Dec 13, 2024 · Editor's note: This article is based on a publicly available research report on scenarios for the end of Russia’s war on Ukraine by KI Insights, the Kyiv Independent’s …

6 days ago · For those with a vested interest in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump's first week in office was a bit of a rollercoaster. His inauguration speech on Jan. 21 made no explicit …

2 days ago · "We will be speaking, and I think we will perhaps do something that’ll be significant," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Jan. 31. "We want to end that war. That war would …

The Kyiv Independent was born out of a fight for freedom of speech. It was co-founded by a group of journalists who were fired from the Kyiv Post, then a prominent newspaper, as the owner …

Dec 31, 2024 · Ukraine strikes oil depot in Russia's Smolensk Oblast, General Staff confirms. Ukraine struck an oil depot in the Yartsevo district of Russia's Smolensk Oblast, igniting the …

In early March 2023, a video surfaced online showing the execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war. The unarmed soldier’s last words were “Slava Ukraini” – a Ukrainian national salute that …

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Dec 23, 2024 · Ukraine has turbo-charged its long-distance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), making “rocket-drones” to compete with cruise missiles or save the trouble of asking for more …

Key developments on Nov. 28: * Russia's large-scale attack strikes a 'massive blow' at Ukraine's energy system * 'Putin wants to escalate' before Trump takes office — Zelensky hits back at …

Oct 7, 2024 · Ukraine's 3rd Brigade frees captured soldiers in Kharkiv Oblast skirmish. Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade has managed to regain positions and free a group of captive Ukrainian …