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The Kyiv Independent is an award-winning English-language media outlet that offers on-the-ground reporting from Ukraine. The publication has received international recognition for its coverage of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Thank you – you made a real difference

by The Kyiv Independent
Dear supporters, We did it! Thanks to all of you — we have raised $63,500 for an electronic prosthetic knee for Ukrainian photojournalist George Ivanchenko. George, 25, lost his leg in a Russian drone attack while reporting on the front line last year. We raised the full amount in less than a week! The funds you donated, along with the messages of encouragement you shared on social media, have already made a difference. Knowing that people around the world see him and believe in his dream of
Ukrainian rescuers following a Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 28, 2025.

Editorial: Trump’s theater and Europe’s fear could bring 4 more years of war

by The Kyiv Independent
The year is 2030. With spring around the corner, Ukraine has just endured the toughest winter of the war yet. It was Russia’s eighth winter campaign against the country’s energy infrastructure. Ukraine’s air defenses have improved. Its grid has grown more resilient. But Russia’s weapons are deadlier, its drone swarms larger, its tactics more adaptive — inflicting severe damage and forcing millions to live in darkness. Another U.S. administration has come and gone after promising to end the war

Editorial: What happens when oligarchs own media

by The Kyiv Independent
When Jeff Bezos gutted the Washington Post, carrying out mass layoffs that included foreign bureaus, we watched it from Ukraine with dismay — and recognition of a pattern we know too well.   As a Ukrainian newspaper publishing in English, we understand how essential it is to keep the world informed about Ukraine and Russia’s war. That is why we were alarmed to see one of the world’s most influential newspapers pulling back from exactly that mission. That retreat plays directly into the hands o