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Russian missiles target civilian areas as EU officials visit Kyiv

2Feb

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Russian missiles target civilian areas as EU officials visit Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles hit residential areas in an eastern Ukrainian city Thursday for the second time in 24 hours, while top European Union officials held talks with the government in Kyiv as the war with Russia approaches its one-year milestone. The latest strikes in Kramatorsk came as rescue crews searched for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building hit late Wednesday by a Russian missile that killed at least three people and wounded 21 others. At least one more victim was thought to be under the debris, Ukraine’s presidential office said. “Kramatorsk again shattered by explosions — the Russians made two more rocket strikes,” regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote in a Telegram post. He said at least five civilians were wounded in the latest strikes, which ...

A Porsche and Spanish holidays: Zelensky fires 11 ministers and officials in anti-corruption shake-up

24Jan

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A Porsche and Spanish holidays: Zelensky fires 11 ministers and officials in anti-corruption shake-up

Kyiv: Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed several ministers and banned top officials from travelling abroad in a clampdown on corruption. Almost a dozen ministers and administration officials lost their jobs in the biggest shake-up of Ukraine’s government since the start of the war. The most prominent head to roll was that of Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the deputy head of Zelensky’s presidential office, who had been accused of siphoning off expensive cars including a Porsche for personal use. The president ordered the clearout after a series of scandals involving figures at the Defence Ministry and prominent members of his team. Ukraine has been pressured by Western governments to demonstrate progress on anti-corruption as a condition of extensive foreign financial and military aid. ...

Ukraine’s Zelensky meets with UK PM Sunak in Kyiv

19Nov

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Ukraine’s Zelensky meets with UK PM Sunak in Kyiv

Liz Truss and her predecessor Boris Johnson had both made public support for Ukraine an important part of their agenda, and Sunak has said he will continue this. Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made his first visit to Kyiv on Saturday, pledging to continue the firm support for Ukraine that was a focus of policy under his predecessors. "Britain knows what it means to fight for freedom," Sunak said on Twitter. "We are with you all the way." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video on Saturday of the two meeting in Kyiv. "With friends like you by our side, we are confident in our victory. Both of our nations know what it means to stand up for freedom," Zelensky tweeted. "With friends like you by our side, we are confident in our victory. Both of our nations ...

Ukrainian president visits Kherson, celebrates Russian retreat

14Nov

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Ukrainian president visits Kherson, celebrates Russian retreat

On Monday, November 14, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Kherson. In the central square of Kherson, Zelensky thanked the Ukrainian military for liberating the city after several months of Russian occupation. "We are moving forward. We are ready for peace, peace for our entire country," the Ukrainian leader told soldiers standing in front of the city administration building. The President also thanked NATO and other allies for their support in the war against Russia and said that the supply of highly mobile multiple-launch rocket systems (HIMARS) significantly strengthened the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Answering journalists' questions about where the Ukrainian troops will advance next, he said: "Not towards Moscow ... We are not interested in the territo...