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30+ min ago (1800+ words) Kyiv Post interviewed four different servicemembers about what motivated them to join the resistance, how they see the military, how it has changed over the years, and how they see the future. Dec. 6 is the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, currently one of the most important Ukrainian holidays. It is the Armed Forces, according to general consensus, that are the backbone of national statehood, its shield, the main and only guarantor of its security. The Armed Forces are very diverse. There are professional soldiers, those who have served in the military for decades, volunteers who joined the ranks of the Armed Forces during the full-scale war, and those who were drafted, or forcibly mobilized more recently. Volodymyr Nazarov is a young officer, only 23, yet he has already risen to the rank of captain. We meet him in a…...

41+ min ago (75+ words) Kyiv Post Delivers Exclusive and In-Depth News and Opinions on Politics, Economics " Get Your Daily News Brief Direct from Ukraine Today! Today, Dec. 6, we honor the Armed Forces of Ukraine " the defenders of our country and our freedom. We thank every soldier for their courage, dedication, and hard work protecting Ukraine's people and land. Kyiv Post wishes all members of the Armed Forces strength, safety, and determination. Your service keeps Ukraine free....

49+ min ago (476+ words) Russia carried out a large-scale missile and drone attack across Ukraine early on Saturday, Dec. 6, triggering nationwide air raid alerts and striking multiple cities. At least three people were injured in the Kyiv region, officials said. Ukraine's Air Force reported that Russia launched several waves of missiles and dozens of drones toward the capital region, including aircraft capable of firing Kinzhal hypersonic missiles. Drone sightings were reported as far west as Lviv Oblast, with the latest missile launches recorded shortly before 7 a.m. local time. Explosions were reported in Poltava, Lutsk, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Bila Tserkva. In the Kyiv region, the railway station in Fastiv was destroyed, and fires broke out in Novi Petrivtsi and a home in Bucha. Governor Mykola Kalashnyk said a 42-year-old man in Fastiv suffered shrapnel wounds, while two women, ages 40 and 46, were injured in the Vyshhorod district…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago (620+ words) US special envoy Steve Witkoff, left, and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Ukraine's top negotiators on Friday. Top negotiators from the US and Ukraine said on Friday that they had constructive discussions on ending the Ukraine war, but the path toward peace depended on Russia. "Real progress toward any agreement depends on Russia's readiness to show serious commitment to long-term peace, including steps toward de-escalation and cessation of killings," US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner said in a joint statement with Ukraine's negotiators. During the meeting, the two sides "agreed on the framework of security arrangements" and discussed deterrence. Talks in Moscow on Tuesday did not lead to a compromise on a possible peace deal in the near four-year war. The two-day meeting between Witkoff and Kushner and Ukraine's national security…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago (696+ words) Sixth round of high-level meetings in two weeks signals Kyiv's mounting urgency, but advocates say the real test isn't Ukraine's openness but Russia's willingness to halt aggression. WASHINGTON DC " US officials say Washington's quiet diplomacy on Ukraine has entered an accelerated phase, with Special Envoy for Peace Steven Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner holding their sixth meeting in two weeks with Ukrainian security chief Rustem Umerov and top general Andriy Hnatov " a tempo that senior diplomats privately describe as "unusual" and "intentional." According to a US readout released by the State Department Friday evening, the discussions focused on a "credible pathway toward a durable and just peace," including Ukrainian security guarantees, deterrence capabilities, and the status of recent US-Russia contacts. The American and Ukrainian sides also reviewed long-term reconstruction plans and joint economic initiatives " a sign Washington wants…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago (189+ words) Kyiv Post Delivers Exclusive and In-Depth News and Opinions on Politics, Economics " Get Your Daily News Brief Direct from Ukraine Today! ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 5, 2025 Latest from the Institute for the Study of War. Key Takeaways from the ISW: - US and Ukrainian officials continued peace talks to end the war in Ukraine in Miami, Florida on December 4 and 5. - Available open-source information indicates that Russian forces have not encircled Ukrainian forces in Myrnohrad as of December 5 as Russian forces continue efforts to complete the encirclement of the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad pocket. - Russian forces are attempting to completely deny Ukrainian tactical- and operational-level logistics to the Pokrovsk direction using drones to achieve effects of battlefield air interdiction (BAI). - Ukrainian forces continue to strike Russian oil and defense industrial base (DIB) infrastructure. - Five unidentified drones flew over a major French nuclear submarine base…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago (319+ words) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission is in Ukraine to "assess the status of electrical substations critical for nuclear safety and security," including at the Chornobyl site. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said on Friday that an IAEA team is "crisscrossing" Ukraine to assess the security of the country's nuclear substations, as Russia continues to target Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The visit, which began on Dec. 1, will last until Dec. 12 and focus on more than 10 substations (essential nodes in the electrical grid related to Ukraine's nuclear power plants) across the country " assessing damage, reviewing repair efforts, and making recommendations to strengthen energy resilience." "These substations are essential for nuclear safety and security. They are absolutely indispensable for providing the electricity all nuclear power plants need for reactor cooling and other safety systems. They are also needed…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago (1596+ words) Anti-corruption protesters make their voices heard in Kyiv in July this year. (Reuters: Thomas Peter) Under the cover of cold and gloomy darkness in Western Ukraine, Tymur Mindich, one of the country's most influential men, entered a black Mercedes S Class bound for Poland. Detectives were closing in, and this wealthy business magnate wanted out. By November 10 " the night of his escape " Mr Mindich had realised he was being recorded by anti-corruption spies, who had also discovered his code name: Carson. The investigators from Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) believed he and some high-powered accomplices, including cabinet ministers, were embezzling money from the state's biggest energy company in a lucrative kickback scheme that saw them pocket millions. Hours after Mr Mindich slipped over the border, anti-corruption cops began raiding properties linked to the alleged graft. Kyiv newspapers reported that in…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago (444+ words) Mame Mandiaye Niang told AFP that recent war crimes charges against fugitive Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony may have laid the groundwork for in absentia hearings against Putin and Netanyahu. International Criminal Court (ICC) Deputy Prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang told AFP on Friday that it is "conceivable" that the Hague could hold a hearing against Russian President Vladimir Putin in his absence. In March 2023, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Putin and his children's rights commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova " for the "war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation." More than two years on, tens of thousands of Ukrainian children remain missing, separated from their families and trafficked to Russia. The Kremlin has previously stated that it rejects the ICC's rulings as illegitimate. The 24th Session…...

5+ hour, 5+ min ago (920+ words) As Azerbaijan's rulers target opposition leaders, US lawmakers warn the Trump administration is "sleepwalking into complicity." WASHINGTON, DC " Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, freshly emboldened by his high-profile White House visit in August, has wasted little time flexing his muscles back home " escalating a sweeping crackdown on political opponents as official Washington looks the other way. His newest target is Ali Karimli, the longtime leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) and one of Aliyev's most persistent critics. Karimli was detained last week after a raid on his home and charged with attempting a "violent seizure of power," allegations opposition figures call both fantastical and depressingly familiar. The arrest is part of a broader surge of detentions, forced disappearances, and travel bans on PFPA officials and allied opposition groups. Authorities in Baku insist the arrests are tied to an…...