Russia and Ukraine acknowledge that an ammunition dump exploded near Dzhankoi in Russian-occupied Crimea on Aug. 16, the U.K.'s Ministry of Defense reported. The cause of the explosions and the damages are yet to be clarified. Dzhankoi is a strategic road and rail junction that plays a major role in supplying Russia in southern Ukraine,
Ukraine says Russia deliberately redirected Ukrainian drones toward Finland and the Baltic states in an attempt to provoke tensions and strain Kyiv’s ties with European allies.
The mobile app would be integrated with the current emergency software and be modeled on the system Ukraine uses during Russian drone attacks.
In a letter seen by the Kyiv Independent, EU Commissioner for enlargement Marta Kos outlined 11 reforms that Ukraine failed to complete by their respective deadlines throughout 2025.
Such actions are "not indicative of a broader shift in the U.S. Russia policy," a U.S. Treasury spokesperson told the Kyiv Independent, adding that OFAC regularly updates its sanctions list by adding or removing individuals and entities.
Russia is signaling to the U.S. that it could seize the region by force within that period, and would then demand "different conditions" in negotiations, Zelensky said.
The prosecutor general has not yet approved the extradition requests for Mindich and Tsukerman, according to Abakumov.
Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka attributed the delay to "technical safety procedures."
The company in charge of the plant said the incident was caused by an "equipment malfunction."
Iranian cluster missile fragments fell around 30 meters from the Ukrainian Embassy building, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said. No injuries were reported.
The network was coordinated by a staff officer of Russia’s General Staff, who identified targets, assigned roles, and oversaw preparations.
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