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World-renowned writers, philosophers raise funds for academics in Ukraine
Intellectuals from across the globe took part in a three-day online conference to raise funds for the Center for Civic Engagement, a newly established project at the Kyiv Mohyla Academy. “‘The pen is mightier than the sword’ is true only if all the people with the swords die and the
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine denies Russia captured village near Bakhmut
Key developments on Feb. 13: * Russia has already started new offensive in Ukraine, says Stoltenberg * Moscow's attacks on liberated Kherson kill 4 people * Russia strengthens its defenses in Zaporizhzhia Oblast despite focus on Donbas, UK defense ministry reports. On Feb. 13, Ukraine denied Russia's earlier claim that it had seized
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine insists Russia violated NATO airspace during Feb. 10 mass missile strike
Key developments on Feb. 10: * Ukraine's Air Force insists Russian missiles entered Romanian airspace. * Air defense downs 61 out of 71 missiles launched on Feb. 10. * The mass strike hits energy infrastructure in 6 oblasts. Russia unleashed its 14th mass missile strike targeting Ukraine's critical infrastructure on the morning of
A rare glimpse into covert arms sales world: How Western companies make a fortune on brokering deals for Ukraine
Editor’s Note: This story is a collaborative project of the Kyiv Independent (Ukraine), Eesti Ekspress (Estonia), Die Welt (Germany), Lighthouse Reports, and The Investigative Desk (the Netherlands). Top findings: * Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine had driven arms prices times up * High demand has allowed some private brokers that secure
‘They were real beasts’: A farming couple describes what occupation looked like in their village
NOVYI BURLUK, Kharkiv Oblast – The darkness setting over the muddy street of the small hamlet in Kharkiv Oblast did little to hide the destruction Russian soldiers left behind. Novyi Burluk, located 85 kilometers south of the Russian border, was occupied on the first day of the full-scale invasion. The occupation
Ukraine war latest: Search for survivors ends in Dnipro
Key developments on Jan. 17: * Controversial advisor to Zelensky resigns after false claims on Dnipro missile attack * UK Defense Ministry backs claims that Moscow used inaccurate missile for Dnipro strike * 19 people are still missing, but the State Emergency Service doesn't expect to find more survivors. Three days after a
Ukraine war latest: Russia sends conscripts in combat zones as Ukrainian military conducts counterattacks in Soledar
Key developments on Jan. 12: * Russia will likely try to reach the "administrative borders" of Donetsk Oblast soon, General Staff believes * Ukrainian military says strike kills over 100 Russian soldiers in Soledar * Satellite imagery shows magnitude of destruction in salt-mining town near Bakhmut. As fierce fighting in and around Bakhmut
Ukraine war latest: Attacks on Ukraine kill civilians in first hours of Putin's 'Christmas truce'
Key developments on Jan. 6: * Luhansk governor reports 14 instances of Russian fire in the first hours of Putin's 'Christmas ceasefire'. * Russia's shelling kills in 1 Kherson, 1 in Donetsk Oblast during the 'truce'. * US to provide $3 billion military aid package to Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin's unilateral ceasefire
Ukraine war latest: Putin says he wants 36-hour ceasefire, Zelensky says Russia doesn't want real truce
Key developments on Jan. 5: * Putin says he wants 'Orthodox Christmas ceasefire.' * Zelensky, Biden express skepticism over truce offer. * General Staff says Russian troops focus efforts on capturing Donetsk Oblast. * Russian troops continue arriving in Belarus, the country's Defense Ministry reports. Russian President Vladimir Putin said he ordered his
Ukraine war latest: Putin wants to increase arms production for his war in Ukraine
Key developments on Dec. 23: * Russia doesn’t want peace, but pause for regrouping, says NATO chief * Russia’s attacks across 7 Ukrainian oblasts kill 5, injure 14 over past day * 54 Russian torture chambers discovered in liberated areas NATO chief skeptical about Russia-Ukraine peace talks In an op-ed for
Ukraine war latest: New graves in Mariupol; Zelensky meets Duda; US to transfer Russian oligarch assets to Ukraine
Key developments on Dec. 22: * Associated Press discovers over 10,000 new graves in Russian-occupied Mariupol * Zelensky meets with Polish President in Rzeszów on return from historic trip to US * US Congress approves amendment to transfer seized assets of Russian oligarchs to Ukraine * Putin calls Patriot missile systems 'outdated' after
Ukraine war latest: Putin visits Belarus, Russia attacks Kyiv with drones
Key developments on Dec. 19: * Russia receives 250 more Iranian-made kamikaze drones, says Zelensky * Russia attacks Kyiv with 35 drones, air defense downs 30 * "Very high" risk of new Russian offensive towards occupied Transnistria, says Moldovan intelligence Russia launched another attack on Ukraine using Iranian-made kamikaze drones before sunrise on
Ukraine war latest: US plans to send Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine, officials say
Key developments on Dec. 13: * Allies pledge over €1 billion winter aid for Ukraine after Zelensky’s plea * Ukraine repels Russian attacks near 16 settlements in the east * Belarus conducts sudden inspection of troops’ combat readiness * Russia rules out withdrawal from Ukraine by end of 2022 The U.S. President
Ukraine war latest: Russia prepares new mass missile strikes, says Zelensky
Key developments on Dec. 12: * Ukraine’s embassy in Greece receives ‘bloody package’ in latest act of intimidation * Russian attack on Hirnyk in Donetsk Oblast kills 2, injures 10 * Ukraine needs $1 billion to restore energy sector, says PM. President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address that Russia is
‘We pushed and they collapsed’: How Ukraine liberated Kharkiv Oblast
VOVCHANSK, Kharkiv Oblast – Three months after its liberation, Vovchansk still bears the scars of Russia's seven-month-long occupation. A small partly-destroyed concrete bridge leads into a town whose main road is now littered with charred vehicles turned upside down. The local police station, used by Russians as a torture chamber, is
Ukraine war latest: Russia may be behind letter bomb attacks in Spain, Reznikov says
Key developments on Dec. 1: * Spanish police investigates six letter bombs sent to political and military targets possibly related to supporting Ukraine in Russia’s war. * 50 Ukrainian soldiers return home in new prisoner exchange with Russia. * Switzerland freezes nearly $8 billion in Russian assets under EU sanctions. * General Staff:
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Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly – Issue 80
