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How Russian-linked organized crime infiltrated Ukraine's law enforcement
Ukraine's latest corruption scandal has exposed an unlikely alliance between organized crime and the law enforcement officials meant to fight it. Two men from the criminal underworld allegedly wielded influence over senior Ukrainian law enforcement officials, paying bribes in exchange for protection for their illicit businesses. The latest revelations stem from a sweeping investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO),
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,614,180 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 2,580 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russian drones kill 2 municipal workers, injure another in consecutive attacks on Kramatorsk
Honcharenko accused Russian forces of deliberately targeting people responsible for maintaining essential services in the city.
EU's Costa keeps Ukraine funding talks on late-November agenda despite Merz appeal
Costa's response indicates plans to "make time for a broad discussion on Ukraine at the upcoming informal European Council in Dublin", but leaves the previously scheduled financing discussions unchanged.
Ukraine reportedly strikes Ust-Luga Baltic Sea port as drones attack regions across Russia
Ukrainian drones struck the Ust-Luga Baltic Sea port in western Russia's Leningrad Oblast overnight on Nov. 11, monitoring channels reported.
US Senator tells incoming Congress not to give up on Ukraine, supply air defense
"Attempts to pacify Putin are both fantasy and folly by an American president who seems forever enamored by this autocratic Russian leader who is endlessly playing President Trump for a fool," Sen. Richard Durbin said.
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