Jonah Leff said that the researchers from his group examined remnants of four North Korean missiles recovered in Ukraine in July and August. One of them had marks showing it was procured in 2024, according to the researcher.Martin Fornusek (The Kyiv Independent)
Вот некоторые важные письма, которые мы получили в последние неделиMeduza
На директора Фонда борьбы с коррупцией Ивана Жданова завели новое уголовное дело — о клевете в отношении судьи, прокурора или следователя, соединенной с обвинением в тяжком или особо тяжком преступлении (часть 3 статьи 298.1 УК).Meduza
Russian state media later claimed that the presence of Tu-95MS military aircraft near Alaska was part of a planned operation.Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers discreetly dethroned the former czar of drone purchases — Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov — as the result of a one-sided power struggle from the Head of the President’s Office, Andriy Yermak, alleg…Kollen Post (The Kyiv Independent)
A fire broke out at the facility after a mass drone attack in the early hours of Dec. 19, Russian media reported, citing eyewitnesses. Video footage allegedly shows the refinery in flames.Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)
The attack struck the Kamensky Combine, a chemical plant that produces rocket fuel for the Russian military, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's counter-disinformation center.Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)
Two European Union accession clusters for Ukraine are expected to open during the first half of 2025 under Poland’s presidency of the EU Council, a high-ranking EU official told The Kyiv Independent on Dec. 18.Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 30 years, is looking to reelect himself for the seventh time.Kate Tsurkan (The Kyiv Independent)
A slight majority of young voters (41%) found Brian Thompson's killing "acceptable" or "somewhat acceptable" while 40% found it unacceptable.Taylor Odisho (International Business Times)