Politics of Kyiv Region and Ukraine

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Estonia Paid 70 Million Euros for Ammunition It Never Received

Money from the European Peace Facility went to a company that had never supplied artillery ammunition, and officials knew about the risk in advance.

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"Putin wants to 'wipe out Kyiv': why this thesis was voiced now"

# Telegraph Columnist Reminds World That Kremlin Has Not Changed Its War Aims, While Kremlin Simultaneously Publicly Denies Peace Summit Rumors. This Is Not a Contradiction — It Is the Same Pressure Tactic.

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Russia's Finance Ministry "Forgot" About Ukraine When Discussing G20 Meeting, Despite US Stating Trump's Plan Was Discussed

Russia's Finance Ministry did not mention Ukraine in its G20 report. The United States said that Bessent and Siluanov discussed Trump's plan to end the war.

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Strike on Railway Depot: Why Railroad Workers Became the Main Target of Night Attack

Russia targeted not abstract "infrastructure," but specific people at their workplace — six Ukrzaliznytsia employees who were killed simply while working their shift.

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Russia attacked an international border crossing with Romania

Transport from "Orllivka" is being redirected to other checkpoints following fresh Russian strikes.

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Google Renamed Lake Ontario to "Lake America" — But Only for Americans

# Trump's Order Changes Lake Name on Google Maps in the US as Canada Refuses to Recognize Renaming, While Trade Conflict Between Countries Intensifies The issue is not about the lake itself, but about who dictates reality on the map.

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State Border Guard Service receives third interim head in a month

By Zelensky's decree, the duties of the head of the State Border Guard Service were transferred to Major General Vadym Chenchyk — amid corruption charges against the previous leader, the agency continues to operate without a permanent commander.

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56 Ukrainians in Nepal: Why the pilgrimage route to Kailash became a trap for thousands

Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar have attracted Ukrainians for years as a spiritual and tourist destination — now that very route has become the epicenter of a catastrophe, with the death toll reaching thousands.

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Chernihiv Under Attack: Why Nighttime Russian Strikes on Residential Buildings Have Become Systematic Rather Than Random

# Russia Kills Woman and Four-Year-Old Child in Chernihiv Nighttime Strike Russia has killed a woman and a four-year-old child in Chernihiv during a nighttime attack—marking another in a series of similar strikes on the city in recent days. A pressing question emerges: why residential neighborhoods, rather than military installations, have become regular targets in this region.

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Logistics center of Wildberries catches fire in Russian Kotovsk: video after massive strikes

Drones struck another Wildberries warehouse in Russia: fire engulfed over 100,000 sq. m.

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Border Stamp: Why the EU Suddenly Reminded About It and Women Too

New rules for temporary protection in the EU apply equally to men and women, while a small border guard's mark becomes the main proof of legal departure from Ukraine.

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"Switch from Tavria to Mercedes": Why the Transition to Western Helicopters Is Hampered Not by Piloting Skills, but by English Language

The commander of Army Aviation explained that pilots master Western helicopters in a matter of hours, while retraining technicians and transitioning to English-language documentation is a matter of months and even years.

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Why Ukraine's Advantage in Long-Range Drones Is Melting Away: It's Not About Technology, But Scaling

Russia is not inventing new solutions in the drone war — it is copying Ukrainian ones and deploying them faster thanks to its industrial capacity. This calls into question Ukraine's main trump card: technological advantage without an industrial base.

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European Business Calculates Losses and Profits from Extreme Heat

A record number of European companies mentioned the impact of extreme heat, drought, and wildfires in their financial reports — bringing unprecedented profits for some and billion-dollar losses for others.

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The Times: Ukraine Begins Using British Drones to Strike Russia

British Nyan drones and another long-range model have been striking Russian oil refineries and logistics facilities in the rear for half a year.

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"No explosives, but not harmless: why an empty Shahed over Romania is a warning sign"

# A drone shot down near Constanta had no payload, but its route from Ukraine through Moldova to Romania shows that intercepting the Alliance's "civilian" unmanned aircraft required fighters, helicopters and a tanker aircraft.

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$730,000 for the Lavra: Why Switzerland counts restoration in francs, not emotions

Swiss aid to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra demonstrates a difference in approaches: while some countries respond with statements, Bern allocates a specific sum for specific engineering work before the smoke clears from the strike.

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Zelensky Convened Military Command on Eve of Winter: Searching for Money on Weapons Again

# President Convenes Military Leadership to Discuss Army Funding for Fall-Winter Period and Russia's Plans The president gathered military leadership to discuss financing for the armed forces during the autumn-winter period and Russia's plans. The issue is not whether money is needed, but whether they will manage to find and spend it before the first wave of strikes on energy infrastructure arrives.

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Chalyy on Trump's statement about Patriot licenses: he said it to bargain with Putin

Former Ukrainian ambassador to the United States believes that Trump's promise to allow Kyiv to produce air defense missiles was not intended for Zelenskyy, but rather a signal to the Kremlin: stop the war or lose the technological race.

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Burnt Tanks Instead of Notes: How Russian Weapons Become Exhibits in European Museums

The Cabinet of Ministers has permitted the free transfer of destroyed Russian military equipment to foreign museums — the first T-72 tanks will be sent to the Baltic states, Denmark, and the Netherlands as material evidence of the war.

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Security Service Opens Cases Based on Analytical Reports: Lawyer Warns of Abuse Risks

# Security Service Report as Investigation Basis, Not Crime Proof An analytical note from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) serves as grounds for launching an investigation, but not as evidence of a crime. Lawyer Oleh Shram explained why the "carbon copy" conclusions against five airlines raise questions about the agency's integrity.

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"How Azov checks fighters after returning from captivity — and why it's more complex than it seems"

# The scandal surrounding Yermolai raised an uncomfortable question: how to distinguish betrayal from trauma of a person who survived years in Russian captivity.

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Putin visits Kuril Islands for first time; Japan voices "strong protest"

Japan's Foreign Ministry reacted to the Russian dictator's visit to territories occupied by Russia, with observers viewing Putin's appearance on Iturup as a signal: there will be no territorial concessions.

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Audio guides instead of veto: how Zelenska's cultural diplomacy fills the political pause

# Translation While negotiations on ending the war remain stalled between Washington, Kyiv, and Moscow, the First Lady's Office is adding three more museums to its network of Ukrainian-language audio guides. Symbolic diplomacy is working where official diplomacy has yet to yield results.

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Polish Ex-Official Accused of Corruption in Hiding in Pro-Russian Transnistria

Marcin Romanowski sent a letter to the court from Tiraspol, the unrecognized capital of a region controlled by Russia.

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The Kosovo Knot: Why Ukraine and Serbia Found Themselves on the Same Side of "Non-Recognition"

Zelensky's visit to Belgrade exposed a diplomatic paradox: Kyiv, like Serbia, does not recognize Kosovo's independence – and this uncomfortable commonality could become the key to influence in the Balkans.

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Trump Confirmed: Turkey Prepared Decoy Plane for Him

US President Personally Told Journalists How Secret Service Secretly Transferred Him from Air Force One to Military Aircraft — Empty Presidential Plane with Officials on Board Served as Decoy

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"Contain for years and decades." Badrak revealed who besides the US can work on missiles

An analyst explained to LIGA.net which partners can help Ukraine in the rocket sector and how.

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At least 375 Ukrainians died in Russian captivity – Lubinets

The ombudsman confirmed that all these people returned home on their shields.

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South Korea Won't Give Ukraine Air Defense Systems Despite Fearing the Weapons Russia Provides to Pyongyang

# Seoul Publicly Worried About Military Rapprochement Between Moscow and Pyongyang, but Its Own Arms Export Law Takes Priority Over These Concerns