Dnipro Mayor Boris Filatov reports dead and injured on Dec. 29 amid numerous reports on the local Telegram channel of a missile strike on one of the city's shopping malls.
A 31-year-old woman was killed, and four other civilians were injured in a Russian missile strike on Obukhivka village, near the Oblast capital of Dnipro, Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak reported on Telegram on Oct. 18.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reinforced a pledge to drive Russian occupiers from the peninsula it annexed in 2014 as the nation braced for a tense Independence Day celebration on Wednesday after six months of war.
Will Zelenskyy target all Ukrainian oligarchs equally? UkraineAlert by David Clark
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently unveiled plans to curb the political influence of the country s powerful oligarchs, but skeptics question whether he will target oligarch ally Ihor Kolomoisky. (REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)
Seasoned Ukraine watchers raised a sceptical eyebrow two years ago when Volodymyr Zelenskyy swept to a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election. Despite pitching himself as the ultimate outsider intent on breaking the power of the country’s corrupt oligarchic elite, Zelenskyy’s campaign depended heavily on the backing of Ihor Kolomoisky, arguably Ukraine’s most controversial oligarch of all.