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The Foreign Ministry on June 29 hailed Google Translate's recent addition of the Crimean Tatar language. "Thank you to Google for this crucial initiative, which demonstrates that the rich linguistic & cultural heritage of Ukraine's indigenous people is valuable to the global community," the Foreign Ministry said on X. The statement comes a few days after Google announced its "largest expansion" of its free online translation tool, Google Translate, which saw the addition of 110 new languages. In addition to Crimean Tatar, Google has incorporated 12 languages of ethnic groups in Russia – which ...
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Russian attacks on residential areas in the easternmost Donetsk Oblast have killed four civilians and wounded six over the past day, Governor Vadym Filashkin said on June 29. Most of the casualties occurred in Niu-York, a front-line village that has endured the war since 2014, the governor said. Russia's attack on Niu-York comes as Moscow steps up its offensive on the nearby town of Toretsk. Russian troops have slowly advanced forward in the area and intensified their attacks against civilians remaining in what has long been a less intense sector of the front line. "Russia kills civilians!" Fi...
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A collaborant from Kharkiv Oblast is in "critical condition" after an assassination attempt in Russia, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) claimed on June 8. The life of Hennadii Matsehora, the former mayor of the city of Kupiansk in the country's northeast, was targeted on June 7 in the city of Stary Oskol in Belgorod Oblast, HUR reported in a Telegram post. It did not disclose further details about the incident. Moscow has not reacted to HUR's claim as of the time of publication. At the onset of the full-scale invasion, some local officials decided to side with Russia when their cit...
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Guinea on June 3 as part of his ongoing visits to West Africa. These visits come amid a backdrop of coups and rising discontent with traditional allies such as France and the United States, prompting some countries to shift their alliances towards Moscow. Lavrov's multiple visits to the African continent in recent years underscore Russia's efforts to garner support or at least neutrality from Africa's 54 countries amid its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. During his visit, Lavrov met with Guinea’s Foreign Minister Morissanda Kouyaté, according t...
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Key developments on June 2: Zelensky accuses China of 'working hard' to stop countries attending global peace summitZelensky urges US to allow Ukraine to strike Russia with ATACMS missilesRussia claims capture of Umanske village in Donetsk OblastUkrainian navy denies Russian claims of destroyed vesselsZelensky has accused China of "working hard" to prevent countries from attending Ukraine's global peace summit later this month. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore on June 2, Zelensky also expressed disappointment that "some world leaders" would not be present at the ...
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Energy workers came under a Russian Lancet drone attack in eastern Donetsk Oblast during repair work, the Energy Ministry said on May 19. There were no casualties and the workers halted their work to be transferred elsewhere, according to the ministry's statement on Facebook. The latest drone attack on energy workers comes as Russia continues to target Ukraine's energy infrastructure with various types of weapons across the country. Russia aims to destroy Ukraine's power grid, a brutal campaign condemned by Kyiv and Western allies. According to the Geneva Convention, attacking vital public inf...
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Editor's Note: The article was updated at 2:05 p.m. local time after Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported that the number of casualties rose. Russian troops attacked a northern suburb of Kharkiv at around 11 a.m. local time, killing five civilians and wounding 16, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on May 19. “(Russian troops) attacked the area where local residents were resting,” Syniehubov said, condemning the attack. A paramedic was among the wounded, and an ambulance was damaged, he added. The attack took place in Mala Danylivka, roughly 70 kilometers southwest of the...
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Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed on May 19 that it repelled Kyiv’s “attempts” to strike occupied Crimea and bordering Russian regions overnight, as Ukrainian media reported explosions on the peninsula. Moscow claims that it had shot down nine U.S.-provided long-range ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) missiles, and a drone over Crimea. Kyiv usually refrains from commenting on its attacks on Crimea or Russia, and it has not reacted to the emerging reports by the publication time. In its report, shared on the Telegram messaging app, Russia’s Defense Ministry also claimed to have intercepted ...
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Editor's Note: The Kyiv Independent is exclusively re-publishing an interview with Ihor Poshyvailo prepared by the Forum for Ukrainian Studies, a research publication for experts, practitioners, and academics to discuss, explore, reflect upon, develop, and transform international understanding of contemporary affairs in Ukraine. This platform is run by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) of the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada). Ihor Poshyvailo is the director of the National Museum of Revolution of Dignity (Maidan Museum) and curator of the “Destroyed Temples of Ukraine”...
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