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Ukraine's central bank raises key policy rate to 14.5% due to inflation

Ukraine's National Bank (NBU) announced on Jan. 23 that it will raise the key policy rate from 13.5% to 14.5% per annum starting from Jan. 24. The Ukrainian economy was heavily hit by Russia's full-scale war. At the start of the invasion, inflation skyrocketed to 26.6% in 2022 from 10.0% in 2021. It subsided the […]

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January 23, 2025

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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine's Special Forces say they killed 21 North Korean soldiers, show combat footage

Key developments on Jan. 22: Ukraine's Special Forces say they killed 21 North Korean soldiers, show combat footage Kyiv court arrests three senior officers accused of failed defense of Kharkiv Oblast Russia lacks manpower for major breakthrough in Ukraine, top NATO general says Russia issued ultimatum to Ukraine in 2022 to replace Zelensky with Medvedchuk, […]

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January 22, 2025

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Ukraine's OnlyFans content creators declare more than $7 million in income

Ukraine's tax service is looking to collect taxes on Ukrainians' income made on the the subscription-based site OnlyFans, widely known for being an adult content platform, despite pornography being illegal in the country. After the country's tax service sent out requests to Ukrainian citizens who earn money on the platform, 451 people sent in declarations […]

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January 22, 2025

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Ukraine's energy giant DTEK to invest $468 million in expanding Black Sea wind power plant

Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, announced plans on Jan. 22 to invest 450 million euros ($468 million) in expanding the Tyligulska Wind Power Plant near the Black Sea coast. DTEK, which is owned by Ukraine's richest man Rinat Akhmetov, lost nearly 90% of its generation capacity in 2024 due to Russia's aerial attacks targeting […]

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January 22, 2025

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Ukraine's Special Forces say they killed 21 North Korean soldiers, show combat footage

Warning: Footage includes violent and graphic content. Soldiers of the 8th Regiment of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces resisted a North Korean assault in Russia’s Kursk Oblast for eight hours before retreating, killing 21 and wounding 40 soldiers, the unit said on Jan. 22. The statement comes as Russia ramps up efforts to push out Ukrainian […]

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January 22, 2025

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Ukraine's energy grid may suffer from Trump aid freeze, Politico reports

U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign aid pause may hinder Ukraine's ability to rebuild energy facilities damaged by Russian attacks, Politico reported on Jan. 21, citing Ukrainian officials. Trump issued an executive order imposing a 90-day freeze on all U.S. foreign development assistance on Jan. 20, his first day in office. The order appears to target […]

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January 21, 2025

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Ukraine's SBU detains chief military psychiatrist over suspected illicit enrichment

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained the chief psychiatrist of the Armed Forces over suspected illicit enrichment in the amount of over $1 million, the agency reported on Jan. 21. According to charges, the official has acquired substantial undeclared assets since the outbreak of the full-scale war in 2022, including a house in Kyiv […]

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January 21, 2025

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Massive Russian hack on government database shows cracks in Ukraine's digitalization drive

At the start of December, Ukrainians suddenly found themselves unable to sell cars, file legal claims, or register marriages through Ukraine’s recently digitized government registries. Cybersecurity specialist and frequent coordinator of Ukrainian hackers, Karla Wagner, noticed when she went to register an NGO through the Ukrainian Justice Ministry. “I was getting inconsistent results from the […]

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January 20, 2025

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Russia's primitive glide bombs are still outmatching Ukraine's air defenses, killing more civilians

When a glide bomb exploded at an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia on Jan. 8, the 13 dead, and 122 injured marked the highest number of civilian casualties in a Russian attack on Ukraine in almost two years. Despite being one of the most primitive and numerous weapons in the Russian Air Force's arsenal, Ukraine's sophisticated, […]

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January 20, 2025

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Ukraine's Svitolina defeats Russian opponent to reach Australian Open quarterfinals

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina won her fourth match at the Australian Open on Jan. 20, defeating Russian neutral Veronika Kudermentova. Svitolina is the only Ukrainian to reach the quarterfinals in Melbourne, Australia. Prior to that, the 30-year-old defeated WTA No. 4 Jasmine Paolini, Romanian Sorana Cirstea, and American Caroline Dolehide. The match against Kudermetova […]

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January 20, 2025

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Ukraine's General Staff launches investigation into 156th Brigade

Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has directed the military to initiate an investigation into the 156th Separate Mechanized Brigade, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces announced on Jan. 19. The investigation comes on the heels of a state probe into the French-trained 155th "Anne of Kyiv" Mechanized Brigade. Deputy Commander-in-Chief Oleh Apostol will lead the investigation, […]

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January 19, 2025

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Zelensky slaps sanctions on Ukraine's top pro-Russian politicians

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree imposing new sanctions on pro-Russian politicians and propagandists, he announced on Jan. 19. "We are blocking propagandists working for Russia, people who have gone over to the enemy's side, and those who help Russia continue the war," Zelensky said in a video address posted on Facebook. The decree puts […]

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January 19, 2025

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