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Over 450 drones and 30 missiles hit Ukraine’s south in overnight attack on energy grid

Ukraine's southern energy grid came under attack from over 450 Russian drones and 30 missiles overnight into 13 December, leaving thousands without power across seven oblasts

byMaria Tril

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Russia eyes Moldova’s Transnistria as new threat axis toward Odesa, says Ukrainian intelligence

Sources say Moscow is fueling military buildup and deploying agents in Moldova’s Russian-backed enclave to pressure Ukraine.

byYuri Zoria

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Russian drones strike Odesa’s power grid again, injuring seven civilians

The latest aerial attack sparked a fire at an energy site, shattered windows, and forced tram lines out of service in the city.

byYuri Zoria

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Russian drone attack hits Odesa overnight, hospitalizes three with burns and head trauma

Ukraine's southern regions faced coordinated Russian attacks overnight, with casualties reported in Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson, according to local military administrations.

byMaria Tril

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Russia dropped a record 5,328 guided bombs on Ukraine in October

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense says around 40,000 bombs have hit since January.

byYuri Zoria

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Dispatch

Russia bombs Odesa’s port—US and EU firms expand offices anyway

Dollar salaries, defiance, and Danish lighting standards — five foreign firms showed me how business survives in Ukraine’s “Wild South.”

byPeeter Helme

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Latest news Ukraine

New Russian rocket-powered KABs mimic cruise missiles — but NATO is testing solution to shoot them down

Current modifications reach 140 km, with Russian engineers reportedly working to extend the range to 200 km, potentially endangering the capital.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia expands range of its glide bombs — Ukraine says it can shoot them down

The Air Force spokesman insists its air defenses can handle Moscow’s new jet-propelled KABs, yet none of the recent strikes were fully stopped.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Kyiv draws red line in Odesa, placing city under new military administration led by Donbas war veteran

The move signals Kyiv’s intent to secure Odesa against pro-Russian influence while keeping civilian governance under close wartime oversight.

byOlena Mukhina

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Dispatch

Ukraine’s Navy doesn’t exist—except it kind of does, and it’s brilliant

At 2 am, they rip their mooring rope racing to engage 17 Shaheds.

byDevin Woodall

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BREAKING: Odesa’s untouchable mayor finally falls—and Zelenskyy is taking over the city

President confirms Russian passport, removes mayor who survived $25 million in corruption charges.

byPeeter Helme

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Ukrainian politics

The end of Odesa’s teflon mayor Trukhanov?

$25 million in corruption charges couldn't touch him. A decade-old passport allegation did.

byPeeter Helme

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BREAKING: Odesa’s “untouchable” mayor stripped of Ukrainian citizenship

BREAKING: Odesa’s untouchable mayor finally falls—but not for the corruption!

byPeeter Helme

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Russian drones hit 5 oblasts, warehouse fire rages in Odesa, 9 dead across Ukraine

Overnight attacks by Russian military claimed at least nine lives and wounded 18 people across Ukraine, including a 12-year-old girl in Chuhuiv

byMaria Tril

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Ukraine receives new Dutch minehunter — another to follow before the year ends

Ukraine’s Navy chief says a second Alkmaar-class ship is expected by year’s end as crew training begins.

byYuri Zoria

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Russia hit Ukraine’s railways overnight — and kills a civilian woman in northeastern Ukraine

Russian drones and missiles struck railway infrastructure in Odesa and Konotop while a missile hit Balakliia, killing a woman and injuring 16, including a 4-year-old..

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Kremlin hints at ambitions beyond occupied regions, saying people in Ukraine’s southern regions want to “link their fate to Russia”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “many” people in Ukraine’s Odesa and Mykolaiv regions secretly want ties with Russia, reviving concerns over Moscow’s broader territorial ambitions.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Russia claims French, British troops arrived in Odesa to target Transnistria as Sandu warns of Moldova-based assault on Ukraine

The unsubstantiated allegations mirror tactics used before Russia's 2014 Crimea annexation, creating manufactured pretexts for potential invasion from Moldova's region occupied by Russian forces.

byOlena Mukhina

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International

Moldova elections: Russia’s spy agency pushes conspiracy of planned NATO “occupation”

Kremlin intelligence targets Moldova’s elections with claims of anti-Western plots.

byMarianna Prysiazhniuk

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Woman dies in Kyiv basement, baby killed as Russia attacks Ukraine with record 800+ drones

Civilian areas took hits in the capital, and in several oblasts, including Odesa, Poltava, and Zaporizhzhia. The Russian attacks killed at least six and injured more than 70 civilians across the country.

byYuri Zoria