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Monday, July 6
For second time in 4 days, Russia targets Kyiv with mass missile attack, killing at least 22
Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones toward Kyiv overnight on July 6, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of yet another large-scale attack targeting the capital.
Exclusive: Trump, Zelensky to discuss strategy to pressure Russia into peace talks
President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump will exchange ideas on how to end Russia's all-out war against Ukraine during a July 8 meeting at the NATO summit in Ankara, two people familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent. The meeting comes as Ukraine believes that there is now an opportunity to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in direct negotiations with Zelensky. Kyiv hopes to capitalize on what it views as growing pressure on the Kremlin, while a
Russia’s largest oil refinery in flames as Ukraine strikes Omsk, 2,500 km away from border
The Omsk refinery was the last of Russia's 11 largest gasoline producers to be hit by Ukrainian forces.
Photojournalist George Ivanchenko completes recovery with prosthesis funded by Kyiv Independent readers
Ukrainian photojournalist George Ivanchenko has graduated from Superhumans Center with a new, fully functional electronic prosthesis, completing a recovery made possible by nearly 1,500 Kyiv Independent readers.
The peace in Ukraine that worries NATO
A potential ceasefire would provide Ukraine a much-needed respite — but would raise difficult security questions for NATO states along Russia's frontier. Even as the U.S.-led peace push has slowed, officials in Kyiv still hope they can end the active phase of fighting before winter. And while Europe firmly backs these efforts, its planners are increasingly sounding the alarm about the prospect of battle-hardened, modernized Russian armies freed for deployment along the Baltic or Nordic borders
UK intercepts Russian Bear-F aircraft after it buzzed carrier strike group in Norwegian Sea
"This activity was unsafe and unprofessional," a U.K. Defense Ministry spokesperson said.
About Sergey Lavrov
Sergey Lavrov is Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, a position he has held since 2004, making him one of the world's longest-serving foreign ministers. Born on March 21, 1950, Lavrov previously served as Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1994 to 2004 and has been a central figure in promoting Kremlin foreign policy narratives.
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