kyivindependent.comadded August 2026
Kyiv Independentby Asami Terajima9d 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 Zadorozhnyy9d 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 Sukhov9d 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 Terajima9d 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 Fornusek9d 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 Nowakowsky9d 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 Hyatt10d 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 Hyatt10d 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 Hyatt10d 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 Yaniieva10d 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 Fornusek10d 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 desk10d ago
Ukraine war latest: Russia strikes downtown Kyiv, kills one, injures 24, damages National Academy of Sciences Key developments on Sept.
Kyiv Independentby Polina Moroziuk10d ago
A Russian drone struck near the Yahodyn border crossing in Ukraine's Volyn Oblast, several hundred meters from the Polish border, Ukrainian and Polish officials said on Sept. 28.
Kyiv Independentby Chris Powers10d ago
Unfreezing Europe's Russian assets debate Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not in picture) before their meeting at Palazzo Chigi on Sept.
Kyiv Independentby Yevgeniya Doluda10d ago
Ukrainian Chess Federation blasts presidential aide after accepting FIDE position alongside a Russian, urges SBU probe The Ukrainian Chess Federation (UCF) issued a protest on Sept.
Kyiv Independentby Oleg Sukhov10d ago
A decision by the European Union last week to disburse funds to Ukraine in exchange for what Ukrainian experts called a judicial “anti-reform” has sparked controversy. On Sept.
Kyiv Independentby Jakub Laichter10d ago
Ukraine’s defense tech boom needs more than battlefield innovation, deputy minister says Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation Natalia Denikeieva, at the VivaTech conference in Paris...
Kyiv Independentby Jonas Heins10d ago
Poland will change procedures for military aircraft and helicopters that engage objects entering from the direction of Russia, Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk said on Sept. 28.
Kyiv Independentby Kyiv Independent10d ago
The Kyiv Independent community helped raise more than $24,000 through an online store collection launched to mark World Press Freedom Day, enabling the purchase of 26 drone detectors to help...
Kyiv Independentby Oleg Sukhov10d ago
Zelensky faces backlash over appointment of judge accused of persecuting EuroMaidan protesters President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to appoint a controversial judge accused of issuing unlawful...
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