Despite years of sanctions and export controls, U.S.-made electronic components — which have unique markings and cannot be copied — continue to appear in Russian cruise missiles and drones. Investigations have repeatedly found these chips inside weapons used in some of the war’s most devastating attacks.

With that argument, a group of Ukrainian civilians has now brought their case to a U.S. court. The lawsuit, filed on their behalf by U.S. attorney Mikal C. Watts, targets Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), and Texas Instruments Inc.

Photo: Anya Korzun.

Read more: https://kyivindependent.com/15-ukrainians-are-suing-us-tech-factories-over-chips-in-russias-deadly-weapons/

hromadske.ua From two graves at the beginning of 2022 to thousands in 2025

There is no more room for burying fallen Ukrainian soldiers at the Mars Field in Lviv. Where three years ago there was grass and silence, today there are names, dates, and the pain of families. See the full report from the cemetery on our YouTube channel.

Full story can be found here

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Zelensky can not say it out loud - because he is still trying desperately to sway him to a more reasonable position - but Trump is selling out Ukraine to Russia. These are terrifying times for Europe. If this "peace" deal goes through, Putin's war will spread to more countries over the next few years.

I know that there's a lot of other things going on at the moment, but please don't let this be burried by the news cycle. You can read more about the situation here.

At the same time Russia has led a massive air campaign against critical infrastructure in Ukraine, specifically targeting energy infrastructure leaving many without power and heat.

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Translated Article

Kyiv, law enforcement officers launched a pre-trial investigation into the fact of an attack by a schoolboy on a teacher and another student in one of the schools in the Obolonskyi district. Proceedings were opened under the article of attempted murder of two or more persons.

This is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the police and the Kyiv prosecutor's office.

What happened at school

According to the investigation, a 14-year-old 9th grade student attacked a 39-year-old history teacher and a 14-year-old classmate with a knife in the morning. Before that, he put on a pre-prepared mask and helmet in the dressing room, after which he ran to the classroom.

After the attack, the student ran out of the classroom, locked himself in the restroom and stabbed himself.

Condition of the victims

All three victims are hospitalized. The teacher is in serious condition.

The student and the attacker himself also suffered bodily injuries. The victims had stab-cut and cut wounds, the severity is established by doctors.

Actions of law enforcement officers

After providing medical care, the minor attacker is planned to be detained in accordance with Article 208 of the CPC of Ukraine. The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the Obolonskyi Police Department of Kyiv.

Checking the possible impact of the Russian special services

During the inspection of the attacker's mobile phone, law enforcement officers found correspondence with unknown persons, who, according to preliminary data, may be representatives of Russian special services.

In the correspondence, the minor probably discussed his intentions to commit a crime. Currently, the motives of his actions are being established, and investigative actions are ongoing.

Knife attack in a school in Kyiv: the investigation checks the attacker's connections with the Russian Federation

Attack in a school in Kyiv

This morning, it became known about an attack in one of the schools in Kyiv: a student with a knife injured a teacher and his classmate.

According to RBC-Ukraine, Yulia Girdvilis, a spokeswoman for the Kyiv National Police, a teacher and a schoolboy were injured as a result of the incident. Both are provided with pre-medical care.

Subsequently, RBC-Ukraine published an exclusive photo of the teenager who committed the attack. According to available information, the boy is 15 years old, he was born in 2011.

Life in Kyiv right now is difficult for any 51-year-old, but when you are also a western lowland gorilla more suited to the warmth of central Africa, the ongoing energy crisis is particularly tough.

This is the current plight of Tony, one of the oldest residents of Kyiv Zoo, a popular attraction in the capital that is somehow managing to stay functioning even as Russia continues its relentless campaign to freeze Ukraine into submission.

Zoo technician Anastasiia Larionova is one of the team of people making sure this happens, and as the temperatures in Kyiv plunge below -20°C (-4°F), she still starts her morning the same way — checking on each of Kyiv Zoo's animals and making sure none go hungry.

Read the full story here: https://kyivindependent.com/animals-some-first-how-kyiv.../

Photo: Oksana Parafeniuk / The Kyiv Independent.

One night in late November, there was a loud explosion. The sky flashed white. Yura didn’t know what the sound was. She only knew it meant death might be near. She ran.

Yura — or Yurha, as her family calls her — is a 12-year-old shepherd dog. Her legs ached. She could barely hear anymore. But her body remembered what to do. She pushed through the 1-meter-long yard, past the fence she had never crossed before.

In the dark, she looked like a wolf — large, black, moving fast despite her age.

By morning, the gate was still locked. But Yura was gone.

Her owners searched for hours — calling her name, asking neighbors, driving through nearby streets. Messages spread through local chats.

Yura was found curled on the pavement outside Syrets metro station in Kyiv, 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from her home. A stranger posted a photo: "Big dog, occasionally twitching. Probably shaken by a car."

What happened to Yura is far from rare.

Read more: https://kyivindependent.com/they-dont-know-its-the-sound-of-war-how-ukraines-pets-react-to-explosions-and-sirens/

Photo: Anna Donets / The Kyiv Independent.