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Daria Shulzhenko

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Daria Shulzhenko is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent. She has been a lifestyle reporter at the Kyiv Post until November 2021. She graduated from Kyiv International University with a bachelor’s in linguistics, specializing in translation from English and German languages. She has previously worked as a freelance writer and researcher.

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Ukraine war latest: Russia stops using 'human wave' attacks in Avdiivka, deploys small assault groups instead, commander says

Ukraine war latest: Russia stops using 'human wave' attacks in Avdiivka, deploys small assault groups instead, commander says

Key developments on Feb. 12: * Russia stops using 'human wave' attacks in Avdiivka, instead deploys small assault groups, says commander * IMF delegation, vice-president of German parliament arrive in Kyiv * Military intelligence says Iran and Hezbollah train Russian drone operators in Syria * Minister: Ukraine will produce thousands of long-range drones in

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv denies Russia captured village in Kharkiv Oblast

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv denies Russia captured village in Kharkiv Oblast

Key developments on Jan. 29: * Ukraine refutes Russia captured Tabaivka village near Kupiansk * Contradicting reports point at dismissal of Zaluzhnyi as top commander; Zelensky's office denies it * Hungarian foreign minister arrives for bilateral meeting in Ukraine * Netherlands allocates $132 million in new military aid funding package for Ukraine * US inspectors

Ukraine war latest: Russian mass missile strike on Ukraine kills 9, injures over 80, including children

Ukraine war latest: Russian mass missile strike on Ukraine kills 9, injures over 80, including children

Key developments on Jan. 23: * Russia launches mass missile attack against Ukraine, killing 9, injuring over 80, including children * Ukraine downs 21 out of 41 Russian missiles * Russian attack on Kharkiv leaves 11,000 people without power * Russia using relatively accurate, recently designed North Korean missiles against Ukraine, NYT reported

Ukraine war latest: Russia launches another mass attack against Ukraine, kills 4, injures 45

Ukraine war latest: Russia launches another mass attack against Ukraine, kills 4, injures 45

Key developments on Jan. 8: * Russian mass attack against Ukraine kills 4, injures 45 * Military says Russia keeps 19,000 troops on Ukraine's northern border * Russian troops reportedly drop bomb on settlement in occupied Luhansk Oblast * Scholz criticizes EU for providing insufficient military aid to Ukraine Russian troops launched another

What made Ukrainians feel hopeful in 2023

What made Ukrainians feel hopeful in 2023

by Daria Shulzhenko

Ukraine had high hopes for 2023. Many dreamed the war would end with Ukraine’s victory and that they would finally be able to visit liberated Crimea after nine years of Russian occupation. But Russia’s brutal attacks against civilian infrastructure continued, and with them, the death toll has continued

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