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Kyiv Independentby The Kyiv Independent news desk4d ago
Key developments on Oct. 7: - Russia slams Ukraine with missiles, drones on Putin's 74th birthday, at least 26 dead including 5 children - Huge blaze breaks out at Russian oil facility in Samara...
Kyiv Independentby Yuliia Taradiuk4d ago
Russia has stepped up efforts to disrupt Danish companies involved in supplying weapons to Ukraine, Denmark's intelligence service representative told Reuters on Oct. 7.
Kyiv Independentby Kateryna Lisunova4d ago
War in Ukraine spreads across 3 different dimensions Recruits, supervised by instructors, cover a distance on Day Zero of Basic Military Training at the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the...
Kyiv Independentby Jonas Heins4d ago
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Oct. 7, telling him Turkey is ready to contribute to efforts for direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, and...
Kyiv Independentby Jimmy Rushton4d ago
Russian attacks kill at least 24, injure more than 130 over past day, rescue efforts continue in Pryluky At least 24 people were killed and at least 134 were injured in Russian attacks against...
Kyiv Independentby Chris Powers4d ago
BRUSSELS, Belgium — EU ambassadors on Oct. 7 took the next step in advancing Ukraine and Moldova's push for membership, paving the way for the opening of two so-called enlargement clusters next...
Kyiv Independentby Jonas Heins5d ago
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Oct. 6 that Russia is preparing a large-scale attack on Ukraine and urged citizens to take air raid alerts seriously, citing recent intelligence.
Kyiv Independentby The Kyiv Independent news desk5d ago
Key developments on Oct. 6: - Drones strike merchant vessels in Black Sea off Bulgaria and Ukraine, killing at least one - Russian losses to Ukrainian drones surge in early October, Madyar says -...
Kyiv Independentby Jonas Heins5d ago
A ship is burning on the Black Sea near the Russian port city of Sochi, Russian independent media Novaya Gazeta Europe reported on Oct. 6, citing Russian Telegram channels.
Kyiv Independentby Jonas Heins5d ago
Poland will station Patriot air defense batteries in its Lublin region, bordering Ukraine, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on Oct. 5, according to Polish Radio.
Kyiv Independentby Jonas Heins5d ago
Kyiv City Mayor Vitali Klitschko's September promise that the capital will receive "40 to 50" mobile shelters "within a month" is set to fall short after it was revealed on Oct.
Kyiv Independentby Megi Benia5d ago
Europe is learning the wrong lesson from Russia's drone war A sign reading "No drone zone" at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, on Nov. 5, 2025.
Kyiv Independentby Yuliia Taradiuk5d ago
Russian casualties attributed to Ukrainian drone strikes rose sharply during the first five days of October compared with the same period in August and September, Robert Brovdi, commander of...
Kyiv Independentby Chris Powers5d ago
Everything you need to know about EU's first step to making Ukraine's membership real European Council President António Costa (L) speaks with journalists alongside President Volodymyr Zelensky...
Kyiv Independentby Katie Marie Davies5d ago
The price of doing business in Russia Seagull walks on a logo of Raiffeisen bank atop a building behind a monument of Soviet country founder Vladimir Ulyanov, also known as Lenin in Moscow on April...
Kyiv Independentby Yevgeniya Doluda5d ago
Despite intensified Russian attacks, 62% of Ukrainians ready to endure war as long as needed, poll finds Some 62% of Ukrainians are ready to endure Russia's war for as long as necessary, according...
Kyiv Independentby Yuliia Taradiuk5d ago
Drones reportedly struck several merchant vessels in the Black Sea on Oct. 6, including two ships in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone.
Kyiv Independentby Yuliia Taradiuk6d ago
Twelve people reached Ukraine-controlled territory from the Russian-occupied front-line city of Oleshky in September, the local military administration head told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 6.
Kyiv Independentby Yevgeniya Doluda6d ago
South Korea says it received 'insufficient' apology from Ukraine over North Korean POWs, mulls envoy recall South Korea has received an apology from Kyiv over the disclosure of the transfer of two...
Kyiv Independentby Kateryna Denisova6d ago
Russia is testing how far it can push Europe without triggering open war — from drones crossing NATO airspace to sabotage and cyberattacks across the continent.
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