kyivindependent.comadded August 2026
Kyiv Independentby Chris Powers16d ago
Editor's note: This is a developing story BRUSSELS, Belgium — Latvia agreed to stop opposing a plan by Slovakia and France to remove two Russian oligarchs from EU sanctions on the afternoon of...
Kyiv Independentby Alan Riley16d ago
Fertilizers: End the free pass for the merchants of death A worker operates a crane to lift sacks of Apaviva NPK(S) phosphate fertilizer at the PhosAgro-Cherepovets fertilizer plant, operated by...
Kyiv Independentby Tania Myronyshena16d ago
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said on Sept. 22 that it had foiled an alleged Russian Federal Security Service (FSB)-linked plot to assassinate a former Ukrainian serviceman who serves as...
Kyiv Independentby Dominic Culverwell16d ago
International joint ventures in Ukraine's defense tech sector are on the rise, with at least 180 partnerships in manufacturing, R&D, and maintenance confirmed by a new report from the Kyiv School...
Kyiv Independentby Tania Myronyshena16d ago
Russian attacks kill at least 8, wound 37 across Ukraine, as ballistic strike hits major Dnipro industrial plant Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least eight people and wounded 37 others...
Kyiv Independentby Martin Fornusek16d ago
President Volodymyr Zelensky met his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, in New York to discuss French support for Ukraine ahead of the winter, Zelensky announced on Sept. 22.
Kyiv Independentby Oleg Sukhov16d ago
Russia's rigged election gives Putin a mandate for all-out war Russia's President Vladimir Putin votes online in the parliamentary election in Moscow on Sept. 18, 2026.
Kyiv Independentby Lachlan Hyatt16d ago
Ukrainian forces strike Russian oil refinery in Samara Oblast in overnight drone attack The Kuibyshev oil refinery in the Russian city of Samara was hit in an overnight drone attack by Ukrainian...
Kyiv Independentby Lachlan Hyatt16d ago
French President Emmanuel Macron said he discussed air defense for Ukraine and a possible Kyiv-Moscow energy infrastructure truce with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 21.
Kyiv Independentby Martin Fornusek17d ago
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sept. 21 arrived in the United States, where he is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump and discuss efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Kyiv Independentby Lachlan Hyatt17d ago
Chief European Union diplomat Kaja Kallas pushed for member states to extend sweeping sanctions on Russia amid disagreements in the bloc on Sept. 21.
Kyiv Independentby Olena Goncharova17d ago
EU ambassadors failed late on Sept. 21 to finalize a deal on renewing sanctions against nearly 3,000 Russia-linked individuals and entities, with negotiations set to continue just hours before the...
Kyiv Independentby Olena Goncharova17d ago
Former Prosecutor General Kravchenko resigns from prosecution service after failing to return to Ukraine Former Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko was dismissed from Ukraine's prosecution service...
Kyiv Independentby The Kyiv Independent news desk17d ago
Key developments on Sept. 21: - Russia's total oil refining capacity down 45% after mass attack on Moscow - Exclusive: EU readies biggest-ever sanctions package targeting Russia's war machine -...
Kyiv Independentby Francis Farrell17d ago
Ukraine's ongoing long-range strike campaign against Russian oil refineries has knocked out 45% of the country's total refining capacity, the General Staff reported on Sept. 21.
Kyiv Independentby Tania Myronyshena17d ago
Russia's election is over. Could mobilization be next? The skyscrapers of the Moscow International Business Center are seen through barbed wire on the opposite bank of the Moscow River in Moscow...
Kyiv Independentby Martin Fornusek17d ago
The U.S. is working on a major agreement to purchase potash from Belarus, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sept. 21, calling it more advantageous than buying the fertilizer from Canada.
Kyiv Independentby Francis Farrell17d ago
69% of Russian soldiers on Zaporizhzhia front line have criminal records, Ukrainian military says Of the Russian force fighting near the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, 69% of servicemen have...
Kyiv Independentby Vladyslav Heraskevych17d ago
Campaign for Putin, be a star in Washington? Russian flag is unfolded as it is prepared to be raised during the medal ceremony for the Women's Para Alpine Skiing Super-G Standing event on day three...
Kyiv Independentby Alisa Yurchenko17d ago
Investigation: How a Swiss-linked company helped Russian arms factories like Kalashnikov stay afloat Internal documents obtained by the Kyiv Independent show how a Swiss-linked company operating in...
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