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Inside the institution where Ukraine races to counter Russia's evolving drones
In a government office, researchers of drones and electronic warfare gather around a small metal device recovered from a Russian Geran drone. Its purpose — to measure the Earth’s magnetic field for navigation. "This is the most recent component we found, about a week or two ago," said one of the researchers. Outside, a Russian drone’s jet engine roared — a sound that has become almost constant in Kyiv in recent months as advances in drone technology allow Russia to strike farther, more often
Deadly Russian missile strike on Kyiv used cluster warheads, hours after Putin-Witkoff meeting
Among the injured people are four children, one of whom has been hospitalized, the State Emergency Service reported.
Ukrainian partisans claim sabotage of military communications near major Moscow data center
"We are disabling the enemy's channels, disrupting command and control, and helping UAVs reach their targets," Atesh said.
Finnish PM visits Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks despite peace push
"The main purpose of the visit is to show Finland's strong support for Ukraine as the war of aggression continues and the country prepares for the winter," the Finnish government said.
Ukraine's court eases restrictions on ex-minister charged in major corruption case
Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court extended the other obligations of Herman Halushchenko, a former justice minister implicated in a major graft case, for two months.
Ukraine repatriates 252 bodies that Russia claims belong to Ukrainian soldiers
During previous repatriations, Russia at times returned the bodies of its own soldiers to Kyiv, with Ukrainian officials alleging the practice may have been aimed at avoiding compensation payments to Russian families or reflected a "negligent attitude toward their own people."
About Donetsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Donetsk Oblast, covering 26,517 square kilometers (10,239 square miles) in Ukraine’s East with a pre-war population of approximately 4.1 million. The administrative center is Kramatorsk, as Donetsk city has remained under Russian occupation since 2014. Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting, for example, around the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar, as Moscow attempts to capture the entire region.
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"Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much," Trump said, hours after a Russian drone strike in a public park killed six people, including two children.
