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  KYIV POST: Ambulances for Ukraine: New Zealand Volunteer Delivers Dozens More Vehicles https://www.kyivpost.com/post/88970 New Zealand volunteer Tenby Powell has helped secure nearly 100 ambulances for Ukraine’s frontline regions. The process has been far from straightforward, with many vehicles requiring modifications before they can be put into service. But that has not deterred him. Powell runs his own charitable foundation, which raises donations to fund the delivery of ambulances,

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  KYIV POST: Kremlin Urges Serbia’s New Leaders to Maintain Russia Ties After Vucic’s Election Defeat https://www.kyivpost.com/post/88199 The Kremlin urged Serbia’s incoming leaders to maintain ties with Russia after a student-backed opposition movement defeated longtime Moscow-friendly leader Aleksandar Vucic in parliamentary elections. Vucic predicted the new authorities would impose sanctions on Moscow, but the winners had pledged to oppose them. #World #Europe

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  KYIV POST: ‘Trump Is Cooked’: Republicans Clash Over Ukraine as Midterms Loom https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/88090 US President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russia, sanctions waivers and restrictions on Ukraine’s military capabilities have drawn criticism from Republican lawmakers ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms. Polling shows continued Republican support for helping Kyiv, while Democrats are already investigating decisions they could scrutinize more aggressively if they win control

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  KYIV POST: PACE Declares Russia’s New State Duma Illegitimate https://www.kyivpost.com/post/85870 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a new resolution on Wednesday, Sept. 30, declaring Russia’s new State Duma illegitimate following the Sept. 18-20 held in Russia and occupied territories of Ukraine. During the meeting, PACE urged sanctions on election organizers and further limits on tourist visas for Russian nationals. #Europe #World #Ukraine

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  KYIV POST: Putin Signs a Decree Increasing Russian Army: Over 2.4 Million, Including 1.5 Million Active-Duty Personnel https://www.kyivpost.com/post/85603 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday, Sept. 28, raising the size of Russia’s armed forces to 2.4 million, including 1.5 million active-duty military personnel. The increase comes as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned earlier Monday that Russia has already begun additional mobilization and is expanding its use

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  KYIV INDEPENDENT: How Ukraine angered South Korea — and why it matters https://kyivindependent.com/how-ukraine-angered-south-korea-and-why-it-matters/ Ukraine just angered another partner — one sitting on an arsenal of weapons that Kyiv wants.President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Sept. 23 announcement at the U.N. General Assembly that Ukraine’s two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) were sent to South Korea was not well received #Ukraine

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  KYIV POST: Putin Accuses Ukraine of Sabotaging Peace Negotiations https://www.kyivpost.com/post/84879 Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed during a Military-Industrial Commission meeting on Friday that Ukraine is actively sabotaging peace talks and taking steps to prolong the war. Despite Putin’s accusations, Ukraine has repeatedly signaled readiness for an unconditional ceasefire along the contact line and direct leader-level negotiations. #Ukraine #World

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  KYIV POST: Zelensky Urges US to Pass Lindsey Graham Sanctions Bill After Russia Strikes Sumy Apartment Block, Killing 2 https://www.kyivpost.com/post/84867 President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Washington to pass the late Senator Lindsey Graham’s bill following a Russian strike on a residential high-rise in Sumy on Friday, Sept. 18. According to RBC-Ukraine, US President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill later today. #World #Ukraine

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  KYIV POST: Zaluzhny Is Right About Western Weapons but Wrong About NATO https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/81948 Ukraine received Western weapons in quantities too small to transform the war but large enough for Russia to study and counter. The failure was not NATO’s lack of military potential, but the absence of a Western strategy for Ukrainian victory. #Ukraine

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  KYIV POST: Russian Strike Triggers Ammonia Leak in Kyiv; Emergency Crews Contain Threat https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81729 A Russian missile strike damaged a specialized ammonia tank in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district, causing a leak during a wider overnight assault. Emergency crews contained it by 2:10 a.m., and officials said nearby residents were not at risk. #Ukraine

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  KYIV POST: Ex-Deputy PM Stefanishyna Charged in Graft Case https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81848 Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office charged former Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna with illicit enrichment involving more than Hr.13.9 million ($334,000) and filing false asset declarations. Investigators allege she concealed several high-value assets and obtained property beyond her declared income. #Ukraine

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  KYIV POST: Lithuania Discovers Underground Tunnel Dug From Belarus to Smuggle Migrants https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81836 Lithuanian border guards have discovered an unfinished underground tunnel dug from Belarus beneath the countries’ border fence, allegedly intended to smuggle migrants into Lithuania. The passage, found near Druskininkai, is the third tunnel uncovered by authorities in recent weeks amid growing border security concerns. #World

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  KYIV POST: From Radushne to Lublin: How Russia’s North Korean Missiles Expose the West’s Air Defense Gap https://www.kyivpost.com/analysis/81427 Russia’s apparent return to using North Korean ballistic missiles – alongside a missile breach of Polish airspace – shows that Ukraine’s air defense shortage is already a direct threat to Europe. #Ukraine #World #Asia #Europe

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  KYIV POST: Ukrainian Air Force Intelligence: New Russian Economy Cruise Missile Now In Mass Production https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81406 Russia has begun mass production of its low-cost Banderole cruise missile, now used widely against Ukraine. Built with foreign dual-use components, it mainly serves as a decoy or hits lightly defended targets. A “real” Russian cruise missile costs about ten times a Banderole. Production is probably ten weapons daily, reports say. #Ukraine

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  KYIV POST: Power Outages Persist Across Crimea, Strikes on 6 Substations https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81410 Parts of occupied Crimea remained without electricity because of damage to energy facilities and the main transmission grid. The outages followed Ukrainian strikes on six substations, although the extent of the damage and its direct connection to the disruptions have not been independently verified. #Ukraine

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  KYIV POST: Ukraine Receives €3.47B EU Loan for Defense Needs https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81407 Ukraine received €3.47 billion from the EU under the Ukraine Support Loan mechanism. The funds will support defense procurement, including Gripen fighter jets, drones, and air defense systems, as well as urgent budget needs. #Ukraine

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  KYIV POST: Lavrov’s Latest Interview: A Masterclass in Russian Desperate Self-Deceit https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/81408 When a foreign minister invokes divine intervention and distorts history to justify current policy, you are seeing a state that has run out of rational arguments and excuses. #EasternEurope #World

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  KYIV INDEPENDENT: Russian propagandist Xenia Fedorova faces deportation from France https://kyivindependent.com/france-to-deport-pro-kremlin-broadcaster/ French authorities said that her "conduct undermines the fundamental interests of the state," and her continued presence on French territory "therefore constitutes a particularly serious and immediate threat to public order." #Ukraine

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  KYIV INDEPENDENT: 'Almost nothing remained': Russian missile kills at least 6 family members in Ukrainian village https://kyivindependent.com/nothing-remained-of-the-heartbreak-as-entire-family-killed-instantly-by-russian-missile-attack-on-village-house/ Six members of the family have been confirmed killed, with rescuers still searching for any remains of the other five as of 6 p.m. local time. #Ukraine

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  KYIV POST: Buried Motorcycle of Missing Russians Found in Thailand https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81413 Thai police found a buried motorcycle of two missing Russian siblings near Pattaya after local residents reported suspicious activity. The search continues as authorities have yet to find the missing siblings. #World #Asia

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  KYIV POST: Oleksiy Sobolev Appointed as Deputy Head of Presidential Office by Zelensky https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81416 President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Oleksiy Sobolev, who lost his ministerial post during a broader cabinet reshuffle two weeks ago, as deputy head of the presidential office. Sobolev will oversee economic policy and coordinate Ukraine’s postwar recovery plan with the government and international partners. #Ukraine

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  KYIV INDEPENDENT: Putin likes his worst option in Ukraine https://kyivindependent.com/putin-likes-his-worst-option-in-ukraine/ If Russian President Vladimir Putin were to make a clear-headed assessment of the state of his war with Ukraine, he would seek a ceasefire. But his head apparently is not clear, because all signs point to him pursuing some kind of escalation. If he does indeed embark on such a #Ukraine

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  KYIV INDEPENDENT: Assault regiment commander ordered troops to fire on retreating comrades, media investigation alleges https://kyivindependent.com/assault-regiment-commander-ordered-opening-fire-on-retreating-friendly-soldiers-investigation-says/ The 225th Assault Regiment — which had fought as a battalion in Chasiv Yar before helping lead the lightning incursion into Kursk Oblast in 2024 — is one of the largest units of the Ukrainian military, having been expanded to at least 15

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  KYIV POST: Russian Strikes on Dnipropetrovsk Region Kill 3, Wound 10 https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81417 Russian forces struck six districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 50 times with drones, artillery and guided aerial bombs (KABs), killing three people and wounding 10. Pavlohrad and the Nikopol area sustained the heaviest damage to private homes, businesses and infrastructure. #Ukraine

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  KYIV INDEPENDENT: Ukraine war latest: Heartbreak in Ukrainian village as Russian missile kills at least 6 family members https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-heartbreak-in-ukrainian-village-after-russian-missile-kills-6-family-members/ Key developments on July 30:'Almost nothing remained': Russian missile kills at least 6 family members in Ukrainian villageUkraine hits one of Russia's largest Lukoil-owned oil refineries, General Staff confirm...

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  KYIV INDEPENDENT: North Korean missile likely used in Russian strike that killed 6 family members in Ukraine, Zelensky says https://kyivindependent.com/north-korean-missile-believed-to-be-used-in-strike-that-killed-6-family-members-in-ukraine-zelensky-says/ "The alliance between the Moscow scumbags and the deranged regime in North Korea exists for the sake of missiles, North Korean troops on our borders here in Europe, and killing our Ukrainian children," Zelensky said in...

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  KYIV INDEPENDENT: Russia's defense giant quietly launches new cryptocurrency despite EU sanctions https://kyivindependent.com/russia-quietly-launches-new-cryptocurrency-for-international-payments/ A cryptocurrency associated with Russia's sprawling state defense corporation has quietly launched just as the European Union targets Russian crypto markets with further sanctions.Blockchain data reviewed by Kyiv Independent suggests that ruble token RubX, announced by Rostec...

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  KYIV POST: Russia Used North Korean Missile in Radushne Strike Which Killed Family of 10 https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81418 President Volodymyr Zelensky said preliminary data show Russia used a North Korean ballistic missile in the strike that killed a family of 10 in the Kryvyi Rih district of Dnipropetrovsk region on Thursday, July 30. #Ukraine #World

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  KYIV POST: Koretsky Orders Urgent Inspection of All Civil Defense Shelters https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81419 Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky ordered ministries and regional administrations to urgently inspect every civil defense shelter in Ukraine for proper maintenance and unobstructed access. He said blocked shelter access is unacceptable as the war approaches its fifth year. #Ukraine