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116 killed, 26 journalists captured since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, Culture Ministry reports

The total of 116 journalists killed also includes those who joined the military after the invasion began. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is our right to take news and information […]

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Chornobyl Nuclear Plant loses power after Russian attack on nearby town, Energy Ministry says

“Due to power surges, the New Safe Confinement — the key structure that isolates the destroyed 4th reactor of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and prevents the release of radioactive materials into the environment — was left without electricity,” the Energy Ministry said. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken […]

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Russia’s Finance Ministry proposes value-added tax hike to boost war-strained budget

The tax increase, part of the draft budget submitted to the Russian government, is aimed “primarily at funding defense and security needs,” the Russian Finance Ministry said. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be […]

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Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies complete probe into Defense Ministry food procurement scandal

The case, widely known in Ukraine as the “golden eggs” scandal, erupted in January 2023 after reports alleged the Defense Ministry had been buying basic food items for the Armed Forces at vastly inflated prices. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News […]

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Foreign Ministry condemns Budapest for banning 3 Ukrainian military officials from Hungarian territory

“We reject Hungary’s manipulations, and we will not tolerate such disrespect for our military. Ukraine reserves the right to take appropriate action in response,” Foreign Minister Adrii Sybiha. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can […]

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Russia has damaged, destroyed over 2,300 medical infrastructure facilities since beginning of full-scale invasion, health ministry says

Russian forces have damaged or destroyed more than 2,300 medical infrastructure facilities since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Health Ministry said on May 7. Russia deliberately targets critical infrastructure on a regular basis in Ukraine, including medical facilities, resulting in severe destruction and numerous civilian casualties. Some 2020 medical facilities were partially damaged, […]

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Future peacekeeping force may patrol air, sea space, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry says

Ukraine is in talks with Western allies to ensure that any future military contingent monitoring a potential ceasefire also has a role in patrolling air and sea space, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said at a news briefing on Feb. 27. “If our partners and allies are ready to discuss the possible deployment of these […]

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Culture Ministry to suspend issuing permits for journalists, artists to travel abroad

The Culture Ministry will temporarily halt issuing permits for draft-age male journalists and culture professionals to travel abroad pending a legislative review, the ministry said on Feb. 26. The measure, which will take effect on March 3, comes in response to cases in which men used their permits to stay abroad longer than permitted. Men […]

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Foreign Ministry denounces corruption allegations made by Tucker Carlson

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi denied corruption allegations by far-right American commentator Tucker Carlson in a social media post on Feb. 11. Carlson had earlier claimed that U.S. weapons sent to Ukraine are resold on the black market, accusing the Ukrainian military of selling arms “to drug cartels.” Carlson provided no evidence to support his […]

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Defense Ministry building testing ground for new AI-powered demining tech

The Defense Ministry is initiating the creation of a trial site to test new technologies used in demining, including those involving artificial intelligence, according to a statement published Feb. 11. Over 139,300 square kilometers of Ukrainian land are potentially contaminated with explosives from the full-scale war, with clearance efforts expected to take over a decade […]

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‘A farce’ — Foreign Ministry condemns sham election in Belarus

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry condemned the recent presidential election in Belarus, calling the vote “a farce” in a statement issued Jan. 27. Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko “won” a seventh consecutive term as president on Jan. 26 in a so-called election widely denounced as neither free nor fair by the international community. “It is difficult to call […]

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Foreign Ministry rejects Slovak PM’s unfounded Ukrainian cyberattack claim

The Foreign Ministry denied Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s claim that Ukraine is connected to a cyberattack on Slovakia’s national insurance company, according to a statement on the Ministry’s website on Jan. 24. “We categorically reject the hints of Ukraine’s involvement in the cyberattack against a health insurance company in Slovakia,” the statement said. The […]