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SBU detains 19-year-old suspected of plotting bomb attack on bus full of soldiers
The SBU said it had foiled a series of alleged terrorist plots prepared by Russian intelligence services in Rivne this year. Previous alleged plots targeted a park area and administrative buildings in the city center.
'A miracle that Dad didn't die today' — Russian daytime drone attack on Kyiv injures at least three
"I'm in shock... I don't know how to carry on. We're all exhausted," Kyiv resident Sheremet Yuliia told the Kyiv Independent as the Russian strike on Ukraine's capital injured her father and severely damaged her house.
Ukraine's parliament passes minority schools bill to appease Hungary, advance EU talks
The vote paves the way for the EU to formally open two more accession clusters with Ukraine and Moldova at a meeting in Luxembourg on Oct. 13.
Fire Point trolls Russia's Yandex after drone attack on data center
The incident follows a series of reported drone strikes on Russian data centers that have disrupted Yandex services.
Kremlin has nothing to say on Trump's energy ceasefire, rejects Zelensky's truce proposal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Oct. 12 reiterated his readiness to adhere to the energy truce — provided that Russia follows suit.
US threatens to cut intel sharing, arms shipments to Ukraine to protect Russian oil refineries, sources confirm
The Kyiv Independent has learned that the Trump administration threatened senior Ukrainian military and government officials in a push to protect Russian oil refineries. Two Ukrainian officials said their U.S. counterparts had made clear that Washington would hold Kyiv responsible if Russian energy infrastructure were struck during the recently announced ceasefire. "They called all the top military officials with threats," one Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent. "They're telling ever
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Ukraine's government operates under a semi-presidential system, with executive power divided between the president and the Cabinet of Ministers headed by the prime minister. The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's 450-seat parliament, holds legislative authority and oversees government activities through committees and parliamentary inquiries.
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"These things are important now to put clearly on the record and, I believe, help voters in Germany and France understand that some of this politics is instigated via our enemies, namely Russia," media reports Burnham saying.
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