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Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> suspected of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> US federal <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> filing system</p><p>NYT: U.S. investigators found evidence of Russia’s involvement in recent hack of computer system housing <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> court documents</p><p>Some documents highly confidential info sources and individuals charged with national <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/crimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimes</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russia-suspected-of-hacking-us-federal-court-filing-system-nyt-reports/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/russia-sus</span><span class="invisible">pected-of-hacking-us-federal-court-filing-system-nyt-reports/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HybridWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HybridWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TrumpIsARussianAsset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsARussianAsset</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a></p>
Mark<p>For years, Russian <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/propagandists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propagandists</span></a> and officials have been obsessed with Alaska and called for returning it to Moscow. In their mindset, it is part of the mythology where Alaska, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a>, and other territories are “historical Russian lands” that were unfairly separated from the homeland.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/explainer-why-is-russia-obsessed-with-alaska-as-trump-and-putin-plan-to-meet-there/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/explainer-</span><span class="invisible">why-is-russia-obsessed-with-alaska-as-trump-and-putin-plan-to-meet-there/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianImperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianImperialism</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Wednesday, August 13, 2025</strong></p> <p>Ukraine takes ‘effective measures’ to stop Russian infiltration near Dobropillia, Pokrovsk — How Ukraine is building a system of returning, reintegrating, and protecting children abducted by Russia — How Ukraine is building a system of returning, reintegrating, and protecting children abducted by Russia — We went to hell and back to achieve this result: SBU chief on Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb strike on Russian bombers … and more</p> <p><a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/wednesday-august-13-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025</span><span class="invisible">/08/wednesday-august-13-2025/</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> has seemingly conducted its first-ever tests to block voice and video calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> independent outlet Agentstvo reported on Aug. 10, citing Na Svyazi digital monitoring project.</p><p>The suspected move comes as the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Kremlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kremlin</span></a> intensifies efforts to create what it calls a “sovereign internet” disconnected from global networks, trying to replace Western services with domestic ones.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russia-tests-blocking-telegram-whatsapp-calls/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/russia-tes</span><span class="invisible">ts-blocking-telegram-whatsapp-calls/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a> filed criminal charges against top officers of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Baltic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baltic</span></a> oil tanker over severe damage to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/undersea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undersea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cables</span></a> in Dec 2024, one of several <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/telecommunications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>telecommunications</span></a> attacks in region <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> officials have linked to sabotage</p><p>National Prosecution Authority indicted captain &amp; 2 first officers of Eagle S, a Cook Islands-registered tanker believed to be part of a “shadow fleet” transporting Russian oil</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/finland-charges-crew-of-baltic-tanker-with-ties-to-russia-over-undersea-cable-damage/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/finland-ch</span><span class="invisible">arges-crew-of-baltic-tanker-with-ties-to-russia-over-undersea-cable-damage/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HybridWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HybridWar</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FriendlyFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FriendlyFire</span></a></p><p>Woman in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Belgorod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Belgorod</span></a> Oblast expressed outrage by <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/warplane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>warplane</span></a> purportedly dropped a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bomb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bomb</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/civilian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilian</span></a> property, according to intercepted phone call released by HUR</p><p>“It’s terrible. At 5 o’clock, there was a huge explosion,” a woman is heard in the recording</p><p>Those were our planes. They were spotted on radar. To avoid getting hit, they dropped a bomb on vegetable garden. Why are they flying over populated areas?</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/belgorod-resident-says-russian-bombs-hitting-homes/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/belgorod-r</span><span class="invisible">esident-says-russian-bombs-hitting-homes/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bombing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bombing</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Top Russian official urged Putin to halt war</p><p>Dmitry Kozak, deputy head of Putin’s administration, recently urged Putin to stop war in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> &amp; begin <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PeaceTalks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeaceTalks</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Kozak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kozak</span></a>, longtime <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> ally &amp; 1 of few senior <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> officials privately opposed to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a>, presented plan to end <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hostilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hostilities</span></a> with proposals for internal reforms</p><p>Before full-scale invasion in 2022, he warned Putin about risks of fierce Ukrainian resistance</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/top-russian-official-reportedly-urged-to-halt-war/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/top-russia</span><span class="invisible">n-official-reportedly-urged-to-halt-war/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Tuesday, August 12, 2025</strong></p> <p>Russian forces pierce Ukrainian defense in Donetsk Oblast, bypassing fortifications — Ukrainian drones strike Russian missile component plant in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast — Russia’s Saratov oil refinery halts operations after Ukrainian drone strike — What were so many deaths for? Ukrainians react to Trump-Putin ‘peace plan’ ahead of Alaska summit … and more</p> <p><a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/tuesday-august-12-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025</span><span class="invisible">/08/tuesday-august-12-2025/</span></a></p>
Mark<p>This is terror: <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bombs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bombs</span></a> hit <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bus</span></a> station, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>university</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> attacked city of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Zaporizhzhia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zaporizhzhia</span></a> with guided aerial bombs, hitting <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/civilian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilian</span></a> infrastructure, injuring 20 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/civilians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilians</span></a></p><p>At least 20 people injured in strike, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said in his latest update on the casualties at 10:38 p.m. local time. The victims range in age from 24 to 77 and are all receiving medical attention.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russian-bombs-attack-bus-station-university-in-zaporizhzhia-injuring-at-least-12/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/russian-bo</span><span class="invisible">mbs-attack-bus-station-university-in-zaporizhzhia-injuring-at-least-12/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianImperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianImperialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Russian strikes Azerbaijani energy sites in Ukraine</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Baku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baku</span></a> may consider lifting its ban supplying Ukraine with weapons if <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> continues targeting <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Azerbaijani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Azerbaijani</span></a> interests in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a></p><p>This follows series of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianStrikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianStrikes</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukrainian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukrainian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> infrastructure linked to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Azerbaijan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Azerbaijan</span></a> </p><p>In the latest attack <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> forces launched 5 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a> at <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SOCAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SOCAR</span></a> oil <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/depot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>depot</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Odesa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Odesa</span></a> Oblast 4 SOCAR employees seriously injured</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russian-strikes-on-azerbaijani-energy-sites-in-ukraine-may-reportedly-push-baku-to-arm-kyiv/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/russian-st</span><span class="invisible">rikes-on-azerbaijani-energy-sites-in-ukraine-may-reportedly-push-baku-to-arm-kyiv/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/liberates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>liberates</span></a> village in Sumy Oblast</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukrainian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukrainian</span></a> forces <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/liberated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>liberated</span></a> the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/village" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>village</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Bezsalivka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bezsalivka</span></a> on the state border with <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Sumy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sumy</span></a> Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said on Aug. 10.</p><p>The General Staff’s statement comes as Russia continues to try advancing deeper into Sumy Oblast more than two months after opening a new front in the northeast.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-liberates-bezsalivka-village-in-sumy-oblast-general-staff-says/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/ukraine-li</span><span class="invisible">berates-bezsalivka-village-in-sumy-oblast-general-staff-says/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussiaInvadedUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaInvadedUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Imperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Imperialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Ukraine will not let Russia deceive America ahead of upcoming Trump-Putin summit</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>’s aims to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/deceive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deceive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peace</span></a> negotiations; <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> will not let this strategy succeed, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a> said</p><p>Zelensky’s remarks come ahead of an Aug. 15 meeting between <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>putin</span></a> </p><p>They will meet in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alaska</span></a> to discuss Russian proposal that reportedly involves ceding <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/territories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>territories</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Moscow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moscow</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-will-not-let-russia-deceive-america-zelensky-says-ahead-of-upcoming-trump-putin-summit/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wi</span><span class="invisible">ll-not-let-russia-deceive-america-zelensky-says-ahead-of-upcoming-trump-putin-summit/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HybridWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HybridWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Monday, August 11, 2025</strong></p> <p>This is terror: Russian bombs hit bus station, university in Zaporizhzhia — Ukraine will not let Russia deceive America — Ukrainian drones hit oil refinery 2,000 km from border in Russia’s Komi Republic — 3 killed by sea mine explosions at beaches in Odesa Oblast … and more</p> <p><a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/monday-august-11-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025</span><span class="invisible">/08/monday-august-11-2025/</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> attack on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Kharkiv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kharkiv</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/furniture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>furniture</span></a> store injures 5, including a minor</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/drone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drone</span></a> struck the roof of the furniture store, damaging the metal roofing and furniture inside.</p><p>As a result of the attack, five people were <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hospitalized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hospitalized</span></a> with <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/shrapnel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shrapnel</span></a> wounds, including a 17-year-old girl. The status of the injured victims was not immediately provided.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-on-kharkiv-furniture-store-injures-5-including-child/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/russian-at</span><span class="invisible">tack-on-kharkiv-furniture-store-injures-5-including-child/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Civilians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Civilians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
Mark<p>This is how Russia wants peace: Russian drone attacks <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/civilian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilian</span></a> bus in Kherson, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/killing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>killing</span></a> 2, injuring 19</p><p>An attack on a civilian <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bus</span></a> in the suburbs of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Kherson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kherson</span></a>, where <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russians</span></a> hunt civilians every day,” President’s Office Head Andriy Yermak said.</p><p>“Russians are fooling everyone around them, pretending that they are ready to stop the war, but doing nothing to achieve this goal,”</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/this-is-how-russia-wants-peace-russian-drone-attacks-bus-in-kherson-killing-2-injuring-16/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/this-is-ho</span><span class="invisible">w-russia-wants-peace-russian-drone-attacks-bus-in-kherson-killing-2-injuring-16/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianPropaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianPropaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CiviliansTargeted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CiviliansTargeted</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Zelensky warns Russia will re-invade if ceasefire favors Moscow</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a> said on Aug. 9 rebuked <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a>'s proposal for Kyiv to cede <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukrainian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukrainian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/territory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>territory</span></a>, warning lack of “genuine peace” may give Russia opportunity to re-invade</p><p>Zelensky warned if <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> doesn't face punitive action, it will eventually restart <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/aggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aggression</span></a> towards# Ukraine, citing a lack action during Russia’s annexation of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Crimea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crimea</span></a> in 2014</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/we-will-not-allow-russia-to-divide-ukraine-zelensky-says-following-talks-with-european-leaders-warns-russia-will-reinvade-if-peace-talks-favor-moscow/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/we-will-no</span><span class="invisible">t-allow-russia-to-divide-ukraine-zelensky-says-following-talks-with-european-leaders-warns-russia-will-reinvade-if-peace-talks-favor-moscow/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/invasion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invasion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>'s budget deficit hits $61 billion, surpassing annual target by 30%</p><p>Kremlin originally planned for 3.8 trillion ruble ($47.6bil) deficit in 2025. July figure already exceeds the full-year target by more than 30%</p><p>Deficit comes as <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Kremlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kremlin</span></a> raised defense spending to highest level since <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ColdWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColdWar</span></a>. Many Russian officials warn about possibility of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russias-budget-deficit-hits-61-billion/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/russias-bu</span><span class="invisible">dget-deficit-hits-61-billion/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianImperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianImperialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Saturday, August 9, 2025</strong></p> <p>[vlog/video] Why Americans, Europeans choose to fight for Ukraine — Russia’s budget deficit hits $61 billion, already surpassing annual target by 30% — Ukrainian drones strike 23,000 targets in July, kill 5,000 Russian troops — Russia has lost 1,061,350 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 … and more</p> <p><a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/saturday-august-9-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025</span><span class="invisible">/08/saturday-august-9-2025/</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Watchdog claims Russian troops enter <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Dnipropetrovsk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dnipropetrovsk</span></a> Oblast, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> says attack repelled</p><p>A few days ago, an attempted <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/attack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>attack</span></a> in that direction was repelled. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianTroops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianTroops</span></a> are now regrouping for further attempts, but remain positioned in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Donetsk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Donetsk</span></a> Oblast."</p><p>According to the DeepState, Russian soldiers have been spotted on the opposite bank of the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Vovcha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vovcha</span></a> River, across from <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Dachne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dachne</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russian-troops-reportedly-advance-near-dnipropetrovsk-oblast-village-as-military-claims-repelled-assault-in-area/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/russian-tr</span><span class="invisible">oops-reportedly-advance-near-dnipropetrovsk-oblast-village-as-military-claims-repelled-assault-in-area/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianImperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianImperialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Russian <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/drone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drone</span></a> drops explosives on 13-year-old boy in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Kherson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kherson</span></a></p><p>The enemy dropped <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/explosives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>explosives</span></a> on a 13-year-old boy who was walking down the street. He sustained blast injuries and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/shrapnel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shrapnel</span></a> wounds to his leg and arm."</p><p>The boy has been taken to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hospital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hospital</span></a>. Doctors are providing him with all necessary assistance.</p><p><a href="https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/08/8/7525314/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/08</span><span class="invisible">/8/7525314/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianWarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UkrainianChilldren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UkrainianChilldren</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>