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Zelensky appoints Foreign Intelligence Service chief as Budanov's replacement
The news comes a few hours after Zelensky announced he would appoint Kyrylo Budanov, head of the military intelligence, to take charge of the President’s Office.
Zelensky picks Military Intelligence Head Budanov as his new chief of staff
President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Kyrylo Budanov, the military intelligence chief, to take charge of the President's Office. Decrees published on Jan. 2 announce Budanov's dismissal as head of Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) and his appointment as Zelensky's chief of staff. Earlier in the day, Zelensky announced he met with Budanov to offer him the role. "Now, Ukraine needs more focus on security issues, the development of the Defense and Security Forces of Ukraine, as we
Zelensky to replace head of Ukraine's State Border Guard
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko will soon give the president a list of possible candidates to replace Serhii Deineko as head of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service.
How Ukraine's military intelligence faked the death of Denis Kapustin, a Russian commander fighting for Kyiv
HUR has published video footage of Kapustin's staged "death," which the agency used to collect a $500,000 bounty. The video shows a drone strike on a minibus shortly after Kapustin is seen entering the vehicle.
Update: Russian missile attack on Kharkiv injures at least 19 people, including a baby, local authorities report
Six of the wounded were hospitalized, including a woman in serious condition, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
Inside the fight for Ukraine's river islands
Along the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, the front line has remained largely static, but fighting continues every day. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko embedded with Ukraine’s forces in Kherson Oblast, following FPV drone and night bomber teams tasked with defending river islands.
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Denis Kapustin, commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), was reported killed in action on Dec. 27.
