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Mother of 4-year-old Ukrainian recounts the shock of being targeted by a Russian missile on the day of his final chemotherapy dose.
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Mother of 4-year-old Ukrainian recounts the shock of being targeted by a Russian missile on the day of his final chemotherapy dose.
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The first F-16 fighter jets are on their way from the Netherlands and Denmark to Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced; NATO allies to announce $43 billion commitment to Ukraine for next year, White House says; and more.
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Fabian Hoffmann, a defense expert and doctoral research fellow at the University of Oslo, explains how Russian forces managed to evade advanced air defenses in Kyiv to strike the hospital, and whether Moscow has developed a new tactic of air attacks.
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As foreign leaders and delegates gathered in Washington for the 2024 NATO Summit this week, Ukraine learned that it will not receive a formal membership invitation. This decision comes as a significant blow to Ukraine.
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While transparency concerns persist, Prozorro's track record suggests significant improvements in procurement efficiency and savings. The system has proven to be . . . capable of adapting to today's challenges, writes Andrii Borovyk, a director of Transparency International Ukraine.
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In Iran’s presidential runoff, voters chose between two candidates on opposite sides of the political spectrum. The anti-Western Axis of Resistance will survive, but reformist Masoud Pezeshkian’s victory could provide an opening to erode its cohesion, writes Ana Palacio.
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 10, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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As some Russian talking heads call for more Ukrainians to be killed, Zelensky’s top aide urges more Western help to stop a war of ‘genocide.’
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While 75th birthdays are usually a cause for joy and celebration, NATO's marking of this milestone at a three-day summit in Washington from 9-11 July is likely to be a rather more muted affair.
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In this issue of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly: Russia strikes at Ukrgasvydobuvannya’s facility in Poltava oblast; Ukrnafta aims to build more than 1,000 MW of gas-fired power generation for $1 billion; and more.
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“India benefits from this arrangement (with Russia), which has been accepted by Western countries and Ukraine, giving (Indian Prime Minister Narendra) Modi little incentive to disturb the status quo,” writes Yale lecturer Sushant Singh amid Modi’s visit to Moscow.
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Search and rescue operations at the site of a Russian missile attack on Okhmatdyt hospital in Kyiv concluded on July 9; Ukraine struck airbase, oil depot, and energy facility in Russia overnight; and more.
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The new issue of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter covers events from July 1-7, 2024. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with permission.
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Russia unleashed one of its deadliest attacks against Kyiv on July 8. Attempts like this are almost certain to repeat, meaning that the West must help Ukraine shore up air defenses and allow Kyiv to destroy Russian airbases with long-range weapons.
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The following is a chart based off of data originally published in the Kyiv-based Center of Economic Strategy's "Ukraine War Economy Tracker." The Kyiv Independent is republishing it with permission.
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"The missile that struck the hospital could have been shot down by U.S.-provided air defense, but they are in short supply in Ukraine due to American domestic politics," write Ibrahim Al-Marashi and Maria Marchenko in their recent op-ed.
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The foreign agent laws adopted this year by Georgia and Kyrgyzstan are not fueling mounting authoritarianism and crony rule. They are the result of it.
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As NATO leaders meet in Washington, the existential issues of U.S. leadership and defeating Putin in Europe are not on the formal agenda, writes Kurt Volker, a former U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations.
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 9, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Nearly 200 civilian casualties reported after Russian mass attack on Kyiv, other cities in Ukraine; The Okhmatdyt hospital, Ukraine's largest children's medical center, was hit during the attack; and more.
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On a Monday morning, Nataliia Fedorenko and her mother felt lucky to survive their daily routine: walking their dog in a normally sleepy northwestern residential neighborhood.
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In an exclusive interview with the Kyiv Independent, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) said that she will raise the issue of further lifting restrictions on Ukraine's use of American weaponry for strikes against targets on Russian soil.
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For Kyiv residents, Monday morning started with loud explosions throughout the city. One of the heaviest strikes hit Okhmatdyt hospital, Ukraine's largest children's medical center.
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"I don't understand how people can be such animals. Even animals don't do such things," Alla Nesolionova, a doctor at the cardiology center at the Okhmatdyt hospital, told the Kyiv Independent.
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The Okhmatdyt hospital, Ukraine's largest children's medical center, was hit during a Russian missile attack on July 8, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported.
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Russia launched a mass missile attack on Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine on the morning of July 8, killing at least 28 civilians and injuring 112 others, the State Emergency Service said at 3 p.m. local time.
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 8, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Ukrainian drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine struck a large ammunition depot in Voronezh Oblast; Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan proposed establishing a "peace platform" to end the war in Ukraine; and more.
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The Kyiv Independent goes through the most important news of the week: Ukraine withdrawing from the easternmost neighborhood in Chasiv Yar, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's visit to Kyiv and Moscow, and Ukraine’s prospects at the upcoming NATO summit.
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 7, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Le Pen's victory would cast a shadow on future supplies of SCALP missiles, or their use against military targets inside Russia, the pledged Mirage 2000 jets, and any plans to send military instructors to Ukraine.
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 6, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Amid a push for reforms in the Defense Ministry, Maryna Bezrukova took the reins of the ministry’s Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) this January. Now she is in charge of purchasing weapons and ammunition for Ukraine’s military.
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As Kyiv gets ready to receive the first batch of Western F-16 fighter jets, Ukraine's airfields face an uptick in Russian strikes.
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The upcoming delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine will challenge Russia's aerial dominance over the Black Sea, Ukraine's Navy chief said; Riga will send more than 2,500 combat drones of different types to Ukraine; and more.
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The EU imposes new sanctions on Belarus, targeting sanction circumvention; Ukraine returns five of its citizens held in Belarusian prisons in a latest prisoner swap with Russia; and more.
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Arcelor Mittal is a major steel producer located in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih. After suffering losses in the first year of the invasion, the company plans to boost production this year despite constant threats of Russian attacks.
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"The United Kingdom has been a leader in rallying world support for Ukraine, and we expect that to remain the same under a Labour government," write Alessandra Hay and Tim Mak of The Counteroffensive.
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Ukraine announced on July 4 that its troops had withdrawn from the Kanal neighborhood in Chasiv Yar. The decision had been made because Ukrainian defensive positions were destroyed, and commanders agreed to withdraw to better-protected lines.
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In this week's edition: Ukraine and Moldova officially began their accession talks with the European Union; Two Ukraine-born tech companies, Creatio and Esper Bionics, announced sizable sums of funding; and more.
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 5, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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"Today, Russification has reached unprecedented heights, eclipsing even the Soviet era in its scope and intensity," writes Ukrainian journalist Vitaly Portnikov in this guest op-ed.
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"I love America and I know that we can do the right thing. My biggest fear is that we'll simply choose not to, and the consequences will follow us for generations to come," writes Anna Belokur, a social media manager at the Kyiv Independent, in her op-ed.
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Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the Kanal neighborhood of the embattled town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast; Russian troops attacked Odesa Oblast with a ballistic missile; and more.
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While Russians have made gains on land, they may as well have lost their dominance and security in the Black Sea for the foreseeable future. In June, Ukraine’s special services sank a Saturn-type tugboat and struck multiple speedboats at once. Their weapon of choice is the combined drone attack.
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Tucker Carlson’s interview with lawyer Robert Amsterdam, titled “Ukrainian churches are being burned and priests beaten,” quickly gained traction with the MAGA movement. The video falsely claimed pro-western Ukrainians burned Russia-linked churches.
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As the Washington summit fast approaches, NATO will have to address its new battlefield: cognitive warfare, writes Ylli Bajraktari, a former executive director of the U.S. National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.
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At Kyiv Independent, we work tirelessly to bring the world the truth about Russia’s brutal war as Ukraine fights for its freedom. Those on the front lines are fighting for Ukraine to determine its own future – for Ukraine not to become Russia: a country without freedom of speech or press.
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