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Staromaryivka and a new Supreme Court head
Summary
A look back at two Ukrainian developments reported in the days before 28 October 2021: a village in the grey zone and a judicial appointment.
What was happening in Ukraine's public life on 28 October 2021? Two developments reported in the preceding days offer a partial answer, one on the front line and one in the courts.
On 27 October 2021, Ukrainian troops were reported to have regained control of the village of Staromaryivka, in the so-called "grey zone" between Ukraine and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). The claim came from DPR Foreign Minister Natalya Nikonorova, which makes it notable: the report of the change in control originated on the DPR side.
The village's status mattered within the wider war in Donbas and the strained Russia–Ukraine relationship, in which control of small settlements in the buffer area was part of the daily picture.
A few days earlier, on 22 October 2021, Vsevolod Kniaziev was elected head of the Supreme Court of Ukraine. The post leads the country's highest court, and the election placed a new figure at the top of the judiciary.
Together, the two items show the range of the news cycle that week: military positions along the line of contact, and institutional change in Kyiv's court system.
