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Kateryna Hodunova
News EditorKateryna Hodunova is a News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a sports journalist in several Ukrainian outlets and was the deputy chief editor at Suspilne Sport. Kateryna covered the 2022 Olympics in Beijing and was included in the Special Mentions list at the AIPS Sport Media Awards. She holds a bachelor's degree in political journalism from Taras Shevchenko University and a master's degree in political science from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
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Ukraine war latest: Russian forces attempt to push Ukrainian army from eastern bank of Oskil River in Kharkiv Oblast, military says
Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,370 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Today's top story:
Russian forces are attempting to push Ukrainian troops from the eastern bank of the Oskil River in the Kupiansk sector of the front line in Kharkiv Oblast, Viktor Tregubov, head of communications for Ukraine's Joint Forces, said on national television on Nov. 24.
While the situation in the settlements of Kupiansk and Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi remains unchanged, Russian troo
'Capitulation and betrayal' — Ukraine rages at controversial US peace plan, piles pressure on Zelensky
Amid mounting pressure from the White House, Kyiv is now grappling with a U.S. 28-point peace plan that many in the country view as a "capitulation."
Ukrainian activists, lawmakers, soldiers and veterans warn that the proposal could strengthen Russia's position, leading to further conflict rather than resolution — and not just on the front lines, but on the streets of Ukraine.
Volodymyr Ariev, a lawmaker with the opposition European Solidarity party, said that the leaked plan appears to be "a
US threatening to cut intelligence, weapons to pressure Ukraine into new peace deal, Reuters reports
Washington is pushing Kyiv to approve the framework of the deal by Nov. 27, coinciding with the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, one of the sources told Reuters.
Ukraine's northern fortress city of Chernihiv braces for a worst-case scenario winter
CHERNIHIV OBLAST - As evening settles over Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, the city plunges into darkness, broken only by the noise of generators. Their constant hum is now so common that it sometimes obscures even the sound of Russian drones moving across the night sky.
But Nataliia Svyrydenko, who has lived in Chernihiv's Bobrovytsia district for 26 years, can still identify the sound instantly.
"It is impossible to describe what you feel inside. You do not know whether it will pass over or c
Russian soldiers fighting disguised as civilians in Pokrovsk, Ukraine's military says
Russian forces in Pokrovsk are operating like sabotage and reconnaissance groups and complicating Ukraine's defense efforts by dressing as civilians, the commander of the 68th Jaeger Brigade, codenamed "Liutyi," told Suspilne on Nov. 19.
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine strike on Novorossiysk snarls Russian Black Sea oil exports
Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,365 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Today's top story:
Ukraine’s Nov. 14 strike on Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, one of Moscow’s main oil export hubs, has delayed oil shipments by two to three days after damaging a jetty at the Sheskharis oil harbor, Reuters reported on Nov. 18, citing its sources.
Novorossiysk and a neighboring Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal, which together handle about one-fifth of Ru
'Destroyed in an instant' — 28 killed, 142 injured, blackouts across Ukraine after Russian mass missile, drone attack
Rescue operations are still underway as authorities search for 14 people believed to be trapped under the rubble of a destroyed apartment building in Ternopil, western Ukraine.
S-400 launchers and radars hit by SBU drones in Russia's Novorossiysk, source says
Ukraine launched long-range drone strikes on Novorossiysk, targeting an oil depot, a container terminal, coastal infrastructure, and a ship, according to preliminary reports.
Polish president signs social aid law for Ukrainian refugees for 'last time'
Polish President Karol Nawrocki announced that he would no longer sign the law providing aid to Ukrainians unless a "new solution" is found.
Ukraine strikes Ryazan oil refinery, hits multiple other Russian military targets, General Staff says
Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov confirmed the attack and said one enterprise, whose name he did not disclose, sustained damage.
US delays sanctions on Russian oil giant Lukoil, Bloomberg reports
Interest in Lukoil's overseas holdings has increased in recent days, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 14.
Ukraine confirms withdrawal from Novovasylivske amid Russian advances in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Ukrainian forces withdrew from the village of Novovasylivske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast to "more favorable defensive positions," the Southern Defense Forces said on Nov. 15.
North Korea halves shell shipments to Russia as its own stockpiles run low, Ukraine's intelligence says
North Korean artillery supplies enabled Russia to maintain its firing rate in 2024, but this year, that support has declined markedly.
Ukrainian drone strikes force Saratov oil plant to suspend primary processing, Reuters reports
The Nov. 11 attack triggered explosions and a large fire at the facility, and the plant may remain offline until the end of the month, the sources said.
Russian attacks kill 9, injure 53 across Ukraine over past day
Russian forces launched three Kinzhal ballistic missiles, as well as 135 drones against Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
