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Kyiv city officials to limit street lighting to save electricity
Kyiv city officials will begin reducing evening street lighting after Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy system caused major power shortages throughout the country, Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Source: Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery 1,500 kilometers from border
A long-range drone operated by Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU) attacked an oil refinery, Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, in Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan on May 9, an SBU source told the Kyiv I Source : kyivindependent.com/source-sb… read more
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Zelensky reappoints Hereha as Support Forces commander
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reappointed Dmytro Hereha as the commander of Ukraine’s Support Forces on May 9 after previously replacing him with Oleksandr Yakovets back in March. Following Z Source : kyivindependent.com/zelensky-… read more
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Ukrainian pilots are close to finishing F-16 training, Air Force spokesman reports
Ukrainian pilots' preparations to operate F-16 fighter jets are ongoing, said Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash during a news broadcast . “We already have pilots who are finishing their train Source : www.uawire.org/ukrainian… read more
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Zelensky signs laws on mobilization, extension of martial law
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed into law the extension of martial law and general mobilization from May 14 to August 11. Zelensky submitted a proposal to the parliament on May 6 to exten Source : kyivindependent.com/zelensky-… read more
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Two hydropower plants decommissioned after May 8 Russian attacks
Two Ukrainian hydroelectric power plants have been decommissioned due to the damage from the May 8 Russian attacks, state-owned energy company Ukrhydroenergo reported on May 9. Russia carried out a la Source : kyivindependent.com/ukrhydroe… read more
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Sweden to allocate 28 million euros for Ukraine's defense
Sweden will allocate 28 million euros to several funds to support Ukraine’s defense capabilities, the country’s Defense Ministry announced on May 9. According to a statement on the ministry’s website, Source : kyivindependent.com/sweden-to… read more
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EU Ambassador to Ukraine: Ukraine could join EU in 2030
2030 is a very real date for Ukraine to join the European Union, Katarina Mathernova, the EU ambassador to Ukraine, said in an interview on May 9. In November 2023, the European Commission — the Union Source : kyivindependent.com/eu-ambass… read more
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Ukrainian drone hits Russian oil refinery in historic 1,500 kilometer strike
A long-range drone operated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck the Gazprom Neft Salavat refinery in Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan from a record distance of 1,500 kilometers, reports Source : www.uawire.org/ukrainian… read more
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Kolomoisky remanded in custody until July 7 in murder case
A Kyiv court on May 9 authorized an arrest warrant for oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky in a murder case. He will be in custody until July 7 without the right of bail. Kolomoisky , one of Ukraine’s most infam Source : kyivindependent.com/ukrainian… read more
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Happy birthday to us!
Today Promote Ukraine turns 10. Thanks everyone who has ever been and who remains a part of our team. We are proud that we’ve managed to unite caring and proactive people, volunteers, activists around Source : www.promoteukraine.org/happy-bir… read more
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Valeriy Zaluzhnyi appointed Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom
On May 9, 2024, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhnyi as Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom. The relevant decree of the Presid Source : www.weareukraine.info/valeriy-z… read more
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Why aren't frozen Russian assets transferred to Ukraine yet? Ukraine in Flames #609
In March, it has been two years since Western countries introduced an unprecedented package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. The boldest measure in this initiative was the immobilization o Source : https://www. read more
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Zelensky dismisses Zaluzhnyi from military service
President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the former commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, according to a presidential decree published online on May 9. The decree stated t Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Zelensky appoints new Special Operations Forces head
President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Colonel Serhii Lupanchuk from his role as the commander of the Ukrainian military’s Special Operations Forces (SOF), according to a presidential decree publi Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Parliament votes to increase fines for draft evasion
Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted in favor on May 9 of a draft law that increases the fines given to those who evade mobilization. Ukraine is updating the legal framework around conscrip Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Use russian assets to protect Ukrainian sky
Promote Ukraine International Center for Ukrainian Victory (ICUV) urge everyone to join the demonstration held near the Belgian Federal Parliament to call on the government and Belgian Prime Minister Source : www.promoteukraine.org/use-russi… read more
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Parliament dismisses Agriculture Minister suspected of illegally acquiring state-owned land
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, dismissed Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi on May 9. According to lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezn Source : kyivindependent. read more
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Join us in the streets of Brussels on May 12th to demand the termination of the gas contract between Fluxys and Russia
The gas contract makes Zeebrugge the largest hub for Russian liquefied gas in the world. Why?* By allowing Russian gas to flow through the port of Zeebrugge, we strengthen Russia’s military capability Source : www.promoteukraine.org/vimagaemo… read more
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Parliament dismisses Infrastructure Minster Oleksandr Kubrakov
Ukraine’s Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted to dismiss Infrastructure Minster and Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction Oleksandr Kubrakov on May 9. There were no lawmakers who voted against th Source : kyivindependent. read more