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1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (362+ words) Долучайтеся до клубу УП! For many years, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has kept his distance from Russia's monetary policy and avoided interfering in the work of the Central Bank. The latest cut to the key rate, however, came under pressure....

1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (233+ words) Долучайтеся до клубу УП! From 1 September 2026, basic military training for students in Years 6-11 in Russian schools, taught as part of the Fundamentals of Security and Defence of the Motherland subject, will make up 50% of teaching time, up from 20% previously. Source:…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (152+ words) Долучайтеся до клубу УП! President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre about Ukraine's protection from Russian strikes. Source: Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Details: Zelenskyy briefed Støre on the implementation…...

18+ min ago   (248+ words) Five passengers were injured after a Russian drone struck a public minibus in Kherson, local prosecutors and city military administration chief Yaroslav Shanko said on Aug. 6. According to the head of the Kherson City Military Administration, Russian forces attacked a…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (554+ words) On 6 August, AnewZ's Daybreak focused on climate change across Europe, Ukraine’s shrinking air-defence supplies and diplomatic efforts surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. Daybreak also reported on Ukraine’s declining supplies of air-defence interceptors as Russia intensifies its missile and drone attacks....

46+ min ago   (306+ words) More than 600 members of Ukraine's Azov Brigade remain in Russian captivity, with over 20 in critical condition and nearly half convicted on what the unit describes as fabricated charges, Azov representatives said during a press conference on August 6, as reported by…...

40+ min ago   (187+ words) Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov visited the city of Irpin in the Kyiv region as part of his official visit to Ukraine. — Ukrinform. Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry announced the visit in a post on…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (901+ words) The project promises stronger winter protection, but its immediate cost is drawing sharp criticism from residents and environmental advocates. This is reported by the Kyiv City State Administration on its website. Cutting Down Century-Old Trees for a Heating Network in…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago   (169+ words) KYIV, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Olha Stefanishyna, dismissed as Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S. earlier this ​week, is suspected of illegal ‌enrichment and failing to declare assets, authorities said on Thursday, the latest high-ranking official targeted in an anti-graft ‌probe. Prosecutors…...

48+ min ago   (363+ words) Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has reshuffled Russia’s military command as the Kremlin tries to revive its slowing offensive in Ukraine. He moved to consolidate all Defense Ministry logistics services under a single command and appointed a new commander of Russia’s…...