Amy B. Zegart
Key developments on Jan. 30:
A Russian drone attack in Pokrovsk struck an evacuation vehicle on Jan. 30, injuring the driver and two passengers, the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office reported.
The Kyiv Independent has confirmed that the driver of the evacuation vehicle is …
Maryna Bezrukova has overturned the decision to remove her name from the state enterprise register as director of the Defense Procurement Agency (DPA), the agency said on Jan. 30.
The DPA once again emphasized that legally, Bezrukova remains the head …
The Kyiv Independent launched a fundraiser to support three independent local media outlets in Ukraine, whose funding was cut as a result of a 90-day pause on U.S. foreign aid ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The goal is to raise 40,000 pounds …
Huless, a Ukrainian company developing tethered drone systems, secured over $1 million in private financing, loans, and a grant from Ukrainian Defense Tech cluster Brave1, the company said in a press release on Jan. 30.
Huless makes the Highline-T, a …
The police in Slovakia detained a Ukrainian citizen on Jan. 30 suspected of preparing a coup in the country, Slovak media Aktuality reported.
The Ukrainian is being held in the border police office ahead of his deportation to Ukraine, according to …
A Ukrainian court has frozen assets linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska,
A Ukrainian court has frozen assets linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, valued at 2.11 billion hryvnia ($57 million). The assets include nearly 500,000 tons of …
Somewhere in the streets of Russian-occupied Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, a woman puts a sticker on the wall. It’s a short message, but if she is seen doing it, she will face arrest, prosecution, and likely, torture.
The message is: “Soon, …
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series of profiles highlighting successful Ukrainian startups and businesses. The series is funded by the regional investment fund Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund (UMAEF) and created in partnership …
Russia reportedly had plans to assassinate Armin Papperger, the head of the German defense giant Rheinmetall, due to dissatisfaction with Western arms supplies to Ukraine, revealed Papperger himself in a discussion with the news agency BNS.
“It's …
Half of Poles believe Ukraine should not join NATO or the European Union until the issue of exhuming Volyn massacre victims is resolved, according to a new poll published on Jan. 30.
The poll conducted by the Institute for Social Research and Market …
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has identified four Russian generals and one colonel responsible for the deadly attack on a hypermarket in Kharkiv, the agency reported on Jan. 30.
The attack on the Epicenter hypermarket was carried out with …
Reports that the embattled Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar has fallen to Russian forces have been dismissed by experts and officials speaking to the Kyiv Independent, and the latest OSINT data suggests fighting is still ongoing.
The front-line city has …
Sweden will provide Ukraine with a military aid package worth over $1.2 billion, Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson announced on Jan. 30.
It is Sweden’s largest tranche of military assistance since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale …
In late January, President Volodymyr Zelensky slapped sanctions on 18 people, both Russians and Ukrainians.
The list included 10 Ukrainian nationals, four Russians, and four people with both Ukrainian and Russian citizenship.
Among them were Ukrainian …
Ukraine’s largest private delivery company Nova Poshta invested Hr 1.8 billion ($43 million) to expand its Ukrainian network in 2024, a 35% increase from 2023, the company on social media.
The company opened 1,747 new branches across Ukraine and …
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry summoned Slovak Ambassador Pavel Vizdal on Jan. 30 to express its rejection of Bratislava’s claims that Kyiv is interfering in Slovakia’s internal affairs.
This comes amid tensions between Slovak Prime …
Transnistria's leader, Vadim Krasnoselsky, has announced that the unrecognized state has obtained a loan from Moscow to pay for gas imports from Europe.
This decision comes as Tiraspol declines aid from Ukraine. According to Krasnoselsky, Russia will …
Russian billionaire and politician Suleyman Kerimov held at least a 1% stake in SpaceX through a trust, even after the U.S. sanctioned him in 2018 for aiding President Vladimir Putin’s policies, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 30, citing undisclosed …
Lithuania will likely consider deploying military personnel to Ukraine for a potential peacekeeping mission, Lithuanian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Raimundas Vaiksnoras said on Jan. 30, according to the LRT broadcaster.
“If you ask whether …
The Defense Ministry must resolve all issues regarding the Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) and the State Rear Operator (DOT) by the end of February, said Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna, Suspilne reported on Jan. 30. …
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on Jan. 30 condemned Romania’s far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu’s statement that Ukraine is a “fictional state” whose partition is “inevitable,” labeling his …
A Ukrainian court has frozen the assets of Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska worth Hr 2.1 billion (nearly $50 million), the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced on Jan. 29.
Deripaska, formerly Russia’s richest man and founder of the …
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, concerns over the security of energy and communication infrastructure in the Baltic Sea intensified. Initially, focus was placed on the threat of hybrid attacks from Russia.
However, it …
Editor note: This story is being updated with the latest casualty figures.
Russian forces attacked the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast, injuring at least 13 people, including two children, Governor Vadym Filashkin said on Jan. 30.
According to …
