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Kyiv Independent recommends 5 translated Ukrainian books to look out for in late 2026 and early 2027
Andrukhovych's novel "Radio Night" will be the first contemporary Ukrainian novel published by New York Review Books, which boasts one of the most diverse and well-curated literary catalogs in English-language literature.
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Why Russia needs a new round of mobilization
Could another Russian mobilization campaign start in 2026? As Russia’s battlefield casualties in Ukraine outpace new recruitment, and Moscow still tries to capture all of Donetsk Oblast, Moscow's costly volunteer soldier model is reaching its breaking point.
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Ukraine war latest: Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 7, including 14-year-old boy
President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his condolences to the families of those killed and injured in the attacks.
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According to Zelensky, a warehouse used by McDonald's in the city of Brovary in Kyiv Oblast was also damaged during the attack.
"The Russians are constantly expanding their escalation operation: American and other businesses, data centers, internet providers — for Russia, ordinary life in and of itself is simply a target," Zelensky wrote on X.
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⚡️Up to 12 UK companies to gain access to Ukraine's battlefield data for AI drone swarms
British companies are now invited to turn in proposals on how they envision using the "goldmine of battlefield data," the U.K. Defense Ministry said, adding that the selection would be made "in just a matter of weeks."
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'No longer hybrid' — As Russian sabotage grows bolder, Europe lacks red lines
Moscow's shadow war on Europe grows bolder by the day, and no one can say how far the Kremlin is ready to go.
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Russia is no longer only meddling in elections or hacking networks: Germany found explosives-laden drones at its Leipzig Airport in an apparent Moscow-backed sabotage plot. Russian drone incursions in NATO airspace are now common. And a Russian warship shot flares at a Danish military helicopter.
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Ukraine's steel industry is nearing collapse — and calling for help from abroad
Ukraine’s largest steel company, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, said on Sept. 25 that it cannot restart steel production amid a surge in Russian strikes on factories, as the embattled sector calls for more domestic and international support to prevent its total collapse.
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Since the summer, Moscow has launched a widespread campaign of attacks on Ukraine’s economy to shut down key industrial centers. The metallurgy sector, which contributed 7% of Ukraine’s gross domestic product (GDP) last year and employs tens of thousands of people, has been one of the biggest victims, suffering at least nine separate ballistic missile attacks since August.
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Russia's faster Shaheds could rival ballistic missiles this winter
"Whether new interceptors can effectively catch up with jet engine technology is still unknown. We may be heading back to good old missiles as the key means of air defense," writes Oleksiy Moskalenko, Senior Analyst at the Come Back Alive Initiatives Center, in this op-ed.
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⚡️Update: 5 killed, 43 injured and 25 hospitalized as drone strikes continue into daytime
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⚡️Exclusive: Majority of companies involved in Russian Molniya drone production unsanctioned, research shows
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At the start of July, Ukraine's government announced with much fanfare that it would ease restrictions on arms exports. Businesses across Ukraine’s defense sector had long argued the move was necessary to help them grow and bring the country’s battle-tested innovations to the world.
But two and a half months later, not a single export permit has been issued.
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⚡️Update: Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 5, including 14-year-old boy, injure 31 as drone strikes continue into daytime
At least five people were killed and 31 others injured in Russian attacks on Kyiv on Sept. 25 as of 4 p.m. local time, local authorities said.
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