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Zelensky names First Deputy Foreign Minister Kyslytsya as new Presidential Office deputy head
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister, will be appointed deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
Bloom amid ruin: Ukraine’s struggle through the journey of one rose
Editor's note: This story was originally published in The Kyiv Independent's first-ever print edition, titled "The Power Within," in July 2025. You can order a copy in our e-store. Billions of flowers grow every year in Ukraine, but it only takes one to tell the story of its people in wartime. As a single rose grows and is nurtured, blossoms, and then is cut to be transported and sold in any one of Ukraine’s numerous flower shops, it encounters many lives and surroundings as it makes its journ
US strikes Venezuela, captures President Maduro, Trump says
"The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the country," Donald Trump said on Truth Social.
Zelensky proposes Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal for vacant energy minister role
"We held consultations with Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, and I count on lawmakers' support," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 3.
European national security advisors arrive in Kyiv, Coalition of the Willing talks to be held later in the day
"A busy working day lies ahead: security and economic issues, work on framework documents, coordination of further steps with partners," National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov said.
At least 6 killed, 42 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day
Russia launched 95 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said.
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Denis Kapustin, commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), was reported killed in action on Dec. 27.
