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Ukraine's Global Voice since 1995. The first and oldest English-language newspaper about Ukraine.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 11m

“THANK YOU TO PRESIDENT PUTIN“

Trump has thanked Putin for his supportive remarks about his potential Nobel Peace Prize.

Earlier, Putin said Trump “deserves” the award.

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Germany’s Bundeswehr is set to spend €9 billion on Rheinmetall air defense systems, to be delivered by 2030, as drone sightings heighten fears over the country’s airspace security.

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Berlin to Buy Over 600 Skyranger Anti-Drone Systems

Germany’s Bundeswehr is set to spend €9 billion ($10 billion) on Rheinmetall air defense systems, to be delivered by 2030, as drone sightings heighten fears over the country’s airspace security.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 32m

Boombox records ‘Zhyvyi’ in Scotland: a song born from the frontlines and raw emotion.

The song premiered live at Atlas Weekend on July 18, 2025. Despite an air raid alert interrupting the show, around 30,000 fans still got to hear “Zhyvyi” for the first time.

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Boombox Records ‘Zhyvyi’ in Scotland: A Song Born from the Frontlines and Raw Emotion

The song premiered live at Atlas Weekend on July 18, 2025. Despite an air raid alert interrupting the show, around 30,000 fans still got to hear “Zhyvyi” for the first time.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 1h

Europe has financed the purchase of German Skyranger anti-drone systems mounted on Leopard 1 tank chassis for Ukraine – but a lot of questions remain unanswered.

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Kyiv to Receive Skyranger Anti-Drone Systems Mounted on Leopard Tank Chassis

Rheinmetall, the system’s manufacturer, said the batch – quantity unspecified – is financed by an unnamed EU nation using proceeds from frozen Russian assets.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 2h

Kremlin propaganda in overdrive: Russian state media and pro-war influencers openly cheered on Friday’s massive missile and drone blitz that hammered Ukraine’s power grid and heating infrastructure

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Russian Media Cheers New, Punishing Strikes Against Ukraine’s Power Grid

The message from Moscow is that Russia’s armed forces are unstoppable and the Ukrainians deserve everything they get.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 2h

“We will soon announce new weapons” — Putin

Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 3h

Thousands of Russians have found themselves unable to leave the country after the Kremlin activated a nationwide system of electronic military draft notices.

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Russia Blocks Thousands From Leaving as Digital Draft System Takes Full Effect

The move marks another step in Moscow’s effort to tighten control over potential conscripts ahead of the autumn call-up – the largest conscription since 2016.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 3h

This is what the Russian strikes on an energy facility in Kyiv looked like.

Putin’s forces targeted infrastructure yet again, leaving civilians to face blackouts and fear.

Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 4h

Russia plans to cut funding for aircraft and shipbuilding projects in 2026 by more than half, slashing airline subsidies to zero.

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Russia Grounds Ambitions: Massive Cuts to Aviation, Shipbuilding Budgets

Russia plans to cut funding for aircraft and shipbuilding projects in 2026 by more than half, slashing airline subsidies to zero.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 5h

Already the fourth Russian military jet lost this year: a MiG-31 fighter crashed near Lipetsk while approaching for landing.

The cause of the incident remains unclear, but the crash adds to a growing list of aviation losses suffered by the Russian military in 2025.

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Fourth Russian Military Jet Lost This Year as MiG-31 Crashes, Crew Survives

The MiG-31 is a two-seat, long-range supersonic interceptor designed to destroy enemy aircraft, including bombers and cruise missiles.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 6h

Donald Trump did NOT win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

This year’s award for contributions to peace was presented to María Corina Machado, the opposition leader in Venezuela.

Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 7h

The EU allocates €6.6 million to support independent media in Ukraine.

The initiatives include grants for frontline media, training in investigative journalism, emergency assistance for journalists, and the creation of 15 regional media hubs to counter disinformation.

Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 7h

Amid political chaos, Senators approve funds for the Baltic Security Initiative and mandate action on Ukraine children abducted during the conflict.

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‘Major Win for Ukraine, Baltics’ – US Senate Defies Chaos to Pass Defense Bill

Amid political chaos, US Senators approve funds for the Baltic Security Initiative and mandate action on Ukraine children abducted during the conflict.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 8h

Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed a ceasefire deal to free hostages held in Gaza in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners detained in Israeli jails.

Here is what we know so far about the agreement, reached in indirect talks in Egypt.

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What We Know About The New Gaza Deal

Here is what we know so far about the agreement, reached in indirect talks in Egypt:

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 8h

“We’re all stepping it up” – Trump and Finnish president vow more pressure on Moscow.

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‘We’re All Stepping It Up’ – Trump and Finnish President Vow More Pressure on Moscow

A day after the Kremlin said that the “momentum” towards peace had vanished, new NATO partners meet in Washington to confirm commitment to bring a Gaza-like deal to end Moscow’s brutal invasion.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 11h

Much of Kyiv was plunged into darkness after Russian missile and drone strikes targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

In Zaporizhzhia, a child was killed and at least nine civilians were injured as strikes tore through residential areas.

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Much of Kyiv Without Power as Russia Targets Civilians

As Moscow’s missiles and drones hammer Kyiv’s energy grid, the left bank is in a complete blackout. A child was killed in Zaporizhzhia and at least nine other civilians are injured.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 21h

Ukraine is weighing the return of military courts more than a decade after they were abolished, as wartime crimes surge.

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Ukraine Considers Military Courts Amid Rising Wartime Cases

After more than a decade since their abolition, lawmakers and the President’s Office are debating the creation of courts to handle military offenses and protect servicemen’s rights.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 1d

Ukraine will nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize — if he delivers Tomahawk missiles — Zelensky

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Ukraine has reportedly discovered a Russian drone loaded with a “napalm-type” incendiary mixture — a terrifying weapon with no official designation.

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Napalm Drone Reportedly Sighted in Ukraine

A Ukrainian social media channel reported a downed Russian kamikaze drone armed with an undesignated incendiary warhead had been found, suggesting that Moscow is experimenting with new warheads.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 1d

The most critical components inside Russia’s deadly Shahed drones — unleashed in thousands of attacks on Ukraine — come from the United States, China, and Taiwan, a senior Ukrainian official has revealed.

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Ukraine Fields High-Tech Belgian Rockets to Beef Up Defenses Vs. Hated Russian Shahed Drones

A senior Kyiv official said most of the electronic components inside of the thousands of explosives-toting Shahed drones launched by Russia at Ukraine are from the US, China and Taiwan.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 1d

The European Parliament called on the West to allow Ukraine to strike targets in Russia using Western weapons without restriction — a corresponding resolution was adopted.

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Putin admitted that Russian air defense targeted an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane in December 2024. He claimed Ukrainian drones were in the area, partly linking them to the crash.

Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 1d

Amid rising airspace provocations, the European Parliament has called on EU countries to shoot down Russian planes violating their airspace.

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Zelensky is sending a delegation to Washington next week to hold high-stakes talks on air defense, energy, sanctions, and the unfreezing of Russian assets.

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Zelensky Sends Team to Washington for High-Stakes Talks

Ukraine’s President said the delegation led by Svyrydenko, Yermak, and Vlasiuk would discuss air defense, energy, sanctions, and frozen Russian assets next week.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 1d

Trump did NOT reject Ukraine’s request for Tomahawk missiles — Zelensky

This weapon, he added, could “make the Russians sober up.”

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Zelensky: Tomahawks Could ‘Make Russians Sober Up’ as Trump Reconsiders Missile Aid to Kyiv

Zelensky said Trump didn’t reject Ukraine’s request for Tomahawk missiles — weapons that, he added, could “make the Russians sober up.”

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