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3:34 PM  (Updated:  November 8, 2024 7:11 am)

Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia kills 8, injures 42, damages hospital.

Russia struck Zaporizhzhia five times using guided aerial bombs. The attack partially destroyed an apartment building, houses and damaged a cancer hospital.

4:54 AM  (Updated:  November 8, 2024 6:41 am)

Russian attack on Kharkiv injures 25.

At least 25 people were injured and more may be trapped under the rubble, local authorities said. Search and rescue operations are ongoing at the building.

5:49 AM

Scholz fired finance minister over Taurus missiles proposal, ex-FM says.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired former Finance Minister Christian Lindner after he proposed sending Ukraine Taurus missiles instead of financial aid, Lindner said on Nov. 7.

4:25 AM

Ukraine to receive $6 billion in US military aid before Trump's term begins, Pentagon confirms.

When asked if the U.S. had enough weapons stockpiled to get shipments to Ukraine before Trump's inauguration, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said Washington was "confident" it could keep its commitments to Kyiv.

1:59 AM

Russia strikes Odesa Oblast, damages several buildings.

Russian forces launched mass drone attack on southern Odesa Oblast overnight on Nov. 8, damaging several residential buildings and a school in the city of Odesa, according to local authorities.

12:23 AM

World's largest business organization cuts arbitration costs to boost foreign investment in Ukraine’s reconstruction.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), will lower the costs of its arbitration court for foreign investors involved in Ukraine's reconstruction projects to encourage much-needed investment.

11:46 PM

Zelensky says he is unaware of details of Trump plan to end Ukraine war.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a news conference at the European Political Community summit in Budapest that he believed Trump wanted to end the war with Russia quickly, but that he had not discussed a plan with him.

10:57 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russian mass airstrike on Zaporizhzhia kills 4, injures over 30

9:52 PM

German aid for Ukraine in 2025 safe despite coalition collapse, Reuters reports.

Germany will be able to provide most of the 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) promised to Ukraine, even if the 2025 budget is not approved in time due to the coalition collapse, Reuters reported on Nov. 7, citing unnamed sources from the budget committee.

9:32 PM

Putin congratulates Trump on US election victory, says he is 'ready to have discussions'.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the U.S. presidential election during the Valdai forum in Sochi on Nov. 7.

9:12 PM

US Election

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3:54 PM  (Updated:  November 7, 2024 8:32 pm)

Ukraine expected to reopen one airport by end of January 2025.

President Volodymyr Zelensky insists that Boryspil International Airport be opened first.

8:17 PM

Metro Awakening VR release expands famous Ukrainian post-apocalyptic game franchise.

Metro Awakening, the fourth video game in the popular post-apocalyptic survival franchise set in Russia’s underground subway, was released on Nov. 7 by the virtual reality (VR) company Vertigo Games.

8:13 PM

NATO chief Rutte wants to discuss Russia-North Korea threat with Trump.

"We have to work together. So I look forward to sitting down with Donald Trump to discuss how we can face these threats collectively, what we need to do," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.

7:00 PM

Google removed photos of Ukraine's military sites from its map, Ukrainian official says.

The locations of military sites in Ukraine are no longer displayed on Google Maps, said Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Counter-Disinformation Center under Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, on Nov. 7.

6:35 PM

No Azeri gas deal currently on table to maintain flows via Ukraine, Naftogaz CEO says.

No deal is currently on the table between Europe and Azerbaijan to keep gas flowing through Ukraine once a transit deal with Russia expires at the end of the year, despite reports a contract was nearing, CEO of Ukrainian state-owned oil and gas giant Naftogaz said.

5:54 PM

Video

How Trump plans to end Ukraine war, according to Volker.

A few hours after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the U.S. presidential election, the Kyiv Independent sat down with Ambassador Kurt Volker, who served as the U.S. special representative for Ukraine negotiations in 2017-2019, and as U.S. ambassador to NATO in 2008-2009.

4:59 PM

Zelensky's office deputy head traveled to Russia at least 9 times after 2014, media investigation shows.

Oleh Tatarov, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, has traveled to Moscow at least nine times since Russia's initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014, RFE/RL's investigation project Schemes reported on Nov. 7, citing obtained flight data.

3:23 PM

Peace cannot be bought by weakness, Zelensky says at Budapest summit.

"Peace is a reward only for the strong," President Zelensky said.

3:03 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Trump’s election marks the death of Transatlanticism

2:36 PM

West must negotiate war's end based on 'current realities,' Shoigu says.

The West should recognize that Russia is currently winning the war against Ukraine and therefore start negotiations, Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia's Security Council, said on Nov. 8, as the Russian state news agency TASS reported.

2:22 PM

Ukraine

5 Ukraine stories you might've missed because of US election.

2:14 PM

UK targets Russian-backed mercenaries, defense industry in major sanctions package.

The U.K. government on Nov. 7 announced its largest package of sanctions against Russia since May 2023, focusing on the Russian defense industry and mercenary groups.

1:26 PM

Zelensky arrives in Hungary for European Political Community Summit.

The fifth meeting of the European Political Community will focus on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing escalation in the Middle East, among other things.

1:16 PM

Opinion

Opinion: 3 ways Trump’s return to power could unfold for Ukraine