The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported[1] on Aug. 1 that it had caught a corrupt official, who demanded bribes from contractors for the repair of military barracks in Odesa Oblast. The military official’s subordinate, who conducted “negot…
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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He also volunteers…
12 killed, over 100 injured in Russian attacks over past dayRussian forces attacked nine oblasts over the past day, killing at least twelve people and injuring at least 104, local officials reported on Aug. 1. Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson,…
The Croatian government has donated €1 million for humanitarian mine clearance of Ukrainian agricultural land to help Ukrainian farmers resume their work in the regions most affected by explosive remnants of war.
Source: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine …
Since the beginning of 2022, Russia has forcibly mobilized from 55,000 to 60,000 men in the occupied territories of Ukraine, military intelligence spokesperson Andrii Cherniak said[1] on July 30.”The occupiers caught people on the street, they c…
On the night of 29-30 July, the Air Force of Ukraine warned of a threat of a Russian drone attack based on their vector of movement.
Source: Air Force of Ukraine
Details: The Air Force initially reported the threat of Russian UAV attacks in Mykol…
This number includes 560 casualties suffered by Russian forces over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 4,190 tanks, 8,161 armored fighting vehicles, 7,240 vehicles and fuel tanks, 4,775 artillery systems, 698 multiple launch ro…
Two tractor drivers have been hit by a cluster munition during agricultural works in Mykolaiv Oblast; one of them was killed and the other is in hospital.
Source: Serhii Shaikhet, Head of National Police in Mykolaiv Oblast, on Telegram
Quote: “The trag…
Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan has been disqualified from the World Fencing Championship after refusing to shake hands with her defeated Russian opponent on July 27.Kharlan won the match in Milan against Russian fencer Anna Smirnova, who was competing u…
An air-raid warning was issued in several oblasts on the night of 26-27 July due to the threat of Russian drones and missiles being launched.
Source: Map of air-raid warnings; Ukraine’s Air Force
Details: An air-raid warning was issued in Kyiv, Kirovoh…