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Ukraine aims to produce tens of thousands of drones every month by year-end as it ramps up its defence industry output despite the challenge posed by Russian attacks, the minister for strategic... -October 25, 2023 at 10:15 am EDT - MarketScreener

Andrii Ilkiv, a Ukrainian police sapper, had his leg amputated below the knee after a land mine blew up beneath him in September 2022. By May the following year he was back at work, standing on a prosthetic limb, sweeping for and defusing mines. The 37-year-old father of four is one of 14 sappers who have returned to their demining jobs in a national police unit of some 100 people, despite being wounded in blasts while clearing mines during Russia's invasion.

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian authorities feel newly empowered to prosecute the once-powerful tycoons known as "oligarchs" thanks to shifting political realities and the war with Russia, Kyiv's justice minister said.

KYIV -Ukraine has set up a joint defence venture with German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall AG to service and repair Western weapons sent to help Kyiv against Russias full-scale invasion, officials... -October 24, 2023 at 09:02 am EDT - MarketScreener

Ukraine shot down 14 attack drones and a cruise missile fired by Russia at its south and east overnight, but debris from a downed drone damaged a warehouse at the Black Sea port of Odesa,... -October 23, 2023 at 03:52 am EDT - MarketScreener

Kyiv has just received 1.5 billion euros ($1.59 billion) in a ninth tranche of financial assistance from the EU, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on the Telegram messaging app. "EU budget support to Ukraine in 2023 already amounts to 15 billion euros - this is one of the most important factors helping Ukraine to be economically resilient and stable."

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine shot down 14 attack drones and a cruise missile fired by Russia at its south and east overnight, but debris from a downed dro...

A Russian attack that killed dozens of people in northeastern Ukraine on Thursday was one of the deadliest single strikes on civilians since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022. ... -October 05, 2023 at 01:54 pm EDT - MarketScreener

Russia has denied deliberately targeting civilians, but many have been killed in missile strikes, drone attacks and shelling. A Russian missile slammed into a cafe and grocery store in the northeastern village of Hroza, killing at least 51 people as they held a memorial service, Ukrainian officials said. Ukraine said that the blast was caused by a Russian missile.

Ukraines navy said on Wednesday that 12 more cargo vessels were ready to enter a fledgling Black Sea shipping corridor on their way to Ukrainian ports, as Kyiv steps up a push to defy a de-facto... -October 04, 2023 at 05:13 am EDT - MarketScreener