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Belarus
Moscow-ally Lukashenko crushed mass pro-democracy protests after an election on Aug. 9, 2020, in which the government was widely condemned for having allegedly falsified results.
Aug. 17
Zelensky
Ukraine’s commander-in-chief said troops have advanced one to three kilometers in Russia’s Kursk region and it is expected to capture “many prisoners” from an ongoing battle.
Aug. 17
Top News
Kyiv Post spoke to a few Kyiv locals to get their opinions on Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia.
Aug. 17
War in Ukraine
The ambassador defended the media independence of the news crew in response to Moscow's accusation that they entered the border illegally to cover Ukraine's Kursk incursion.
Aug. 17
War in Ukraine
Chuck Pfarrer, a former SEAL Team Six Squadron Leader explores Ukraine’s successful and rapidly expanding offensive against the Kursk region of Russia.
Aug. 16
Sergei Shoigu
Rumors have begun to circulate on Russian media that criminal cases are being prepared against the generals who failed to prevent Ukraine’s Aug. 6 incursion into the Kursk region.
Aug. 16
Top News
The pro-Ukrainian volunteer battalion that took part in previous border raids on Russian border communities called on Russian troops to switch sides or surrender.
Aug. 16
Budanov
Ukraine’s Kursk offensive has captured hundreds of enemy soldiers in one of Russia’s worst defeats of the war. Now Kyiv thinks it has negotiating leverage to bring its own fighters home.
Aug. 16
Zelensky
Cannabis-based medicine will be available in the form of oral drops, hard capsules and toothpaste and require an electronic prescription, with recreational cannabis remaining illegal.
Aug. 16
War in Ukraine
The head of Pokrovsk’s military administration, Sergiy Dobryak, warned that Russia was a little over 10 km (6 miles) from the outskirts of the city and urged remaining residents to evacuate.
Aug. 16
Economy
Ukrposhta is ready to open a branch in Sudzha to deliver parcels to Ukraine’s Armed Forces as soon as permits, funding, and safety measures come through.
Aug. 16
Energy
A renewed heat wave expected next week would likely overload Ukraine’s energy system and lead to the resumption of rolling blackouts, officials and energy operators said.
Aug. 16
War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s offensive in the Kursk region poses difficult geopolitical challenges for the self-proclaimed President of Belarus, which require asymmetric responses.
Aug. 16
Crimea
Kyiv targeted a ferry crossing in Kerch and a boat in Chornomorsk in occupied Crimea. Authorities in Kerch and the Ukrainian side have not yet commented on the attacks.
Aug. 16
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukraine's commander-in-chief said that his troops have captured 82 settlements, Russia claimed it recaptured one village.
Aug. 16
Six officers from North Korea were among the 20 soldiers killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on Russian-occupied territory near Donetsk, intelligence sources say.
Oct. 4