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What to Know About the Corruption Scandal Roiling Ukraine

An investigation into the state-owned nuclear power company has reached members of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s inner circle.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Madrid on Tuesday. The scandal is especially sensitive for Mr. Zelensky after he tried unsuccessfully this summer to defang anti-corruption agencies.
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Russia Tried to Cut Ukraine’s Lights. Now It’s Aiming for the Heat.

Moscow’s attacks on gas supplies, the main source of warmth for most Ukrainian households, could plunge millions into the cold.

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Oleksandra Kovalenko with her husband and children in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, this month. She said she was afraid to picture a winter without gas for their stove and radiators.
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Russia Pummels Kyiv and Tries to Plunge Ukraine Into Darkness

A strike that killed six was the latest in a series of aerial assaults, many of which have targeted the power grid in an effort to deprive Ukrainians of energy as winter looms.

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Zelensky Ousted a Heavyweight Mayor. Was It a Power Grab?

President Volodymyr Zelensky removed Odesa’s mayor, raising fears he might be using his wartime powers to tighten control over opposition-run cities.

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Gennadiy Trukhanov, the former mayor of Odesa, Ukraine, in his office in the city, in 2022.
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Ukraine’s Dilemma as Pokrovsk Teeters: Save Lives or Keep Holding On

Military analysts and some Ukrainian commanders worry that Kyiv may be repeating the mistake of staying in an embattled city longer than it should, aiming to inflict far more casualties than it suffers.

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A Ukrainian artillery crew near Pokrovsk last year.
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Ukraine Moves to Revamp Military Service

The country will introduce fixed-term military contracts to try to attract recruits and ease the strain on soldiers after years of fighting.

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A Ukrainian soldier from an artillery unit of the 59th Assault Brigade in the Dnipropetrovsk region of eastern Ukraine last month. Until now, the country’s troops have served under open-ended contracts.
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A Celebrated French Writer Loved Russia. War Forced a Reckoning.

Emmanuel Carrère’s best sellers on Russia grew out of a deep affection. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he has traveled to the war-torn country to rethink his views.

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Emmanuel Carrère, one of the most celebrated nonfiction writers in France, once had a deep love for Russia.
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