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“I’m afraid to go outside”: 17-year-old girl describes life in Kramatorsk, where Russia killed 33 people
Seventeen-year-old Katya from Kramatorsk is afraid to go outside because of constant Russian attacks, yet she does not want to leave her hometown. UNICEF shared her story. On October 8, Kramatorsk suffered another tragedy when a Russian aerial bomb struck two minibuses. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 33 people were killed and another 18…
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“He has the support of the Ukrainian people”: Sybiha defends Zelenskyy after US criticism
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has voiced his support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following sharp remarks by US President Donald Trump, who called on Ukrainians to elect a new leader. Ukraine’s top diplomat emphasized that Zelenskyy is leading the country during wartime and that the right to determine Ukraine’s political future belongs exclusively to its…
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“We will burn their refineries”: Anger in Kyiv over Trump’s deal with Putin — Financial Times
Ukraine will continue launching long-range strikes against Russia’s energy infrastructure despite an agreement between US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to release Russian diesel fuel onto the global market. Financial Times journalist Christopher Miller reported this, citing a senior Ukrainian official. According to Miller, Washington’s decision has sparked frustration and anger in Kyiv. Ukrainian…
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NATO Military Committee arrives in Kyiv in full for first time in eight years
The NATO Military Committee has arrived in Kyiv for an official visit for the first time in eight years. Military representatives from all 32 NATO member states traveled to the Ukrainian capital alongside the committee’s chair, Giuseppe Cavo Dragone. According to Cavo Dragone, the visit is intended to demonstrate the continued strengthening of ties between…
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For Ukrainians, he is ‘Sheva’: Zelensky congratulates Shevchenko on his 50th birthday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated legendary footballer Andriy Shevchenko on his 50th birthday, thanking him for decades of bringing pride and joy to Ukraine. Shevchenko, a former AC Milan and Chelsea striker and winner of the 2004 Ballon d’Or, is one of the most celebrated athletes in Ukrainian history. He also captained and later coached…
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South Korea demands apology from Ukraine over North Korean POWs
Seoul has accused Ukraine of breaching confidentiality by publicly revealing the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea. Source: Yonhap A senior public relations secretary to President Lee Jae Myung said the transfer had been discussed confidentially with the Ukrainian side on multiple occasions. According to the official, Kyiv itself had allegedly…
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Ukraine prepares for mass interception of Russian jet-powered drones
Ukraine plans to begin large-scale deployment of interceptor drones against Russian jet-powered UAVs within the next few months. Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said this in comments to Novyny.LIVE. According to Budanov, Ukrainian developers are already testing prototypes of these interceptors directly under combat conditions. The tests are no…
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Zaluzhnyi becomes first Ukrainian ambassador to receive Freedom of the City of London
Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, has received the Freedom of the City of London, one of the oldest honorary distinctions associated with the British capital. He became the first Ukrainian ambassador to receive the honor. The ceremony took place at Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of the City…
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Born during a Russian attack: Zelenskyy meets mother of baby boy born in a shelter
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited one of Kyiv’s maternity hospitals that was damaged in a Russian ballistic missile attack on the night of September 23–24. During the attack, pregnant women and medical staff were forced to take shelter. That night, a baby boy named Kyrylo was born there. Despite the strike on the maternity hospital,…
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“You wanted to take Kyiv in three days, and now Moscow is burning” — Sybiha responds to Lavrov at the UN
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha criticized Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s speech during a UN Security Council meeting and posed three questions to him about Russia’s war against Ukraine. Sybiha described the Russian minister’s remarks as “boring fairy tales and manipulations,” drawing particular attention to Lavrov’s statement that Moscow has no intention of ending its…