Russia’s total combat losses in manpower since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, have reached approximately 1,083,790 personnel, with 800 Russian soldiers eliminated in the past 24 hours.
Russia’s total combat losses in manpower since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, have reached approximately 1,083,790 personnel, with 800 Russian soldiers eliminated in the past 24 hours.
A large-scale fire broke out in the city of Sumy after Russian drones struck non-residential buildings. Several people were injured, including a child.
A large-scale fire broke out in the city of Sumy after Russian drones struck non-residential buildings. Several people were injured, including a child.
Soldiers from the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces used drones to halt a Russian assault involving two armored vehicles.
Soldiers from the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces used drones to halt a Russian assault involving two armored vehicles.
In August 2025, Russian aircraft dropped 4,390 guided aerial bombs on positions of Ukraine’s Defense Forces and frontline settlements, according to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
In August 2025, Russian aircraft dropped 4,390 guided aerial bombs on positions of Ukraine’s Defense Forces and frontline settlements, according to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Law enforcement officials have charged the director of a limited liability company with illegally felling more than 1,000 trees in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, resulting in environmental damage estimated at over UAH 77 million.
Law enforcement officials have charged the director of a limited liability company with illegally felling more than 1,000 trees in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, resulting in environmental damage estimated at over UAH 77 million.
The process of transferring the ownership of the unified asset package of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Sea Commercial Port State Enterprise has been completed.
The process of transferring the ownership of the unified asset package of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Sea Commercial Port State Enterprise has been completed.
Soldiers from the 15th Mobile Detachment “Steel Border” of Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service used drones to destroy a Russian ammunition depot, a ground robotic system, and communication equipment in the Kursk sector.
Soldiers from the 15th Mobile Detachment “Steel Border” of Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service used drones to destroy a Russian ammunition depot, a ground robotic system, and communication equipment in the Kursk sector.
In the occupied areas of Kherson region, Ukrainian forces are destroying Russian logistics in the rear lines, including 153 vehicles and 18 artillery systems hit over the past week.
In the occupied areas of Kherson region, Ukrainian forces are destroying Russian logistics in the rear lines, including 153 vehicles and 18 artillery systems hit over the past week.
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the leaders of Germany’s Bundestag coalition groups, Jens Spahn and Matthias Miersch, to coordinate joint diplomatic efforts and discuss continued support for Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the leaders of Germany’s Bundestag coalition groups, Jens Spahn and Matthias Miersch, to coordinate joint diplomatic efforts and discuss continued support for Ukraine.
President of Ukraine held a conversation with Prime Minister of Ireland Micheál Martin, during which they discussed, in particular, work on security guarantees.
President of Ukraine held a conversation with Prime Minister of Ireland Micheál Martin, during which they discussed, in particular, work on security guarantees.
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the development of security guarantees, the involvement of Portuguese businesses in Ukraine’s recovery, and joint drone production during a conversation with Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro.
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the development of security guarantees, the involvement of Portuguese businesses in Ukraine’s recovery, and joint drone production during a conversation with Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro.
Exclusives
Ukraine investigates Russian link to assassination of politician who opposed Kremlin for 30 years. Ukrainian police detained a 52-year-old man suspected of assassinating the longtime anti-Kremlin politician who was involved in organizing Ukraine’s biggest pro-democracy revolutions and called for Russia’s “complete destruction” during the full-scale invasion.
A Russian drone boat hunted down Ukraine’s lucky intelligence ship. Russia has explosive drone boats, to
An extraordinary meeting of the NATO–Ukraine Council in the format of the Political Affairs Committee took place at NATO headquarters in Brussels, convened at Ukraine’s request following recent massive Russian missile strikes.
An extraordinary meeting of the NATO–Ukraine Council in the format of the Political Affairs Committee took place at NATO headquarters in Brussels, convened at Ukraine’s request following recent massive Russian missile strikes.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Kirsty Coventry on her election as the new President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Kirsty Coventry on her election as the new President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Russia has been preparing for war with Ukraine since 2007. Since then, Russia’s largest tank manufacturer, Uralvagonzavod, has been accumulating hundreds of units of foreign high-tech machinery to support Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence or HUR reports.
Foreign equipment strengthens Russia’s military-industrial complex
HUR has published new data in the “Tools of War” section of the War&Sanctions portal on over 260 machine tools, CNC
Russia has been preparing for war with Ukraine since 2007. Since then, Russia’s largest tank manufacturer, Uralvagonzavod, has been accumulating hundreds of units of foreign high-tech machinery to support Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence or HUR reports.
HUR has published new data in the “Tools of War” section of the War&Sanctions portal on over 260 machine tools, CNC processing centers, and other foreign-made equipment operating within the Russian military-industrial complex.
This portal documents entities and companies helping Russia wage the war against Ukraine.
According to Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence chief, most of these purchases occurred during the rearmament of Russia’s defense industry ahead of the all-out war.
Sanctions and service restrictions – an effective limiting mechanism
This equipment requires regular maintenance, repairs, and software updates. Manufacturers can restrict the supply of spare parts, technical fluids, and CNC software, directly impacting the operation of Russia’s military machinery.
Production expansion during wartime
In 2024, Uralvagonzavod launched a new tank engine production line equipped with advanced CNC machinery from leading European manufacturers. While deliveries via third countries continue, they have become slower, more complicated, and more expensive due to sanctions.
Effectively limiting Russian aggression requires coordinated diplomatic efforts, investigation of violations, and blocking of circumvention schemes.
The Russian intelligence has assassination lists, which includes Ukrainian prominent politicians, officials, and public figures. Former Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament, Andrii Parubiy, who was killed in Lviv by a Russian agent, was in one of them even before the war, says deputy Iryna Herashchenko from his European Solidarity party, Radio NV reports.
Parubiy, 52, maintained a consistently anti-Russian stance throughout his career. He co-founded the Social-National P
The Russian intelligence has assassination lists, which includes Ukrainian prominent politicians, officials, and public figures. Former Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament, Andrii Parubiy, who was killed in Lviv by a Russian agent, was in one of them even before the war, says deputy Iryna Herashchenko from his European Solidarity party, Radio NV reports.
Parubiy, 52, maintained a consistently anti-Russian stance throughout his career. He co-founded the Social-National Party of Ukraine in 1991, when Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union, which declared in its early program that it “considers the Russian state the cause of all troubles in Ukraine.”
The politician played pivotalroles in Ukraine’s two major democratic upheavals. During the 2004 Orange Revolution, he served as commandant of the Ukrainian House, a key protest site. Nearly a decade later, Parubiy became the de facto leader of the Euromaidan demonstrations in 2013 and 2014, aimed at fighting for Ukraine’s future int he EU and away from Russian influence,
“From the very first second, it was clear that Moscow was behind this. Whoever pulled the trigger, Moscow was controlling it,”says Herashchenko.
The first attempt on Parubiy’s life occurred in December 2014, when a grenade was thrown near the Kyiv hotel. In 2022, the Russians added him to a “hit list” targeting dozens of Ukrainian politicians.
Telegram recruitment and psychological pressure
Herashchenko explained that Russian intelligence tried to recruit a suspect via Telegram, offering the body of Parubiy’s missing son as leverage, exploiting his emotional vulnerability.
“The person was easy prey for the FSB to execute this absolutely hellish plan,” she noted.
The European Solidarity faction is pushing for legislation to de-anonymize Telegram in Ukraine to prevent such crimes in the future.
Threats persist
Herashchenko also recalled threats during the Minsk negotiations, when Moscow-aligned actors warned Ukrainian participants.
“Do you think we don’t know where you live? Your house will be burned by the families of prisoners of war,” she repeats Russian threats to Ukrainian officials.
Russia breached the Minsk agreements, which focused on reaching peace in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine, and started the all-out war in 2022.
Herashchenko emphasizes that such Russian tactics continue today, underscoring the ongoing dangers faced by Ukrainian politicians.
The Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense continues to demonstrate its strength, UNIAN reports. In temporarily occupied Crimea, several key Russian targets have been destroyed, including the RT-70 radio telescope, in a latest strike.
Impressive results from the Phantoms special unit
According to HUR and the Ukrainian Navy, in August, fighters from the special unit “Phantoms” struck:
the Utios-T radar system
the RT-70 radio telescope
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The Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense continues to demonstrate its strength, UNIAN reports. In temporarily occupied Crimea, several key Russian targets have been destroyed, including the RT-70 radio telescope, in a latest strike.
Impressive results from the Phantoms special unit
According to HUR and the Ukrainian Navy, in August, fighters from the special unit “Phantoms” struck:
the Utios-T radar system
the RT-70 radio telescope
the GLONASS satellite navigation system in its dome
the coastal radar station MR-10M1 “Mys” M1
the 96L6-AP radar of the S-400 missile system
“The radio telescope is truly unique. It was built during Soviet times to monitor satellite constellations. It is genuinely one-of-a-kind,”emphasizes Ukrainian Navy Spokesperson Captain 3rd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk.
Strategy to thin out Russian air defenses
Pletenchuk noted that in Crimea, the enemy deployed a dense network of air defense systems to protect the Crimean Bridge and the peninsula’s military infrastructure. The layered air defense system also covers Novorossiysk, where the Black Sea Fleet’s missile carriers are based.
“Clearing a path to other Russian targets begins with the air defenses,” he stresses.
Disrupting Russia and destroying its key targets makes their restoration costly and difficult.
Impact on Russia’s defense capabilities
Destroying such targets significantly complicates the operation of Russian air defense, reducing its effectiveness against airstrikes, missile attacks, and drones. This is a strategic step in the demilitarization of temporarily occupied Crimea and in preparing for subsequent operations by Ukrainian forces.
Assault units from the 425th “Skelia” Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated the settlement of Novoekonomichne in the Donetsk region and raised the Ukrainian flag in the center of the town.
Assault units from the 425th “Skelia” Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated the settlement of Novoekonomichne in the Donetsk region and raised the Ukrainian flag in the center of the town.
Soldiers from the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces repelled a Russian assault, destroying two tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles, a Tigr armored vehicle, and four motorcycles.
Soldiers from the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces repelled a Russian assault, destroying two tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles, a Tigr armored vehicle, and four motorcycles.
The Cabinet of Ministers has delegated representatives to the governing board of the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund. The board’s first meeting is set to take place on September 3.
The Cabinet of Ministers has delegated representatives to the governing board of the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund. The board’s first meeting is set to take place on September 3.
The White House has urged European countries to follow the US and impose restrictive measures on India for its purchases of Russian oil, which fund the war in Ukraine, India Today reports.
US tariffs on Indian goods
In August 2025, the US raised tariffs on goods from India up to 50%, criticizing New Delhi for supporting Russia’s economic machinery. At the same time, Washington has not imposed sanctions on China, the main sponsor of the war and Moscow’s key economic partn
The White House has urged European countries to follow the US and impose restrictive measures on India for its purchases of Russian oil, which fund the war in Ukraine, India Today reports.
US tariffs on Indian goods
In August 2025, the US raised tariffs on goods from India up to 50%, criticizing New Delhi for supporting Russia’s economic machinery. At the same time, Washington has not imposed sanctions on China, the main sponsor of the war and Moscow’s key economic partner.
India has criticized the US decision, pointing out double standards: Europe itself continues to purchase oil from Russia. EU–Russia trade in 2024 reached €67.5 billion in goods and €17.2 billion in services. Europe also imported a record 16.5 million tons of Russian LNG, the highest number since 2022.
Sanctions do not cover key Russian exports
Many critical Russian exports remain unrestricted, including palladium for the US automotive industry, uranium for nuclear power plants, fertilizers, chemicals, metals, and equipment.
Sources report that Trump also pressured India to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. After being rejected, he responded with tariffs. This has prompted India to strengthen its ties with China and reinforced so-called anti-American cooperation among the so-called “axis of upheaval” countries.
Today, the US administration seeks to have Europe join in sanction pressure on New Delhi if India does not stop buying Russian oil.
In August 2025 alone, Russian military personnel losses in the war against Ukraine totaled 28,790, according to Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi.
In August 2025 alone, Russian military personnel losses in the war against Ukraine totaled 28,790, according to Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 63 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops. Fighting continues on six fronts, with the enemy remaining most active in the Pokrovsk sector.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 63 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops. Fighting continues on six fronts, with the enemy remaining most active in the Pokrovsk sector.
In the early hours of 1 September, Ukrainian drones struck a critical transformer substation in the southern Russian town of Kropotkin, Krasnodar Krai, igniting a massive fire and disabling the infrastructure that powered one of southern Russia’s key railway hubs.
The strike is part of a broader Ukrainian campaign aimed at dismantling Russia’s logistics networks — especially those tied to railway transport — which are essential for military resupply and industrial freight
In the early hours of 1 September, Ukrainian drones struck a critical transformer substation in the southern Russian town of Kropotkin, Krasnodar Krai, igniting a massive fire and disabling the infrastructure that powered one of southern Russia’s key railway hubs.
The strike is part of a broader Ukrainian campaign aimed at dismantling Russia’s logistics networks — especially those tied to railway transport — which are essential for military resupply and industrial freight.
According to Russian Telegram channel Astra, the attack triggered a blaze at the substation servicing the Kavkazskaya railway station in Kropotkin. The local operational headquarters confirmed the incident, attributing the fire to debris from downed drones. Officials claimed there were no casualties.
“We’re dying from the smoke on Zheleznodorozhnaya [Steet],” read one message, while others noted unbearable conditions on Shevchenko Street.
Videos and reports shared by Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ identified the substation as the 330kV Kropotkin transformer, which supplied power to the regional energy system and to critical railway lines connecting the North Caucasus with Rostov, Kuban, and the Black Sea ports.
The Kavkazskaya station, a railway junction, plays a crucial role in transporting freight, including grain and oil products, and in moving military hardware and personnel toward northern Russia and occupied Crimea. Disrupting this link complicates Russia’s ability to sustain operations in multiple directions.
Strategic targeting of Russian railway infrastructure continues
Just a week earlier, Ukrainian drones hit a railway hub and locomotive depot in the town of Petrov Val, Volgograd Oblast — approximately 350 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
On 17 August, drones attacked the Liski railway station in Voronezh Oblast, one of the largest junctions in the South-Eastern Railway system. That strike brought train traffic to a halt. The station is actively used by Russian forces to transport military equipment and personnel.
Broader drone campaign spans multiple regions
In its morning update, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed that 50 drones had been intercepted overnight across various regions. According to its statement, 16 were shot down over the Black Sea, 12 over Belgorod Oblast, 7 over the Azov Sea, and several others across Saratov, Samara, Orenburg oblasts, the Republic of Tatarstan, and Krasnodar Krai itself.
“Do not repeat the mistakes of World War II.” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called on international allies to act decisively and resist Russian aggression.
The attack of the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein on the Polish military depot at Westerplatte on 1 September 1939 triggered World War II. This happened after the Munich Agreement, which allowed the transfer of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland to Germany. The agreement was the culmination of the policy
“Do not repeat the mistakes of World War II.” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called on international allies to act decisively and resist Russian aggression.
The attack of the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein on the Polish military depot at Westerplatte on 1 September 1939 triggered World War II. This happened after the Munich Agreement, which allowed the transfer of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland to Germany. The agreement was the culmination of the policy of “appeasement of the aggressor,” which ultimately facilitated the start of the war.
Remembering the lessons of history
Sybiha recalled that on 1 September 1939, Hitler attacked Poland, soon joined by Stalin, initiating the bloodiest war in history.
“Today it is extremely important to remember what led to that day: weakness and naive faith that territorial concessions would ‘appease’ the aggressor,” the Ukrainian foreign minister noted.
Responsibility for the World War II disaster
The minister emphasized that the Nazi Third Reich bears full responsibility for the war, but there were also those who “allowed this evil to grow stronger—avoiding difficult decisions and favoring weakness over strength.”
According to Sybiha, the best way to honor the memory of tens of millions of victims is not to repeat the same mistakes today.
Allies’ unity and support for Ukraine
Sybiga stressed that the unity of allies, pressure on the Russian aggressor, and consistent support for Ukraine are critically important for Europe’s security and long-term peace.
“Strength and determination today are the guarantee of future security and peace in Europe,” he added.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump proposed that Ukraine consider territorial concessions to Russia as part of ending the war. His proposal involved Ukraine relinquishing control over Donetsk Oblast to Russia, in exchange for Russia agreeing to freeze the front lines and halt further advances.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy firmly rejected any proposal to cede Ukrainian land to Russia. He emphasized Ukraine’s sovereignty and constitutional prohibition on surrendering territory to the occupier.
In Germany, a 16-year-old girl died after being hit by a train when she was pushed onto the tracks by an Iraqi refugee who had long been due for deportation.
In Germany, a 16-year-old girl died after being hit by a train when she was pushed onto the tracks by an Iraqi refugee who had long been due for deportation.
Ukrainian authorities captured a suspect in the killing of former parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy following a 36-hour manhunt that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy personally authorized. Investigators say they’re focusing on a potential Russian connection to what appears to be a meticulously planned assassination.
On 30 August, in broad daylight on a Lviv street, a man dressed as a delivery courier approached Parubiy. The gunman fired eight shots at the lawmaker before
Ukrainian authorities captured a suspect in the killing of former parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy following a 36-hour manhunt that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy personally authorized. Investigators say they’re focusing on a potential Russian connection to what appears to be a meticulously planned assassination.
On 30 August, in broad daylight on a Lviv street, a man dressed as a delivery courier approached Parubiy. The gunman fired eight shots at the lawmaker before confirming his death and fleeing the scene. Video footage captured the execution, showing the killer’s deliberate courier disguise before he vanished.
But 36 hours later, police found him hiding in the Khmelnytsky Oblast of western Ukraine. The 52-year-old suspect from Lviv now faces premeditated murder and illegal weapons handling charges carrying up to 15 years in prison.
The scene of Andriy Parubiy’s assassination on Frankivsk district in Lviv on 30 August 2024. The former parliament speaker was shot eight times by a gunman disguised as a delivery courier in broad daylight. Photo: Ukraine’s Prosecutor’s Office
Investigators consider “the Russian trace”
“The crime was carefully planned, its preparation lasted more than one month,” senior investigator Andriy Nebitov told reporters. The perpetrator had studied Parubiy’s daily routines, mapped multiple escape routes, and prepared detailed contingency plans.
Ukrainian police and Security Service officers detain the suspected assassin of former parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy at a residence in Khmelnytsky Oblast, 36 hours after the killing in Lviv. Photos: National Police of Ukraine
After the shooting, the suspect tried to cover his tracks. He changed clothes, ditched the weapon, and fled toward western Ukraine’s rural areas. Law enforcement found objective evidence linking him to the killing, according to prosecutors who are preparing to hold him without bail.
“Today we prioritize considering the Russian trace — an order from the Russian Federation,” Nebitov added without providing specifics.
Ukraine’s Security Service also says the assassination bears hallmarks of a contract killing with Russian involvement.
“The crime has signs of being ordered,” said Vadim Onyshchenko, head of the SBU’s Lviv Oblast department. “There is operational information that indicates possible involvement of Russian Federation special services in organizing the murder.”
Who was assassinated Andriy Parubiy?
Parubiy, 52, was a defining figure in Ukraine’s modern political development and maintained a consistently anti-Russian stance throughout his career.
He co-founded the Social-National Party of Ukraine in 1991, when Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union, which declared in its early program that it “considers the Russian state the cause of all troubles in Ukraine.”
The statement seemed extreme at the time—so controversial that Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice delayed registering the party until 1995. But Parubiy’s early anti-Russian stance proved accurate, with Ukraine fighting Russian aggression since 2014 and facing full-scale invasion since 2022.
The politician played pivotal roles in Ukraine’s two major democratic upheavals. During the 2004 Orange Revolution, he served as commandant of the Ukrainian House, a key protest site.
The mass protests in 2004 erupted after a rigged presidential election tried to install Moscow-backed Viktor Yanukovych over pro-Western Viktor Yushchenko. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets for weeks until authorities agreed to a revote that Yushchenko won.
Nearly a decade later, Parubiy became the de facto leader of the Euromaidan demonstrations in 2013 and 2014, aimed at fighting for Ukraine’s future int he EU and away from Russian influence,
“From that megaphone I started the rally,” Parubiy once recalled about launching the initial Euromaidan protest. “In the first minutes there were 70-80 of us, there were more police around us than us.”
Andriy Parubiy (center) coordinates with protesters behind defensive barriers during the Euromaidan demonstrations in Kyiv, winter 2013-2014. As commandant of the protest camp, Parubiy organized the self-defense units that protected demonstrators from government forces. Photo: UNIAN
From those chaotic first hours, Parubiy built a protest movement that lasted three months. He organized the tent city, established defensive barricades, and created what became known as “Maidan Self-Defense”—a structured force that grew to 12,000 people by February 2014. He appointed “centurions” to command different sectors and coordinate security for the sprawling protest camp.
Unlike other opposition politicians who negotiated with Yanukovych’s government, Parubiy stayed focused on organizing the grassroots protesters. When government snipers eventually opened fire on demonstrators, killing over 100 people, Parubiy claimed Russian operatives were involved in the shootings both targeting protesters and government forces to maximize chaos.
Fight against Russian influence in Ukraine
Following the revolution, Parubiy was appointed Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, where he helped establish Ukraine’s National Guard by incorporating Maidan self-defense forces. He oversaw anti-terrorist operations against separatists in eastern Ukraine and was a vocal opponent of the Minsk peace agreements.
“I believed and believe that the agreements were signed under very unfavorable conditions for Ukraine,” he said, arguing that Russian President Vladimir Putin had no intention of implementing them and could only be stopped by force.
Parubiy served as speaker of Ukraine’s parliament from 2016 to 2019, working alongside politicians including former president Petro Poroshenko and opposing what he called Russian attacks on Ukrainian language and culture. After stepping down as speaker, he continued serving as a member of parliament representing the European Solidarity party.
Andriy Parubiy at the Ukrainian parliament during his tenure as Speaker from 2016 to 2019.
His most dramatic parliamentary moment came in 2010, when he smuggled a smoke grenade into the chamber to disrupt ratification of the Kharkiv Accords—agreements that extended Russia’s lease of its Sevastopol naval base in Crimea and allowed expanded Russian military presence on the peninsula. The stunt failed, but Parubiy’s fears proved justified when Russia seized Crimea in 2014 and launched a war in eastern Ukraine that continues today.
“If we hadn’t allowed this then, far fewer Russian troops would be stationed in Crimea, everything could have gone differently,” he later reflected.
He demanded “complete destruction of Russian empire”
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, Parubiy joined territorial defense forces and served at checkpoints around Kyiv. He consistently advocated for the complete destruction of what he termed the “Russian empire.”
“This is today a chance for the Ukrainian army and people to destroy this empire,” he declared, arguing that Russia would remain a perpetual threat if not decisively defeated.
“If it [Russian empire] doesn’t die today, it will continue to remain a threat to us, to our children. And we must leave our children a peaceful sky and end this war with the complete defeat of the Russian army,” he added.
Former parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy served at a territorial defense checkpoint in Kyiv after joining Ukraine’s armed resistance following Russia’s February 2022 full-scale invasion. Photo: European Solidarity party
His European Solidarity party colleagues have demanded a thorough investigation, stating they believe the murder is connected to his pro-Ukrainian positions. The party suggested Russia and its supporters were behind the killing, noting that “Moscow sincerely hated Parubiy as one of the state-builders of modern Ukraine.”
The investigation continues as authorities examine all possible motives while focusing on the Russian connection. President Zelenskyy announced that the suspect has already provided initial testimony to investigators.
President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov to coordinate government officials, regional administrations, and energy companies in procuring additional air defense systems, in particular to shoot down Shaheds.
President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov to coordinate government officials, regional administrations, and energy companies in procuring additional air defense systems, in particular to shoot down Shaheds.
In the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region, at least five cases have been documented in the Skadovsk community where civilians abducted by the occupiers were later found dead with signs of violent death.
In the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region, at least five cases have been documented in the Skadovsk community where civilians abducted by the occupiers were later found dead with signs of violent death.
“Getting used to war is the greatest victory of the empire of evil from the East.” At Westerplatte in Gdańsk, during the ceremony marking the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz called on the world to remember the lessons of history and resist Russian aggression, PAP reports.
The attack of the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein on the Polish military depot at Westerplatte on 1 September 1939 became one of
“Getting used to war is the greatest victory of the empire of evil from the East.” At Westerplatte in Gdańsk, during the ceremony marking the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz called on the world to remember the lessons of history and resist Russian aggression, PAP reports.
The attack of the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein on the Polish military depot at Westerplatte on 1 September 1939 became one of the first clashes that triggered World War II. This happened after the Munich Agreement, which provided for the transfer of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland to Germany. The agreement was the culmination of the policy of “appeasement,” which ultimately facilitated the start of the war.
Poland: Support for Ukraine is a matter of national security
Kosiniak-Kamysz reminded that Poles cannot ignore the war against Ukraine.
“People and children are dying there. Bombs are falling on nurseries, kindergartens, and hospitals,” said the minister.
According to him, beyond civilizational, humanitarian, and Christian reasons to support Ukraine, there is another — the security of Poland itself.
Historical experience and national duty
The minister recalled that throughout history, Poles have often paid a high price for freedom.
“Supporting Ukrainian soldiers is the Polish reason for existence, Poland’s national interest, and Poland’s security,” he declared.
Kosiniak-Kamysz acknowledged that sensitivity tends to fade over time, but the state duty cannot be destroyed by fatigue or despair. He stressed that this is also a debt to the memory of the Polish soldiers who defended Westerplatte.
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