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Zelensky wants ministers implicated in corruption scandal to resign
Halushchenko is being investigated by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) as part of a large-scale corruption case into Energoatom involving Timur Mindich, a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Zelensky to impose sanctions against close associate following large-scale corruption probe, source says
Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to impose sanctions against Oleksandr Tsukerman and his close associate Timur Mindich, implicated in a large-scale corruption scandal, a source in the President's Office told the Kyiv Independent. On Nov. 11, the Anti-Corruption Bureau charged eight people with bribery, abuse of office, and illicit enrichment. It also published tapes where the group, using code names and encrypted language, disc
Ukraine war latest live: Ukrainian forces pull back from another settlement in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,357 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Ukrainian forces withdrew from the village of Rivnopillia in northeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast late on Nov. 11, Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces reported. Ukrainian troops pulled back from Rivnopillia to more "defensible positions to safeguard the lives of their personnel," according to the Southern Defense Forces. At the same time, the advance of Russian fo
SBU exposes Russian agent from Crimea planning terrorist attacks on Kyiv metro and malls
A 55-year-old resident of Crimea, the alleged organizer of terrorist attacks, has been charged in absentia.
Ukraine withdraws from another settlement in Zaporizhzhia Oblast amid ongoing Russian offensive
Ukrainian forces withdrew from the village of Rivnopillia in northeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast late on Nov. 11, Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces reported.
Ukraine's Special Forces confirm 'successful fire attack' on Russia's Stavrolen petrochemical plant
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces confirmed its "successful fire attack" on Stavrolen petrochemical enterprise, a Lukoil-owned petrochemical complex in Budyonnovsk, southern Russia, overnight on Nov. 12.
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Ukrainian drones — and the occasional missile — have been causing havoc across Russia for months. According to Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), nearly 160 successful strikes have been conducted in 2025 against oil extraction and refining facilities, leading to fuel shortages and a 37% drop in refining capacity. "These are legitimate military targets. Oil extraction and refining make up around 90% of Russia’s defense budget. These are the dirty petro-rubles funding the war against us," SBU Chi
