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    Kremlin plans record spending hike on law enforcement and security agencies

    Kremlin plans record spending hike on law enforcement and security agencies

    According to Russian budget documents, federal spending on police, the National Guard, and other law enforcement and intelligence services is set to rise 13% year-on-year to a record 3.91 trillion rubles ($47 billion).

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    Ukrainian HIMARS strike cripples Belgorod power plant, leaving 160,000 without electricity

    A nighttime strike by Ukrainian forces on Belgorod paralyzed operations at the local thermal power plant and left more than 160,000 residents in the region without electricity, according to Russian reports.

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    NATO Secretary General supports the creation of a “drone wall” #shorts

    NATO Secretary General supports the creation of a “drone wall” #shorts

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    Russia tries to recreate N.Korea in Ukraine

    Russia tries to recreate N.Korea in Ukraine

    Editor’s Note: Dictatorships become especially dangerous when they unite. We are a publication with a clear mission: to resist this trend and tell the stories of people who risk their lives to stand up against criminal regimes.

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NATO against Russian attacks: "Drone Walls" for Ukraine

NATO against Russian attacks: "Drone Walls" for Ukraine

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Rheinmetall wins €444 million U.S. order for artillery shells bound for an undisclosed Eastern European country

Germany’s Rheinmetall has secured a contract worth about €444 million to supply artillery ammunition, with deliveries set to begin in 2026.

The buyer is U.S.-based Global Military Products, and the 155 mm M107 shells with M4A2 propelling charges and …

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Poland detains Ukrainian suspected of Nord Stream sabotage, media reports

Poland detains Ukrainian suspected of Nord Stream sabotage, media reports

The suspect, identified as Volodymyr Z., was apprehended in the town of Pruszkow in central-eastern Poland. He is wanted under a European arrest warrant issued by a German court in 2024.

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We asked 5 young Ukrainians why they chose to go to war

We asked 5 young Ukrainians why they chose to go to war

As Russia’s full-scale war enters its fourth year, a generation raised under air-raid sirens is now old enough to fight. Despite not yet being subject to conscription, these young Ukrainians are voluntarily joining the military, trading lecture halls …

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Blackout awaits Russia! Zelenskyy warns Putin

Blackout awaits Russia! Zelenskyy warns Putin

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Exclusive: Russia struggling to meet mobilization targets in occupied Crimea, Ukraine says

Exclusive: Russia struggling to meet mobilization targets in occupied Crimea, Ukraine says

Russia is struggling to meet its mobilization goal for 2025 in occupied Crimea, data provided to the Kyiv Independent by Ukraine's Center of National Resistance shows.

In occupied areas of Ukraine, Ukrainians are forced to take Russian passports which …

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Ukraine to receive Gripen fighters for the first time as it bolsters air defenses

Ukraine expects additional deliveries of F-16s, as well as French Mirage and Swedish Gripen jets - the latter for the first time.

Gripen fighters could help counter air and drone attacks by Russia.

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US in contact with Belarus to 'ensure lines of communication' with Putin, Kellogg says

US in contact with Belarus to 'ensure lines of communication' with Putin, Kellogg says

This was one of the reasons why the U.S. lifted sanctions on Belarusian state airline Belavia, U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg said.

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Hungary would shoot down Russian drones violating its airspace, Orban says

Hungary would shoot down Russian drones violating its airspace, Orban says

Orban made the comments even as he downplayed concerns over Russian drones violating the airspace of several European countries and criticized the "posture of Western Europeans."

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EU to allocate over $2 billion for drones for Ukraine, von der Leyen says

EU to allocate over $2 billion for drones for Ukraine, von der Leyen says

"This allows Ukraine to scale up and to use its full capacity. And of course, it will also allow the EU to benefit from this technology," Ursula von der Leyen said.

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Ukraine completes legislation screening with EU in key step toward accession

Ukraine completes legislation screening with EU in key step toward accession

EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos lauded Ukraine for completing the screening "at record speed" in "the most difficult circumstances."

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Ukraine assassinates Russian lieutenant colonel far from front lines, intelligence claims

Ukraine assassinates Russian lieutenant colonel far from front lines, intelligence claims

A Russian National Guard lieutenant colonel and two other service members were killed in a Ukrainian intelligence operation in the North Caucasus on Sept. 27, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) said.

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European Council president seeks to bypass Hungary’s veto on Ukraine’s EU accession, Politico reports

European Council president seeks to bypass Hungary’s veto on Ukraine’s EU accession, Politico reports

European Council President Antonio Costa has already discussed the proposal with several EU leaders, according to Politico.

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Kyiv Independent reporter moderates a panel on Ukraine’s defense industry at IT Arena 2025

Kyiv Independent reporter moderates a panel on Ukraine’s defense industry at IT Arena 2025

The Kyiv Independent’s defense industry reporter Kollen Post took part in the IT Arena conference in Lviv on Sept. 25–26.

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Sweden says no agreement yet on Gripen jets for Ukraine

Sweden says no agreement yet on Gripen jets for Ukraine

The statement followed the BBC's reporting that Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Ivan Havryliuk had hinted that Kyiv is "expecting" additional deliveries of Western aircraft, including Gripen jets.

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Russian attacks kill 9, injure 15 in Ukraine over past day

Russian attacks kill 9, injure 15 in Ukraine over past day

Russian forces launched 65 Shahed-type drones and decoys from Russia’s Bryansk, Orel, Primorsk-Akhtarsk, Millerovo, and Russian-occupied Crimea, at Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.

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Unidentified drone spotted over Norwegian gas field, police investigating

Unidentified drone spotted over Norwegian gas field, police investigating

An unidentified drone was observed flying over the Equinor-operated Sleipner gas field in the North Sea on the evening of Sept. 29, according to Norwegian police, as reported by local media outlet VG.

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Poland continues to fund Starlink for Ukraine after President Nawrocki signed assistance bill

Poland continues to fund Starlink for Ukraine after President Nawrocki signed assistance bill

"During the war, this technology is of critical importance — to keep hospitals, schools, critical infrastructure, and front-line regions connected," Ukraine's Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.

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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,110,560 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,110,560 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 970 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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Russian drone strike in Sumy Oblast kills entire family

Russian drone strike in Sumy Oblast kills entire family

The attack killed a married couple and their two sons, ages 6 and 4, in the Krasnopillia community near the Sumy Oblast border.

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Europe 'no longer at peace' with Russia, Germany's Merz says

Europe 'no longer at peace' with Russia, Germany's Merz says

"Let me put it in a sentence that may be a little shocking at first glance ... we are not at war, but we are no longer at peace either," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sept. 29.

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