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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 3h
Russian police detained around 60 people after an authorized Communist Party rally in Moscow, with some protesters reportedly facing expedited administrative hearings. The arrests came after demonstrators chanted slogans including “Down with the Czar”
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Russian police round up 60 demonstrators following authorized KPRF rally in Moscow - video
Russian police detained approximately 60 people following an authorized Communist Party rally in Moscow, independent media outlet Astra reported on Oct. 4.  
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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 3h
❗️Russian forces have occupied Ivanivka and advanced in Nove Shakhove in Donetsk Oblast's Pokrovsk district 🔗 link.nv.ua/yoVTM7
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 20h
Texas-based Dynamic Frontier Holdings, linked to Konstantin Sokolov, RU-US businessman who was a private donor to Trump’s $350M WH ballroom, received authorization from the Treasury Dep to complete an acquisition of Teghut, one of Armenia’s largest copper mines, involving sanctioned Russian bank.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 04/10/2026
President Zelensky met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Kyiv. Together, they laid flowers at Independence Square and honored Ukrainian soldiers who have fallen defending the country. #Ukraine
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KI Insights @ki-insights.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What happens when GPS stops working in a war? In the latest #UkraineInsights episode, Dr @thomaswithington.bsky.social explains how electronic warfare is reshaping Ukraine’s battlefield, from GPS jamming and #Starlink to autonomous drones and new countermeasures.
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Can Starlink Survive Russia’s Electronic Warfare?
YouTube video by KI Insights
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Militarnyi @militarnyi.com · 02/10/2026
🛰️On October 1, the first reconnaissance satellite developed by the German company Rheinmetall and the Italian company Argotec was successfully launched into orbit. militarnyi.com/en/news/rhei...
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Rheinmetall’s First Reconnaissance Satellite Launched into Orbit
On October 1, the first reconnaissance satellite developed by the German company Rheinmetall and the Italian company Argotec was successfully launched into
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 02/10/2026
Ukrainian FP-2 strike drones destroyed a Russian Pantsir-S2 air defense system that had been obstructing Ukrainian drones from reaching targets deeper behind Russian lines. A secondary detonation tore the system apart after the strike. #Ukraine
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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sanctions remain atop the UK and EU agenda, yet enforcement has lagged behind. Our RUSI Commentary by Gonzalo Saiz Erausquin argues firms must fear OFSI and EU enforcement as much as OFAC.
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Sanctions are a National Priority but Where is the Data to Prove It?
The UK and the EU insist that sanctions remain atop their security agendas, but current enforcement levels provide little evidence to support that claim.
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Militarnyi @militarnyi.com · 02/10/2026
🇸🇪 The Swedish Visby-class corvette HMS Helsingborg entered the Gulf of Finland as part of a naval operation to secure Finland’s borders. militarnyi.com/en/news/swed...
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Swedish Corvette HMS Helsingborg Transferred to Finnish Command for Border Security
The Swedish Visby-class corvette HMS Helsingborg entered the Gulf of Finland as part of a naval operation to secure Finland’s borders.
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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 01/10/2026
MP Lyudmyla Buimister is questioning continued state funding for Fire Point, arguing that other defense manufacturers could provide urgently needed capabilities. She also says Ukraine faces a major defense-budget gap and should prioritize available air-defense and strike systems
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Ukrainian lawmaker questions Fire Point contracts as other arms makers go unfunded
Independent Ukrainian lawmaker and Economic Development Committee member Lyudmyla Buimister discussed in an interview with Radio NV whether the Verkhovna Rada will pass the legislation needed to resto...
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Marchenko asked the EU to act on €210 billion in frozen Russian central-bank assets. EU Commissioner Marta Kos's message: deliver the agreed reforms, and support continues. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/30/e...
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EU wants reforms before more money. Kyiv wants Europe to touch Russia’s frozen billions
The push comes as Ukraine seeks access to €210 billion in immobilized Russian central-bank assets to help cover its needs.
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UncleMark🦅🇺🇸 @unclemark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Gretchen,
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 29/09/2026
⚡️Top Zelensky staffer's associates get properties worth $1 million in controversial projects, media report says. Two alleged associates of Oleh Tatarov, a deputy head of the President's Office, have acquired 11 apartments with an estimated total value of over $1 million.
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Top Zelensky staffer's associates get properties worth $1 million in controversial projects, media report says
Tatarov is one of Ukraine's most controversial officials. He was charged with bribery in 2020 but the case was later closed due to alleged obstruction by law enforcement agencies and courts.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 28/09/2026
⚡️ Over 70% of Ukrainians hold Zelensky responsible for corruption among his allies, poll shows. When asked what concerned them most, 50% of Ukrainians cited corruption, while 40% cited Russia’s mass missile and drone attacks.
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Over 70% of Ukrainians hold Zelensky responsible for corruption among his allies, poll shows
When asked what concerned them most, 50% of Ukrainians cited corruption, while 40% cited Russia’s mass missile and drone attacks.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Eight Ukrainian companies told the defense ministry last winter their interceptors were ready to knock down Russia's jet-powered drones. Combat proved them wrong A jet Geran dodges harder once an interceptor shows up, so speed alone could not catch it buff.ly/rUnQhhp
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Combat shows speed alone can’t catch Russia’s jet-powered drones, despite eight Ukrainian makers’ assurances. So why can’t they stop them?
Eight makers said their interceptors were ready last winter. They weren't.
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Militarnyi @militarnyi.com · 26/09/2026
💰The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump plans to contract all $400 million in military aid to Ukraine—approved by Congress—by the end of fiscal year 2026 on September 30. militarnyi.com/en/news/usa-...
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USA Plans to Commit All $400 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine Allocated for 2026 by September 30
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump plans to contract all $400 million in military aid to Ukraine—approved by Congress—by the end of fiscal year
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 25/09/2026
⚡️ Zelensky warns Ukraine could face 'serious challenges' with drones this winter amid budget deficit. Much of Ukraine's $27 billion budget deficit is related to defense spending, including the production of drones and missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 25.
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Zelensky warns Ukraine could face 'serious challenges' with drones this winter amid budget deficit
Much of Ukraine's $27 billion budget deficit is related to defense spending, including the production of drones and missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 25.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 23/09/2026
❗️The CIA warned Poland of potential Russian hybrid attacks on undersea telecom cables linking Europe and the US, Newsweek reports. Journalists say Russia has mapped cables used by the international banking system, including transatlantic, Baltic Sea and Britain-Europe routes. #Europe
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Samuel Bendett @sambendett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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What We Know About Russia’s Answer to Starlink
A batch of RASSVET satellites, Russia's version of Starlink, launched in March this year failed to reach their operational altitude of 500 miles (800 kilometers) and is reportedly lingering in a much ...
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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 21/09/2026
Russia has scaled back ballistic missile strikes to stockpile weapons for winter grid attacks 🔗 pm9dfw.s.gy/JC19z9
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 21/09/2026
‼️ Zelenskyy was ready for elections but backed away over possible Zaluzhnyi candidacy – ex-defence minister Fedorov
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Zelenskyy was ready for elections but backed away over possible Zaluzhnyi candidacy – ex-defence minister Fedorov
Former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Zelenskyy was ready to hold elections during the war but abandoned the idea because Zaluzhnyi might run.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A massive group of demonstrators is currently forming a human chain around the Kennedy Center following Trump’s threats against it
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 17/09/2026
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Sept. 17, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 15/09/2026
Anti-Corruption Court removes electronic tag from Zelenskyy's former aide Yermak "on medical grounds"
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Anti-Corruption Court removes electronic tag from Zelenskyy's former aide Yermak "on medical grounds"
Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Court extended Andrii Yermak's procedural obligations but removed his electronic monitoring device citing health concerns.
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Axios @axios.com · 14/09/2026
A Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin provided hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of funding for Donald Trump Jr.'s May wedding in the Bahamas, according to a ProPublica investigation.
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What we know about the Putin ally who allegedly funded Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding
The relationship between Trump Jr. and Kremlev had not been previously reported.
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ComicSansPants @nadaclu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If you see a shadow of Mitch McConnell, there will be 6 more weeks of war with Iran. If you don't see it, there will be 6 more weeks of war with Iran.
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Chunk The Groundhog's Dark Stare
Alt: Chunk The Groundhog's Dark Stare
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 14/09/2026
⚡️No one's expecting Prosecutor General Kravchenko at Paris event on Ukrainian children
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No one's expecting disgraced Prosecutor General Kravchenko at Paris event on Ukrainian children
Outgoing Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko requested permission to leave Ukraine to attend a Sept. 16 European conference on Ukrainian children in Paris, but organizers told the Kyiv Independent he...
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Militarnyi @militarnyi.com · 14/09/2026
❗ Veterans of the British Special Air Service (SAS) are suspected of training Russian servicemen to participate in the war against Ukraine. This is stated in a leaked classified intelligence memo obtained by The Telegraph. militarnyi.com/en/news/sas-...
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SAS Veterans Suspected of Training Russian Soldiers for War in Ukraine — The Telegraph
Veterans of the British Special Air Service (SAS) are suspected of training Russian servicemen to participate in the war against Ukraine.
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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 14/09/2026
🇺🇦 Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko crossed Ukraine’s border at around 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 14, reportedly using an official trip to Lithuania as the basis for his departure. He later confirmed he was abroad on a business trip 🔗https://link.nv.ua/YQUE2N 📷: Ruslan Kravchenko / Facebook
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Failed launch of a Molniya kamikaze drone by the Russians.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Russia is using AI-generated women to lure Ukrainian soldiers into fake romances that end in their deaths Ukrainian counterintelligence has foiled more than 50 such attempts this year, though six soldiers have already been killed euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/12/f...
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Fast kill but also long game: Russia is using AI-generated women and long conversations to lure Ukrainian soldiers to their deaths
The fake profiles are one of three versions of a honey-trap scheme that has killed six soldiers, the SBU says,
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 12/09/2026
Explainer: How Ukraine’s biggest corruption scheme persisted despite all odds Ukraine's largest corruption scandal in years came to light last year with a wave of arrests, sanctions, and a political shakeup. New revelations over the past few weeks suggest that produced little result.
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Explainer: How Ukraine’s biggest corruption scheme persisted despite all odds
Ukraine's largest corruption scandal in years came to light last year with a wave of arrests, sanctions, and a political shakeup. New revelations over the past few weeks suggest that produced little r...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 09/09/2026
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko once helped lead the crackdown on Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU). On Sept. 7, a corruption scandal ultimately led to his downfall after the same bureau broke through the gates of his office.
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Explainer: How a corruption scandal and loyalty to Zelensky brought down Ukraine’s prosecutor general
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko once helped lead the crackdown on Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU). On Sept. 7, a corruption scandal ultimately led to his downfall after the same ...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 03/09/2026
⚡️Ukraine sends ex-SBU cybersecurity chief's illicit enrichment case to court. The former official is accused of illicit enrichment and filing false information in an asset declaration, NABU said on Sept. 2.
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Ukraine sends ex-SBU cybersecurity chief's illicit enrichment case to court
The former official is accused of illicit enrichment and filing false information in an asset declaration, NABU said on Sept. 2.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
BREAKING: hundreds of DHS agents have been pulled off human trafficking & terrorism cases to hunt for noncitizen voters 👉 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/u... We called it: @DDAction_ & @LULAC took apart the myth this rests on  Our report👇
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The Big Lie aka La Gran Mentira
This analysis exposes Donald Trump and his allies’ disinformation campaign around immigrants and voting.
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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The new acting Army chief of staff reassigned three heavy divisions from focusing on the Russian threat in Europe to the new Western Hemisphere Command. Are these armored units supposed to invade Mexico? Greenland? Canada? It makes no sense and sends a dangerous signal to Putin. wapo.st/4gFl3Ey
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Opinion | Hegseth’s purges are endangering national security
The Iran quagmire wouldn’t have happened under Trump’s first-term military leaders.
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Militarnyi @militarnyi.com · 30/08/2026
📌 Russia is developing an upgraded Arena-M active protection system with up to three times more interceptor munitions, increasing the number from 12 to 36. The new configuration is intended in part to improve protection against drones. militarnyi.com/en/news/russ...
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Russia Working to Increase Number of Interceptor Munitions in Arena-M Active Protection System
Russia has begun work on upgrading the Arena-M active protection system by increasing the number of interceptor munitions from 12 to 36.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 27/08/2026
⚡️Update: Zelensky's chief of staff comments on references to him in corruption case tapes. “Let the court sort it out," he said. "You know, it (his name) comes up in a lot of places,” Budanov added.
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Update: Zelensky's chief of staff comments on references to him in corruption case tapes
Transcripts included in the prosecutors' motions in the case explicitly state that Zelensky's Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov took part in the conversations, Hromadske reported.
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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 21/08/2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has four weeks to appoint High Anti-Corruption Court judges to avoid losing more than $290 million in EU financial assistance. The requirement is a key benchmark under the EU’s Ukraine Facility program 🔗https://link.nv.ua/pj5cIx 📷: Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Facebook
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Mstyslav Banik, a deputy to former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, says he is staying on under the new minister, Yevhenii Khmara Banik is the official running Ukraine's defense procurement reform, supplying the army with foreign weapons euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/19/u...
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Ukraine’s former Defense Minister Fedorov is out, but man behind his procurement reform and apps like Army+ isn’t going anywhere
Mstyslav Banik, the deputy who ran Ukraine's defense-procurement reform, says he is staying in the team of new Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
All ICE funding should be transferred to MRNA research and development . www.wsj.com/health/pharm...
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Novel Cancer Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning in First for mRNA
Result in high-risk patients validates decades of research into mRNA-based therapeutic cancer vaccines.
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Alex @jfreeg0x.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies just launched "Operation Forest Gump," targeting lawmakers and officials close to Zelenskyy’s office—including the deputy head, now fired. Meanwhile, ex-Defense Minister Fedorov calls for wartime elections, saying democracy can’t wait. Pressure mounts as protests
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🦋 Úlfr The Far travelled ᚢᛁᚴᚱ ᚢᛁᚦᚠᚢᚱᛚᛁ 🦋 @ulfrgrarsson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Biggest Political Crisis in Ukraine Since the Start of the War | Fedorov Called for Elections
YouTube video by Denys Davydov
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Tim Lowe @timlow3.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A Ukrainian perspective.
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Biggest Pilotical Crisis in Ukraine Since the Start of the War | Fedorov Called for Elections
YouTube video by Denys Davydov
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 19/08/2026
‼️ Anti-corruption agencies search MP Stolar and Deputy Head of President's Office Mudra – UP sources
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Anti-corruption agencies search MP Stolar and Deputy Head of President's Office Mudra – UP sources
Sources are telling Ukrainska Pravda that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) are conducting searches as part of a special ...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 19/08/2026
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) is searching the premises of Iryna Mudra, a presidential deputy chief of staff, and Vadym Stolar, a member of parliament, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told the Kyiv Independent on Aug. 19.
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Investigators search deputy head of Zelensky's office, lawmaker in corruption case, source says
The bureau said that further details would be published later.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 19/08/2026
Ukraine’s NABU and SAPO launched Operation “Forrest Gump” against an alleged criminal organization involving current and former MPs, senior Presidential Office officials and others. Lawmakers say searches are underway at Deputy Presidential Office Head Iryna Mudra and MP Vadym Stolar. #Ukraine
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Russia has thousands of tanks it can't risk. Not because they can't move—because the moment they do, $500 drones burn them. The Arena-M is the first shield that shoots those drones down instead of just blocking them. It works. It also runs dry.
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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Counterfeit fuel situation in Russia
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Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Trump keeps playing with the idea of declaring a national emergency around our elections. What is he talking about? Why? What could he really do? From me.
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