Hungarian freight carriers starting on Dec. 11 will begin an official demonstration and block the Záhony-Chop checkpoint on the border with Ukraine, local media reported citing the Association of Hung Source : kyivindependent.com/hungarian…

Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, the newly appointed head of the Verkhovna Rada’s Committee on Freedom of Speech, questioned the effectiveness of Ukraine’s TV marathon introduced after Russia’s full-scale invasio Source : kyivindependent.com/radas-new…

The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the recent developments on the battlefield, as of 9th December 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). Sloboda Front includes the area of betw Source : militaryland.net/news/inva…

President Volodymyr Zelensky held his first ever meeting with Cabo Verdean Prime Minister José Ulisses Correia e Silva, while on his way to the inauguration of Argentina’s president-elect, Javier Mile Source : kyivindependent.com/zelensky-…

Ukraine is in “mortal danger” if it does not continue receiving financial aid from Western countries, First Lady Olena Zelenska told the BBC on Dec. 9, one day after a Ukraine aid bill failed to pass Source : kyivindependent.com/first-lad…

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Ukraine’s Deputy Health Minister Ihor Kuzin warned that the country is suffering peak coronavirus and flu cases. The rising epidemic has seen 1.3 million citizens fall ill, 40% more than last year. Ku Source : kyivindependent.com/covid-on-…

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Kyiv condemns Russia’s plan to hold presidential elections in the occupied parts of Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry wrote on Dec. 9. The day before, Moscow claimed occupied Crimea, and parts of Donetsk, Source : kyivindependent.com/gross-vio…

An explosion was heard over Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, as Ukrainian air defense downed a Russian missile, Governor Serhii Lysak reported via Telegram on the evening of Dec. 9. An air raid sire Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-m…

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In a puzzling stance, the European Union remains passive as a significant 21% of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) passes through its terminals to reach world markets, sparking concerns and discussi Source : ukraineworld.org/articles/…

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Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry condemned on Dec. 9 the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutral athletes in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Th Source : kyivindependent.com/foreign-m…

Editor’s Note: The names of the sex workers in this story have been changed to protect their identity out of concern for their safety and that of their families. Katerina was lightly dressed for winte Source : kyivindependent.com/war-puts-…

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Russian forces struck Kupiansk and the village of Podoly nearby, killing two people and wounding another two, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Dec. 9. Russia’s military hit the city of Kupi Source : kyivindependent.com/governor-…

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Germany should be prepared to increase its support for Ukraine “when others are faltering,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Dec. 9, apparently referring to the uncertainty over further aid to Uk Source : kyivindependent.com/scholz-on…

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