The Time magazine chose the Ukrainian Diia app’s online marriage service to be one of the best inventions of 2024, its website reported on Oct. 30. For more than two decades, Time editors have annuall Source : kyivindependent.com/time-name…
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Ukraine's UN envoy names North Korean generals sent to aid Russia's war
The Ukrainian ambassador to the U.N., Sergiy Kyslytsya, provided the names of the three generals North Korea had sent to join Russia’s war against Ukraine during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Oct Source : …
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General Staff: Russia has lost 694,950 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 694,950 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 Oct. 31. This number includes 1,310 c Source : …
Georgia's president declines to appear before prosecutors in election fraud investigation
Georgia’s Prosecutor’s Office announced on Oct. 30 it had launched an investigation into alleged vote rigging in the recent parliamentary elections. President Salome Zourabichvili, who was summoned fo Source : …
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Ukraine produces 20 Bohdana howitzers per month, Zelensky says
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine is now producing nearly 20 Bohdana self-propelled artillery units monthly. In a video address on Oct. 30 following his visit to the Ukraine-Nordic S Source : kyivindependent.com/ukraine-p…
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Update from Ukraine | Incredible! A brave attack of Ukraine in Pokrovsk Direction New tactics works!
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Ukraine could join Union by late 2029, EU official says
Ukraine could join the European Union by 2029 if it completes the necessary reforms, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi said on Oct. 29. To advance this goal, the EU has introduced specif Source : kyivindependent.com/ukraine-c…
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Sanctioned LNG ships gather off Russian coast as buyers withdraw, Bloomberg reports
Tankers bearing sanctioned Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) have clustered together off Russia’s eastern coast, indicating that Moscow is struggling to sell the product amid Western restrictions, B Source : …
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Fact Check: South Korea Did NOT Announce It Will Send Its Troops To Ukraine 'To Fight' North Korean Soldiers Supporting Russia, As Of October 30, 2024
Did South Korea announce it will deploy troops in Ukraine to engage in active combat against North Korean troops supporting Russia? No, that’s not true: On October 30, 2024, neither U.S. Secretary of Source : …
Drone Hits SOF University in Chechnya and Kadyrov Boasts About It
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Parts of Pokrovsk will be blocked for city's defense, authorities say
Parts of the city of Pokrovsk will be blocked off due to defense preparations, Serhii Dobriak, head of the Pokrovsk military administration, told Suspilne on Oct. 30. The embattled front-line city of Source : kyivindependent.com/parts-of-…
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Dramatic Shift: Lukashenko Prepares Belarus for Potential War with Russia
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The U.S. Stance on ATACMS for Ukraine: Justified or Misguided?
On September 5, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh addressed a question about the U.S.’s reluctance to allow Ukraine to use long-range weapons. She explained that U.S. intelligence assesses Source : …
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Russian attack on Kharkiv injures 23, including child
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russia attacked a residential neighborhood in the city of Kharkiv late in the evening on Oct. 30, hitting a multistory apartment buildin Source : …
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Kharkiv was hit by a Russian glide bomb. A residential building entrance was destroyed
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'Putin will not prevail in Ukraine,' even with North Korean help, US defense secretary says
North Korean troops outfitted with Russian uniforms and equipment are making their way to the Russia-Ukraine border, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Oct. 30 during a joint press conference Source : kyivindependent.com/putin-wil…

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Democracy in Danger? Georgia’s Disputed Election Sparks Protests
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Can Harris sway Pennsylvania’s Ukrainian vote ahead of a tight presidential race?
JENKINTOWN, Pennsylvania — Ukrainian American Sophika Lashchyk-Tytla says she can’t understand why her brother plans to vote for Republican nominee Donald Trump given his open hostility to continuing Source : kyivindependent.com/can-harri…
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Russia amasses 200,000 troops in Southern Ukraine
Russia has strategically stationed up to 200,000 troops in southern Ukraine, as part of a broader effort to bolster reserves in Crimea and occupied regions within the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia areas. H Source : www.uawire.org/russia-am…
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Fire breaks out at Russian research institute involved in nuclear missile production
A fire broke out on October 30 at the Central Research Institute of Special Machine-Building (TsNIISM) in the suburban town of Khotkovo, a critical enterprise in Russia’s military-industrial complex. Source : www.uawire.org/fire-brea…
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Ukraine war latest: North Korean soldiers reportedly 50 km from Ukraine's border
Key developments on Oct. 30: North Korean soldiers 50 km from Ukraine’s border, including special forces, FT reports Ukraine should strike back if North Korean troops cross into its territory, Biden s Source : …
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UK promises $3.8 billion per year in military aid to Ukraine
The U.K. will allocate three billion pounds ($3.8 billion) per year to military support for Ukraine, according to the draft budget submitted to the parliament on Oct. 30. The proposed budget, which in Source : kyivindependent.com/uk-promis…

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Georgia's accession to EU has been suspended due to actions of Georgian government
The process of Georgia’s accession to the European Union has been suspended due to the actions of the Georgian government since the spring of 2024, the European Commission announced on Oct. 30. The de Source : …