Exclusives
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National
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Three months of Russia’s war in photos
May 24, 2022It has been three months since people across Ukraine woke up to explosions, signaling the start of Russia’s all-out war against ... -
Mykolaiv holds on through Russian bombardment, lack of water
May 24, 2022MYKOLAIV – Days into Russia’s all-out war, the regional capital of Mykolaiv became a bastion of Ukraine’s southern ... -
What’s inside the Russian and Ukrainian military food kit?
May 23, 2022Days after Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine, reports of the invading troops lacking decent provisions have ...
Politics
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Zelensky’s full speech at Munich Security Conference
February 19, 2022Editor’s Note: The following is the full translated transcript of the speech delivered by President Volodymyr Zelensky at ... -
Zelensky’s MP expelled from party after video showed him try to bribe police
February 2, 2022Oleksandr Trukhin, a lawmaker from the governing President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People faction, was kicked out ... -
Zelensky party’s lawmaker reportedly caught taking bribe
January 28, 2022Serhii Kuzminykh, a member of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People parliamentary faction, was caught while ...
Business
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Ukraine’s resilient tech industry doing well in spite of war
May 22, 2022Unlike Ukraine’s manufacturing plants, warehouses and stores, many of which lie in ruins, its IT sector has had much better ... -
Russia’s war may halve Ukraine’s economy, increasing budget deficit by billions
May 5, 2022After Ukraine ended 2021 with a historically high gross domestic product (GDP) of $195 billion, top officials issued optimistic ... -
Germany’s software giant SAP keeps its Russian clients despite claims it shut down cloud services in Russia
April 5, 2022The German software giant SAP appears to have been hypocritical about its promises to stop providing cloud services to Russian ...
Opinion
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Editorial: The Kyiv Independent’s response to the New York Times editorial board
May 24, 2022The New York Times editorial, “The War in Ukraine Is Getting Complicated, and America Isn’t Ready,” published on May 19, ... -
Oksana Bashuk Hepburn: Winners and losers of Russia’s war
May 21, 2022The unprovoked war that Russia unleashed on Ukraine has far-reaching consequences. If he wins, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin ... -
Andriy Zagorodnyuk: Putin’s Black Sea blockade leaves millions facing global famine
May 20, 2022Editor’s Note: This op-ed was published by Atlantic Council. It is republished here with permission. During the first ...
Eastern Europe
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: ‘Toughest sanctions for Russia will be free, democratic Belarus’
May 16, 2022At the toughest moment in the history of relations between Ukraine and Belarus, the Kyiv Independent sat down to speak with ... -
Belarus to expand use of death penalty. Democratic forces, rail guerrillas under threat
May 11, 2022Belarus’ parliament approved a bill on May 4 to amend the country’s criminal code, introducing capital punishment for ... -
Sources: Belarus to join Russia’s war on Ukraine within hours
February 28, 2022As Russia fails to inflict quick defeat upon Ukraine after four days of fierce hostilities, Vladimir Putin is about to pull his ...
Tech
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Ukraine’s resilient tech industry doing well in spite of war
May 22, 2022Unlike Ukraine’s manufacturing plants, warehouses and stores, many of which lie in ruins, its IT sector has had much better ... -
Over 50 IT companies join Ukraine’s ‘special tax regime’ Diia City in first three days
February 14, 2022On Feb. 8, the Diia City, a special legal and tax regime for IT businesses, came into force. With Diia City, the government ... -
Glovo acquires Ukrainian grocery delivery Zakaz.ua
January 23, 2022Spanish food delivery service Glovo has signed an acquisition deal with the Ukraine-based grocery delivery service Zakaz.ua, ...
Culture
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‘Navalny’ movie review: Documentary depicts a hero, but who is Navalny to Ukraine?
May 6, 2022The 2022 documentary “Navalny” opens with filmmaker Daniel Roher posing a question to Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition ... -
Weekend in Kyiv – Feb. 18-20
February 18, 2022Our picks of the best art, music, film and more in the capital. Listed venues require one of the following: certificate of ... -
Weekend in Kyiv – Feb. 11-13
February 10, 2022Our picks of the best art, music, film and more in the capital. Listed venues require one of the following: certificate of ...
Podcasts
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Media in Progress Ep. 8: Can independent media be sustainable? We want to prove it can
February 12, 2022The Kyiv Independent aims to be a self-sustaining media company in Ukraine but independence comes with a price. Our commercial ... -
Questions about Russia’s war against Ukraine with defense reporter Illia Ponomarenko
February 11, 2022As Russia continues to build up military personnel along Ukraine’s borders many of us are wondering what’s next. We turn to ... -
Media in Progress Ep. 7: Company culture – What can make or break a team
January 27, 2022As the Kyiv Independent team develops its new media start-up while working around the clock amid an ever-growing threat of ...
Company news
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Advertising
Red Cross, Coca-Cola HBC deepen partnership to boost corporate volunteering, support youth development in Ukraine
February 9, 2022After more than 10 years of cooperation, Red Cross Society and Coca-Cola HBC Ukraine have agreed to broaden the spectrum of their ... -
Advertising
Kyiv’s Brookes CIL International School ranked among world’s best schools
February 9, 2022Kyiv’s Brookes CIL International School was listed among the top new international schools of 2022 by the U.S. education ...
