Olga Rudenko

Official: Up to 100 bodies found under rubble of many buildings in Mariupol.

June 8, 2022 / by Olga Rudenko

Petro Andriushchenko, an advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, said that, according to his sources in the Russian-occupied city, between 50 to 100 bodies are discovered under "every...

Verkhovna Rada dismisses ombudsman Denisova.

May 31, 2022 / by Olga Rudenko

234 lawmakers voted to dismiss Lyudmyla Denisova. Earlier, Ukrainian journalists and activists have expressed concerns over Denisova's reports of rapes by Russian soldiers, that were sometimes seen as...

Eastern Europe

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: ‘Toughest sanctions for Russia will be free, democratic Belarus’

May 16, 2022 / by Olga Rudenko

At the toughest moment in the history of relations between Ukraine and Belarus, the Kyiv Independent sat down to speak with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of the Belarus...

UK intelligence: Russia’s renewed effort to secure Azovstal is linked to May 9 ‘Victory Day,' Putin’s desire to have a 'symbolic success' in Ukraine.

May 6, 2022 / by Olga Rudenko

“Whilst Ukrainian resistance continues in Azovstal, Russian losses will continue to build and frustrate their operational plans in southern Donbas," UK Defense Ministry wrote on May 6.

Bloomberg: EU plans to block Russians from buying real estate.

May 4, 2022 / by Olga Rudenko

The European Union added a ban on property transactions with Russian nationals to its sixth package of sanctions, according to Bloomberg.

Polish media: Spanish army ship arrives in Poland with 200 tons of military assistance for Ukraine.

April 28, 2022 / by Olga Rudenko

The 149-meters-long Ysabel carries the largest delivery of military aid that Spain has ever provided to the Ukrainian armed forces: weapons, 30 trucks and 10 off-road vehicles. The...

Vereshchuk: 45 Ukrainians released in new prisoner exchange with Russia

April 28, 2022 / by Olga Rudenko

Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that 13 officers, 20 soldiers, and 12 civilians were released from Russian captivity on April 28.

Ukraine’s negotiators ready to visit Mariupol for evacuation talks.

April 20, 2022 / by Olga Rudenko

Mykhailo Podoliak, advisor to the Ukrainian presidential administration, and David Arakhamia, the head of the Ukrainian delegation at peace talks with Russia, said they were ready to go...

National

Hundreds of murdered civilians discovered as Russians withdraw from towns near Kyiv (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

April 3, 2022 / by Olga Rudenko

As towns of Bucha and Irpin were retaken from withdrawing Russian forces, horrific photos and videos began to flow in.Ruined houses, burned-down cars, and bodies of civilians scattered...

National

Q&A with US Chargé d’Affaires Kristina Kvien: ‘From now on, Russia will be a pariah state’

March 3, 2022 / by Olga Rudenko

Editor's Note: Chargé d’Affaires Kristina Kvien has served as acting United States ambassador to Ukraine since January 2020. A week into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kyiv...

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