Deputy Agricultural Minister Markiian Dmytrasevych, who is one of the suspects in an illegal land acquisition case involving Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi, returned to Ukraine from abroad, Ukrai Source : kyivindependent.com/deputy-ag…
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Media: Deputy minister suspected of illegal acquisition of state-owned land returns to Ukraine
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Military intelligence: Over 18,000 Russian troops of Southern Military District have deserted
Soldiers of Russia’s Southern Military District, whose units are deployed in Ukraine, are deserting their posts in increasing numbers, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) said on April 29. Ac Source : …
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Military: Ukraine regaining control over Nestryha Island in Kherson Oblast complicates Russian advances
Ukraine’s control over Nestryha Island in Kherson Oblast is tactically important and will make it more difficult for Russian forces to approach Ukrainian positions, Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesperson f Source : …
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Air Force: Poland capable of protecting skies over western Ukraine but political will needed
Poland is technically capable of protecting the skies over Ukraine’s western regions with its air defenses, but this requires “political will,” Air Force spokesperson Illia Yevlash said on April 29. R Source : …
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PACE recognized Putin as illegitimate
PACE recognized Putin as illegitimate The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has declared Vladimir Putin’s presidency as illegitimate, following his fourth term in office and subse Source : uacrisis.org/en/ukrain…
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FT: Western banks paid 4 times more taxes to Russia in 2023 than before all-out war
The largest Western banks that continue to operate in Russia have paid 800 million euros ($857 million) in taxes to its budget in 2023, which is four times more than before Moscow’s full-scale invasio Source : …
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Opinion: Trump is Putin's only hope now
The news this past week was undoubtedly met with relief in Kyiv and with grief in the Kremlin. The U.S. Congress finally broke its six-month logjam and approved a new package of military aid for Ukrai Source : kyivindependent.com/opinion-t…
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Border Guard: Polish protesters end blockade at Ukrainian border
Editor’s note: The article was updated after Ukraine’s Border Guard Service confirmed that the blockade ended along the entire border. Polish protesters had largely stopped their blockade at the Hrebe Source : …
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Reuters: Chinese companies go 'underground' on Russia payments
Major Chinese banks are limiting payments for transactions with Russia, fearing U.S. sanctions, Reuters reported on April 29, citing undisclosed trading and banking sources. The Wall Street Journal re Source : kyivindependent.com/reuters-c…
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Ukrainian government chatbots previously blocked by Telegram restored
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Telegram chatbots of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR), the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), and the Digital Transformation Source : …
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Minister: Italy has no reason to oppose new EU sanctions against Russian gas
Italy has overcome its dependence on Russian gas and will not oppose the proposed package of EU sanctions on liquified natural gas (LNG), Italian Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said, as repo Source : kyivindependent.com/italy-has…
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Germany tries extremists suspected of plotting coup, seeking talks with Russia
German courts will try the first nine members of an extremist group suspected of plotting a coup to overthrow the country’s democratic government, Reuters reported on April 29. This will be only the f Source : …
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Russian attacks against Ukraine injure 7 over past day
Russian attacks against Ukraine injured seven over the past day, regional authorities said early on April 29. Russia targeted a total of nine Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Dniprope Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-a…
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Narratives in Media Coverage of Ukraine
Russia Establishing Control Over Wagner Group Russian Missile Attacks Passage of $95 Billion U.S. Foreign Aid Package Ukraine Receives New EU Funds Ukraine’s Top General Says Fighting in East is Worse Source : www.promoteukraine.org/narrative… …
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SBU, military intelligence agency chatbots disappear from Telegram
Chatbots of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR), the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), or the Digital Transformation Ministry, which were used, for example, to gather information on Russian Source : …
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Latvia donates energy equipment to Ukraine after Russian attacks on infrastructure
The Latvian state-owned company Latvenergo provided Ukraine with equipment to restore the energy system after Russian attacks, the Delfi media outlet reported on April 28. Moscow has recently intensif Source : kyivindependent.com/latvia-do…
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General Staff: Russia has lost 467,470 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 467,470 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on April 29. This number includes 1,320 Source : …
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AlabugaLeaks. Part 2: Kaspersky Lab and neural networks for Russian military drones
On April 15, the website of InformNapalm volunteer intelligence community published the first part of a series of materials planned for publication based on the results of a multi-level CYBINT operation where hackers of the Cyber Resistance team …
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Mediazona confirms identities of over 51,600 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine
Through open-source research, Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet, together with BBC Russia, confirmed the names of 51,679 Russian soldiers who had been killed since the beginning of Russia' Source : kyivindependent.com/mediazona…
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Update from Ukraine | Ukraine Liberated important island on the South. Ruzzian Airfield Drone Strike
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ISW: Russia unlikely to achieve significant near-term gains near Avdiivka, despite limited Ukrainian retreat
Russian forces are unlikely to achieve “operationally significant penetration” in the areas west of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, despite limited Ukrainian troop withdrawals in surrounding villages, the Source : …
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FT: Turkey in talks with ExxonMobil to secure LNG deal, aims to reduce reliance on Russian natural gas
Turkey is in talks with U.S.-based ExxonMobil to secure a long-term liquified natural gas (LNG) deal worth billions of dollars, aiming to diversify its energy sources, Turkish Energy Minister Alparsla Source : kyivindependent.com/ft-turkey…
Opposition rally held in Tbilisi denouncing 'foreign agents' law
On April 28 in Tbilisi, Georgia, an opposition rally opposing the foreign agents law occurred, starting from Republic Square and culminating at the Parliament. The legislation mandates that organizati Source : kyivindependent.com/oppositio…
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The Counteroffensive: Behind the scenes with a Ukrainian drone-hunting unit
Editor’s Note: This article was published by the twice-weekly newsletter “The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak” on April 29, 2024, and has been re-published by the Kyiv Independent with permission. To su Source : kyivindependent.com/the-count…
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Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian forces retreat from 3 villages as Russia gains foothold on eastern front
Key developments on April 27-28: Syrskyi: Ukrainian forces retreat from 3 villages in Donetsk Oblast Military: Russia gains foothold in Ocheretyne in Donetsk Oblast Politico: Zelensky told Johnson Ukr Source : kyivindependent.com/ukraine-w…