⚡Ukraine sanctions 150 individuals, entities that support Russian aviation.
Ukraine has sanctioned 150 individuals and entities involved in Russia's aviation industry, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Sept. 1.
According to Zelensky, Ukraine has also finalized another package of sanctions for those who collaborate with Russia.
Ukraine has sanctioned 150 individuals and entities involved in Russia's aviation industry, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Sept. 1.
According to Zelensky, Ukraine has also finalized another package of sanctions for those who collaborate with Russia.
Ukraine war latest: Russia launches attack on Kharkiv, injuring at least 47 people
Russia launched an attack at the city of Kharkiv on Sept. 1, injuring at least 47 people, local authorities reported.
Meanwhile, dozens of drones reportedly targeted several Russian regions. Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that 158 drones were downed overnight.
Photo: Oleh Snyiehubov/Telegram
Russia launched an attack at the city of Kharkiv on Sept. 1, injuring at least 47 people, local authorities reported.
Meanwhile, dozens of drones reportedly targeted several Russian regions. Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that 158 drones were downed overnight.
Photo: Oleh Snyiehubov/Telegram
⚡Russia's attack on Sumy injures 13, including 4 children.
Russia launched a missile attack on a center for social and psychological rehabilitation of children and an orphanage in Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy on Sept. 1.
At least 13 civilians were wounded in the attack, according to the Sumy city council. Four of the injured were transferred to the local hospital.
Russia launched a missile attack on a center for social and psychological rehabilitation of children and an orphanage in Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy on Sept. 1.
At least 13 civilians were wounded in the attack, according to the Sumy city council. Four of the injured were transferred to the local hospital.
⚡️ Explosions heard in Kyiv.
Several waves of explosions could be heard in Kyiv amid an air raid alert, Kyiv Independent reporters said on Sept. 2.
Air defense has been active in the capital and Kyiv Oblast.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that emergency services were called to the city’s Sviatoshynskyi district.
There has been no damage and no casualties reported.
Several waves of explosions could be heard in Kyiv amid an air raid alert, Kyiv Independent reporters said on Sept. 2.
Air defense has been active in the capital and Kyiv Oblast.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that emergency services were called to the city’s Sviatoshynskyi district.
There has been no damage and no casualties reported.
⚡Updated: Russia launches missile strike on Kyiv.
Russia attacked Kyiv with ballistic and cruise missiles on Sep. 2, said Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that at least two people had been injured, including one who was hospitalized.
Russia attacked Kyiv with ballistic and cruise missiles on Sep. 2, said Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that at least two people had been injured, including one who was hospitalized.
⚡Beluga whale suspected of spying for Russia dies off Norwegian coast.
A Beluga whale nicknamed Hvaldimir, which was suspected of being trained to conduct espionage for Russia, was found dead off the coast of Norway on Aug. 31.
A Beluga whale nicknamed Hvaldimir, which was suspected of being trained to conduct espionage for Russia, was found dead off the coast of Norway on Aug. 31.
⚡Oil depot fire in Russia's Rostov Oblast extinguished after more than 2 weeks, authorities say.
A fire at the Kavkaz oil and petroleum storage facility just outside Proletarsk, a town in Russia's Rostov Oblast, was finally extinguished on Sep. 2, the state-run media outlet TASS said, citing emergency services.
A fire at the Kavkaz oil and petroleum storage facility just outside Proletarsk, a town in Russia's Rostov Oblast, was finally extinguished on Sep. 2, the state-run media outlet TASS said, citing emergency services.
Opinion: Examining Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s alleged ties to the Kremlin
Durov has consistently portrayed himself as an exile through numerous interviews, emphasizing there is "no way back" for him. Yet, the leaked data shows over 60 trips to Russia, indicating a deliberate effort to maintain the illusion of exile, writes Yaroslav Azhnyuk, a Ukrainian entrepreneur, in this guest op-ed.
"I once again draw the attention of Ukrainian society and the authorities to the fact that in the context of a full-scale war with Russia, we cannot continue to rely on the use of Telegram for 70% of Ukrainians who use it for both news and correspondence," writes Azhnyuk.
Read the full op-ed here.
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Durov has consistently portrayed himself as an exile through numerous interviews, emphasizing there is "no way back" for him. Yet, the leaked data shows over 60 trips to Russia, indicating a deliberate effort to maintain the illusion of exile, writes Yaroslav Azhnyuk, a Ukrainian entrepreneur, in this guest op-ed.
"I once again draw the attention of Ukrainian society and the authorities to the fact that in the context of a full-scale war with Russia, we cannot continue to rely on the use of Telegram for 70% of Ukrainians who use it for both news and correspondence," writes Azhnyuk.
Read the full op-ed here.
Photo: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images
⚡️ Poland has right to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine for national security, Polish FM says.
Poland and neighboring countries to Ukraine are "responsible for protecting their own airspace," despite NATO's opposition, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with the Financial Times published on Sept. 2.
Poland and neighboring countries to Ukraine are "responsible for protecting their own airspace," despite NATO's opposition, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with the Financial Times published on Sept. 2.
Ukrainian lawmakers call on Mongolia to arrest Putin, call visit 'well-planned provocation'
A group of Ukrainian lawmakers from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's party have written an open letter to their Mongolian counterparts, urging the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to their country this week.
"Putin’s visit to Mongolia is a well-planned provocation," Oleksandr Merezhko, Ukrainian MP and chair of the parliament's foreign affairs policy, and one of the signatories of the letter, told the Kyiv Independent on Sept. 2.
Read more here.
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A group of Ukrainian lawmakers from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's party have written an open letter to their Mongolian counterparts, urging the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to their country this week.
"Putin’s visit to Mongolia is a well-planned provocation," Oleksandr Merezhko, Ukrainian MP and chair of the parliament's foreign affairs policy, and one of the signatories of the letter, told the Kyiv Independent on Sept. 2.
Read more here.
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⚡️ Petition urging Zelensky to lower mobilization age limit to 50 reaches 25,000 signatures.
A petition asking President Volodymyr Zelensky to lower the upper age limit for mobilization from 60 to 50 to "improve the economic situation" in Ukraine has garnered over 25,000 signatures since it was posted on July 5.
A petition asking President Volodymyr Zelensky to lower the upper age limit for mobilization from 60 to 50 to "improve the economic situation" in Ukraine has garnered over 25,000 signatures since it was posted on July 5.
⚡️ Helsinki proposes banning most Russian citizens from buying real estate in Finland.
The Finnish government has proposed banning most Russian citizens from buying real estate in the country to ensure national security, Reuters reported Sept. 2, citing Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen.
The proposed ban would not apply to dual nationals or Russians permanently residing in Finland or other European Union countries.
The Finnish government has proposed banning most Russian citizens from buying real estate in the country to ensure national security, Reuters reported Sept. 2, citing Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen.
The proposed ban would not apply to dual nationals or Russians permanently residing in Finland or other European Union countries.
⚡Another Russian defense ministry official arrested on suspicion of corruption.
Major General Valery Mumindzhanov, deputy commander of military logistics for the Leningrad Military District, was arrested on Sep. 2 for allegedly receiving a bribe of over 20 million rubles ($224,000).
Major General Valery Mumindzhanov, deputy commander of military logistics for the Leningrad Military District, was arrested on Sep. 2 for allegedly receiving a bribe of over 20 million rubles ($224,000).
⚡️Russian guided bomb attack on Kharkiv injures at least 7.
Russian forces attacked the city of Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs on Sept. 2, injuring at least seven people, local authorities reported.
The residential area in the city's Kyivskyi district came under the attack, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. According to Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov, the territory of one of Kharkiv's higher education institutions was hit in another strike.
Russian forces attacked the city of Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs on Sept. 2, injuring at least seven people, local authorities reported.
The residential area in the city's Kyivskyi district came under the attack, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. According to Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov, the territory of one of Kharkiv's higher education institutions was hit in another strike.
Why Chinese banks are curbing Russian transactions
Chinese banks are shutting down transactions with Russia over worries about losing access to the U.S. dollar and being cut off from the international financial markets, experts told the Kyiv Independent.
“The war in Ukraine is actually showing the limits in the Russia-China relationship. The relationship with no limits actually has limits,” said Timothy Ash, a senior emerging market (EM) sovereign strategist at BlueBay Asset Management.
Read the full story here.
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Chinese banks are shutting down transactions with Russia over worries about losing access to the U.S. dollar and being cut off from the international financial markets, experts told the Kyiv Independent.
“The war in Ukraine is actually showing the limits in the Russia-China relationship. The relationship with no limits actually has limits,” said Timothy Ash, a senior emerging market (EM) sovereign strategist at BlueBay Asset Management.
Read the full story here.
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⚡️Dutch PM makes surprise visit to Ukraine, announces new aid package.
New Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof arrived in Ukraine's southern city of Zaporizhzhia on Sept. 2 to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and announce a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than 200 million euros ($221 million).
The funds will be devoted to protection and repair of Ukraine's energy infrastructure and includes additional funding for humanitarian aid.
Photo: Dick Schoof/X
New Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof arrived in Ukraine's southern city of Zaporizhzhia on Sept. 2 to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and announce a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than 200 million euros ($221 million).
The funds will be devoted to protection and repair of Ukraine's energy infrastructure and includes additional funding for humanitarian aid.
Photo: Dick Schoof/X
⚡️Russia has no advance near Pokrovsk over past 2 days, Zelensky claims.
The situation in the Pokrovsk sector in Donetsk Oblast is "difficult," but Russian troops have not advanced over the past two days, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 2, citing Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
The situation in the Pokrovsk sector in Donetsk Oblast is "difficult," but Russian troops have not advanced over the past two days, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 2, citing Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Just hours after being woken by Russian missiles, Ukraine’s schoolchildren start the new year
Traditionally, Ukraine’s school year starts on Sept. 1, marked as Knowledge Day. Since it fell on Sunday, the actual back-to-school day shifted to Sept. 2.
In the early morning of Sept. 2, Russia hit Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine with 35 ballistic and cruise missiles as well as 23 attack drones, forcing children and their families into shelters hours before the start of the school day.
Photo: Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP
Traditionally, Ukraine’s school year starts on Sept. 1, marked as Knowledge Day. Since it fell on Sunday, the actual back-to-school day shifted to Sept. 2.
In the early morning of Sept. 2, Russia hit Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine with 35 ballistic and cruise missiles as well as 23 attack drones, forcing children and their families into shelters hours before the start of the school day.
Photo: Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP
Ukraine launched Kursk incursion without West's guidance, and ‘look how well it worked,’ says ex-NATO commander in Europe
The Kyiv Independent sat down with retired U.S. Air Force General Philip M. Breedlove, the former NATO Supreme Commander in Europe, at the Globsec forum in Prague on Sept. 1 to get his assessment of the battlefield situation at Kursk, Pokrovsk, and the war at large.
Drawing on his experience as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) between 2013 and 2016, General Breedlove explains NATO's past follies regarding Russian expansionism and warns against repeating these mistakes.
Photo: Ray Baseley/The Kyiv Independent
The Kyiv Independent sat down with retired U.S. Air Force General Philip M. Breedlove, the former NATO Supreme Commander in Europe, at the Globsec forum in Prague on Sept. 1 to get his assessment of the battlefield situation at Kursk, Pokrovsk, and the war at large.
Drawing on his experience as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) between 2013 and 2016, General Breedlove explains NATO's past follies regarding Russian expansionism and warns against repeating these mistakes.
Photo: Ray Baseley/The Kyiv Independent