Ivan Khomenko
News Writer
Ivan Khomenko is a news writer for UNITED24 Media. He covers key developments in the war, providing readers with sharp, informed analysis from the front lines and beyond.
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![PSKR-920 Syktyvkar, a Russian FSB Border Guard Service Project 10410 Svetlyak-class patrol ship. Illustrative photo. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)]( "PSKR-920 Syktyvkar, a Russian FSB Border Guard Service Project 10410 Svetlyak-class patrol ship. Illustrative photo. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)")
![Protesters rally against the dismissal of former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov in central Kyiv, July 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Protesters rally against the dismissal of former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov in central Kyiv, July 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
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- Life in Ukraine
More than 5,000 people gathered in central Kyiv on July 17 as protests over the removal of Mykhailo Fedorov as Ukraine’s defense minister continued for a second day and spread across Ukraine and abroad.![A damaged Ukrainian locomotive burns following a Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region on July 18, 2026. (Source: Mykola Kalashnyk/Telegram)]( "A damaged Ukrainian locomotive burns following a Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region on July 18, 2026. (Source: Mykola Kalashnyk/Telegram)")
![The Russian nuclear-powered battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy (Peter the Great) docked at the port of Limassol, Cyprus, in the Mediterranean Sea on February 12, 2014. (Source: AFP via Getty Images)]( "The Russian nuclear-powered battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy (Peter the Great) docked at the port of Limassol, Cyprus, in the Mediterranean Sea on February 12, 2014. (Source: AFP via Getty Images)")
![A Ukrainian maritime drone targets a Russian cargo vessel during the SBS "MoLoChKa" operation in the Black Sea, July 2026. (Source: SBS / Telegram)]( "A Ukrainian maritime drone targets a Russian cargo vessel during the SBS \"MoLoChKa\" operation in the Black Sea, July 2026. (Source: SBS / Telegram)")
![A massive plume of smoke rises above the Wildberries logistics center in Elektrostal, Moscow region, following a reported Ukrainian drone strike on July 18, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "A massive plume of smoke rises above the Wildberries logistics center in Elektrostal, Moscow region, following a reported Ukrainian drone strike on July 18, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)")
