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Can Ukraine fix its mobilization problems?
In this interview, the Kyiv Independent’s Kateryna Hodunova speaks with Pavlo Kazarin, a Ukrainian journalist, publicist and serviceman, about Ukraine’s mobilization crisis, draft evasion, soldiers going absent without leave (AWOL), and the growing divide between those serving and those remaining in civilian life.
Ukraine will only stop attacking Russian oil as part of an energy ceasefire, Zelensky says
"The real cause of the war in Europe is Russia, and Russia alone. It is already possible today to halt the attacks on our energy sector, but Putin does not want to do so," Zelensky said.
At least seven injured in Russian aerial bombing of Sloviansk
"There may be people trapped under the rubble," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a social media post.
Ukraine welcomes Baltic push to ban Russian grain transit through EU
"It is important to see this initiative now being advanced at the EU level," wrote Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi.
Inside Ukraine's world of naive art — and the Gunia aesthetic it inspired
A cat's fur for a brush, crushed petals for paint, and an eye for beauty — as it turns out, that's all some Ukrainian artists needed to make some of the most distinctive paintings of the 20th century. "Naive My Love," a new coffee table book by French publisher Assouline in collaboration with Ukrainian fashion and design brand Gunia Project, celebrates the bold colors, imaginative motifs, and deeply personal visual language of Ukrainian naive and folk art. The book's visuals stand on their own
Russian attacks kill at least 2, injure 25 across Ukraine as Moscow targets energy infrastructure around Kyiv
In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Russia killed one child and injured nine other people in attacks on civilian targets.
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 will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter," U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.
