According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the defense ministers of Sweden, Denmark, Romania, Lithuania, and Latvia, as well as the U.K. Minister for Veterans Affairs, are also in Ukraine for Independence Day.
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US Envoy Kellogg, Canadian PM Carney arrive in Kyiv for Ukraine’s Independence Day
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34 facts to learn about Ukraine this Independence Day
Ukraine is celebrating its 34th Independence Day on Aug. 24, 2025. To mark the occasion, we’ve asked the staff of the Kyiv Independent to share their favourite fact about Ukrainian history, culture, their hometown, or a famous Ukrainian — some of …
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Drone strikes spark fires at Russian gas terminal and oil refinery, media reports
Drones struck a natural gas terminal in Russia’s Leningrad region and an oil refinery in Samara region on Aug. 24, the Russian Telegram news channel Astra reported, citing local reports and footage of the attacks.
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'Ukraine will never be forced into compromise. We need a just peace' — Zelensky's Independence Day address
“We prove that Ukrainians exist and Ukrainians will remain on this land,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his address.
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Russia attacks Ukraine with 72 drones, ballistic missile on Independence Day
Ukraine shot down a total of 48 drones, while a missile and 24 Shahed attack drones struck 10 locations, the Air Force said, without specifying the targets.
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Ukraine Independence Day: celebrating 34 years of freedom and a thousand-year history of a people!
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Zelenskyy: Ukraine has not yet won, but it definitely will not lose! #shorts
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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,076,070 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 1,076,070 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 Aug. 24.
The number includes 910 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past …
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Ukraine has won its independence, it is not a victim, it is a fighter! Festive address by Zelenskyy
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Little progress made so far on Ukraine peace deal, German Chancellor says
“Yes, we have taken the first steps. But I will say it figuratively, we are at a distance of 10 kilometers and have passed, maybe, the first 200 meters, no more. But in any case, we are moving in the right direction,” German Chancellor …
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US approves sale of ERAM missiles to Ukraine, WSJ reports
Washington approved the sale of 3,550 Extended-Range Attack Munition (ERAM) missiles to Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Aug. 23, citing two unnamed U.S. officials.
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Pro-Ukrainian partisans reportedly destroy railway electrical transformer in Southern Russia
“An agent of our movement destroyed a transformer cabinet on the railway branch near Cherkessk in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Military cargo is transported along this road, and military units and the Russian National Guard in the region are …
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Russian strikes in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kill 1, injure 9 others
One person was killed and another nine were injured as a result of Russian strikes on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Aug. 23.
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Pentagon has quietly barred Ukrainian long-range strikes in Russia with US missiles, WSJ reports
The U.S. has quietly implemented a review process giving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authority to approve Ukrainian long-range strikes inside Russia with American missiles, effectively blocking strikes for months, the Wall Street Journal reported …
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Drone incidents reported in Moscow and St. Petersburg, dozens of flights disrupted
In response to concerns over airspace safety, Russia’s federal aviation agency, Rosaviatsia, temporarily suspended operations at multiple airports in major cities of the Volga and Central regions of European Russia—including Izhevsk, Nizhny Novgorod, …
Historic Ichkeria: Taking a Stand During Perestroika#shorts
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Russia coses control: Ichkeria inspires the peoples of the Caucasus to fight for freedom
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Ukraine marks flag day with symbolic action in Kursk region, regains control of Donetsk Oblast village
To mark Ukraine’s National Flag Day, drone operators from the “Rugby Team” battalion of the 129th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade raised the blue-and-yellow flag over two villages in Russia’s Kursk region.
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The Kremlin against peace: agreements under threat! #shorts
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Massive Russian attacks on Donetsk region: Ukraine hold the line and deliver precise strikes
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France summons Italian ambassador over official's remarks on Macron’s Ukraine proposal, Reuters reports
Responding to Macron’s appeal earlier this week, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini used a Milanese dialect expression loosely meaning “get lost.”
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Russia-Belarus Zapad-2025 drills: Ukraine issues warning to Lukashenko’s troops
In a statement published by Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, officials reminded that Alexander Lukashenko’s regime is complicit in Russia’s crimes in Ukraine: at the start of the full-scale war, it allowed Russian forces to use Belarusian territory to …
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Ukraine receives over €10 billion in income from EU-frozen Russian assets
In the first half of 2025, Ukraine took in €10.1 billion in proceeds from Russian assets frozen in the European Union, Welt am Sonntag reported, citing European Commission data.
In January, Kyiv received €3 billion; in April, €3.1 billion; and in …
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Former USAID top official named CEO of Nova Ukraine foundation
The post Former USAID top official named CEO of Nova Ukraine foundation appeared first on Nova Ukraine.