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Inside the Zelensky-Fedorov stalemate: Neither side is ready to yield
President Volodymyr Zelensky and former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov remain locked in a political standoff, with neither side willing to compromise as protests over the minister's dismissal pause for three days, people familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent. Days after thousands of people rallied against Fedorov's dismissal, both camps remain committed to their maximalist positions. Zelensky fired Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi in an attempt to defuse public anger, but h
Breaking: Zelensky dismisses Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi amid widespread protests
President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 21 dismissed the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi. The move comes amid ongoing mass protests in Kyiv and across Ukraine, in which demonstrators have demanded that Syrskyi be removed from his post. Public anger at Syrskyi erupted after Zelensky ousted popular reformist Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov last week. Fedorov said during a press conference the day after his ouster that Syrskyi had issued an ultimatum to Zelensky.
Ukraine war latest: Kyiv strikes Russian fighter jet, air defenses in Kursk Oblast, General staff says
Key developments on July 21: * Ukraine strikes Russian fighter jet, air defense system in Kursk Oblast, General Staff says * Fires break out in Russia's Lipetsk amid reported overnight attack * Zelensky's office welcomes pro-Trump influencer Laura Loomer's visit to Ukraine * Russian attacks kill at least 10, injure 87 over past day, heavily damaging residential areas across Ukraine A Russian MiG-29 fighter jet and a Pantsir-S1 air defense system were struck at the Khalino airfield in Russi
Ukraine publishes emergency guide for residents of occupied Crimea
Russia occupied and illegally annexed Crimea in 2014. In recent months, Ukrainian forces have increasingly targeted power substations, bridges, ferry crossings, air defenses, military logistics routes, and Russian vessels in the Black and Azov seas as part of a broader campaign to isolate Crimea.
Thanks to Ukraine's new strategy, Russia's grip on Crimea is crumbling
The past month has seen an entire string of successes in Ukraine's war against Russia, with both long-range attacks and swarms of drone strikes slowly turning the tide in Kyiv's favor. Few things, though, have been as successful as Ukraine's efforts to isolate the occupied region of Crimea, forcing Russian authorities to declare a state of emergency as Kyiv continues to bombard the peninsula. The successes, however, haven't been only military. In its months-long campaign to strangle Russia’s h
Zelensky's office welcomes pro-Trump influencer Laura Loomer's visit to Ukraine
"It is really important that Laura Loomer is in Ukraine and sees things with her own eyes as they are," Zelensky's office said.
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While Ukraine intensifies its campaign against Russian military infrastructure in occupied Crimea, underground resistance has been spreading behind Russian lines. As hope of Crimea's eventual liberation increases among Ukrainians there, so does the number of volunteers eager to bring Ukraine's victory closer. The Resistance Movement within Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) told the Kyiv Independent the number of people contacting it through secure channels increased after successful att
