KIEV, Nov. 24 ??“ An undisclosed number of elite Russian special forces, spetsnaz, was secretly airlifted to Ukraine with a mission to protect outgoing President Leonid Kuchma, a senior Ukrainian army official said Wednesday.

THE HAGUE, Nov. 25 ??“ Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the European Union Thursday to stop putting pressure on the Ukrainian authorities for their conduct of the allegedly unfair presidential election and said the ongoing political crisis must be resolved through courts.

KYIV, Oct 24 – Some 91% of the surveyed residents of the capital believe that Ukraine will win the war, in particular, 74% are certainly convinced of this, and only 1% of respondents believe that Russia will win. This is evidenced by data from a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) on October 12-16.

KYIV, Oct 24 – Germany is preparing a winter aid package for Ukraine, the main task of which will be to create a "protective shield" to counter Russian attacks, German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at the opening of the 6th German-Ukrainian Economic Forum in Berlin on Tuesday.

KYIV, Oct 24 – The first insurance projects against war and political risks have already begun to be implemented in Ukraine thanks to cooperation with international financial organizations and national export credit agencies of partner countries, First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko reported, according to the ministry's website.

KYIV, Oct 25 - The United States has started training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 aircraft in Arizona, a U.S. Air Force spokesperson said in a statement provided to Air & Space Forces Magazine.

KYIV, Oct 25 - Russia fired almost a dozen Shahed drones against Ukrainian targets and falling debris from an intercepted drone damaged power lines near a nuclear plant in the country’s west, knocking out electricity to hundreds of people, officials said Wednesday. Ukraine’s air force said it stopped all the drones that were launched.

BERLIN, Oct 25 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) aims to determine the necessary amount of financing for Ukraine in 2023 and guarantee their provision, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said at the International Expert Conference the Recovery, Reconstruction and Modernization of Ukraine in Berlin on Tuesday.

KYIV, Oct 25 – Ukrainians consider Poland, Lithuania, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada as the friendliest countries towards Ukraine, according to a poll conducted by the Rating Sociological Group on October 8-9.

KYIV, Oct 25 – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that Germany will support Ukraine politically, financially, in a humanitarian way, as well as with weapons for as long as it takes.