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'Ukrainians did not choose this war. We choose not to die,' Zelensky says to UN General Assembly as he calls for peace
President Volodymyr Zelensky, on Sept. 23, addressed the U.N. General Assembly, calling for continued support for Ukraine, stressing the importance of negotiations, and warning that Ukrainians will continue to fight back against Russia.
Russian citizen who served as Ukrainian Supreme Court's deputy chief charged with corruption
Lvov is one of Ukraine's most scandalous judges. He was fired from the Supreme Court in 2022 due to his concealed Russian citizenship.
UK opposes EU delisting of 2 Russian oligarchs, calls for continued sanctions, Bloomberg reports
According to Bloomberg, Burnham also told Zelensky in their private meeting during the United Nations General Assembly that Ukraine’s allies must keep sanctions in place against Russia to maintain pressure and help bring the war to an end.
Ukraine war latest: Russian drone attacks on Kyiv kill 2, injure over 40 amid day of repeated strikes
Key developments on Sept. 23: * Russian drone attacks on Kyiv kill 2, injure 43 amid day of repeated strikes * Russian Mi-8 helicopter violates Polish airspace near Kaliningrad, Poland says * Tsikhanouskaya warns Russia could use Belarus for new attacks on Ukraine * Explosions, smoke reported near oil refinery in Russia's Bashkortostan A series of deadly Russian drone strikes on Kyiv killed two people and injured at least 43 others during the morning of Sept. 23, setting a historic market
More than 57,000 women serve as military personnel in Ukraine's Armed Forces, General Staff says
More than 76,000 women serve in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including 57,000 military personnel, while the remainder hold civilian positions, the General Staff said in response to an inquiry from the Kyiv Independent.
French far-left presidential candidate Melenchon blames Ukraine's deep strikes for war escalation
"Who can imagine that a country would allow its own capital to be attacked and provide no response to such a situation?" France's far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon asked rhetorically, in what appeared to be a reference to Ukrainian drone strikes on Moscow.
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The Kyiv Independent delivers reliable news, context, and on-the-ground reporting from Ukraine. The largest country located entirely in Europe, Ukrainian territory covers 603,628 square kilometers (233,062 square miles), and is bordered by seven countries, namely Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova. Ukraine traces its history back to the medieval state of Kyivan Rus.
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The prevalence of drones from both sides has significantly changed assault tactics, making heavy equipment such as tanks a rare sight on the battlefield.
