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Russian ballistic missile strikes Kyiv arms exhibition, killing at least 10, injuring 100
Air-raid sirens rang out around 11:20 a.m., with Ukraine's Air Force reporting Russian missiles heading to the Ukrainian capital.
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Update: Who are Ukraine's new police and security chiefs, and what accusations do they face?
Editor's note: A response from the Security Service (SBU) has been added. The acting heads of Ukraine's National Police and Security Service (SBU), who were appointed late on July 17, have been embroiled in controversy. President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Oleksandr Poklad, former senior deputy of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), as acting head in a decree issued July 17, as the Cabinet of Ministers tapped Maksym Tsutskiridze as temporary head of Ukraine's National Police. Poklad was appoi
Organizer of exhibition struck in deadly Russian ballistic missile attack remanded in custody
The event took place on July 24 just outside Kyiv and was being attended by members of the Ukrainian defense industry when it was hit.
Last gas station between Kharkiv and Poltava destroyed as Russian attacks kill 9, injure 76 over past day
The stretch of road, part of the pan-European E40 highway, is also one of the two main logistics routes from Kyiv to front-line areas in eastern Ukraine.
Zelensky arrives in UK for 1st meeting with new Prime Minister Burnham
"The key priorities are air defense, maritime security, and joint defense production — our cooperation that strengthens both countries," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ukrainian drones strike export terminal, oil infrastructure in latest deep strike attack on Russia
The attack also included strikes on oil facilities in Russia's Udmurtia Republic and Yaroslavl Oblast.
How Zelensky created a rival
President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have miscalculated. By dismissing the widely popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, he created two problems at once: he triggered a political crisis that continues to spill onto the streets, and transformed a loyal ally into a political opponent whose popularity now rivals his own. Public opinion has overwhelmingly rejected Zelensky's decision to oust Fedorov. According to a Rating Group poll published on July 22, 72% of respondents opposed Fedorov's
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The Kyiv Independent's coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, after eight years of aggression against Ukraine that began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and fighting in Donbas. The war has resulted in tens of thousands of military and civilian casualties and displaced millions of Ukrainians. NATO and Western allies have provided military aid to Ukraine while the conflict continues across fronts in Ukraine’s south and east.
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The cause of the fire remains unclear. Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry announced a drone threat over Saratov Oblast the night of the fire, and the air base has been targeted in several previous Ukrainian strikes.
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