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5 high-end Ukrainian fashion brands you should know

Editor’s note: This article is part of a series of profiles highlighting successful Ukrainian startups and businesses. The series is funded by the regional investment fund Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund (UMAEF) and created in partnership with Spend With Ukraine, a non-profit organization that launched a platform to showcase businesses with Ukrainian roots and provide one […]

Ukraine

December 7, 2024

Russian troops sabotage their boats to avoid Dnipro River crossing, Ukrainian partisans claim

Russian soldiers increasingly sabotage their own boats and equipment to avoid having to storm the Dnipro River islands on the southern front, Ukrainian resistance group Atesh claimed on Dec. 10. "There are increasing cases of sabotage among Russian soldiers to avoid being sent to storm the islands in the Dnipro delta," Atesh said on their […]

Ukraine

December 10, 2024

Russia has built only 7 out of 108 planned airliners since 2022, BBC reports

Russia's United Aircraft Corporation managed to build only seven of the 108 passenger planes it planned to produce since 2022, the BBC reported on Dec. 12, underscoring the dire state of Russia's plane manufacturing sector. The Russian aviation and aircraft manufacturing industries were heavily hit by the Western sanctions — imposed in response to the […]

Ukraine

December 12, 2024

Ukraine reportedly strikes oil depot in Russia's Oryol Oblast

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil depot in the city of Oryol overnight on Dec. 14, causing a large fire, Russian Telegram channels reported. Explosions were reported by residents in the city around midnight local time. Videos posted on social media and shot by […]

Ukraine

December 13, 2024

Ukraine destroys Russian train with 40 fuel tanks in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, source claims

Ukrainian intelligence agencies destroyed a Russian train carrying 40 fuel tanks in the Russian-occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Dec. 14, an intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent. The source said that the aim of the operation was to disrupt a supply line used to transport fuel from Crimea to Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The operation was […]

Ukraine

December 15, 2024

Russia to mass-produce Oreshnik ballistic missiles, Putin claims

Russia plans to begin mass production of its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged at a defense ministry board meeting on Dec. 16. Russia first launched the experimental Oreshnik missile in an attack against Dnipro on Nov. 21. Putin claimed the strike was a response to Ukraine's use of U.S. and […]

Ukraine

December 16, 2024

At least 100 North Korean soldiers killed, 1,000 wounded in Russia-Ukraine war, South Korean official says

At least 100 North Korean troops have been killed while fighting for Russia against Ukraine, a South Korean lawmaker said after an intelligence briefing, the BBC reported on Dec. 19. Another 1,000 of Pyongyang's soldiers have been injured, South Korean MP Lee Sung-kwon told reporters, connecting the high casualty rates to the lack of experience […]

Ukraine

December 19, 2024

Slovak PM Robert Fico meets with Putin in Moscow

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on December 22, according to the state-owned TASS news agency. This marked his first visit to Moscow since returning to power in 2023. The trip was reportedly planned a few days earlier, with discussions likely centered on Russian gas supplies, though […]

Ukraine

December 22, 2024

US allocates almost $254 million for increasing missile production

The U.S. Defense Department has allocated $253.7 million to Williams International (Williams) through the Defense Production Act (DPA) to increase missile production, part of which will form military assistance programs for Ukraine, the Pentagon reported on Dec. 23. The announcement comes as the Biden administration attempts to increase military aid to Ukraine ahead of the […]

Ukraine

December 24, 2024

Zelensky wishes Ukrainians peace and unity in third wartime Christmas address

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his Christmas Eve address on Dec. 24 that Ukrainians continue to hold on to their faith, unity, and traditions during the third Christmas in wartime. Zelensky highlighted the cultural importance of Mykola Leontovych's "Shchedryk," written in Pokrovsk, and its global association with the spirit of Christmas. "Let everyone who hears […]

Ukraine

December 25, 2024

Ukraine completes preparations for second peace summit, Foreign Ministry says

Ukraine has completed necessary preparations for the second global peace summit, though work is ongoing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said during a Dec. 27 briefing. Following the first peace summit in Switzerland in June 2024, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the second meeting "should lay the foundations of lasting and just peace." While Ukraine aimed […]

Ukraine

December 27, 2024

Zelensky teases multiple 'important personnel decisions' coming soon

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Dec. 28 that his team is "preparing several important personnel decisions" that will be "announced soon." Zelensky's comments followed meetings with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko. "We are preparing several important personnel decisions," Zelensky said via his official Telegram channel the evening of Dec. 28. "The […]

Ukraine

December 28, 2024