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Martin Fornusek
Senior News EditorMartin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.
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120,000 Ukrainians in US at risk of deportation as Biden-era program lapses, WSJ reports
The issue concerns refugees who have lived in the country since Aug. 16, 2023, under the Uniting for Ukraine program, devised by the Biden administration to allow Ukrainians to stay in the country on humanitarian parole.
Trump, Putin conclude high-stakes summit on Ukraine in Alaska
The two leaders began their meeting at the U.S. military Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage at around 11:30 a.m. local time. The event will mark their first face-to-face talks of Trump's second term and their first meeting in six years, as well as Putin's first visit to U.S. soil in a decade.
Russia kills 6 civilians, injures 17 in Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin summit
Russia launched 97 Shahed-type drones and decoys against Ukraine overnight, as well as two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, the Air Force reported. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 63 drones, while 34 drones struck 13 locations.
84 Ukrainians return from Russian captivity in latest prisoner swap — some held since 2014
Ukraine has secured the return of 84 soldiers and civilians from Russian captivity in a fresh prisoner swap with Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Aug. 14.
July saw highest civilian casualties in Ukraine since 2022, UN says ahead of Trump-Putin summit
"Only the first three months after the Russian Federation launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine saw more killed and injured than in this past month," said Danielle Bell, head of the U.N. human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine.
Zelensky meets Starmer in UK day before Trump-Putin summit
President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the latter's residence in Downing Street on Aug. 14, Sky News reported, citing Starmer's office.
Trump to push ceasefire in Alaska meeting with Putin, says Zelensky after call with US president
"We talked about a ceasefire today. President Trump said this is one of his priorities in conversation with President Putin," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Russia, Belarus to practice nuclear, Oreshnik deployment plans during Zapad drills, Minsk claims
"The head of state demands that we must be ready for all possible scenarios," Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said.
Ukraine open to discussing aerial truce with Russia, Zelensky's aide says
"Russia is unlikely to abandon the use of strategic aviation or large-scale drone deployments," Mykhailo Podolyak told Corriere della Sera. "However, Ukraine is ready to discuss and consider this scenario," he added.
Russia's daily losses 3 times higher than Ukraine's, Zelensky says
"For example, yesterday's figures, which are roughly average: Russian losses per day are about 1,000 – 500 killed and 500 wounded," President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a meeting with journalists attended by the Kyiv Independent.
Poland expels 57 Ukrainians after concert riots while Tusk warns against anti-Ukraine sentiments
The Polish police detained more than 100 people over the weekend following an Aug. 9 concert of Belarusian rapper Max Korzh at Warsaw's National Stadium.
European defense plants growing 3 times faster amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, FT reports
The Financial Times identified 7 million square meters of new industrial development after tracking changes at 150 facilities across 37 companies, namely those associated with ammunition and missile production.
Russian attacks kill 3, injure 29 in Ukraine over past day
Russia attacked Ukraine with 48 Shahed-type strike drones and decoys overnight, as well as four Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, the Air Force reported.
Russian cluster munition strike against Ukrainian training ground kills 1, injures 11, military says
After the alarm sounded, a group of soldiers was struck by cluster munitions while heading for shelter, according to the Ground Forces.
Ukrainian drones strike 'only Russian facility' producing helium for rockets, HUR source claims
Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) drones on Aug. 11 struck the Orenburg Helium Plant, a key Russian facility lying some 1,200 kilometers from the front line in Ukraine, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent.
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