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Kyiv Independentby Dominic Culverwell27 Aug 2026
With Russia continuing to wage an unprecedented campaign against Ukrainian businesses, Ukraine’s Economy Ministry has downgraded its forecast for the country’s economic growth this year from 1.3%...
Kyiv Independentby The Kyiv Independent news desk27 Aug 2026
Key developments on Aug. 27: - Kyiv endures day-long Russian attacks that began overnight; - Russia destroys all generating equipment at Kherson thermal power plant ahead of heating season; -...
Kyiv Independentby Myroslava Gongadze27 Aug 2026
Washington will give Ukraine's next ambassador little time to learn U.S. President Donald Trump (C-R) meets with President Volodymyr Zelensky (C-L) in the Oval Office at the White House in...
Kyiv Independentby Chris York27 Aug 2026
Russia plans to mobilize 600,000 recruits in 2026-27 as growing public dissatisfaction with the war in Ukraine reduces the number of people willing to volunteer, Ukraine's President's Office said...
Kyiv Independentby Chris Powers27 Aug 2026
Estonia and Latvia on Aug. 27 reiterated that they remain vigilant, but their overall assessment of Russia's threat remains unchanged, despite media reports about the U.S.
Kyiv Independentby Martin Fornusek27 Aug 2026
Russian disinformation tests its Ukraine election playbook In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to Vesti TV...
Kyiv Independentby Chris Powers27 Aug 2026
The Netherlands will continue to press Ukraine and other EU membership candidate countries to complete the required rule-of-law and anti-corruption reforms, Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen...
Kyiv Independentby Martin Fornusek27 Aug 2026
Danish shipyard to receive another Russia-linked LNG tanker — before representing Denmark at state-backed trade fair pavilion Denmark's Fayard shipyard is about to receive a third Russian-linked...
Kyiv Independentby Olena Goncharova27 Aug 2026
CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russian officials during a visit to Moscow this week against escalating tensions with NATO members, particularly Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, Politico reported...
Kyiv Independentby Lachlan Hyatt26 Aug 2026
Italy to supply next-generation SAMP/T air defense systems, Aster 30 missiles to Ukraine in secret aid package, media reports Ukraine is set to receive next-generation SAMP/T systems and additional...
Kyiv Independentby Chris Powers26 Aug 2026
Sweden is urging the EU to revive discussions on using Russian financial assets frozen within the bloc to directly support Ukraine, according to an open letter to several EU officials.
Kyiv Independentby Polina Moroziuk26 Aug 2026
Belarus is building new railway infrastructure in the country's southern Gomel region that will be capable of receiving military trains carrying personnel and heavy equipment, the Belarusian...
Kyiv Independentby The Kyiv Independent news desk26 Aug 2026
Key developments on Aug. 26: - Major Russian oil refinery in flames after drone strike, General Staff confirms - Top commanders to lead reinforcement of Ukrainian positions in Donetsk Oblast...
Kyiv Independentby Yuliia Taradiuk26 Aug 2026
Andrii Biletskii, commander of the Third Army Corps, and Denys Prokopenko, commander of the National Guard's 1st Corps, will lead reorganized units tasked with reinforcing Ukrainian positions in...
Kyiv Independentby Uliana Boichuk26 Aug 2026
Why a U.S. Marine fought — and died — for Ukraine Shane Tackett, from a ceremony held in his honor in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on April 17, 2026.
Kyiv Independentby Asami Terajima26 Aug 2026
'The city is dying' — Ukrainians in Kramatorsk brace for worst as Russian forces inch closer A rescuer deals with the aftermath of a Russian attack in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Aug.
Kyiv Independentby Tim Zadorozhnyy26 Aug 2026
Former Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba may become Ukraine's next ambassador to Washington, as Kyiv looks to fill one of its most important diplomatic posts, people familiar with the matter told the...
Kyiv Independentby Kate Tsurkan26 Aug 2026
Inside the 'Pavilion of (Dis)sence,' a fight against Russia's weaponization of culture Visitors stand near the Russian pavilion during the pre-opening of the 61st Venice Biennale art show in...
Kyiv Independentby Yuliia Taradiuk26 Aug 2026
Ukraine's National Police and Security Service (SBU) prevented an FSB plot to assassinate the head of a defense company in Kyiv, the SBU announced on Aug. 26.
Kyiv Independentby Oleg Sukhov26 Aug 2026
Zelensky's Chief of Staff Budanov features in tapes linked to latest corruption case, media say Kyrylo Budanov, head of the President’s Office, features in audio tapes recorded by investigators as...
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