Russia’s top military and political officials joined Putin in the closed city of Sarov, which houses the Russian Federal Nuclear Center, on Aug. 22.
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Putin visits center for nuclear weapons research day after Trump says Ukraine can't win without striking Russia
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“Flamingo” in action: how Ukraine keeps Russians in its sights! | Weapons with @StarskyUA
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Russia strengthens hand in potential peace talks with steady advances in Donbas
As President Volodymyr Zelensky seeks a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war, the battlefield is shifting in Moscow's favor, bolstering its position in potential peace talks.
Russia's main focus remains the Pokrovsk sector in …
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Rubio, Yermak lead talks on security guarantees, hope to finalize plan for Ukraine by end of next week, media reports
The military aspect of the guarantees will involve weapons deliveries, financial support, intelligence sharing, and joint military exercises and trainings, a Presidential Office source told the news outlet Suspilne.
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PEARL and $1.5 billion: Rutte explains how NATO is helping Ukraine #shorts
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❗️Ukraine is ready for any meetings with Russia – Zelenskyy #shorts
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Ukraine shoots down Russian Orlan 'mother drone' carrying FPVs for first time, military says
Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners shot down a Russian Orlan drone carrying two first-person-view (FPV) drones under its wings, the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade reported.
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Crimeans in panic: gas stations empty, Kremlin silent!
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‘Enticing Trump’ — Europe and Ukraine’s $90 billion gambit to win over the White House
Ukrainian President Zelensky is pushing a massive deal for U.S. weapons funded by Europe in what observers call a bid to buy the flighty U.S. President Donald Trump’s dedication.
Zelensky wants Europe to pay the U.S. $90 billion for weapons to …
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Putin-Zelensky meeting 'not ready at all,' Kremlin says despite Trump push for peace deal
“How can we meet with a person who is pretending to be a leader?” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told NBC News on Aug. 22.
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Oscar-winning director on his new Ukraine war film
The Kyiv Independent’s Kate Tsurkan sits down with Oscar-winning director of “20 Days in Mariupol,” Mstyslav Chernov, to discuss his new documentary, “2000 Meters to Andriivka” and why he strives to tell universal stories of …
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The Kyiv Independent, Ukraine’s main English-language publication, is looking for a Junior Communications Manager.
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What Russia stole, these Crimean Tatar authors endeavor to reclaim with literature
To much of the world, Crimea is mostly synonymous with the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine — once a precious Black Sea resort, the peninsula was seized at gunpoint in 2014 and transformed into a fortified military outpost.
But behind the …
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The Kyiv Independent, Ukraine’s main English-language publication, is looking for a Grants & Institutional Partnerships Manager.
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Trump 'very angry' about Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil pipeline
“Viktor, I do not like hearing about this — I am very angry about it. Tell Slovakia you are my great friend,” Trump wrote in response to a complaint about the strikes from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
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Ukrainian drones strike Russian oil plants | Fuel crisis and attack on American factory
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Russian terror in Kostiantynivka and Kherson: ruins, losses, and the liberation of Ukrainians
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NATO Chief Rutte arrives in Kyiv amid Ukraine’s push for security guarantees
“We are now working together — Ukraine, the Europeans, the United States — to make sure that these security guarantees are of such a level that Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin sitting in Moscow will never try to attack Ukraine again,” NATO …
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Ukraine’s anti-corruption chief on how his agency became a target — and what’s next
Semen Kryvonos, head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), is stuck between a rock and a hard place.
On one side, there's mounting pressure on the Bureau to deliver results, especially in exposing high-level corruption — including …
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Iran seeks Belarus help to restore air defense systems, Ukraine's intelligence says
“Unlike Russia, Belarus is less restricted by sanctions in the military-technical sphere and could become a channel for restoring Iran’s defense capabilities,” Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service reported.
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Ukraine hits Russian drone base at occupied Crimean airfield, Navy claims
According to the Navy, Ukraine destroyed up to three Mohajer-6 drones and two Forpost drones at the Khersones airfield in the occupied peninsula.
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Russian attacks kill 2, injure 24 in Ukraine over past day
Ukrainian forces downed 46 out of the 55 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones and decoys, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.
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MANIPULATION: Shelling of Russian territory during negotiations proves that Ukraine does not want to end the war — Western journalist
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Information is being spread online claiming that Ukraine is allegedly shelling Russian territory during peace negotiations. This was supposedly noticed in the West as well: Dutch …
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Ukrainian naval drone explosion in Novorossiysk Bay kills 5 'elite' Russian divers, intelligence claims
HUR identified naval reconnaissance divers as members of the Russian commando frogmen — an elite unit that receives top-level training, significant funding, and advanced equipment.
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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,074,320 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 790 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
