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The Kyiv Independent is pleased to announce its first ever live event in New York City, where the team will share stories from the life of a newsroom in times of war.
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Ukrainian Institute of America
"These were not accidental but well-planned strikes. Russia is deliberately endangering nuclear safety in Europe," Sybiha remarked on social media on Nov. 8.
Russian forces targeted energy substations that power the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear power plants overnight on Nov. 7-8, amid its large-scale attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.
⚡️Russia targeted substations that power nuclear plants during large-scale overnight energy attacks, Sybiha says.
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⚡️Ukrainian attacks in Russia's Belgorod Oblast leave over 20,000 without power, governor claims.
A local power plant was reportedly damaged, causing widespread blackouts in the city of Belgorod and the surrounding region.
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⚡️Russian Ka-226 helicopter crashes in Dagestan, killing weapons plant employees.
The Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant produces equipment for Russian Sukhoi and MiG aircraft and has been sanctioned for its role in the war against Ukraine.
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This is issue 41 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly "Ukraine Reforms Tracker" covering events from Oct. 30–Nov. 6, 2025. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business and economics. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-…
The Kyiv Independent’s Kollen Post and Nick Allard embedded with the team to document how FPV pilots chase targets at over 250 kilometers per hour.
As winter approaches and Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system intensify, a small unit from the 3rd Army Corps spends sleepless nights hunting long-range Shahed drones on the front line in Kharkiv Oblast — before they reach Ukrainian cities.
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With incessant Russian drones flying all over areas near the front that once were safer, it has become increasingly difficult for journalists covering the war in Ukraine to keep doing their jobs.
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⚡️Ukraine's state-owned energy company says all of its power plants are down after Russia's 'largest-ever attack.'
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Emergency power cuts were introduced in several Ukrainian regions due to the attack, according to Ukraine's state grid operator Ukrenergo.
In Kyiv, outages varied by location, with some areas expected to remain without electricity for up to eight hours.
⚡️Update: Kyiv faces hours of emergency power cuts following new Russian mass attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
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⚡️Сommander charged with negligence after Russia hits military award ceremony in eastern Ukraine.
The Russian strike in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast killed 12 servicemen and seven civilians, while 36 others were injured, according to the Prosecutor General's Office.
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Ukrainian forces downed 406 out of the 458 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Russia also launched 45 cruise and ballistic missiles, nine of which were downed, the statement said.
⚡️Russian attacks kill at least 11, injure 44 in Ukraine over past day.
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⚡️Update: 'Full sanctions exemption' — US allows Hungary to buy Russian energy following Orban–Trump talks in Washington.
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⚡️Update: Russian attack on residential building in Dnipro kills 1, injures 10.
Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported that one person was killed and 10 others injured in Russia's overnight attack on a residential building in Dnipro.
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⚡️Drone attack sparks fires in Kyiv, Russia launches 'massive' attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
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⚡️Russia strikes residential building in Dnipro, injuring at least 7.
Russia carried out a drone attack on the city of Dnipro overnight on Nov. 8, injuring at least seven people, including two children, officials reported.
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