The “Reconstruction” podcast guest is Olena Shuliak, MP, leader of the “Servant of the People” party, and Chair of the Committee on Organization of State Power, Local Self-Government, Regional Develop Source : voxukraine.org/en/podcas…
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Podcast “Reconstruction” with Olena Shuliak: Restoring the Country on the Principle of “Build Back Better”
Key to Peace in Europe: Will Leaders Listen to Zelenskyy?
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Ukraine's intelligence kills Russian engineer who was modernizing missiles, source claims
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Mikhail Shatsky, a Russian expert involved in modernizing missiles launched against Ukraine, was shot dead near Moscow, a Defense Forces Source : kyivindependent.com/shatsky/
Scholz ready to talk to Putin again despite 'frustrating' phone call
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he is ready to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin again after his previous phone call with him in mid-November, the German newspaper Die Zeit reported on Dec Source : kyivindependent.com/scholz-pu…
Russian snipers use Western rifles, ammunition despite sanctions, media investigation says
Russia uses Western sniper rifles and ammunition despite sanctions, obtaining the arms via third-party countries, according to a joint media investigation published by The Insider on Dec. 11. Loophole Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-s…
Kherson Dog Saved by Pet Volunteers
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NATO members mull raising defense spending benchmark to 3% GDP, FT reports
European NATO foreign ministers began discussing a plan to gradually increase the alliance’s defense spending target from 2% of their GDP to 3% by 2030, the Financial Times reported on Dec. 12, citing Source : kyivindependent.com/nato-memb…
Maria Manipulates: US Created Chaos and World Instability
Maria Manipulates: US Created Chaos and World Instability Matt Wickham In her latest video appearance on a state-funded propaganda talk show, Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Source : uacrisis.org/en/maria-…
FAKE: 12,000 Ukrainians became victims of government repression — “Reporters Without Borders”
Verification within Meta’s Third-Party Fact-Checking Program A video claiming to have been published by the international non-governmental human rights organization “Reporters Without Borders” is bein Source : voxukraine.org/en/fake-1…
Day 1,022: Macron, Tusk to discuss sending peacekeeping force to Ukraine
Day 1,022: Macron, Tusk to discuss sending peacekeeping force to Ukraine Macron and Tusk are set to discuss sending a peacekeeping force to Ukraine. A Russian missile strike on a medical clinic in Zap Source : uacrisis.org/en/1022
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The Longlist of Nominees for the Drahomán Prize 2024 has been announced
On 5 December, applications for the Drahomán Prize closed – a prize for translators of Ukrainian literature into world languages, established in 2020 by the Ukrainian Institute, Ukrainian PEN, and the Source : pen.org.ua/en/drahom…
Russia has built only 7 out of 108 planned airliners since 2022, BBC reports
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation managed to build only seven of the 108 passenger planes it planned to produce since 2022, the BBC reported on Dec. 12, underscoring the dire state of Russia’s plan Source : …
FALSE: Zelenskyi proposed using the Ukrainian Armed Forces as police for European countries — AgoraVox
Verification within Meta’s Third-Party Fact-Checking Program Information is being spread online, citing an AgoraVox article, claiming that Volodymyr Zelenskyi proposed using the Ukrainian Armed Forces Source : voxukraine.org/en/false-…
UNFOUNDED: Ukrainian army losses exceed 500,000 — Ihor Mosiichuk
Verification within Meta’s Third-Party Fact-Checking Program A video is being spread online in which former MP Ihor Mosiichuk claims that the military losses of Ukraine’s Defense Forces allegedly exce Source : voxukraine.org/en/unfoun…
Macron, Tusk to discuss deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine after ceasefire, Bloomberg reports
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to discuss the possibility of sending soldiers to Ukraine after a potential ceasefire deal, Bloomberg reported on De Source : kyivindependent.com/macron-tu…
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Sanctions at work: $6 million to maintain Russian Su-30SMs stranded
A major Russian aircraft manufacturer JSC Yakovlev is suing to recover the funds lost after the introduction of the Russian sanctions. More than 600 million rubles (about $6 million) are stuck in the accounts of intermediary companies following …
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 1, injure 11 over past day
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least one civilian and injured at least 11 over the past day, regional authorities reported early on Dec. 12. In Donetsk Oblast , three people were injured in Source : kyivindependent.com/attacks-1…
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US lawmakers ask for intelligence report on impact of cutting Ukraine aid
U.S. lawmakers requested a trio of intelligence agencies to assess the risks of ending support for Ukraine and Russia winning the war, The Hill reported on Dec. 11. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump h Source : kyivindependent.com/us-lawmak…
US House passes 2025 defense budget without Ukraine lend-lease extension
The $895 billion U.S. defense budget passed by the House of Representatives did not include a provision to extend the lend-lease act for Ukraine despite the efforts of Ukrainian diplomats, Ukraine’s A Source : …
General Staff: Russia has lost 758,730 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 758,730 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 Dec. 12. This number includes 1,390 c Source : …
Russia advises its citizens to avoid travel to US, Western nations
Russia warned its citizens on Dec. 11 to avoid travel to the U.S, Canada, and most European Union nations, due to “increasing confrontation” with the U.S., Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Source : …
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Trump invites Xi to inauguration, CBS News reports
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to his inauguration ceremony in January, CBS News reported on Dec. 11, citing multiple unnamed sources. Trump will begin his Source : kyivindependent.com/trump-inv…
Drones attack Chechnya, hitting police building, Kadyrov claims
Drones attacked the barracks of a police regiment in Grozny, Chechnya, overnight on Dec. 12, according to local media and Chechen strong man Ramzan Kadyrov. The attack damaged the roof of the building Source : kyivindependent.com/drones-at…
Tough battles in Pokrovsk demand 'non-standard decisions,' Syrskyi says
Battles in the front-line city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast is “exceptionally tough,” requiring Ukraine’s military leadership to make “non-standard decisions,” Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi sa Source : …