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3-year-old killed in shooting in central Kyiv

A three-year-old son of Viacheslav Sobolev, a businessman and politician, was shot dead in central Kyiv on the evening of Dec. 1 when unknown people opened fire at Sobolev’s car.

Zelensky urges to reduce heating tariffs after rating loss

After his approval rating took a 12-point hit in one month, President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to go into a damage-control mode. He urged the government to find a way to cut the heating tariffs for Ukrainian households – and moreover, to do it immediately.

Explosion kills 3 people in Kharkiv

Three people were killed in an explosion at a garage in Kharkiv on Nov. 30.

Robbers bomb bank branch in Kyiv

A branch of Ukraine’s state-owned Oschadbank was attacked in Kyiv in the early hours of Nov. 30.

Ukraine among countries with lowest English proficiency in Europe

Ukraine’s English proficiency dropped lately, according to the new rating.

Another journalist attacked in Ukraine

Journalist Oleksandr Vlashchenko was assaulted by unknown people in Mykolaiv, a southern Ukranian city.