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The trial comes seven months after Navalny – President Vladimir Putin’s main opponent – died in an Arctic prison in circumstances authorities have not fully explained.
Russia opened Wednesday the trial of four independent journalists accused of helping the banned organizations of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
The Moscow trial, which the judge ordered held behind closed doors, comes as a Kremlin crackdown on dissent has forced the vast majority of independent media into exile.
Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) cyber specialists attacked Russian banking services, seeking to hinder the Russian war apparatus.
Hackers from Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) cyberattacked Russia’s banking sector, a source in HUR told Kyiv Post.
Alfa Bank, Otkritiy Bank and telecommunications operator Rostelecom, which financially support Russia’s Ukraine invasion, were hit by the cyberattack, the source said.
Superhumans Center aspires to provide a portion of the tens of thousands of Ukrainians in need of prostheses not only with limbs, but also a path back to normal life.
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran will "pay", after Iran fired around 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday. Most of the missiles were intercepted - one Palestinian was killed in the West Bank, and a school in central Israel and restaurant in Tel Aviv were hit. Iran said the barrage was in response to Israel’s "aggressive acts", including the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Israel says it's sending "additional forces" to its ground operation inside Lebanon, which began earlier this week, and has told more villages to evacuate. Hezbollah says it repelled an Israeli ground attack in Lebanon on Wednesday, and it has continued firing rockets at Israel. -BBC
Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett tweeted last night "this is the greatest opportunity in 50 years to change the face of the Middle East". He said Israel should go after Iran’s nuclear facilities, in order to "fatally cripple this terrorist regime".
The Atlantic Alliance’s cutting-edge “eye-in-the-sky” reconnaissance aircraft may have already spotted waves of Russian transport planes prepping for the Kremlin’s next big missile strike on Ukraine.
NATO has deployed state-of-the-art Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) air reconnaissance aircraft to the alliance’s eastern tier to monitor Russian military operations and for better observation and defense of Romanian air space, an official statement said.
The flights “will take place solely over Alliance territory and will operate out of Preveza air base in Greece and the NATO AWACS main base at Geilenkirchen…(and will) strengthen Romania’s ability to respond to the increased air activity in the vicinity of its border. This enhanced vigilance activity is legitimate, defensive, proportionate and fully transparent,” the Sept. 30 announcement said.
Over 20,000 sanctions have been levied against Russia since it invaded Ukraine – but that hasn’t stopped EU companies from trading with it, propping up its war-time economy.
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of Kyiv Post articles on how Russia evades sanctions to wage its war against Ukraine.
When Russian President Vladimir Putin called the new T-90M Proryv “the best tank in the world” last year, he lauded the country’s military leadership and manufacturing sector for working together to produce the hardware needed to fulfill Russia’s imperialist objectives abroad. Few would have believed that the tank, now seen regularly on the battlefield in occupied Ukraine, is reportedly constructed with tools and parts sourced from across the world – including European countries that have issued expansive economic sanctions against Russia aimed at preventing such cooperation.
By examining just three words—victory, crime, and hospital—we reveal how these simple terms uncover profound contrasts in worldview.
The Institute for the Study of War reported that Russian forces likely took control of Vuhledar. Geolocated videos show Russian soldiers raising flags in various parts of the town.
The Khortytsia operational-strategic group of troops officially announced the withdrawal of Armed Forces of Ukrainian (AFU) from Vuhledar, in the Donetsk region, following reports of the town’s capture by Russian forces.
“Despite suffering heavy losses from prolonged fighting, the enemy did not stop its efforts to capture Vuhledar,” the Khortytsia group’s statement said.
The ODAB-9000 is Russia's most powerful thermobaric bomb, designed to create a massive blast wave capable of causing widespread destruction over a large area.
The Russian Armed Forces are reported to have struck the Ukrainian town of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region using an exceptionally powerful bomb, which some claim to be the elusive ODAB-9000 thermobaric weapon.
The strike, captured on video, shows what appears to be a devastating explosion in the center of the town, with the footage circulating widely online, fueling speculation about the use of this rarely seen bomb.
Ukraine operator suggests that bringing down a drone in flight by dropping an explosive charge on it from above takes skill or maybe “a kind of magic.”
Fighters from the Kotyky (Cats) platoon of the 130th Territorial Defense Battalion have released a video showing the first recorded instance of a Russian Mavic reconnaissance drone being destroyed by a weapon dropped on it from above by another drone.
In the footage, which Kyiv Post was unable to independently verify, a precise hit takes down the Russian drone after which the Ukrainian drone continues on its way.
The state borrowed in usual volumes while banks purchased bonds for reserves. Bond Market Insight for Oct. 2.
Ukraine's Ministry of Finance offered six UAH bonds on the first day of October.
Borrowings, as usual, were above Hr.10 billion without significant changes in interest rates.
Recent successful Ukrainian strikes on major Russian ammunition storage sites are being reflected by shortages of shells for Moscow’s frontline troops.
The pro-Kremlin milblogger Yegor Guzenko, known as “Thirteenth,” posted videos online on Monday where he complained that Russia’s ability to conduct combat operations in many areas of the battlefield was being constrained by shortages of artillery ammunition.
According to Guzenko, this is a recent phenomenon caused by the destruction of ammunition depots by Ukrainian drone attacks in Toropets in the Tver region and Tikhoretsk. in Krasnodar Krai in the middle of September and said the attacks were continuing.
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General reported the murders as another Russian war crime, saying: “This is the largest case of execution of Ukrainian POWs on the front line.”
In an unprecedented war crime, 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were executed by Russian forces to whom they were surrendering in the Pokrovsk district of eastern Ukraine.
The atrocity came to light through a video released on Telegram on Oct. 1.
Iran launched its second attack on Israel in history on Tuesday, firing what it said were 200 missiles, including hypersonic weapons, prompting several countries in the region to shut their airspace.
Israel vowed to make Iran "pay" for firing a barrage of missiles at its territory, with Tehran warning on Wednesday it would launch an even bigger attack if it is targeted.
Iran launched its second direct attack on Israel in history on Tuesday, firing what it said were 200 missiles including hypersonic weapons, sending Israeli civilians into shelters and prompting several countries in the region to shut their airspace.
Russia is to spend more than 40 percent of its total budget on defence and security next year, more than the money allocated for social welfare and education combined.
Russia's plan to hike defense spending next year has divided opinion in Moscow, with some objecting to devoting more money to the Ukraine conflict while many face a squeeze in living standards.
Russia is to spend more than 40 percent of its total budget on defence and security next year, more than the money allocated for social welfare and education combined.
Speaking at the International Defense Industries Forum in Kyiv, Zelensky said that Ukraine’s ammunition production in the first half of 2023 has increased 25-fold compared to the entire year of 2022.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Tuesday, Oct. 1, the remarkable progress of Ukraine’s defense industry, which has significantly boosted its domestic arms production to support the fight against Russia.
Speaking at the International Defense Industries Forum in Kyiv, Zelensky said that Ukraine’s ammunition production in the first half of 2023 has increased 25-fold compared to the entire year of 2022.
Russia once seen as a repository of political, military and technological might is shown as a structure built on a foundation of sand which is being washed away by its failures in the war in Ukraine.
Once upon a time, the world saw Russia as a bogeyman - a great power capable of shaking the world with a flick of its iron fist. Not anymore.
The war in Ukraine has exposed Russia's true nature, revealing it to be less of a fearsome bear and more of a toothless cat, standing helplessly in a corner, desperately trying to get out of a mess of its own making.
One of the areas in the world that has particularly taken notice of the US presidential election is Central Asia.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan seek to establish greater relations with the United States. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have different approaches to American interactions with these Central Asian states.
With nearly 40 days to go until the 2024 US presidential election, countries around the world will be watching anxiously as Americans vote for their new leader. Dignitaries and diplomats across the globe have studied the policies and actions of both presidential candidates. These leaders want to be best prepared for the outcome of the presidential election, and they want to ensure that a policy has been drafted in place so that they know how to best interact with the victor of the US presidential election.
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The early morning announcement on Tuesday that four members of the Defense Ministry’s staff were to be removed was overturned in the afternoon by the Cabinet of Ministers for three of them.
On the morning of Oct. 1, Ukrainian social media was abuzz with the news that the defense minister, Rustem Umerov, submitted a request to the Cabinet of Ministers to dismiss three of his deputies - Stanislav Haider, Oleksandr Serhii and Yuri Dzhihyr - along with the ministry's state secretary Lyudmyla Daragan.
France’s new prime minister pledges support for Kyiv; Zelensky says domestic ammo production has grown exponentially; Casualties climb to 32 in Zaporizhzhia.
In his first policy speech on Tuesday, the new French Prime Minister Michel Barnier insisted that France’s support for Ukraine’s fight to defend its sovereignty will continue under his government’s leadership.
“These are people who, for two and a half years since the beginning of the war of aggression, have been fighting and dying to defend their freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity,” Barnier told the National Assembly, speaking about Ukraine.
