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    Russia has been almost COMPLETELY driven out of Kupiansk, – Zelenskyy

    Russia has been almost COMPLETELY driven out of Kupiansk, – Zelenskyy

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    Court orders detention of Zelensky's fugitive associate in Ukraine's biggest corruption case

    Court orders detention of Zelensky's fugitive associate in Ukraine's biggest corruption case

    Businessman Timur Mindich, a former business partner of President Volodymyr Zelensky, fled Ukraine before the court considered the motion.

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    ZELENSKYY: These are SPECIAL days when a lot can really CHANGE! #shorts

    ZELENSKYY: These are SPECIAL days when a lot can really CHANGE! #shorts

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    Belarus summons Lithuanian diplomat over alleged UAV incursion

    Lithuania’s chargé d’affaires ad interim in Belarus, Erikas Vilkanecas, was summoned to the Belarusian Foreign Ministry on December 1. The diplomat was handed a protest over an alleged violation of Belarus’ state border by a fixed-wing unmanned …

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    POKROVSK has not fallen! Ukrainian servicemen are repelling enemy attacks by the Russian Federation

    POKROVSK has not fallen! Ukrainian servicemen are repelling enemy attacks by the Russian Federation

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    Ukrainian sea drones strike Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, squeezing oil revenues beyond sanctions

    Successful Ukrainian strikes on two tankers in Russia’s “shadow fleet” in the Black Sea are a lawful military operation, blogger Maksym Gardus argues - and they carry global consequences. Rising risks around oil transport could cut Russia’s revenues …

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    Ukraine strikes Russian oil as defense of cities continues | Front Line Focus

    Ukraine strikes Russian oil as defense of cities continues | Front Line Focus

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    Ukraine war latest live: DeepState: Russia seized about 90% more territory in November than in October

    Ukraine war latest live: DeepState: Russia seized about 90% more territory in November than in October

    Russian forces captured about 505 square kilometers (195 square miles) of Ukrainian territory in November, almost twice the gains recorded in September, DeepState said in an assessment Dec. 1.

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    Putin to meet U.S. envoy Steven Witkoff in Moscow on December 2

    Russian president Vladimir Putin’s meeting with U.S. presidential special envoy Steven Witkoff will take place in Moscow on the afternoon of December 2, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

    Peskov said that on December 1, Putin “will hold several …

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    Ukraine rejects Kazakhstan's criticism over drone strike on Russian oil terminal

    Ukraine rejects Kazakhstan's criticism over drone strike on Russian oil terminal

    "No actions by Ukraine are directed against Kazakhstan or other third parties — all of Ukraine's efforts are focused on repelling full-scale Russian aggression," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.

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    HUR reports explosions at rail, pipeline hub in Russia’s Novosibirsk, Bryansk oblasts

    HUR reports explosions at rail, pipeline hub in Russia’s Novosibirsk, Bryansk oblasts

    Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) claims that railway infrastructure was damaged in Russia’s Novosibirsk and Bryansk regions on Nov. 20 and Nov. 28, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent.

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    A veteran from Latvia: wounds, Bucha, the front line, and a warning for Europe

    A veteran from Latvia: wounds, Bucha, the front line, and a warning for Europe

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    Ukraine's Umerov meets Trump envoy Witkoff again after Florida talks, White House says

    Ukraine's Umerov meets Trump envoy Witkoff again after Florida talks, White House says

    U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff held another meeting with Ukrainian negotiator and top security official Rustem Umerov in Florida, a White House official told the Kyiv Independent on Dec. 1.

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    The negotiation process is not standing still! Trump gave a positive assessment #shorts

    The negotiation process is not standing still! Trump gave a positive assessment #shorts

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    Who are the people funding the Kyiv Independent?

    Who are the people funding the Kyiv Independent?

    Beyond financial support, our members are also a daily source of encouragement and inspiration for our team, helping us in the most challenging times. We want to give you a closer look at our community and share what motivates them to support us. …
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    Zelenskyy on an important visit to France, while Russia BRUTALLY HITS Dnipro with ballistic missiles

    Zelenskyy on an important visit to France, while Russia BRUTALLY HITS Dnipro with ballistic missiles

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    Military drones flew towards Ukrainian President Zelensky’s plane as it approached Dublin Airport in early December 2025.

    In early December 2025, military drones flew towards the plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as it approached Dublin Airport, Ireland. The incident reportedly caused concern among security services who scrambled fighter jets and …

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    Russian ballistic missile hits Dnipro industrial area, leaving four dead, 40 wounded

    Russian ballistic missile hits Dnipro industrial area, leaving four dead, 40 wounded

    On the morning of Monday, December 1, a Russian ballistic missile struck the city of Dnipro, killing four people and injuring 22, according to local authorities.

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    Why Trump's peace plan is unlikely to end Russia's war in Ukraine

    Why Trump's peace plan is unlikely to end Russia's war in Ukraine

    As U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his effort to force a negotiated end to Russia's full-scale invasion, a central question hangs over Washington, Kyiv, and Moscow: What happens next — and can this push yield anything at all?

    The answer, …

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    F-16 ammunition, air defenses — Netherlands announces $290 million Ukraine aid package

    F-16 ammunition, air defenses — Netherlands announces $290 million Ukraine aid package

    The Netherlands on Dec. 1 pledged to purchase U.S. arms for Kyiv worth 250 million euros ($290 million) under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL).

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    Turkey voices concern over tanker attacks in Black Sea

    Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has expressed concern over recent attacks on oil tankers in the Black Sea.

    In a statement released Sunday, November 30, ministry spokesperson Öncü Keçeli said the attacks on the Gambia-flagged tankers Kairos and Virat posed …

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    Europe’s Scientific Cooperation with Russia: How Europe Is Preparing for a Probalbe War

    Lately, there has been a growing stream of reports suggesting that Europe is preparing for a Russian attack—or at least moving toward accepting that such a scenario may occur. Even Aleksandar Vučić, the president of Serbia and arguably Russia’s …

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    Polish prosecutors seek European arrest warrant for 2 Ukrainians over suspected Russian-backed rail sabotage

    Polish prosecutors seek European arrest warrant for 2 Ukrainians over suspected Russian-backed rail sabotage

    Yevhenii Ivanov, 41, and Oleksandr Kononov, 39, are suspected of sabotaging the Warsaw-Lublin railway line in mid-November before fleeing to Belarus.

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    Drone attack reported in Russia’s Dagestan, damaging area near military facility, governor says

    Drone attack reported in Russia’s Dagestan, damaging area near military facility, governor says

    Drones targeted the Russian republic of Dagestan on the morning of December 1, with explosions reported in the city of Kaspiysk, the head of the republic Sergey Melikov said.

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    Zelensky meeting Macron in France after US-Ukraine peace deal talks

    Zelensky meeting Macron in France after US-Ukraine peace deal talks

    The visit follows talks between Ukrainian and U.S. officials in Florida, as Kyiv seeks to negotiate better conditions in the Washington-backed 28-point peace deal.

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