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Asami Terajima

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Asami Terajima is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent covering Ukrainian military issues, front-line developments, and politics. She is the co-author of the weekly War Notes newsletter. She previously worked as a business reporter for the Kyiv Post focusing on international trade, infrastructure, investment, and energy. Originally from Japan, Terajima moved to Ukraine during childhood and completed her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in the U.S. She is the winner of the Thomson Reuters Foundation's Kurt Schork Award in International Journalism 2023 (Local Reporter category) and the George Weidenfeld Prize, awarded as part of Germany's Axel Springer Prize 2023. She was also featured in the Media Development Foundation’s “25 under 25: Young and Bold” 2023 list of emerging media makers in Ukraine.

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Russia launches missile strike on Kyiv, infrastructure damaged

Russia launches missile strike on Kyiv, infrastructure damaged

by Asami Terajima

Russia launched a missile strike targeting Kyiv early on Jan. 14, the third attack on the capital in 2023. Authorities say the Russian attack damaged "infrastructure" in the capital and a residential building in Kyiv Oblast. Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko reported that Russia was targeting Ukraine's

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv says fighting ongoing in Soledar, Russia claims it blocked the town from north and south

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv says fighting ongoing in Soledar, Russia claims it blocked the town from north and south

by Asami Terajima

Key developments on Jan. 11: * Zelensky denies Russia captured Soledar, says fighting ‘ongoing’ and front line ‘holding * ’Moscow says Soledar blocked from north and south; Wagner Group founder boasts capturing the town * Poland to deliver Leopard tanks to Ukraine; Lithuania vows to send more air defense systems * Russia’s Defense

Donetsk Oblast Governor denies Russia captured Soledar, claims Ukraine 'fighting for every centimeter'

Donetsk Oblast Governor denies Russia captured Soledar, claims Ukraine 'fighting for every centimeter'

by Asami Terajima

Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko claimed that the fight was unfolding in the western and northern parts of the town, including inside the salt mine. No evacuation or humanitarian aid convoys have been allowed to enter Soledar since Jan. 6 for safety reasons, Kyrylenko said. Some 550 civilians currently remain in Soledar without heating in subzero weather, according to him.

Ukraine war latest: ‘Very difficult’ situation in Soledar amid Russian advance in Donetsk Oblast

Ukraine war latest: ‘Very difficult’ situation in Soledar amid Russian advance in Donetsk Oblast

by Asami Terajima

Key developments on Jan. 8: * Ukraine’s Defense Ministry: Situation ‘very difficult’ in Ukrainian-controlled Soledar, Donetsk Oblast * Ukraine, Russia swap 50 troops each in first prisoner exchange of 2023 * UK Defense Ministry: Russia strengthening defense ahead of potential Ukrainian breakthrough in Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk oblasts * Ukrainain military spokesman claims neither side

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv eyes major counteroffensive in spring, warns there may be further strikes ‘deeper’ inside Russia

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv eyes major counteroffensive in spring, warns there may be further strikes ‘deeper’ inside Russia

by Asami Terajima

Key developments on Jan. 4: * Ukraine says it anticipates ‘hottest’ fighting and ‘major push’ in spring, further strikes ‘deeper’ inside Russia * France vows to transfer first Western-designed tanks to Ukraine * Ukraine’s intelligence: Partisan activity has intensified in Russia to interrupt military logistics since September * General Staff: 80 Russian soldiers

Ukraine war latest: Moscow rules out peace unless ‘annexation’ recognized, Kyiv pledges to achieve ‘dream victory’

Ukraine war latest: Moscow rules out peace unless ‘annexation’ recognized, Kyiv pledges to achieve ‘dream victory’

by Asami Terajima

Key developments on Dec. 28: * Kremlin: Peace possible only if Ukraine agrees to Russia's annexation of its regions * Zelensky: Ukraine moving toward victory generations dreamt of * French Defense Minister meets Reznikov in Kyiv, pledges further military support * UK Defense Ministry: Russia strengthens defense near Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast The Kremlin claimed

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine monitors potential border escalation from Belarus as Lukashenko, Putin vow closer ties

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine monitors potential border escalation from Belarus as Lukashenko, Putin vow closer ties

by Asami Terajima

Key developments on Dec. 27: * Putin, Lukashenko claim to have agreed on ‘many issues’ at regional summit * Ukraine’s State Border Service: Russia has not formed strike force at Ukraine-Belarus border yet * Ukraine’s Defense Ministry: Bakhmut ‘courageously’ standing amid Russia’s non-stop onslaught * Shmyhal: There will be no emergency

Ukraine war latest: Russia kills 16 civilians in Kherson Oblast on Christmas Eve, as Putin claims to be ready for negotiations

Ukraine war latest: Russia kills 16 civilians in Kherson Oblast on Christmas Eve, as Putin claims to be ready for negotiations

by Asami Terajima

Key developments on Dec. 25: * Governor: At least 16 killed, 64 wounded due to Russian shelling on Christmas eve in Kherson Oblast * Putin claims readiness for negotiations, blames West for refusing to talk. * World leaders deliver Christmas message to Ukraine * General Staff: Russia shells more than 20 settlements in Bakhmut,

Ukraine war latest: Zelensky meets Biden at White House, US announces $1.85 billion in new military aid

Ukraine war latest: Zelensky meets Biden at White House, US announces $1.85 billion in new military aid

by Asami Terajima

Key developments on Dec. 21: * Zelensky visits Washington, meets Biden * US announces $1.85 billion military assistance, including transfer of Patriot air defense system * Washington Post: Kyiv’s long-sought Patriot system not expected to arrive before spring * Putin claims his army has ‘no financial limits,’ acknowledges ‘certain problems’ in fall

Ukraine war latest: Zelensky visits front-line Bakhmut, Ukraine urges world to recognize Wagner as terrorist organization

Ukraine war latest: Zelensky visits front-line Bakhmut, Ukraine urges world to recognize Wagner as terrorist organization

by Asami Terajima

Key developments on Dec. 20: * Zelensky makes surprise visit to Bakhmut, meets front-line soldiers * Kuleba: Wagner Group should be recognized internationally as ‘terrorist organization’ * Governor: 80% of Kyiv Oblast left without electricity * EU's Borrell calls on Iran to ‘immediately stop military support to Russia’ President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine says Russia plans new major offensive in early 2023

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine says Russia plans new major offensive in early 2023

by Asami Terajima

Key developments on Dec. 15: * Ukrainian officials predict Russia to launch new major offensive in January-February 2023 * Zaluzhnyi: Russia likely to attempt capturing Kyiv again, trains 200,000 new soldiers * European Parliament recognizes Holodomor as genocide against Ukrainian people * Prosecutors: Paramedic, elderly man killed during Russian shelling in Kherson Russia

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