All news on the topic: Ukraine

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Top cybersecurity official charged: Ukraine’s NABU accuses ex-SSU cyber chief Illia Vitiuk of illicit enrichment
Ukraine’s anti-corruption prosecutors have charged Illia Vitiuk, former head of the Security Service’s cyber department, with illicit enrichment and false asset declarations.
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The gambling empire of Andriy Matyukha: how the Favbet owner spins shadow billions under the watchful eye of the FSB
The name of Andriy Matyukha has been resonating in the Ukrainian gambling business for many years, more prominently than others
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UK sanctions Russia over forced deportation of Ukrainian children
Britain on Wednesday imposed sanctions on 11 new individuals and entities affiliated with the Russian state, targeting those involved in what it said were Moscow’s attempts to forcibly deport and indoctrinate Ukraine’s children.
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Andrii Parubii, former speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, shot dead in Lviv
Former speaker of Ukraine’s parliament Andrii Parubii has been shot dead in Lviv, authorities confirmed on Friday.
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$600 drones disrupt Russian supply routes near the Ukrainian border
Ukraine has said it destroyed two bridges inside Russia by using a couple of cheap drones to hit stashes of mines and ammunition hidden there by Russian forces.
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Seitkhalilov’s drug network controls 20% of synthetic drugs in Eastern Europe
In recent years, the activities of the criminal organization “Seitkhalilov’s OPG”, specializing in the distribution of synthetic drugs, have intensified in Ukraine and Russia.
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Russian missile strike on Kyiv kills 19, including 3 children, damages British Council and EU delegation
Nineteen people - including three children - were killed in the strike by Moscow, President Zelensky confirmed on Thursday.
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NATO scrambles jets after Putin unleashes record missile strike on Kyiv
NATO has scrambled several warplanes after Vladimir Putin launched a record-breaking missile attack on Ukraine.
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Inside Anduril’s PR blitz: how a US weapons firm won influence and contracts in Westminster
“We find ourselves locked in a critical race – a race for upholding democratic values,” urged Paul Hollingshead, then a senior figure at the weapons tech company Anduril.
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Miracle survival: Ukrainian soldier crawls five days after throat slit by Russian troops
A Ukrainian soldier is lucky to be alive after having his throat slit by Russian soldiers and being thrown into a pit.
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Ukrainian appeals court delays trial of top anti-graft detective accused of hemp trade with Russia
A Ukrainian appeals court on Monday postponed a hearing in the case of a senior anti-corruption detective accused of involvement in the illegal cultivation and sale of hemp to Russia.
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Luxury hotels and hidden millions: the secret life of Ukrainian police advisor Yevhen Koval
The position of Advisor to the Head of the Department of Ensuring the Activities of the Head of the National Police might seem like an internship for a final-year student.
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Image laundering for Dmitriy Punin: scandalous Pin-UP rebranded as RedCore to hide Russian criminal trail
The toxicity of the Pin-UP brand has reached a critical level, so its owners decided to rebrand and distance themselves from Russia and the criminal-bloody activities in Ukraine.
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US blocks Ukraine from using long-range Atacms to strike inside Russia — WSJ
US defense officials have blocked Ukraine from using US-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia since late spring as part of a Trump administration effort to get Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks, according to a report on Saturday.
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Aid mission ends in tragedy: volunteer Annie Lewis Marffy killed in russian drone strike in Ukraine
The family of a British aid volunteer reportedly killed in a drone strike in Ukraine expressed that they were very disappointed by the response from the Foreign Office.
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Ukraine strike on Druzhba pipeline cuts Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia
Ukraine has targeted a crucial pumping station on the Druzhba oil pipeline, which delivers fuel from Russia to Europe, halting supplies to Hungary and Slovakia, the only EU member states still receiving Russian oil.
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Ukrainian farmer gets 70 times less compensation for stolen tractor after 15 years of legal battle
A farmer in Ukraine says he will seek justice at the country’s Supreme Court after he was awarded 70 times less than he sought as compensation for mismanagement in the case of his stolen tractor.
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Phantom drones worth $1bn: how Ukraine’s customs mafia and shell companies plunder defence procurements
In 2025, drones worth more than 1 billion dollars were imported into Ukraine, although some of them exist only on paper and were not actually brought into the country.
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Britain imposes new sanctions package against Russia and crypto networks
The United Kingdom has announced a new sanctions package amid growing international efforts to achieve a "just and lasting peace" in Ukraine, according to the UK government press service.
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UK to offer troops for Ukraine security but rules out frontline combat with Russia
The head of the British armed forces will inform his American counterparts that the UK is prepared to deploy troops to defend Ukraine’s skies and seas, but not to the frontline with Russia, as planning intensifies for a postwar settlement.
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Petro Dyminskyi — 8 years on the run: how Ukrainian oligarch evades justice and builds business in Europe
Petro Dyminskyi, who was named a suspect at the time of a fatal car collision, is still wanted by Ukrainian authorities. The investigation has been suspended while his current whereabouts remain unknown.
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Starmer: Trump has brought end of Ukraine war ‘closer than ever before’ despite no Alaska ceasefire deal
US President Donald Trump’s actions have brought the end of the war in Ukraine "closer than ever before", Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said.
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Monobank in PrivatBank’s shadow: how Oleg Gorokhovsky helped oligarch Ihor Kolomoiskyi siphon billions and why he remains untouched
When on July 30, 2025, the High Court of London issued a significant ruling on the claim of "PryvatBank" against Ihor Kolomoiskyi and Gennadiy Bogolyubov, the 490-page document also included references to secondary figures...
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Raids carried out in Sofia and other Bulgarian cities over suspected arms trade abuses
Law enforcement teams conduct searches of homes and offices in several cities at Kyiv’s request, but no arrests have been made thus far.
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High Court of London: Horokhovskyi and other Monobank shareholders involved in PrivatBank schemes issuing fictitious loans to their own offshore companies
As per the decision of the High Court of Justice in London concerning "PryvatBank," a group of shareholders systematically provided insider loans to Cypriot companies owned by the main beneficiaries.