Serge Havrylets

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Serge Havrylets is a Kyiv-based journalist and screenwriter with a deep interest in politics, filmmaking and anthropology. His pitch-winning script for the Ukrainian film "Brass Band" was set to become a movie in 2022, but the Russian invasion of Ukraine put the film industry in his country on hold. Sergii covers political and cultural life in Ukraine and abroad.

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Zelenskyy calls for dialogue with Poland over border blockade

The Ukrainian president urges his Polish counterpart and the prime minister to join him at the border, where Polish farmers have been protesting and disrupting trade and travel since 20 February 2024.

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Reuters: Iran exports 400 long-range ballistic missiles to Russia

The range of the Iranian missiles that Russia has received is up to 700 kilometers.

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Ukraine’s Intel: Russia deploys 48 Iskander missile launchers on Ukraine border

Russia has increased its Iskander missile launchers the Ukrainian border and has a huge ground force of about 470,000 servicemen on the territory of Ukraine, according to Ukraine's intelligence.

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Ukrainians confident of victory over Russia, but differ on its definition, poll shows

According to a survey by the Razumkov Center, a majority of Ukrainians are optimistic about the outcome of the war with Russia, but only 20% think it will end by the end of this year, while 40% think it will take one or two more years.

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Weekly Frontline Update: Russian forces advance on eastern front, Ukraine takes out Russia’s warships and aircraft

After capturing the Ukrainian stronghold of Avdiivka in the Donetsk Oblast, Russia is preparing a new offensive on the southern front.

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Ukraine Talks, ep. 2. Russia’s nuclear ambitions in space: A threat or a bluff?

The second episode of Ukraine Talks delves into the motives and risks behind Russia’s plan to launch nuclear weapons into orbit, the strategic and political consequences of the Ukrainian troops’ retreat from the frontline town of Avdiivka, Navalny's death and US military aid to Ukraine.

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Defense Express: Ukraine uses GLSDB for the first time in human history, shocks Russia

Ukraine received and used the GLSDB, a bomb that can pierce reinforced concrete and has various guidance options, without announcing it, leaving the Russian forces stunned by the new weapon.

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Ukraine launches drone coalition at Ramstein meeting

Ukraine's Defense Minister announced the launch of several coalitions to boost the Ukrainian air and missile defense, artillery, drones, and mine action.

A Russian Orthodox priest of the Moscow Patriarchate blesses a Russian S-300 nuclear-capable long range surface-to-air missile system. Photo: Aleksei Pavlischak / TASS

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Russia to launch nukes into space, US intel warns

Russia is preparing to put nuclear weapons into orbit, according to US intelligence sources, prompting a call for President Biden to declassify the information and coordinate a response with Congress and allies.

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Germany and France team up to support Ukraine’s air defense

The defense ministers of Germany and France established a coalition that will help Ukraine improve its air defense capabilities, which are crucial for defending its territory and countering Russia’s aggression, which involves constant air strikes.

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Mike Johnson rejects Senate bill on Ukraine aid

The US House Speaker says he will not pass a bill that offers military support to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan unless it includes measures to deal with the migration issue on the US border.

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Ukraine’s new commander joins Ramstein meeting for the first time

As Russia intensifies its offensive in eastern Ukraine, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attends the meeting of the contact group on Ukraine’s defense in the Ramstein format, seeking urgent support from over 50 allies.

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Indiscriminate Russian shelling kills civilians in eastern Ukraine

The head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration said that the Russian attack was a deliberate attempt to terrorize Ukrainian civilians.

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NATO chief slams Trump’s threat to abandon allies

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed the commitment of all NATO members to collective defense and deterrence, saying that any attempt to weaken the Alliance would backfire.

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