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Russia's Syzran refinery halted operations after a Ukrainian drone strike on 5 December - the second hit to the same equipment since August
Repairs could take a month. The plant processes 90,000 barrels per day
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Repairs could take a month. The plant processes 90,000 barrels per day
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Russia’s Syzran refinery goes offline after repeat Ukrainian drone strikes
Repairs could take about a month, sources say.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Russia's Syzran refinery halted operations after a Ukrainian drone strike on 5 December - the second hit to the same equipment since August
Repairs could take a month. The plant processes 90,000 barrels per day
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Repairs could take a month. The plant processes 90,000 barrels per day
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A CEC conference just declared Russia's "holy war" doctrine heretical—1st international church body to do so
90 church leaders said straight: claiming soldiers dying in Ukraine get sins forgiven is heresy. They called out Moscow using "traditional values" diplomacy as cover for blessing an invasion
90 church leaders said straight: claiming soldiers dying in Ukraine get sins forgiven is heresy. They called out Moscow using "traditional values" diplomacy as cover for blessing an invasion
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A CEC conference just declared Russia's "holy war" doctrine heretical—1st international church body to do so
90 church leaders said straight: claiming soldiers dying in Ukraine get sins forgiven is heresy. They called out Moscow using "traditional values" diplomacy as cover for blessing an invasion
90 church leaders said straight: claiming soldiers dying in Ukraine get sins forgiven is heresy. They called out Moscow using "traditional values" diplomacy as cover for blessing an invasion
Putin declared Kupiansk captured. Ukrainian forces are now conducting clearing operations inside the town
With their supply route under Ukrainian fire control, trapped Russian soldiers are signaling surrender via drone
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With their supply route under Ukrainian fire control, trapped Russian soldiers are signaling surrender via drone
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December 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Putin declared Kupiansk captured. Ukrainian forces are now conducting clearing operations inside the town
With their supply route under Ukrainian fire control, trapped Russian soldiers are signaling surrender via drone
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With their supply route under Ukrainian fire control, trapped Russian soldiers are signaling surrender via drone
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President Zelenskyy asked the US and Europe to ensure Ukraine's security from Russia's war to hold elections, which US President Trump had earlier insisted on
If security is guaranteed, "within the next 60–90 days, "Ukraine will be ready to hold them
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If security is guaranteed, "within the next 60–90 days, "Ukraine will be ready to hold them
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Zelenskyy says he’s ready to hold elections within 90 days if US and Europe ensure security for Ukraine during this period
Will the US protect polling stations from Russian strikes?
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December 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
President Zelenskyy asked the US and Europe to ensure Ukraine's security from Russia's war to hold elections, which US President Trump had earlier insisted on
If security is guaranteed, "within the next 60–90 days, "Ukraine will be ready to hold them
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If security is guaranteed, "within the next 60–90 days, "Ukraine will be ready to hold them
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready for an energy ceasefire — but Russia keeps striking.
"We only see their strikes... this doesn't suggest Russia is interested in the peace process," he said today
His office was blunter: "Constant attacks are the only way for Russia to push its demands on Ukraine."
"We only see their strikes... this doesn't suggest Russia is interested in the peace process," he said today
His office was blunter: "Constant attacks are the only way for Russia to push its demands on Ukraine."
Ukraine ready for energy ceasefire, but Putin “won’t stop until he gets his ultimatums” – presidential office
Attacks are the only way Russia can push its demands on Ukraine, office says
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December 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready for an energy ceasefire — but Russia keeps striking.
"We only see their strikes... this doesn't suggest Russia is interested in the peace process," he said today
His office was blunter: "Constant attacks are the only way for Russia to push its demands on Ukraine."
"We only see their strikes... this doesn't suggest Russia is interested in the peace process," he said today
His office was blunter: "Constant attacks are the only way for Russia to push its demands on Ukraine."
Ukraine and European partners have developed peace proposals to present to Washington, Zelenskyy says
"Everything depends on whether Russia is ready to take effective steps to stop the bloodshed," he said after meeting UK, French, and German leaders in London
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"Everything depends on whether Russia is ready to take effective steps to stop the bloodshed," he said after meeting UK, French, and German leaders in London
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Zelenskyy: Ukraine, Europe ready to present peace proposals to US
Zelenskyy: "Everything depends on whether Russia is ready to stop the bloodshed."
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December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Ukraine and European partners have developed peace proposals to present to Washington, Zelenskyy says
"Everything depends on whether Russia is ready to take effective steps to stop the bloodshed," he said after meeting UK, French, and German leaders in London
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"Everything depends on whether Russia is ready to take effective steps to stop the bloodshed," he said after meeting UK, French, and German leaders in London
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Ukrainian FM Sybiha said Russian African Corps in Mali is repeating crimes committed in Ukraine: killings of civilians and abuse
Earlier, the AP report revealed the atrocities, with refugees describing horrors brought to their country by Russians
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Earlier, the AP report revealed the atrocities, with refugees describing horrors brought to their country by Russians
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December 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Ukrainian FM Sybiha said Russian African Corps in Mali is repeating crimes committed in Ukraine: killings of civilians and abuse
Earlier, the AP report revealed the atrocities, with refugees describing horrors brought to their country by Russians
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Earlier, the AP report revealed the atrocities, with refugees describing horrors brought to their country by Russians
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Putin claims Russia's economy grew 10% despite sanctions and is ready for a long war
ISW says he's bluffing - Kremlin messaging intensified ahead of US-Russia talks to convince Washington that sanctions won't work
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ISW says he's bluffing - Kremlin messaging intensified ahead of US-Russia talks to convince Washington that sanctions won't work
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Putin boasts of economic strength. ISW says he’s bluffing to pressure the West
Analysts say Kremlin pairs economic claims with "inevitable victory" narrative.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Putin claims Russia's economy grew 10% despite sanctions and is ready for a long war
ISW says he's bluffing - Kremlin messaging intensified ahead of US-Russia talks to convince Washington that sanctions won't work
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ISW says he's bluffing - Kremlin messaging intensified ahead of US-Russia talks to convince Washington that sanctions won't work
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Russia ranks 2nd globally for jailed journalists at 48. More than half - 26 - are Ukrainians
Viktoriia Roshchyna died in Russian custody. She was detained while documenting life under occupation
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Viktoriia Roshchyna died in Russian custody. She was detained while documenting life under occupation
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Russia jails 2nd most journalists worldwide. More than half are Ukrainians – RSF
Reporters Without Borders' annual survey highlights Viktoria Roshchyna's death in Russian custody and Antoni Lallican's death from a Russian drone strike.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Russia ranks 2nd globally for jailed journalists at 48. More than half - 26 - are Ukrainians
Viktoriia Roshchyna died in Russian custody. She was detained while documenting life under occupation
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Viktoriia Roshchyna died in Russian custody. She was detained while documenting life under occupation
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"Create unbearable conditions—do whatever you want"
That's what Russian commanders told guards at Ukrainian detention facilities, per Memorial's new report documenting an 80-year line from Stalin's filtration camps to occupied Kherson ⤵️
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That's what Russian commanders told guards at Ukrainian detention facilities, per Memorial's new report documenting an 80-year line from Stalin's filtration camps to occupied Kherson ⤵️
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From Stalin’s camps to Kherson’s basements: Russia deploys Soviet filtration methods in Ukraine
Memorial Human Rights Center documents kidnappings, torture, extrajudicial killings in first Russian rights mission since 2022 invasion
euromaidanpress.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Create unbearable conditions—do whatever you want"
That's what Russian commanders told guards at Ukrainian detention facilities, per Memorial's new report documenting an 80-year line from Stalin's filtration camps to occupied Kherson ⤵️
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That's what Russian commanders told guards at Ukrainian detention facilities, per Memorial's new report documenting an 80-year line from Stalin's filtration camps to occupied Kherson ⤵️
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Belarus, in tandem with Russia, is testing the EU with “meteorological balloon” provocations over Lithuania, Ukrainian historian Yaroslav Chornogor warned
These flights are designed to probe how far airspace can be violated without triggering a serious response. euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/09/p...
These flights are designed to probe how far airspace can be violated without triggering a serious response. euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/09/p...
“Provocations will continue”: Expert says Belarus balloon attacks are joint Russia test of EU limits
Lithuania declared emergency. The EU did nothing. That's exactly what Moscow wanted.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Belarus, in tandem with Russia, is testing the EU with “meteorological balloon” provocations over Lithuania, Ukrainian historian Yaroslav Chornogor warned
These flights are designed to probe how far airspace can be violated without triggering a serious response. euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/09/p...
These flights are designed to probe how far airspace can be violated without triggering a serious response. euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/09/p...
Moscow, having lost influence in Central Asia, the Kremlin is turning to blackmail, manipulating water resources through the USSR 1986 project - Intelligence
The stakes are enormous: altering water balance could accelerate Arctic glacier melting
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The stakes are enormous: altering water balance could accelerate Arctic glacier melting
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Russia revives USSR’s abandoned 1986 project, threatening Arctic, to blachmail Central Asia after it escaped Russian gas
$100 billion to reroute rivers, destabilize climate, and blackmail post-Soviet nations.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Moscow, having lost influence in Central Asia, the Kremlin is turning to blackmail, manipulating water resources through the USSR 1986 project - Intelligence
The stakes are enormous: altering water balance could accelerate Arctic glacier melting
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The stakes are enormous: altering water balance could accelerate Arctic glacier melting
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Nearly 13,000 residents of Kharkiv Oblast could be affected by potential flooding from Russian strikes on Pechenihy dam, including 3,500 people with limited mobility
The attacks are part of Russia’s effort to slow Kyiv's advance toward Vovchansk euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/09/s...
The attacks are part of Russia’s effort to slow Kyiv's advance toward Vovchansk euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/09/s...
Some 13,000 Ukrainians at risk, 3,500 can’t evacuate alone: Russia strikes dam that was once Kharkiv’s “road of life”
Ukraine says: "Our response plans have been ready since 2022."
euromaidanpress.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Nearly 13,000 residents of Kharkiv Oblast could be affected by potential flooding from Russian strikes on Pechenihy dam, including 3,500 people with limited mobility
The attacks are part of Russia’s effort to slow Kyiv's advance toward Vovchansk euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/09/s...
The attacks are part of Russia’s effort to slow Kyiv's advance toward Vovchansk euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/09/s...
"We're defending your freedom 400 kilometers east of Warsaw. While you avoid calling this a war, we are dying in your stead."
Oleksandr Yakovenko, Ukrainian defense tech founder, has a message for Europe:
Oleksandr Yakovenko, Ukrainian defense tech founder, has a message for Europe:
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"We're defending your freedom 400 kilometers east of Warsaw. While you avoid calling this a war, we are dying in your stead."
Oleksandr Yakovenko, Ukrainian defense tech founder, has a message for Europe:
Oleksandr Yakovenko, Ukrainian defense tech founder, has a message for Europe:
Zelenskyy says US peace plan now has 20 points, down from 28 — anti-Ukraine parts removed. But Kyiv won’t trade land, as Russia demands control of Donetsk strongholds and still occupies Zaporizhzhia NPP.
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US peace proposal down to 20 points, anti-Ukrainian ideas cut, Zelenskyy says
Zelenskyy said the base of the plan remains the same, but openly anti-Ukrainian points have been removed.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Zelenskyy says US peace plan now has 20 points, down from 28 — anti-Ukraine parts removed. But Kyiv won’t trade land, as Russia demands control of Donetsk strongholds and still occupies Zaporizhzhia NPP.
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Japan has backed Ukraine with real money and real sanctions, yet it refuses to join Europe’s plan to repurpose Russia’s frozen assets.
EU diplomats say Tokyo won’t cross Washington, even as Kyiv faces a €71.7 billion gap for 2026.
EU diplomats say Tokyo won’t cross Washington, even as Kyiv faces a €71.7 billion gap for 2026.
As Kyiv faces a €71.7billion gap, Japan won’t join Europe’s frozen-assets plan
EU diplomats say Tokyo’s real calculation isn’t a legal one.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Japan has backed Ukraine with real money and real sanctions, yet it refuses to join Europe’s plan to repurpose Russia’s frozen assets.
EU diplomats say Tokyo won’t cross Washington, even as Kyiv faces a €71.7 billion gap for 2026.
EU diplomats say Tokyo won’t cross Washington, even as Kyiv faces a €71.7 billion gap for 2026.
Two tankers destroyed, one damaged. That's all it took for Besiktas Shipping to pull 15 tankers from Russia's shadow fleet
Half of Russia's 500 sanctioned-crude tankers are foreign-leased. If others follow, Moscow loses $100bn+ yearly
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Half of Russia's 500 sanctioned-crude tankers are foreign-leased. If others follow, Moscow loses $100bn+ yearly
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December 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Two tankers destroyed, one damaged. That's all it took for Besiktas Shipping to pull 15 tankers from Russia's shadow fleet
Half of Russia's 500 sanctioned-crude tankers are foreign-leased. If others follow, Moscow loses $100bn+ yearly
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/09/f...
Half of Russia's 500 sanctioned-crude tankers are foreign-leased. If others follow, Moscow loses $100bn+ yearly
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ISW reports Russia keeps rejecting any compromise to end the war. Kremlin figures demand capitulation and claim peace should be signed with the US, not Ukraine.
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ISW: Kremlin statements again show Russia’s unwillingness to pursue real peace
Russian officials repeated demands centered on forcing Ukraine into a one‑sided agreement.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
ISW reports Russia keeps rejecting any compromise to end the war. Kremlin figures demand capitulation and claim peace should be signed with the US, not Ukraine.
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Kyiv’s special forces used FP-2 drones to hit Russian logistics overnight, destroying about 6,000 m³ of fuel in Simeikyne, Luhansk Oblast, and striking a UAV warehouse in occupied Donetsk. The SSO released footage confirming both hits.
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Ukraine hits Russian drone base in Donetsk and fuel tanks in Luhansk Oblast (VIDEO, MAP)
FP-2 drones targeted a UAV warehouse in Donetsk and a large fuel storage in Simeikyne, Luhansk Oblast, on 8 December.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Kyiv’s special forces used FP-2 drones to hit Russian logistics overnight, destroying about 6,000 m³ of fuel in Simeikyne, Luhansk Oblast, and striking a UAV warehouse in occupied Donetsk. The SSO released footage confirming both hits.
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Russia shot down another Su-27 over eastern Ukraine on Sunday. Lt. Col. Yevhenii Ivanov, the pilot, was killed. It's the 19th Su-27 loss since February 2022.
Ukraine may have only 12-23 left. And unlike MiGs or F-16s, no ally operates Su-27s—so there's no donor pipeline.
Ukraine may have only 12-23 left. And unlike MiGs or F-16s, no ally operates Su-27s—so there's no donor pipeline.
December 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Russia shot down another Su-27 over eastern Ukraine on Sunday. Lt. Col. Yevhenii Ivanov, the pilot, was killed. It's the 19th Su-27 loss since February 2022.
Ukraine may have only 12-23 left. And unlike MiGs or F-16s, no ally operates Su-27s—so there's no donor pipeline.
Ukraine may have only 12-23 left. And unlike MiGs or F-16s, no ally operates Su-27s—so there's no donor pipeline.
Kazakhstan wasn’t the intended target of Ukraine’s drone campaign, but it’s becoming one of the most exposed.
Novorossiysk handles nearly all of Kazakhstan’s crude exports. Every strike forces Astana to confront a dependency it has avoided addressing since 2014.
Novorossiysk handles nearly all of Kazakhstan’s crude exports. Every strike forces Astana to confront a dependency it has avoided addressing since 2014.
Ukraine’s drone war has an unintended target: Kazakhstan (INFOGRAPHIC)
Ukraine’s strikes on Novorossiysk threaten an economy that never diversified from Russia.
euromaidanpress.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Kazakhstan wasn’t the intended target of Ukraine’s drone campaign, but it’s becoming one of the most exposed.
Novorossiysk handles nearly all of Kazakhstan’s crude exports. Every strike forces Astana to confront a dependency it has avoided addressing since 2014.
Novorossiysk handles nearly all of Kazakhstan’s crude exports. Every strike forces Astana to confront a dependency it has avoided addressing since 2014.
Giving Russians better attack positions as a peace plan? 🤣 Ukraine's defenders can't change the channel—they have to hold on until soberness returns. That's why we're sending charging stations to the front. Halfway funded, €2,673 still needed: euromaidanpress.com/lets-support...
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Giving Russians better attack positions as a peace plan? 🤣 Ukraine's defenders can't change the channel—they have to hold on until soberness returns. That's why we're sending charging stations to the front. Halfway funded, €2,673 still needed: euromaidanpress.com/lets-support...
Ukrainian troops withdrew from Lysiivka and Sukhyi Yar in the salient south of Pokrovsk to avoid being surrounded.
The 7th Corps says the withdrawal was planned to straighten the frontline and improve logistics.
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The 7th Corps says the withdrawal was planned to straighten the frontline and improve logistics.
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Ukrainian forces retreat from salient south of Pokrovsk to avoid encirclement (MAP)
A coordinated withdrawal from Lysiivka and Sukhyi Yar villages reportedly helped troops avoid Russian encirclement and stabilize the frontline.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Ukrainian troops withdrew from Lysiivka and Sukhyi Yar in the salient south of Pokrovsk to avoid being surrounded.
The 7th Corps says the withdrawal was planned to straighten the frontline and improve logistics.
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The 7th Corps says the withdrawal was planned to straighten the frontline and improve logistics.
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Zelenskyy says he might just run Ukraine without a chief of staff rather than destabilize his cabinet.
The position has been vacant since Yermak resigned amid the $100mn Energoatom scandal—and every candidate to replace him is critical where they are. ⤵️
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The position has been vacant since Yermak resigned amid the $100mn Energoatom scandal—and every candidate to replace him is critical where they are. ⤵️
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December 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Zelenskyy says he might just run Ukraine without a chief of staff rather than destabilize his cabinet.
The position has been vacant since Yermak resigned amid the $100mn Energoatom scandal—and every candidate to replace him is critical where they are. ⤵️
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The position has been vacant since Yermak resigned amid the $100mn Energoatom scandal—and every candidate to replace him is critical where they are. ⤵️
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Join the GLOBAL RALLY Save Kherson / Stop Human Safari on 13–14 December.
The campaign, co-organized by journalist @ZarinaZabrisky, demands an end to Russian FPV-drone attacks on civilians, accountability, stronger support for Ukraine, and civilian protection.
See: www.humansafari.org.
The campaign, co-organized by journalist @ZarinaZabrisky, demands an end to Russian FPV-drone attacks on civilians, accountability, stronger support for Ukraine, and civilian protection.
See: www.humansafari.org.
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Join the GLOBAL RALLY Save Kherson / Stop Human Safari on 13–14 December.
The campaign, co-organized by journalist @ZarinaZabrisky, demands an end to Russian FPV-drone attacks on civilians, accountability, stronger support for Ukraine, and civilian protection.
See: www.humansafari.org.
The campaign, co-organized by journalist @ZarinaZabrisky, demands an end to Russian FPV-drone attacks on civilians, accountability, stronger support for Ukraine, and civilian protection.
See: www.humansafari.org.