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We are the news team of the Kyiv Independent. We are here to make sure our readers get quick, essential updates about the events in Ukraine. Feel free to contact us via email with feedback and news alerts.

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Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones score 'successful hit' on Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery, General Staff says

Key developments on Dec. 6-7: * Ukrainian drones score 'successful hit' on Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery, General Staff says * Chornobyl protective shield 'lost its primary safety functions' after Russian drone strike, UN nuclear agency warns * Ukraine reports frontline gain in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast as Russia advances in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts * Ukraine braces for 'critical damage' after Russian strike on Kharkiv Oblast dam threatens water supply * 'Happy Ukrainian Armed Forces Da

Ukraine war latest: Officials hail 'difficult but productive' meeting as Ukraine, US conclude peace deal talks in Florida

by The Kyiv Independent news desk
Key developments on Nov. 29-30: * Officials hail 'productive' meeting, stress 'more work' ahead as Ukraine, US conclude peace deal talks in Florida * 'Half of Kyiv without electricity' — 2 killed, 38 injured in 'serious' Russian attack on capital * Russian victory would cost Europe twice as much as supporting Ukraine, study finds * Zelensky, Macron to hold talks on 'durable peace' in Paris Dec. 1 * 'Successful' Ukrainian naval drone strike disables 2 Russian shadow fleet tankers, source sa

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine downs Russian Mi-8 helicopter with deep strike drone for first time, military claims

by The Kyiv Independent news desk
Key developments on Nov. 22-23. * Ukraine downs Russian Mi-8 helicopter with deep strike drone for first time, military claims * Russia likely captured over 15 villages in Zaporizhzhia Oblast since September, OSINT group says * Pro-Ukrainian partisans set locomotive ablaze in Russia's Rostov-on-Don, group claims * Ukraine's military reportedly strikes power plant in Moscow Oblast * Ukrainian army on 'search and destroy' missions to clear Russians from central Pokrovsk Ukrainian forces sho