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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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ISW: Russian military 'may be setting conditions' for attack on Ukraine from Belarus, although not in nearest future.

ISW: Russian military 'may be setting conditions' for attack on Ukraine from Belarus, although not in nearest future.

by The Kyiv Independent

The Institute for the Study of War predicts that Russia’s attack on Ukraine from Belarus is more plausible at the end of 2023. “There are no observed indicators that Russian forces in Belarus have the command and control structures necessary for the winter or spring 2023 attack against Ukraine about which Ukrainian issued warnings in late 2022,” the ISW writes.

Oleksandr Pankieiev: Autoethnography of the war

Oleksandr Pankieiev: Autoethnography of the war

by The Kyiv Independent

My ancestry can be traced back to the 18th century. On my mother’s side, there are Zaporizhian Cossacks and peasants who had lived in the region for generations. On the other side, my father’s family traces its history from Old Believers who settled the region in the late

Editorial: One year of the Kyiv Independent

Editorial: One year of the Kyiv Independent

by The Kyiv Independent

Exactly one year ago, on Nov. 11, 2021, we decided to create the Kyiv Independent. “We” were a group of some 30 journalists fired from the Kyiv Post, then Ukraine’s main English-language newspaper. The owner fired the whole newsroom for defending its editorial independence and remaining stubbornly critical of

Blinken says Russia's drone attacks only deepen Ukrainians' resolve

Blinken says Russia's drone attacks only deepen Ukrainians' resolve

by The Kyiv Independent

Russia's drone strikes using Iranian-made drones have “a clear goal: to make the Ukrainian people suffer,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a news conference on Oct. 21. “Moscow can knock out the lights across Ukraine, but it cannot, it will not extinguish the Ukrainian spirit. He’s only deepening the resolve to defend their country,” Blinken said.

Ukraine's military repels Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group in south

Ukraine's military repels Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group in south

by The Kyiv Independent

Ukraine's Operational Command "South" reports that Russia has sent a sabotage and reconnaissance group consisting of up to seven people toward the recently liberated Tryfonivka village in Kherson Oblast. The group was repelled by Ukraine's army. The command also reported that the Russian forces have reportedly lost 14 soldiers as well as three self-propelled artillery installations, a Msta-B howitzer and two Orlan-10 drones.

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