2 killed, 8 injured in Russian missile attack on Odesa
Russia launched a missile strike on the southern city of Odesa on the evening of July 16, killing two people and injuring at least eight others, including children, local officials reported.
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Sonya Bandouil
North American news editorSonya Bandouil is a North American news editor for The Kyiv Independent. She previously worked in the fields of cybersecurity and translating, and she also edited for various journals in NYC. Sonya has a Master’s degree in Global Affairs from New York University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Music from the University of Houston, in Texas.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on July 16 that authorities have launched a large-scale official investigation into former Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto's close relations with Russia.
Zelensky dismisses Kyiv military administration chief Tymur Tkachenko
President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 16 dismissed Tymur Tkachenko as head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, according to a decree published on the President's Office website.
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Zelensky urges allies to provide 300 Patriot missiles ahead of winter
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Russian airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia kill 1, injure 29
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Russian ballistic missiles, drones rock Kyiv, fires break out, 4 killed
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IOC lifts Russian Olympic Committee suspension ahead of 2028 games
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Trump speaks to Zelensky, Putin on Independence Day as leaders congratulate US, discuss war
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Euroclear takes frozen assets dispute against Russia to court in Brussels
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Russia to halt multiple railway checkpoints on borders with Finland, Estonia, Latvia
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Ukraine signs deal with Sweden to purchase 16 Gripen E fighter jets
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Trump says Zelensky is 'doing pretty well' ahead of NATO summit talks
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