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The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) says it has dismantled a channel used to traffic antiquities after detaining a resident of Ternopil region accused of trying to illegally send authentic Scythian-era tools and weapons and household items from the Kyivan Rus period abroad. Antiquities theft and illicit export remain a national problem; Kyiv readers should note the SBU is actively targeting networks that move cultural heritage out of Ukraine.
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Ukrinform reports that Kyiv’s ice-hockey club Sokil captured the 2026 Ukrainian Hockey Cup. The brief notice was published on 19 September 2026 and identifies Sokil as the tournament winner; the supplied excerpt does not include the match score, opponent or venue. A Kyiv team taking the national cup is a clear local sporting milestone — a result Kyiv fans can celebrate and follow up in match reports and club channels.
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Kyiv women’s SuperLeague club Kyiv-Basket has extended a new contract with 17-year-old center Maryana Samsonova, the team announced on September 10, 2026. Samsonova will remain with the club as it continues its domestic SuperLeague campaign. Kyiv-Basket is the city’s top women’s basketball team; this signing keeps a local teenage center on the squad for the coming season.
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The Basketball Federation of Ukraine (FBU) and Kyiv-Basket took part in the central stage of the nationwide DoLikeOlympians project for children and youth, held at the International Children’s Centre Artek in Kyiv, Ukrinform reports. Artek in Kyiv hosted the national DoLikeOlympians hub, giving Kyiv sports organisations a direct platform to work with children and young athletes.