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Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate recognized as affiliated with Russian Orthodox Church
Ukrinform
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August 28, 2025
The State Service for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience (SSEFC) has recognized the Kyiv Metropolis of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) as affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). According to Ukrinform, this was...
Ukraine to organize important events on sidelines of 80th session of UNGA – Zelenskyy
Interfax Ukraine
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August 28, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a telephone conversation with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, with whom he discussed steps that need to be taken to stop the killing of people. “We also spoke about preparations for the 80th...
President Zelensky Has Phone Call With UN Secretary General Guterres
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) That is according to the President's Telegram channe l, Ukrinform reports. “We discussed the steps that must be taken to stop the killing of people. Ukraine is ready for a meeting at the level of leaders. Only in this format...
Ukraine updates: EU condemns Russian attack on Kyiv office
Deutsche Welle
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August 28, 2025
After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow and Kyiv held rounds of peace talks the following month — first in Belarus, and later in Turkey. Those negotiations failed after the two sides disagreed on key...
Ukraine Sends Team to Saudi Arabia to Talk ‘Security Guarantees’
Breitbart
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August 28, 2025
The head of the presidential office of Ukraine, Andrii Yermak, and a delegation including top security officials traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this week and held meetings on Wednesday with Saudi leaders regarding “security guarantees” for the...
Ukrainian MFA notes importance of ceasefire: otherwise it’s very difficult to open the way to diplomacy
Interfax Ukraine
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August 28, 2025
Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Maryana Betsa stressed the importance of a ceasefire as Russia has launched at least its third major attack on Ukraine since the recent meeting of EU leaders with US President Donald Trump in Washington. "Russia...
President Ilham Aliyev's interview with Al-Arabiya TV channel in spotlight of Ukrainian media
Azertag
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August 28, 2025
Kyiv, August 28, AZERTAC Ukraine’s leading media outlets have extensively covered Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s Interview with Al Arabiya TV channel. Major Ukrainian outlets, including RBK-Ukraine, Korrespondent, and Gordon, have published...
Ukraine: Toddler among four children killed in Russia’s attacks on Kyiv
UN News
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August 28, 2025
The youngest victim of the bombing raid was two-and-a-half years old, according to the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, which released video footage showing smoke billowing from a Kyiv apartment block with a massive hole where its roof had been....
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry calls for increased pressure on Russia and air defence assistance after large-scale Russian attack
Ukrainska Pravda
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Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine After a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of 27-28 August, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has appealed to allies to step up pressure on Russia and support Ukraine with air...
Ukraine summoned the Hungarian ambassador over the entry ban on Commander Brovdi.
Mezha
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August 28, 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine summoned the Hungarian ambassador and handed him a protest note over the entry ban for the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi. Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga, on X, described this...
Kyiv comes under attack but Russia insists it still wants peace talks
CGTN
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August 28, 2025
Fire and smoke rise in the city after Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine. /Vladyslav Sodel/Reuters Fire and smoke rise in the city after Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine. /Vladyslav...
Kyiv strike kills at least 21, injures dozens, as Zelenskyy urges tougher global response
EUToday
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August 28, 2025
119At least 21 people, including four children, were killed and about 45 others injured after Russia launched a large overnight missile and drone strike on Kyiv on 28th August, Ukrainian officials said. Search-and-rescue teams were deployed across...
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denies supplying drones to Libya
The Libya Observer
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The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has denied claims made by a Russian official that Kyiv had sent drones and trainers to Libya and other African countries to coordinate terrorist attacks. In a statement reported by the Ukrainian Embassy in Libya, the...
Ukraine says it hit a Russian missile ship with flying explosive-packed drones
Insider
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August 28, 2025
The Ukrainian military said on Thursday that it carried out a drone strike on a Russian warship capable of launching cruise missiles, marking the latest attack on Moscow's wounded navy. Ukraine's military intelligence agency, the HUR, said in a...
Kyiv reporter shows devastating impact of missiles from Moscow as ‘strikes get worse’ after peace talks
GB News
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August 28, 2025
A correspondent reporting from Ukraine’s capital has described the "devastating" aftermath of Thursday’s missile attacks, with rescue teams searching for survivors amid widespread destruction. “It’s heavily damaged. I don’t know if you can see,...
Kyiv residents fatalistic but defiant as city again comes under mass air attack
The Guardian
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August 28, 2025
It was a deadly moment that unfortunately came as no surprise. At about 3am the unmistakable crump of explosions could be heard across Kyiv, enough to wake up tens of thousands and leave them contemplating whether to head for shelter or hope for...
Ukrainian MFA calls on its partners to recognize deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide
Interfax Ukraine
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August 28, 2025
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Maryana Betsa called on foreign countries to recognize the deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944 as genocide. "The issue of Crimea is central to Russian aggression. At the same time, it is also...
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Ukraine to open bid for major lithium mine as it eyes mineral deal with US: A Trump push impact?
Firstpost
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August 28, 2025
Ukraine has opened bidding for the Dobra lithium mine as part of a minerals deal with the US, a Trump-era push granting American firms preferential access amid disputes over mining rights. Ukraine has announced plans to auction mining rights for a...
Ukrainian Ambassador Highlights Plovdiv’s Support for Ukraine
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Ambassador of Ukraine to Bulgaria, Olesia Ilashchuk, attended the opening of an exhibition dedicated to the 34th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence at the Dimitаr Georgiev Gallery in Plovdiv on Thursday evening. Speaking to BTA at the...
Ukraine War Is Modi’s War? Trump Team 2.0 Links India To Conflict, Tariff Propaganda Row | Newshour
Times Now
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August 28, 2025
In the latest episode of Newshour Agenda, Madhavdas GK discusses Team Trump 2.0’s bizarre claim linking the Ukraine war to PM Modi. While Washington ramps up funds for Russia, Trump’s camp blames India and raises the tariff heat with a 50%...