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Mykhailo Drapatyi, the man some protesters want to replace Syrskyi
Thousands of protesters now gather nightly in central Kyiv, many of them calling out the name of one of Ukraine's most respected generals: "Drapatyi!" The mass protest in the capital, which began on July 15 after President Volodymyr Zelensky ousted Ukraine's popular, reform-minded Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, has turned into a call to replace Oleksandr Syrskyi, the current commander-in-chief. As details surrounding Fedorov's dismissal emerged, attention shifted to his deteriorating perso
Letting Russia burn
Karl Marx once wrote that theory becomes a material force the moment it grips the masses. Soviet leaders took that line and ran with it — straight into catastrophe — again and again. Vladimir Lenin turned it into a rationale for revolution, while Joseph Stalin used it as a license to starve and work millions of people to death in pursuit of rapid industrialization and a “bright future” that never arrived. Nikita Khrushchev, for his part, invoked it to legitimize de-Stalinization in 1956, as tho
Ukrainian regiment claims capture of 64 Russian soldiers
The regiment said the operation resulted in the capture of 64 Russian soldiers, who have been added to Ukraine's pool of prisoners of war available for future exchanges.
Zelensky congratulates new British PM Burnham, says UK-Ukraine ties 'stronger than ever'
Burnham, already the fifth British prime minister since the outbreak of Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine, has pledged that London's support for Kyiv would "not waver."
As Ukraine's Crimea campaign grows, so does its underground resistance
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
Ukrainian drones strike Russian FSB coordination center in occupied Kherson Oblast, SBU says
Preliminary reports indicated that around 100 Russian service members may have been present at the facility at the time of the attack, the SBU said.
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"These are Russian logistics facilities, specifically warehouses used to supply war materiel: navigation equipment, components for drone production, and other supplies for the Russian army," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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