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The Kyiv Independent offers comprehensive news coverage focused on Ukraine and Eastern Europe. It features sections on the ongoing war, business, opinion, culture, and investigations. The site provides in-depth analysis, breaking news, and multimedia content, including videos and podcasts, to keep readers informed about significant developments and human stories in the region.
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The withdrawal comes as rebels advancing from Damascus push toward Syria's coastal provinces, including Latakia, Hama and Tartus, where Russian military bases are located, Ukraine's military intelligence agency said ..read more
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This figure contrasts a claim made earlier the same day on Dec. 8 by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who wrote on his Truth Social platform that Ukrainian military losses had reached "400,000 soldiers, and many more civilians ..read more
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Reuters reported that a Syrian airplane had departed from Damascus airport around the time rebel forces were said to have taken control of the capital, suggesting Assad may have been onboard ..read more
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Trump and Zelensky met in Paris as world leaders gathered in the city for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral ..read more
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The drones targeted multiple oblasts, with debris from downed drones causing damage to residential buildings ..read more
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This number includes 1,460 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day, Ukraine's General Staff reported ..read more
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"The tyrant Bashar al-Assad has fled. We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad," rebel leaders claimed on Dec. 8 ..read more
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane out of Damascus on Dec. 8 as rebel forces swept into the capital, two senior army officers told Reuters ..read more
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Russia claimed control over the village of Beretsky in Donetsk Oblast, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Dec. 7. Ukrainian officials have not commented on Russia's claims, which could not be independently verified ..read more
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"Assad's backers — Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah — have all been weakened and distracted," U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said. Russia cannot provide large-scale military support while "ground down in a war of attrition" in Ukraine ..read more