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Zelenskyy: I went to KUPIANSK in person to show the world – Putin is lying #shorts
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Zelensky says Russia continues to demand all of Donbas, adding that Ukraine will not withdraw

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Russian negotiations position "has not changed yet," and that "they want our Donbas. And we do not want to give away our Donbas."
Zelensky's comments to journalists late on Dec. 15 came following yet another …
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Ukraine war latest: Russia ramping up pressure on Myrnohrad as fight inside Pokrovsk outskirts continues

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Ukraine war latest live: Russia ramping up pressure on Myrnohrad as fight inside Pokrovsk outskirts continues

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Russia rejects Christmas truce as U.S. ramps up peace push

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Ukraine says it struck Russian submarine armed with Kalibr missiles in Novorossiysk
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) says it struck a Russian submarine in the port of Novorossiysk that was armed with Kalibr cruise missiles, following a unique special operation using underwater drones.
The SBU says Ukrainian forces conducted another …
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Russia's Central Bank seeks $229 billion in damages from Euroclear

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"War Itself" — Inside NATO's New Stance On Russian Hybrid Attacks
NATO’s chief military representative, Gen. Siegfried Koehler, announced a fundamental change in NATO’s approach to Russian hybrid warfare on December 16, 2025. The Alliance no longer views Russian cyber attacks, sabotage, or attacks on critical …
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European leaders present six-point security, recovery plan for Ukraine

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‘No need to hold referendums’ — Amid U.S. pressure, Ukrainians reject territorial concessions

As U.S. pressure on Kyiv grows, Ukrainians oppose Russian demands. If concessions are put up for a vote, those who spoke with the Kyiv Independent said they would flat out deny the terms.
Last week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that any …
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Ukrainian forces strike Russian gas processing plant, military says

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Court chief comments on political pressure amid unprecedented challenges for anti-corruption institutions

Few decision makers are interested in making the High Anti-Corruption Court actually work, Vira Mykhailenko, the court's head, said in an interview with the Kyiv Independent.
Set up in 2019 as part of a Western-backed reform, the court was designed to …
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"Peace" for Putin! Who gains from the Korean scenario in Ukraine?
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For the first time, Ukrainian company to co-produce drones in Germany on industrial scale

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The Ukrainian delegation is working almost around the clock, says Zelenskyy on peace talks #shorts
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Rediscovering Ukraine’s literary heritage: Ukrainian Institute and Kyiv Independent launch 'The Hidden Canon'

At the initiative of the Ukrainian Institute, the Kyiv Independent announces the launch of "The Hidden Canon: Ukraine's Literary Iconoclasts," a new series celebrating Ukrainian classic literature with the goal of bringing it to a wider international …
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Ukraine claims first Sea Baby underwater-drone strike on Russian submarine

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The real situation in Pokrovsk and Kupiansk! The Russians are brazenly LYING #shorts
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Russia outlaws protest band Pussy Riot, labels it 'extremist'
