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Pregnant medic spent 5 months in Russian captivity: 'I feared they would take my child away'

by Daria ShulzhenkoNovember 27, 2022

Days before giving birth to her first child, Ukrainian military medic Mariana Mamonova was made to board a plane in the Russian city of Taganrog. She was blindfolded,...

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What it’s like to know your loved ones are in Russian captivity

by Daria ShulzhenkoNovember 20, 2022

On the evening of Feb. 24, Nataliia Sivak received a terrifying message from her younger brother, Ukrainian soldier Yakiv Nehrii. "Tell everyone I love them very much," the...

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How psychologists risk their lives to help victims of Russian attacks

by Daria ShulzhenkoNovember 7, 2022

When Russia's drone strike hit a residential building in central Kyiv on the morning of Oct. 17, emergency workers turned up at the scene within minutes. As rescuers...

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She survived occupation. Now she hopes her partner survives captivity

by Daria ShulzhenkoOctober 24, 2022

Anastasiia Buhera, a university student from Izium, hid inside her sofa when she heard the Russian soldiers approaching. She held her breath and froze in fear. On that...

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Explosion reported at Crimean Bridge, Russia blames Ukraine

by Daria ShulzhenkoOctober 8, 2022

Ukrainian media reported that a fire broke out at the Crimean Bridge — the strategic bridge that connects Russia with the occupied Crimea peninsula — at around 7...

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Father loses 5 family members to Russian airstrike: ‘They were killed physically. I was killed mentally with them’

by Daria ShulzhenkoOctober 1, 2022

Volodymyr Obodzinskyi was at work when a sudden call from his neighbor in Zhytomyr Oblast shook him to his core. "There were loud explosions somewhere around your house...

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Survivor of Russian strike on Kramatorsk train station: 'Dead people were everywhere'

by Daria ShulzhenkoSeptember 7, 2022

Anastasiia Shestopal was escaping Russia’s war when she arrived at the train station in Kramatorsk early in the morning of April 8. The 19-year-old had come from her...

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Ukraine reportedly begins advancing to liberate country's south

by Daria ShulzhenkoAugust 29, 2022

Ukraine’s Armed Forces have launched an offensive “in many directions in the south of Ukraine,” Natalia Humeniuk, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Operational Command South, said on Aug. 29....

They are why Ukraine stands. Remembering fallen Ukrainian soldiers

by Daria ShulzhenkoAugust 24, 2022

The Kyiv Independent is paying tribute to the Ukrainian soldiers who have been killed defending their country in the six months since the start of Russia's all-out invasion...

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They are why Ukraine stands. Remembering fallen Ukrainian soldiers

by Daria ShulzhenkoAugust 24, 2022

Editor’s Note: The Kyiv Independent is paying tribute to the Ukrainian soldiers who have been killed defending their country in the six months since the start of Russia's...

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