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Kremlin turns payments into surveillance tool in occupied Ukraine
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (143+ words) Russia will tighten control over citizens" money transfers and digital payments in 2026, giving regulators direct access to payment system data,Ukraine"s Center for Countering Disinformation wrote on Jan. 11. These measures are particularly dangerous for residents of territories temporarily occupied…...
Ukraine confirms another ATACMS use on Russian territory
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (195+ words) The Ukrainian military used U.S.-made ATACMS ballistic missiles to target a military target inside Russian territory, Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement on Nov. 18. "Despite continuous pressure from Russian offensives, Ukrainians remain resilient, demonstrating their determination to defend the…...
Kyiv pledges cooperation on Poland's railway sabotage investigation
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (306+ words) Ukraine's Foreign Ministry condemned the recent sabotage of a railway line in Poland and pledged to help Polish authorities in the investigation, the ministry said in a statement on Nov. 18. The ministry denounced the "cynical" recruitment and use of Ukrainian…...
Zelenskyy to sign defense deal with Spanish firms in Madrid
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (131+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to sign a defense cooperation agreement with Spanish companies during his visit to Madrid on Nov. 18, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. A Spanish official said Zelenskyy will meet with 13 defense and technology firms alongside Defense Minister…...
‘No easy choices for Zelenskyy’: Energoatom scandal evolves into full-blown crisis, threatens Ukraine’s war effort — The Economist
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (571+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is facing the most serious political test since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, as a corruption scandal centered on the state nuclear company Energoatom escalates into a major crisis and threatens Ukraine's ability to wage war,…...
Ukraine launches contests for Naftogaz, Energoatom supervisory boards
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (244+ words) The Cabinet of Ministers has launched open competitions to fill seats on the supervisory boards of state-owned energy giants Naftogaz Ukraine and Energoatom, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Nov. 18. "This is another step in the government's plan to renew…...
Magyar confirms Ukrainian drone strikes on Zuivska and Starobeshivska power plants in occupied Donetsk Oblast, posts video
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (233+ words) Ukrainian drones struck the Zuivska and Starobeshivska thermal power plants in the Russian-occupied part of Donetsk Oblast, Commander of Ukraine's Drone Systems Forces Robert Brovdi, known as Magyar, said on Nov. 18, adding that the attacks went as planned and shared…...
Ukrainian citizens linked to Russian spies sabotage rail line to Ukraine – Tusk
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (252+ words) Two Ukrainian citizens who collaborated with Russian intelligence are suspects in rail sabotage operations, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Nov. 18, according to RMF24. Both men entered Poland from Belarus. One was convicted in May in Lviv, Ukraine, for sabotage…...
SBI launches internal review into possible involvement of its employees in Operation Midas
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (432+ words) Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation has launched an internal review over the so-called Mindich recordings, a process officials said is being conducted "without any exceptions," SBI communications adviser Sapyan said during the national telethon on Nov. 18. She said the State…...
Italy allows Ukrainian commissioner access to suspect in Nord Stream sabotage
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (428+ words) Italian authorities granted a Ukrainian parliamentary commissioner access to Serhiy Kuznetsov, a Ukrainian man suspected of the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, for a four-hour meeting on Nov. 15, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said in comments to news outlet Babel. Kuznetsov has been…...