New details continue to emerge about the 17th Army Corps (17-й армійський корпус). On July 4, MilitaryLand reported that three brigades had joined the formation. Just a day later, it…
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Further Details Surface on the 17th Army Corps
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Russian weapons contain growing number of Chinese components, Zelensky's adviser says
Russia’s growing ability to sustain weapons production despite Western sanctions is being driven by a flow of Chinese components and materials, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian president’s commissioner for sanctions, told journalists on July 7. …
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Exclusive: Ukraine pitches deepwater gas, oil refinery projects to US under landmark minerals deal
Projects Kyiv has submitted to the U.S. for consideration as part of a profit-sharing deal for Ukraine’s resources include a shelf and deepwater project and an oil refinery that comes under frequent attack by Russia, Ukraine’s Economy …
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War has changed: Ukraine’s tech pioneers are leading the fight West can’t afford to ignore
The next conflict isn’t coming — it’s already being fought in Ukraine. Not by NATO generals in simulated exercises, but by small, underfunded teams of Ukrainian innovators building the future of warfare with laptops, soldering irons, and scraps of …
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“I make performances that ask — okay, what will you do now?” Director Alin Uberti on organizing workshop in Kharkiv, crafting alternative theater in Romania, and Russian promises to Bucharest
Alin Uberti is a Romanian theater director who spent a month between February and March in Kharkiv. In collaboration with Ukrainian playwright Liuba Ilnytska and Nafta theater, he organized a performance lab in the city. There, young theater …
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Ukraine submits multi-billion euro weapons wish list to Germany amid ongoing Russian aggression
In a bid to bolster its defense against Russian aggression, Ukraine has submitted a list of desired weapons to Germany, with the total cost running into several billion euros, according to a report by the German newspaper Bild. The list, which has …
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'If it were a bad deal, I wouldn’t have signed it' — Ukraine’s economy minister on negotiating US minerals deal in exclusive interview
Ukraine’s Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko says her task is simple — to get the investment fund behind the closely watched minerals deal with the U.S. off the ground, and prove its detractors wrong.
“There are so many criticisms from …
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🔥"Fireworks" near Moscow: Ukrainian drones destroyed ammunition factories #shorts
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Russia strikes conscription offices in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine says
Russian drones struck Ukrainian conscription offices in the cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia early on July 7, injuring several people and damaging military infrastructure, Ukraine’s Ground Forces said.
The attack comes as Russia increases its …
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Ukrainian drone strike targets Russian Ilsky oil refinery
In the early hours of July 7, a drone strike targeted a Russian military facility near Novorossiysk in the Krasnodar Krai. The attack focused on a workshop at the Ilsky Oil Refinery. Drones operated by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's …
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Ukrainian drone attack targets key ammunition plant in Russia's Moscow region
In the early hours of July 7, a drone attack targeted a strategic site in the Russian Federation, located in the town of Krasnozavodsk in the Sergiyev Posad District of the Moscow region.
The Ukrainian drones bypassed air defense systems, hitting a …
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Russia faces failure after failure! Ukraine delivers painful blows | Front Line with @StarskyUA
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NATO caught with its 'pants down' if China, Russia try two-front war, experts say
If Beijing moves against Taiwan, NATO might soon find itself in a two-front war with China and Russia — or so the alliance’s secretary general believes.
“If Xi Jinping would attack Taiwan, he would first make sure that he makes a call to …
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5 suspects charged over deadly explosion in Ukraine's Zhytomyr Oblast
Ukrainian prosecutors have charged five individuals in connection with a massive explosion at an industrial site in the Zhytomyr Oblast that killed two people and injured more than 80, including eight children, the Prosecutor General’s Office …
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Russian airlines face $254 million losses from just 2 days of Ukrainian drone strikes, Kremlin media reports
Major shutdowns at Russia’s key airports on July 5–6 caused by Ukrainian drone attacks could cost Russian airlines around 20 billion rubles ($254 million), the pro-Kremlin outlet Kommersant reported on July 7, citing airline representatives and …
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EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine economy minister breaks down US minerals deal
The Kyiv Independent’s business editor Liliane Bivings sits down with Ukraine’s Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko to discuss the U.S.-Ukraine “minerals deal” and address the myths surrounding it.
Under the agreement, the two …
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Trump: Disappointed with Putin, satisfied with Zelenskyy
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Zelenskyy and Trump's conversation, Ukraine's reconstruction and attacks on Ukrainian cities
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Russian transport minister fired by Putin reportedly shoots himself dead
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Russia’s former Transport Minister Roman Starovoit shot himself dead in Odintsovo following his dismissal by President Vladimir Putin on July 7, the pro-government newspaper …
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Could veterans change Ukraine’s politics forever?
Editor’s Note: With all the talk about post-war elections, we wanted to see how the conflict itself would reshape political power in Ukraine. Want coverage that supports *all* aspects of the war, not just the booms and the bangs? Upgrade now to …
