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The Kyiv Independent: Opinion. Alexander Query on why Europe romanticizes Russia (VIDEO)

by Alexander Query, Olena Makarenko, Liza PirozhkovaMarch 14, 2023

The Kyiv Independent: Opinion is a series of videos where our journalists share their thoughts on various political, social, and other issues. In this video, our reporter Alexander...

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What will the war bring in 2023? Illia Ponomarenko interviews Michael Kofman and Rob Lee

by Illia Ponomarenko, Olena Makarenko, Liza PirozhkovaMarch 9, 2023

The Kyiv Independent's Illia Ponomarenko sits down with military analysts Michael Kofman, director of the Russia Studies Program at CNA, and Rob Lee, senior fellow in the Foreign...

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Video: One year of Russia’s all-out war through the eyes of one Ukrainian newsroom

by Olena MakarenkoFebruary 24, 2023

The Kyiv Independent was just a three-month-old startup when Russia launched an all-out war against Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. A year later, its team members look back...

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How Mykolaiv residents survive without drinking water supply (VIDEO)

by Olena Makarenko, Liza PirozhkovaFebruary 17, 2023

In April, Russian forces wrecked the water supply line for the city of Mykolaiv. Since then, Mykolaiv residents have had no drinking water supply, relying for the past...

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Ukraine's National Opera loses members to Russia’s war, says art is always political

by Olena MakarenkoFebruary 2, 2023

Following a three-month break after the start of Russia’s all-out war, the National Opera of Ukraine resumed its performances. With some of its members serving in the army,...

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One day of a Kyiv family struggling with power outages (VIDEO)

by Olena MakarenkoJanuary 30, 2023

Russia’s repeated large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have caused a major energy crisis across the country. Ukrainians have had to adapt to living without electricity, water, and...

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In Chornobaivka, children face one obstacle after another to go to school (VIDEO)

by Olena MakarenkoJanuary 12, 2023

Tens of thousands of children across Ukraine have been deprived of an education due to Russia’s full-scale invasion. In the village of Chornobaivka in Kherson Oblast, children had...

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This museum in Kherson is the recent victim of Russian robbery (VIDEO)

by Olena MakarenkoDecember 16, 2022

According to Ukraine's Defense Ministry, Russians have robbed almost 40 museums in Ukraine. One of the recent victims of Russian barbarism is the Kherson Regional Local Lore Museum,...

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Kherson residents share stories of living under Russian occupation

by Olena MakarenkoDecember 1, 2022

Despite the dire humanitarian situation in Kherson, residents are still celebrating its liberation two weeks after the Ukrainian Armed Forces entered the city. With Russian forces finally gone...

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