⚡️ Ukrainian drones score 'successful hit' on Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery, General Staff says.
It's the ninth time this year that the facility has been struck.
It's the ninth time this year that the facility has been struck.
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⚡️ Zelensky to visit London amid push for peace.
Zelensky will also meet with the leaders of France and Germany in the British capital on Monday.
Zelensky will also meet with the leaders of France and Germany in the British capital on Monday.
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⚡️ Chornobyl protective shield 'lost its primary safety functions' after Russian drone strike, UN nuclear agency warns.
Russia’s drone strike caused a fire that burned the outer cladding of the shelter.
Russia’s drone strike caused a fire that burned the outer cladding of the shelter.
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Why Ukraine rejects Russia's 600,000 army cap demand
Russia failed to break Ukraine’s army on the battlefield, and now it’s trying to do it through a peace plan that would cap Ukraine’s forces at 600,000. Some argue that Ukraine would shrink its army — currently estimated at about 800,000 — after the war anyway. So why does Ukraine see this as a major risk? The Kyiv Independent’s Yullia Taradiuk explains why the cap matters and what Ukraine’s post-war defense options really look like.
Watch here.
Russia failed to break Ukraine’s army on the battlefield, and now it’s trying to do it through a peace plan that would cap Ukraine’s forces at 600,000. Some argue that Ukraine would shrink its army — currently estimated at about 800,000 — after the war anyway. So why does Ukraine see this as a major risk? The Kyiv Independent’s Yullia Taradiuk explains why the cap matters and what Ukraine’s post-war defense options really look like.
Watch here.
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⚡️Zelensky reports 'long and substantive call' with Witkoff, Kushner.
"Ukraine is determined to keep working in good faith with the American side to genuinely achieve peace. We agreed on the next steps and formats for talks with the United States," Zelensky wrote on Dec. 6.
"Ukraine is determined to keep working in good faith with the American side to genuinely achieve peace. We agreed on the next steps and formats for talks with the United States," Zelensky wrote on Dec. 6.
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Ukraine’s lights still burn, even if not all the time
"The Ukrainian army, like the rest of us, is utterly reliant on electrical power to keep its drones flying, its walkie-talkies working, and its Starlink terminals connected. The Kremlin, of course, knows this and will continue to hurl high explosives into crowded cities in the hope of bringing the people to their knees. This is unlikely to work," writes Chris Hennemeyer, a longtime humanitarian worker, in this op-ed.
Photo: Roman Pilipey / AFP via Getty Images
"The Ukrainian army, like the rest of us, is utterly reliant on electrical power to keep its drones flying, its walkie-talkies working, and its Starlink terminals connected. The Kremlin, of course, knows this and will continue to hurl high explosives into crowded cities in the hope of bringing the people to their knees. This is unlikely to work," writes Chris Hennemeyer, a longtime humanitarian worker, in this op-ed.
Photo: Roman Pilipey / AFP via Getty Images
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⚡️Ukraine will not accept any peace deal requiring territorial concessions, Syrskyi tells UK broadcaster.
“There are no pauses, no delays in (Russia's) operations. They keep pushing their troops forward to seize as much of our territory as possible under the cover of negotiations," Syrskyi said.
“There are no pauses, no delays in (Russia's) operations. They keep pushing their troops forward to seize as much of our territory as possible under the cover of negotiations," Syrskyi said.
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⚡️Update: Ukraine's military releases video of Ukrainian drone strikes on shell production plant, oil refinery.
Ukraine's military released a video of the Dec. 6 Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian-occupied Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant and Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery.
Ukraine's military released a video of the Dec. 6 Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian-occupied Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant and Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery.
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⚡️Explosions reported in Kremenchuk as Russia launches barrage of missiles, drones towards central Ukraine.
Explosions were heard in Kremenchuk beginning around 1:30 a.m. local time as Russian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on the central Ukrainian city.
Explosions were heard in Kremenchuk beginning around 1:30 a.m. local time as Russian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on the central Ukrainian city.
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⚡️Vilnius airport halts flights for 3rd time this week after balloon sightings.
Operations at Vilnius International Airport were briefly suspended on Dec. 6 after unidentified objects — believed to be Belarusian balloons — were detected in the surrounding airspace, the airport said.
The incident marks the third such disruption in Lithuania this week, with Vilnius facing repeated flight interruptions over the past months.
Operations at Vilnius International Airport were briefly suspended on Dec. 6 after unidentified objects — believed to be Belarusian balloons — were detected in the surrounding airspace, the airport said.
The incident marks the third such disruption in Lithuania this week, with Vilnius facing repeated flight interruptions over the past months.
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The Kyiv Independent
⚡️Explosions reported in Kremenchuk as Russia launches barrage of missiles, drones towards central Ukraine. Explosions were heard in Kremenchuk beginning around 1:30 a.m. local time as Russian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on the…
Update: The strike on Kremenchuk was part of a larger-scale attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, with Chernihiv and Kyiv Oblast also targeted.
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⚡️Locals report explosions near Engels airfield, oil depot in Russia's Saratov Oblast amid overnight drone attacks
Unidentified drones reportedly struck Russia’s Rostov and Saratov oblasts overnight on Dec. 7, with Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova Plus claiming explosions near an airfield and oil depot in the city of Engels in Saratov Oblast. Local and military authorities later said air defenses shot down multiple drones over the regions.
Unidentified drones reportedly struck Russia’s Rostov and Saratov oblasts overnight on Dec. 7, with Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova Plus claiming explosions near an airfield and oil depot in the city of Engels in Saratov Oblast. Local and military authorities later said air defenses shot down multiple drones over the regions.
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⚡️Trump envoy Keith Kellogg says a Ukraine peace deal is in its ‘final stretch,’ with control over Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as key sticking points
U.S. President Donald Trump's special representative for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said a peace agreement to end Russia's war against Ukraine appears to be nearing completion, comparing the negotiations to the final stretch of a battlefield advance, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Ukrainian service reported on Dec. 7.
U.S. President Donald Trump's special representative for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said a peace agreement to end Russia's war against Ukraine appears to be nearing completion, comparing the negotiations to the final stretch of a battlefield advance, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Ukrainian service reported on Dec. 7.
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Europe splits on frozen Russian assets as peace talks stall | Ukraine This Week
The Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur reports on another failed round of U.S.-Russia diplomacy over a controversial peace plan, as Moscow presses ahead on the battlefield and advances in and near Pokrovsk. The episode also includes a report from Ukraine’s border with Belarus, through which Ukrainians continue to flee Russian-occupied territories, and examines Belgium’s resistance to seizing frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s defense.
The Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur reports on another failed round of U.S.-Russia diplomacy over a controversial peace plan, as Moscow presses ahead on the battlefield and advances in and near Pokrovsk. The episode also includes a report from Ukraine’s border with Belarus, through which Ukrainians continue to flee Russian-occupied territories, and examines Belgium’s resistance to seizing frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s defense.
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⚡️Ukraine reports frontline gain in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast as Russia advances in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts
Amid an ongoing Russian offensive, Ukraine has liberated a village in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, as Russian forces made gains in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, the Ukrainian open-source mapping project DeepState and Ukraine's military reported.
Amid an ongoing Russian offensive, Ukraine has liberated a village in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, as Russian forces made gains in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, the Ukrainian open-source mapping project DeepState and Ukraine's military reported.
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⚡️Czech president says Europe may need to shoot down Russian aircraft, drones violating NATO airspace
European countries may have to start shooting down Russian aircraft and drones that violate NATO airspace if Moscow keeps testing the alliance's resolve, Czech President Petr Pavel said in an interview with the Sunday Times of London published Dec. 7.
European countries may have to start shooting down Russian aircraft and drones that violate NATO airspace if Moscow keeps testing the alliance's resolve, Czech President Petr Pavel said in an interview with the Sunday Times of London published Dec. 7.
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⚡️Russia, China hold joint anti-missile drills on Russian territory.
China says recent joint anti-missile drills with Russia on Russian territory were routine and not aimed at any third party.
China says recent joint anti-missile drills with Russia on Russian territory were routine and not aimed at any third party.
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Looking for the 10 best Ukraine-related books of 2025? We’ve got you
The Kyiv Independent has selected 10 of the best books published in 2025 related to Ukraine. Curious readers should use this list as a guide on the path to discovering even more books from this and previous years, with the anticipation of what is to come in 2026 as well.
The Kyiv Independent has selected 10 of the best books published in 2025 related to Ukraine. Curious readers should use this list as a guide on the path to discovering even more books from this and previous years, with the anticipation of what is to come in 2026 as well.
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⚡️Ukraine braces for 'critical damage' after Russian strike on Kharkiv Oblast dam threatens water supply.
Russia attacked the Pechenihy dam on Dec. 7, threatening the reservoir that supplies water to Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city.
Russia attacked the Pechenihy dam on Dec. 7, threatening the reservoir that supplies water to Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city.
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