The Kyiv Independent

2022-12-27 15:54:28 Air raid alert is on in most of Ukraine, including Kyiv.

Belarus monitoring groups report military jets taking off an airfield in Belarus. Open / Comment

2022-12-27 15:09:21 Ukrenergo: Power shortage in Ukraine ‘slightly reduced.’

The power deficit in Ukraine has been "slightly reduced" due to an increase in production by the country's power plants, Ukraine's state grid operator Ukrenergo reported on Dec. 27. Open / Comment

2022-12-27 13:33:41 Germany allocates 35 million euros to support children in Ukraine.

Germany has contributed 35 million euros ($37.3 million) to the UN children’s fund (UNICEF) in Ukraine to support Ukrainian children during Russia’s war, Germany’s embassy in Ukraine said. Open / Comment

2022-12-27 12:33:08 Health ministry: Kazakhstani businesses donate 41 generators to Ukrainian hospitals.

Kazakhstani businesses have given Ukrainian healthcare facilities 41 power generators worth around $500,000 amid power outages across the country, the Health Ministry reported. Open / Comment

2022-12-27 11:49:07 These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Dec. 27, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Open / Comment

2022-12-27 11:14:18 Russian attacks across 8 Ukrainian oblasts injure 3 people over past day.

Russian strikes on Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk oblasts wounded three people over the past day, according to local authorities. Open / Comment

2022-12-27 10:02:52 General Staff: Ukraine's military repels Russian attacks near 8 settlements.

Over the past day, Russia launched two missile strikes and 44 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported.

Additionally, Ukraine’s rocket and artillery forces hit four Russian command points and six personnel concentration areas. Open / Comment

2022-12-27 08:32:57 Four Ukrainian soldiers killed on mission inside Russia.

Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed while on a special reconnaissance mission near Russia's Bryansk Oblast, located on Ukraine's northern border.

The four soldiers were identified as Yuriy Horovets, 34, Maksym Mykhaylov, 32, Taras Karpyuk, 38, and Bohdan Lyahov, 19. Open / Comment

2022-12-27 07:42:02 Serbia places its troops on Kosovo border on 'highest level of combat readiness.'

Serbia's Interior Minister Bratislav Gasic said on Dec. 26 that he had "ordered the full combat readiness” of the country's police and security troops on the border with Kosovo. Open / Comment

2022-12-27 06:15:52 Russia to block websites with expressions of LGBTQ identity.

Russian internet regulator Roskomnadzor will be able to block sites in Russia without due process that contain information about LGBTQ people and expressions of what Russia deems "nontraditional sexual relations," RFE/RL reported.

On Dec. 5, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin signed into law new legislation banning the public expression of LGBTQ identity in Russia. Open / Comment