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Ukraine anti-corruption probes close in on Zelenskyy's inner circle

Zelenskyy himself has not been a suspect in any of the probes launched so far, but the growing list of people close to him under investigation is quickly becoming a political liability.

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Ukrainian protesters reject Fedorov's call for wartime elections

A month of nationwide demonstrations demanding Mykhailo Fedorov’s return as defence minister appears to be ending after protest organisers rejected and criticised his call for elections during wartime.

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Zelenskyy fires presidential office deputy amid corruption probe

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau said it had launched an operation linked to an alleged criminal organisation involving current and former MPs and senior officials in the presidential administration.

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Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential elections

Fedorov's video address came just hours after Volodymyr Zelenskyy formally nominated Yevhen Khmara as defence minister, closing the door on Fedorov’s return to government.

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Ukraine's parliament returns with ministry crises unresolved

Ukraine's parliament reconvenes on Tuesday with the defence and foreign ministries still without permanent heads, a month after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy abruptly dismissed Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister.

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Ukraine has now hit seven of Wildberries' 10 biggest warehouses

A month-long Ukrainian attack campaign against Russia's largest online retailer has knocked out seven of its ten biggest logistics hubs, according to Kyiv's defence ministry and the Institute for the Study of War.

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Kyiv's forces retake over 600 km2 in southeastern Ukraine

The Institute for the Study of War analysts framed the operation as evidence Ukraine can still mount coordinated, mechanised counterattacks after more than four years of largely static fighting.

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Ukraine needs 5% of US Patriots to get through winter, Zelenskyy says

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv currently receives only 1% of the interceptor missiles it needs from Washington, as Russian strikes continue to outpace the country's air defences.

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Bomb hidden in bin kills Russian officer in occupied Sevastopol

Media reports named the dead man as a Ukrainian navy defector who went on to command a Kalibr missile submarine for Moscow's Black Sea Fleet.

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Ukraine strikes Novorossiysk, Russia's last Black Sea sanctuary

Ukraine’s strike on Novorossiysk demonstrates Kyiv’s ability to threaten Russian military infrastructure far beyond the frontline and challenges the assumption that shifting vessels from Crimea can keep them safe.

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Russia plans to fire 200 ballistic missiles at once, Ukraine says

Ukraine's drone commander says Moscow is working to nearly triple its missile firepower, strengthening the case for striking Russian missile factories and choking off Crimea as a military base.

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Exclusive: Euronews ‘extremist’ label is Lukashenka’s revenge, Tsikhanouskaya said

Exclusive: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said Belarus’ “extremist” label for Euronews shows the Lukashenka regime is afraid of independent information, and warned that it could put journalists, sources and audiences at risk for seeking or sharing the channel's news.

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EU sanctions five people linked to Russia’s military industry after Ukraine strikes

The EU sanctioned five individuals tied to Russia’s military-industrial complex after recent Russian air strikes on Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, accusing Moscow of escalating attacks on civilians as its forces stalled.

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Euronews Belarus ban turns viewers into targets, Tsikhanouskaya says

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has condemned Minsk’s designation of Euronews as “extremist” media, calling it an attack on both press freedom and the broadcaster’s audience in Belarus.

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Ukraine’s former ambassador to US faces anti-corruption probe

Two days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy officially dismissed Olha Stefanishyna as Ukraine’s ambassador to the US, she has been formally notified that she is a suspect in an anti-corruption investigation.

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Ukraine failed to shoot down any Russian missiles in overnight strikes

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday called for allies to send more anti-ballistic air defence, after Russian strikes killed at least 17 people overnight.

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Ukrainian vendor hunted by Russian FPV drone recalls the attack

A market trader in Kherson described how a Russian first-person-view drone chased him around his stall before exploding beside his van, in an attack Ukraine has called a war crime.

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Shocking video shows Russian drone hunting civilian at Kherson market

A video shared by Ukraine’s police shows a Russian drone deliberately tracking a man at a market in Kherson. President Zelenskyy said the footage is evidence of Moscow’s “drone safari” against civilians.

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Will Ukraine get the Patriot licence? Washington sends mixed signals

Russia's barrages of ballistic missiles have left Kyiv desperate to start producing its own Patriot interceptors, but despite Trump’s initial green light for a production licence, the US has yet to offer any certainty.

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Zelenskyy’s military shake‑up continues – but Fedorov remains out

The Ukrainian president has appointed one of Kyiv’s key peace deal negotiators as the new head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, but the political crisis triggered by the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov is still ongoing.

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