Russia attacked a village in Donetsk Oblast on Nov. 20, killing an 11-year-old boy and seriously injuring his 13-year-old sister, regional police reported. A 63-year-old man was also hospitalized with Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-a…
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Russian attack in Donetsk Oblast kills 11-year-old boy
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Putin’s Global Missteps: Why Russia Became the World’s Most Sanctioned Country
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Ukraine to pursue 'diplomatic' liberation of Crimea, will not acknowledge occupied territories as Russian, Zelensky says
Ukraine “cannot legally acknowledge any occupied territory of Ukraine as Russian,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said when asked about ceding land to Russia in exchange for peace during an interview wi Source : …
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Biden seeks to cancel over $4.5 billion in Ukraine's debt
U.S. President Joe Biden has submitted to Congress a statement of intent to cancel half of Ukraine’s economic aid debt, a sum of around $4.65 billion, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller Source : …
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The Hidden Costs of War: Why Russia’s Economic Bluff Can’t Last
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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine reportedly strikes Russia with Storm Shadow missiles for first time
Key developments on Nov. 20: Ukraine strikes Russia with Storm Shadows for the first time, Bloomberg reports Biden approves delivery of anti-personnel mines to Ukraine in light of Russian gains in eas Source : kyivindependent.com/ukraine-w…
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Trump names Matthew Whitaker as next US ambassador to NATO
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump named Matthew Whitaker, former acting attorney general, as the next U.S. ambassador to NATO, according to a statement released Nov. 20. Trump, who takes office on Jan Source : kyivindependent.com/trump-nam…
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Secret Russian plan sees Ukraine cut into 3 parts, intelligence source confirms
Russia will try to convey to U.S. leadership its plan for a new world order up to the year 2045, including a scheme to break Ukraine up into three parts, the Interfax Ukraine news agency reported on N Source : kyivindependent.com/secret-ru…
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Russian troops killed 2 Ukrainian POWs near Pokrovsk, prosecutors say
Russian troops have killed two Ukrainian prisoners of war in Donetsk Oblast’s Pokrovsk District, the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office said on Nov. 20. They were stripped naked and shot dead, accor Source : …
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Panic grips Kyiv as embassy closures and Telegram rumors fuel fears of imminent attack
Ukrainians woke up on Nov. 20 to a message that a number of foreign embassies were closing their Kyiv offices — a stark reminder of the departure of foreign diplomats from Kyiv days before the start o Source : kyivindependent.com/panic-gri…
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'Russia only wins if the West quits' — Gen. Ben Hodges
The first reports of Ukraine striking deep inside Russia with U.S.-supplied ATACMS emerged on Nov. 19, marking a long-awaited shift in White House policy that could bolster Ukraine’s defense against a Source : …
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Court jails Russian actor in absentia, confiscates his Odesa apartment
A Ukrainian court has sentenced Russian actor Vladimir Mashkov to 10 years in prison in absentia and ordered the confiscation of his apartment in Odesa, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported Source : kyivindependent.com/ukraine-c…
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UN World Food Program allocates $2.1 billion to Ukraine until 2027
The U.N.’s World Food Program has allocated $2.1 billion for Ukraine between 2025 and 2027, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Telegram on Nov. 20. “The plan provides for humanitarian assi Source : kyivindependent.com/un-world-…
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Delayed by war, Ukraine’s long-awaited 'S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2' surges to the top of video game purchases
More than two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion delayed its release and upended its developers’ lives, Ukraine’s “S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2” — one of the most anticipated video games of the year — was r Source : …
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US announces $275 million military aid package for Ukraine
The United States will send a new military package worth $275 million to Ukraine, the Pentagon said in a statement on Nov. 20. It will include HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) ammunition Source : kyivindependent.com/us-announ…
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G7 Vows New Sanctions to Counter Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine
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Ukraine strikes Russia with Storm Shadows for the first time, Bloomberg reports
Ukraine has struck targets inside Russia with British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles for the first time, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 20, citing a Western official familiar with the matter. According to Source : kyivindependent.com/ukraine-s…
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ATACMS boost for Ukraine as Trump 'freeze' deadline looms
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Nov. 19 that Ukraine had launched the U.S.-made ATACMS missiles against Russia’s Bryansk Oblast. Hours prior, Ukraine struck a Russian military facility in Kara Source : …
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Ukraine Attacks Russian Military Facilities. Denmark Announces New Aid. Embassies in Kyiv Closed
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Parliament adopts bill to strip individuals supporting Russia of state awards
Ukraine’s parliament adopted a law on Nov. 20 allowing the deprivation of state awards from individuals who “popularize or propagandize” Russia or commit other illegal actions against the Ukrainian st Source : …
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Being blind in a war zone
Editor’s Note: The U.S. embassy in Kyiv suddenly closed today due to what it said was “specific information” of a significant Russian air attack. This is unprecedented in the full-scale invasion, so h Source : …
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Parliament backs bill to dissolve medical commissions in 1st reading after corruption scandals
The Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, supported a draft law on the elimination of the system of medical examination commissions (MSEC) for determining the severity of disabilities in the first Source : kyivindependent.com/parliamen…
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Opinion: Europe’s 2% defense benchmark is an illusion, not a solution
With Donald Trump back in office, Europe faces a new era of uncertainty. The once-reliable comfort of American support — a cornerstone of European security — is now more in question than ever. For dec Source : kyivindependent.com/opinion-e…
