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Belgium open to using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine if Europe shares risks
"The risks we identified at the time have not miraculously vanished. But we have no fundamental objection to this money being used to support the Ukrainian cause," said Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot.
St. Petersburg court fines Russian for posting drone attack aftermath online
A court in St. Petersburg has issued the city's first fine to a local resident over a video posted online following a Ukrainian drone attack on the city
Ukraine launches hundreds of drones towards Moscow in latest large-scale attack, reportedly damaging Wildberries warehouse
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that at least 180 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Moscow Oblast during the attack, with over 600 claimed to have been launched at the region.
Breaking: Zelensky formally taps Khmara as defense minister, ruling out Fedorov's return
Zelensky also nominated Andrii Sybiha to again take up the post of foreign minister.
Russia threatens UK over supplying Ukraine with drones
"London's actions will inevitably carry consequences for which it will have to answer," the Russian Embassy to the U.K. said.
PepsiCo said it would leave Russia. Last year, it paid $237 million to the state
In response to Russia's full-scale invasion, PepsiCo announced it would suspend production and sales in Russia in March 2022 — and yet, last year it still paid $237 million in income tax to the Russian state. PepsiCo, one of the largest food and drink producers in the world, remains Russia's fourth-largest foreign business — with 60,000 workers and 19 factories still producing Pepsi Cola for Russian shelves under new names, Lyubimaya Cola and Evervess Cola. That continued presence means more m
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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Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed that 600 drones were headed toward the region.
