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RFE/RL: Russian owners of Ukrainian loan companies may face license suspension

An investigation by Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, reveals that key owners of two companies in Ukraine's instant-loan sector hold Russian citizenship, potentially breaching Ukrainian banking regulations.

byOlena Mukhina

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AP: Ukraine uses 2024 Paris Olympics to spotlight Russia’s war atrocities

Ukraine's presence at the 2024 Olympics in Paris goes beyond sports, as the nation uses its Olympic House to commemorate war victims and raise global awareness of the horros inflicted by Russia's war.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine’s air defense to reach new heights with F-16 fighter jets, says US expert

The expert highlighed the aircraft's potential to strike deep within Russian airspace and bolster Ukraine's air defense systems.

byOlena Mukhina

Rescuers are dismantling the rubble of a destroyed house in Ukraine's Brovary district on 11 August 2024

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Missile debris in the Kyiv region claim lives of a man and his little son

Debris from an intercepted Russian missile hit residential homes in the Brovary district of Kyiv region, resulting in civilian casualties.

byBohdan Ben

Destroyed column of Russian troops in Kursk Oblast

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Kremlin downplays Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast — ISW

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the Kremlin has chosen to declare a counterterrorism operation in response to the Ukrainian incursion into Russia's Kursk region rather than impose martial law to downplay the scale of the incursion and prevent domestic panic or backlash.

byBohdan Ben

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Zelenskyy hints at the upcoming decision to limit Moscow’s influence in Ukraine through Kremlin-controlled church

The decision should balance security issues and freedom of religion, while several oppositional MPs in Ukraine demand the adoption of the law banning the Moscow church in Ukraine.

byBohdan Ben

The building damaged in Kursk on the night on 11 August 2024

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Explosions rock Kursk; Russian authorities say “downed missile fell on the residential building”

Acting Governor of Kursk Oblast said that a missile intercepted by Russian air defenses had crashed into a residential building.

byBohdan Ben

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US seeks to understand goals and strategy of Ukraine’s Kursk incursion

White House National Security Advisor John Kirby also reassured reporters that there were no changes to US policies regarding the use of American-supplied weapons for strikes inside Russia, even as Ukraine launches an offensive into Kursk oblast.

byVira Kravchuk

Ukrainian rescuers after the Russian shelling in Kherson Oblast.

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Russian shelling injures 10 civilians in Kherson, evacuation zones expand

The Kherson Oblast governor reported a doubling of civilian casualties in the past month, including children, leading to expansion of mandatory evacuation zones in the region.

byVira Kravchuk

Putin ally Lukashenko labels Ukraine "enemy", puts Belarusian troops on alert

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Belarus threatens to close Ukrainian embassy amid alleged airspace violation

Belarus, a key Russian ally, summoned Ukraine's top diplomat in Minsk and threatened "retaliatory steps" if alleged drone “border provocations” from Ukraine recur.

byVira Kravchuk

Alleged moment when Ukrainian forces struck Russian-occupied gas platform in Black Sea.

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Ukraine strikes Russian-occupied gas platform in Black Sea used for electronic warfare

A spokesperson for Ukraine’s Naval Forces said that the platform housed Russian military personnel and equipment for GPS spoofing, potentially disrupting navigation of civilian ships in the grain export corridor.

byVira Kravchuk

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Man convicted for murder of Kremlin’s critic Nemtsov swaps prison for Ukrainian frontline

Russian authorities released Temirlan Eskerhanov, one of the men sentenced to 14 years in prison for the 2015 assassination of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, and sent him to fight in Ukraine.

byVira Kravchuk

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Russian missile that hit Ukrainian children’s hospital was freshly produced, investigation shows

A Russian strike on Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital killed four, including two boys who died days later, and injured 32 others.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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UN report: July 2024 marks deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since 2022

The report highlights the Russian attack across Ukrainian cities on 8 July, which in one day killed 43 civilians and injured 147, with one of the targets being a children's hospital Okhmatdyt.

byVira Kravchuk

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Belarus deploys missiles near Ukraine, Kyiv sees Putin’s hand

Kyiv accuses Belarus of aiding Putin by diverting Ukrainian forces, while incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast since 6 August have sparked combat and panic.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Unverified video claims new Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Belgorod Oblast

Footage shows alleged Ukrainian soldiers posing with flags in Poroz, a Russian village 2km from the border.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

2 children among 14 casualties in Russian strike on Ukrainian shopping center

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2 children among 14 casualties in Russian strike on Ukrainian shopping center

Russia attacked Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, amid ongoing Ukrainian incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Ukrainian MAGURA V5 drone destroys Russian Tunets Boat in occupied Crimea

These boats play a crucial role in Russian patrol and logistics operations on the peninsula.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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ISW: Russia resists troop shifts as Ukrainian Kursk incursion threatens Donetsk offensive

Russian forces face a strategic dilemma as they respond to a surprise Ukrainian incursion into Kursk Oblast, potentially impacting ongoing operations in eastern Ukraine.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

Russia declares "counter-terrorist operation" in Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk oblasts bordering Ukraine

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Russia declares “counter-terrorist operation” in Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk oblasts bordering Ukraine

Ukrainian forces entered Kursk Oblast on 6 August, sparking ongoing combat. The region is experiencing panic and chaotic evacuations.

byYevheniia Martyniuk