.7 billion euros. Lithuania hosts Ukrainian refugees, supports sanctions against Russia, and advocates for Ukraine's NATO and EU membership.
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Russia's total military losses in Ukraine have reached 1,500,870, Ukraine's General Staff said on Sept. 9, marking another grim milestone in the war for the Kremlin. It took roughly two years and three months for the Russian Armed Forces to incur their first 500,000 casualties. Moscow has now suffered roughly the same number in just the past 15 months, as technology increasingly shapes the battlefield and drones expand the kill zone almost daily. The Kremlin's total personnel losses in Ukraine
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