"That is, a Ukrainian child has become a refugee almost every single second since the start of the war," UNICEF wrote in a press release. In other words, on average 75,000 children have become refugees everyday since Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine began on Feb. 24.
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"Due to power surges, the New Safe Confinement — the key structure that isolates the destroyed 4th reactor of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and prevents the release of radioactive materials into the environment — was left without electricity," the Energy Ministry said.
The number includes 980 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
A Russian missile strike hit the center of Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast late on Oct. 1, killing one person and injuring 10 others, including a 4-year-old child, local authorities reported.
The U.S. will begin providing Ukraine with intelligence to support long-range missile strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure, marking the first time the Trump administration has approved such aid, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Oct. 1.
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"The idea of a hybrid war is to threaten us, to divide us, to destabilise us. To use drones one day, cyberattacks the next day, sabotage on the third day. So this will not end only by (boosting) capabilities," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.
The Kyiv Independent editor-in-chief Olga Rudenko has been honored with the 2025 Freedom Fighter Award by the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).
The ship was intercepted by the French Navy on Sept. 28 and diverted to the coast of Western France while investigations continue.
Ukraine's Security Service visits Kyiv Independent CEO’s home, says it’s in unrelated investigation.
The Kyiv Independent's editor-in-chief Olga Rudenko said on Sept. 30 that an unidentified man was seen questioning CEO Daryna Shevchenko’s neighbors, reportedly showing them her photo, and taking pictures of her apartment building’s entrance and floor.
Russia is using North Korean labor to produce Geran drones, which are manufactured in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan, General Staff Chief Andrii Hnatov said.
Among the topics discussed during the meeting at Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv were the return of Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia and the rehabilitation of war veterans.
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