kyivindependent.comadded August 2026
Kyiv Independentby Chris Powers12d ago
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Ukraine, the EU, the IMF, and G7 partners were all in Brussels on Sept. 29 to discuss the state of Ukraine's finances until the end of 2027, but a sense of who will pay what...
Kyiv Independentby Tim Zadorozhnyy12d ago
Russia told NATO it would be ready to use nuclear weapons if alliance members attempt to isolate Kaliningrad Oblast, NATO spokesperson Allison Hart told the Kyiv Independent Sept. 30.
Kyiv Independentby Jonas Heins12d ago
Drones invade Moldovan airspace 3 times in 1 day as Russia wages relentless attack against Ukraine Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the latest developments.
Kyiv Independentby Volodymyr Ivanyshyn12d ago
Russia pounds Kyiv's power grid in first mass assault since last fall, killing 4, injuring 8 in day-long assault Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Kyiv Independentby The Kyiv Independent news desk12d ago
Key developments on Sept. 29: - Russia to raise military spending by 27% in 2027, highest level in war so far, media reports - Russian military units allegedly involved in Oleshky humanitarian...
Kyiv Independentby Yuliia Taradiuk12d ago
Ukrainian investigative outlet Slidstvo.Info has identified two Russian military units whose personnel have been present in or around occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast, and whose commanders may be...
Kyiv Independentby Linda Hourani12d ago
Reporter's Notebook: How constant drone attacks became a normal workday in Kyiv People walk past a building damaged by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 23, 2026.
Kyiv Independentby Bennett Freeman12d ago
After Nestle and Auchan seizures, Russia is coming for others Russian President Vladimir Putin walks walks through the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 20, 2026.
Kyiv Independentby Asami Terajima12d ago
Belgium will provide Ukraine with three U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets by the end of the year, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 29, as Russia continues to intensify attacks on Kyiv.
Kyiv Independentby Tim Zadorozhnyy12d ago
Exclusive: Trump's push for a Ukraine energy truce runs into a Putin problem Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump during the G20 summit in Osaka on...
Kyiv Independentby Oleg Sukhov13d ago
Top Zelensky staffer's associates get properties worth $1 million in controversial projects, media report says Two alleged associates of Oleh Tatarov, a deputy head of the President's Office, have...
Kyiv Independentby Asami Terajima13d ago
Russian troops using civilians as 'human shields' to flee via Kupiansk pipeline, Khartiia Corps claims Drone footage allegedly shows Russian troops using civilians, including children and elderly...
Kyiv Independentby Martin Fornusek13d ago
Estonia on Sept. 29 said that Russian intelligence services were behind an August arson attack against a building of the Milrem defense contractor in Tallinn.
Kyiv Independentby Tamara Nowakowsky13d ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Sept. 28 restricting access to data on the country's oil refineries and energy exports amid an intensifying Ukrainian campaign against Russia's...
Kyiv Independentby Lachlan Hyatt13d ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Sept. 28 placing the Russian subsidiary of Germany's wholesale food retailer Metro AG under the Kremlin's control.
Kyiv Independentby Lachlan Hyatt13d ago
Russia beginning 'additional mobilization' of troops, North Korean recruitment, Zelensky warns In his nightly video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Sept.
Kyiv Independentby Lachlan Hyatt13d ago
'Promoting peace is an active work' — Pope Leo urges concessions between Russia, Ukraine On the last day of his official visit to France, Pope Leo XIV called for concessions to create peace between...
Kyiv Independentby Daria Yaniieva13d ago
Ukraine's defense industry gets a second chance A soldier from the "Taifun" unmanned aerial vehicle unit holds a new model of the "Marsianin" attack drone in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on April 7...
Kyiv Independentby Martin Fornusek13d ago
How Ukraine angered South Korea — and why it matters Lee Jae-myung, president of South Korea, holds a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, on Sept. 24, 2026.
Kyiv Independentby The Kyiv Independent news desk13d ago
Ukraine war latest: Russia strikes downtown Kyiv, kills one, injures 24, damages National Academy of Sciences Key developments on Sept.
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