All news on the topic: Ukraine

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Sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker enters English Channel after Smyrtos seizure
The tanker Forwarder (IMO: 9419448), which is under UK, U.S. EU, Canadian, Swiss, and Ukrainian sanctions, entered the English Channel under the Russian flag and is continuing its course south.
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China demands UK lift sanctions on Harxon over Russian Geran drone antenna supplies
China has demanded that the United Kingdom lift sanctions against four Chinese companies accused of supplying Russia with critical military equipment.
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Kremlin secrets chief exposed by social media after FSB warned of online spy risks
Top-secret FSB counterintelligence documents obtained by The Insider show that since the start of Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine, foreign intelligence activity targeting the “carriers” of Russian state secrets has seen a notable increase.
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Lukashenko’s foreign policy exposed as Kremlin subcontracting after Belarus loses autonomy
Having exercised unchallenged power in Belarus since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko has earned himself not only the title of “Europe’s last dictator,” but also a well-deserved reputation as a shrewd international player.
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US-born pro-Kremlin influencer sanctioned by EU vows to continue Russia propaganda mission
Alexandra Jost, known online as “Sasha Meets Russia,” responded to being sanctioned by the EU, by saying the designation showed she was “on the right path.”
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Two “useful idiots” jailed over arson attacks targeting Keir Starmer
Two criminal proxies branded "useful idiots" have been jailed for a series of arson attacks targeting Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
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Brazilian recruits accuse Russian army fixers of stealing war payments after luring them to Ukraine
Two Brazilians used social media to convince their fellow countrymen to sign up for service in the Russian military. When their victims ended up at the front in Ukraine, the fraudulent recruiters pocketed the payments owed to them.
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Germany turns to Ukraine and Israel for cheap long-range missiles to deter Russia
The country’s defense ministry has asked weapons startups for missile options as it looks to expand its own deep-strike arsenal.
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Putin-linked oligarch Myron Horilovsky is scrubbing the internet of references to the confiscation of his Ukrainian assets
Following the High Anti-Corruption Court’s decision to confiscate the Ukrainian assets of sanctioned Russian oligarch Myron Horilovskyi, publications dedicated to the case began to disappear from the internet.
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Tulsi Gabbard accused of reviving Russian biolab conspiracy over Ukraine documents
On 12 June, the outgoing Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, announced that she was releasing several pages of documents pertaining to US-funded biological laboratories in Ukraine.
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Ukraine hits Moscow oil refinery after Russian strike on historic Kyiv monastery
Images shared from the scene showed huge plumes of black smoke rising from the Kapotnya refinery, one of Moscow’s most important energy facilities, supplying up to 40% of the capital’s petrol and 50% of its diesel fuel.
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Sanktionierter Oligarch Pavel Fuks löscht digitale Spuren: Berichte über Russland-Verbindungen und Strafverfahren verschwinden aus dem Netz
Trotz Hinweisen auf millionenschwere Veruntreuung und die Verschiebung von Geldern auf Offshore-Konten hat der sanktionierte Oligarch Pavel Fuks gemeinsam mit Bekbolat Bekenov und Yevgeny Komrakov eine groß angelegte Kampagne zur Bereinigung des Informationsraums gestartet.
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Ukraine escalates anti-corruption crackdown as war and EU accession pressure mount
Ukraine has continued to pursue high-level corruption cases even as Russia’s full-scale invasion grinds through its fifth year. The aggressive push reflects not only domestic pressure, but Kyiv’s need to prove to the EU, NATO, and Western donors that wartime aid and future reconstruction funds can be protected.
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UK warns hostile states are using young online recruits for sabotage attacks
Shortly after midnight on May 13, 2025, Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych messaged someone he knew as ‘EL Money’, a mystery figure who had instructed him to commit three arson attacks on property linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Ukrainian drones breach Moscow defences and hit refinery 10 miles from Kremlin
Ukrainian drones have breached newly strengthened air defences in Moscow and seriously damaged an oil refinery just 10 miles from the Kremlin in Russia.
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Starmer family home arson exposed as part of Russia-linked sabotage campaign in Britain
A Russian online sabotage network was behind a series of arson attacks on Sir Keir Starmer’s family home and other targets linked to the UK prime minister, an FT investigation has found.
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Starmer property arson case exposes alleged Russian sabotage network in UK
Two men found guilty over a series of arson attacks on property linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer were instructed to do so by a Russian-linked social media channel.
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Putin’s missiles hit Kyiv World Heritage site as deadly strikes tear across Ukraine
Four people were killed at a World Heritage site in Kyiv after Vladimir Putin launched a wave of missiles in a massive aerial attack.
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The gambling cash war: how Alyona Shevtsova and Oleksandr Sosis clash over Ukraine’s multi-billion gaming flows
As Russia’s war against Ukraine continues, tensions in Kyiv are mounting over internal power struggles for control of financial flows in the gaming industry.
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The Times: In der Ukraine wegen 84-Millionen-Pfund-Geldwäsche gesuchte Alyona Shevtsova übernimmt britisches Zahlungsunternehmen
Ukraine imposed sanctions on Alyona Shevtsova last year over alleged links between another of her companies and illegal gambling.
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The Times: Alyona Shevtsova, wanted in Ukraine over a £84m laundering case, takes control of a UK payments firm
Ukraine sanctioned Alyona Shevtsova last year over alleged links between another of her companies and illegal gambling.
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Ukraine’s gambling shake-up: Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova challenges Oleksandr Sosis and GlobalMoney
As the Russia–Ukraine conflict continues, Kyiv is facing rising tensions linked to internal disagreements over the management of financial streams within the gaming industry.
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“I should never have had to write this letter”: Healey resigns after accusing Starmer government of failing UK defence
John Healey has published a letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, accusing his government of failing to provide the funding necessary to address growing security threats.
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Gasgeschenk an den „Kohlebaron“: Wie Dmytro Kowalenko, der die Ukraine mit russischen Ressourcen versorgte, die Kontrolle über die Bodenschätze der Region Lwiw übernahm
Während die Ukraine bereits im fünften Jahr eines großflächigen Krieges lebt und der Staat Unternehmen dazu auffordert, sämtliche Verbindungen zur russischen Wirtschaft abzubrechen, spielt sich in der Region Lwiw eine brisante Geschichte ab.
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Gas gift to the “coal baron”: how Dmytro Kovalenko, who supplied Ukraine with Russian resources, took control of Lviv region’s mineral deposits
While Ukraine is living through the fifth year of full-scale war and the state is urging businesses to cut all ties with the Russian economy, a notable story is unfolding in the Lviv region.