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Thaisa Semenova

National reporter

Thaisa Semenova is a national reporter at the Kyiv Independent. She worked as a staff writer for the Kyiv Post until November 2021.

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Ukraine war latest: Kyiv’s spring counteroffensive planned in several areas, says Reznikov
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Ukraine war latest: Kyiv’s spring counteroffensive planned in several areas, says Reznikov

by Thaisa Semenova

Key developments on March 29: * Ukrainian counteroffensive to take place in several areas in spring, says defense minister * Russian forces achieve ‘partial success’ in Bakhmut, General Staff reports * Moscow stopped informing US about its nuclear activities, including missile test launches * Russia announces exercises with the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system

Ukraine war latest: Russian missile strike on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia kills 1, injures 34

Ukraine war latest: Russian missile strike on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia kills 1, injures 34

Key developments on March 22: * Russian missiles hit two residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia * Zelensky visits soldiers on front line near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast * Next few weeks of the war are 'critical,' says White House. Russian missile attack on two residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, a city in southeastern Ukraine,

Explainer: China’s increasing role in Russia’s war against Ukraine

Explainer: China’s increasing role in Russia’s war against Ukraine

by Thaisa Semenova

Just days before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last February, China’s leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a “friendship without limits,” agreeing there would be no “forbidden areas of cooperation.” Unsurprisingly then, Beijing did not condemn Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine that began on

Ukraine war latest: China, Belarus urge ceasefire as Russia continues striking civilian sites in Ukraine

Ukraine war latest: China, Belarus urge ceasefire as Russia continues striking civilian sites in Ukraine

by Thaisa Semenova

Key developments on March 1: * Belarusian dictator Lukashenko visits China, calls for ceasefire in Ukraine * Russia strikes civilian, critical infrastructure in Poltava Oblast * Russia launches 3 missile strikes on Kharkiv Oblast, injuring civilians * Blinken says 'zero evidence' Putin is ready for peace talks * US extends sanctions against Russia until the

Ukraine war latest: Search for survivors ends in Dnipro

Ukraine war latest: Search for survivors ends in Dnipro

by Thaisa Semenova

Key developments on Jan. 17: * Controversial advisor to Zelensky resigns after false claims on Dnipro missile attack * UK Defense Ministry backs claims that Moscow used inaccurate missile for Dnipro strike * 19 people are still missing, but the State Emergency Service doesn't expect to find more survivors. Three days after a

Ukraine war latest: Russia sends conscripts in combat zones as Ukrainian military conducts counterattacks in Soledar

Ukraine war latest: Russia sends conscripts in combat zones as Ukrainian military conducts counterattacks in Soledar

by Thaisa Semenova

Key developments on Jan. 12: * Russia will likely try to reach the "administrative borders" of Donetsk Oblast soon, General Staff believes * Ukrainian military says strike kills over 100 Russian soldiers in Soledar * Satellite imagery shows magnitude of destruction in salt-mining town near Bakhmut. As fierce fighting in and around Bakhmut

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