The Kyiv Independent [unofficial] the_kyiv_independent@writeworks.uk

Ukraine expands long-range drone strikes target list, alcohol now on the menu -- 'That's what they do' says Trump's running mate Vance brushes off Russian election interference -- NATO chief confirms North Korean troops deployed in Russia's Kursk Oblast -- North Korea's current arms sales to Russia estimated at up to $5.5 billion -- and more

Kyiv appeals to UN, Red Cross after reports of Russian soldiers murdering civilians in Selydove -- To protect Taiwan, help Ukraine defeat Russia, former UK defense secretary says -- Georgian elections accompanied by vote buying, intimidation, European monitors say -- Russia transporting North Korean troops to front lines in civilian trucks -- and more

Key hospital targeted by Russian missile attack in Dnipro, kills 5, injures 21, including children -- Ukraine forced to fight against North Korea in Europe -- The little-known obstacle to Ukraine's mobilization effort [Vblog] -- Moscow funneled $39 million into Moldova ahead of presidential election in attempt to influence results -- and more

Satellite images show expansion at Soviet-era bio-weapons lab (biological weapons research) in Russia -- Elon Musk has been in contact with Putin, Russian officials since 2022, WSJ reports -- How Russia attempted to steal Moldovan election, referendum, and what comes next -- Russian drone hits apartment building in Kyiv, killing several -- and more

Moscow funneled $39 million into Moldova ahead of presidential election in attempt to influence results, Moldovan authorities say -- Ukraine knows how to strike deep inside Russia, it just needs the money to do so -- 4 Ukrainian POWs killed by Russian forces near Selydove -- US urges G7 to consider sanctions on Russian palladium, titanium -- and more

Russia helping North Korea with sanctions evasion, nuclear technology in return for soldiers, arms -- France's first batch of Mirage 2000 jets for Ukraine to include 3 planes -- Finishing (killing) off the defenseless: How the Russians execute Ukrainian soldiers -- Moscow is desperate: Expert on North Korean troops in Russia [video] -- and more

How Russia is losing superiority in the Black Sea -- Ukraine receives US-made assault breacher -- Germany's military support for Ukraine will continue at least until 2032 -- Russian courts in Crimea have issued 472 verdicts for 'discrediting' Russian army since start of full-scale invasion -- Moldova's security chief says Russia spent $55 million on destabilization campaign -- and more