Bali court hands Ukrainian man life sentence for producing illegal drugs 

An Indonesian court has sentenced a Ukrainian man to life in prison for his role in a large-scale Russian-Ukrainian drug ring operating on the tourist island of Bali. Thai authorities arrested Roman Nazarenko, who was listed as a fugitive by...

ISW: Kremlin Repeats The Scenario Of War With Ukraine

7 Analysts have indicated the country where this is happening. Analysts at the U.S. Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have suggested that Russia is implementing a coordinated information campaign threatening Finland. This is the same scenario...

Estonia to keep Narva bridge closed for vehicles until Russia’s war against Ukraine ends

The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) has stated that the reopening of the bridge at the Narva-1 crossing point for vehicular traffic is not linked to repairs on the Russian side but will depend on the end of Russia’s war against...

“Yuri Gagarin” cosmodrome seeking a future in space – and tourism

Baikonur Cosmodrome, an icon of Russian space exploration neglected in recent times by Moscow, is seeking a future. The legendary Soviet spaceport, situated on the Kazakh Steppe in southern Kazakhstan, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this...

More camper van sites and food festival among proposals in Tipperary Tourism action plan

A Visitor In Your Own County Day promotion, a Tipperary Food Producers Festival and development of more camper van parking facilities are among the initiatives proposed in a new tourism action plan for the Premier County. The proposals are...

Bali court hands Ukrainian man life sentence for illegal drugs laboratory

Published On 19 Sep 202519 Sep 2025 An Indonesian court has sentenced a Ukrainian man to life in prison for his role in a large-scale Russian-Ukrainian drug ring operating on the tourist island of Bali. Thai authorities arrested Roman Nazarenko,...

Ukrainian man given life sentence for running Bali drugs lab

A Ukrainian man arrested in Thailand and extradited to Indonesia after seven months on the run was convicted on Thursday of producing illegal drugs on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali and sentenced to life in prison. Roman Nazarenko, 40,...

Kenyan athlete captured in Ukraine claims he was tricked into signing a contract with Russian army

Published on 18/09/2025 - 13:09 GMT+2 •Updated 13:17 Ukraine captured a Kenyan citizen fighting for Russia who claims to have been tricked into signing a contract with the Russian army, Ukrainian forces reported on Wednesday. The man who...

Russian children once again listed on Ukraine’s database of unwanted persons

MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. Three more children from Russia have been added to the database of Ukraine’s Mirotvorets (or Peacekeeper) extremist website, according to data obtained by TASS. Ten-year-old Ivan, 14-year-old Victoria, and 15-year-old...

Ukrainian man who made drugs in Bali villa lab sentenced to life in prison

A Ukrainian man arrested in Thailand and extradited to Indonesia after seven months on the run was convicted on Thursday of producing illegal drugs on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali and sentenced to life in prison. Roman Nazarenko, 40,...

Poland's defence chief seeks Ukraine's help with drone warfare

POLAND’S defence chief travelled to Kiev today in search of Ukrainian help in developing his country’s drone warfare capabilities, just over a week after Russian drones entered Polish airspace. Drones used for defence and attack have taken a...

Polish President Karol Nawrocki to Attend 80th UN General Assembly with Ukrainian President Zelensky

The elected president of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, on June 3, 2025. Getty Images/Damian Lemanski/Bloomberg As Polish media report RMF24 President of Poland Karol Navrotsky plans to visit the United...

Foreign Minister to travel to New York as UN turns 80

Foreign Minister Winston Peters is travelling to New York this weekend to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. “The 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations is an important moment for reflection about the...

Gateshead former soldier went to fight in Ukraine instead of attending probation for indecent images offences

A former solider who went to fight the war in Ukraine instead of attending probation appointments has avoided jail. Michael Lee was on a community order for having child abuse images and extreme pornography which meant he had to abide by...

Ireland contributes Defence Forces vehicles and de-mining robots to the Ukrainian army

Irish experts on Eastern Europe have welcomed the Government’s supply of 34 Defence Forces vehicles and three de-mining robots to the Ukrainian army.Tánaiste Simon Harris, who is also defence and foreign affairs minister, said the donation was a...

Man sentenced to LIFE in jail in Bali after making a major mistake on the tourist island

A Ukrainian man arrested in Thailand and extradited to Indonesia after seven months on the run has been convicted of producing illegal drugs in Bali and sentenced to life in prison. Roman Nazarenko, 40, became a suspect after police raided a villa...

Kyiv Independent journalists moderate panels at Ukraine Freedom Summit

The Kyiv Independent's business editor Liliane Bivings, front-line reporter Francis Farrell, KI Insights director Jakub Parusinski and research editor Alex Fynn visited London to moderate panels at the Ukraine Freedom Summit. The summit organized...

Ukraine destroys giant radio telescope used by Russian military

A giant radio telescope in Crimea used in the past to support missions to Mars and Venus and attempt to contact alien civilizations has been destroyed in a drone attack. Ukrainian defense forces took down the 230-foot (70 meters) antenna dish to...

Defence Ministry Hosts Summer Holiday for Children from Ukraine

Bulgarian Deputy Defence Minister Radostin Iliev said on Thursday that Bulgaria provides support to Ukraine at different levels, including by organizing a summer camp for Ukrainian war-traumatized children. The initiative gave the children a...

Intelligence: Ukraine's capture of Geran-3 drone exposes Western tech components inside Russian weapon

According to the Ukrainian government’s sanctions portal and Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence, a Geran-3 attack drone was recently recovered largely intact and pulled apart for inspection. That single airframe, lifted from a field after...