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Update: Who are Ukraine's new police and security chiefs, and what accusations do they face?
Editor's note: A response from the Security Service (SBU) has been added. The acting heads of Ukraine's National Police and Security Service (SBU), who were appointed late on July 17, have been embroiled in controversy. President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Oleksandr Poklad, former senior deputy of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), as acting head in a decree issued July 17, as the Cabinet of Ministers tapped Maksym Tsutskiridze as temporary head of Ukraine's National Police. Poklad was appoi
Organizer of exhibition struck in deadly Russian ballistic missile attack remanded in custody
The event took place on July 24 just outside Kyiv and was being attended by members of the Ukrainian defense industry when it was hit.
Last gas station between Kharkiv and Poltava destroyed as Russian attacks kill 9, injure 76 over past day
The stretch of road, part of the pan-European E40 highway, is also one of the two main logistics routes from Kyiv to front-line areas in eastern Ukraine.
Zelensky arrives in UK for 1st meeting with new Prime Minister Burnham
"The key priorities are air defense, maritime security, and joint defense production — our cooperation that strengthens both countries," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ukrainian drones strike export terminal, oil infrastructure in latest deep strike attack on Russia
The attack also included strikes on oil facilities in Russia's Udmurtia Republic and Yaroslavl Oblast.
How Zelensky created a rival
President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have miscalculated. By dismissing the widely popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, he created two problems at once: he triggered a political crisis that continues to spill onto the streets, and transformed a loyal ally into a political opponent whose popularity now rivals his own. Public opinion has overwhelmingly rejected Zelensky's decision to oust Fedorov. According to a Rating Group poll published on July 22, 72% of respondents opposed Fedorov's
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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The cause of the fire remains unclear. Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry announced a drone threat over Saratov Oblast the night of the fire, and the air base has been targeted in several previous Ukrainian strikes.
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