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A colonel in the domestic spy agency, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), was gunned down in broad daylight in the capital’s southern Holosiivskyi district on Thursday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has received "all necessary political signals" from the US that American military aid will be resumed.

The president’s remarks during a cabinet meeting were the latest sign of his growing displeasure with the Russian leader.

Beijing said Thursday it was still "verifying" the case of a Chinese father and son detained by Ukraine for allegedly trying to smuggle navy missile technology out of the war-torn country.

Mr Putin’s war against Ukraine inadvertently led to an end to the hitherto intractable conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which is now struggling to break free of Russia’s grip and make peace with Turkey.

A criminal investigation has been launched into the murder of an SBU employee in the Golosiivsky district of Kyiv.

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A colonel of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has been shot dead in Kyiv. Ukraine's RBC reported that an SBU colonel was the victim of the shooting in the city's Holosiivskyi district. The SBU has confirmed that an employee was shot, RBC said. Ukraine's National Police and the SBU are investigating the murder.

In a unanimous but legally questionable decision on July 7, the Cabinet asked the selection commission to resubmit up to two new candidates for the position. The government cited security concerns, allegedly flagged by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU),