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Yuliia Taradiuk

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Yuliia Taradiuk is a Ukrainian reporter at the Kyiv Independent. She has been working with Lutsk-based misto.media, telling stories of Ukrainian fighters for the "All are gone to the front" project. She has experience as a freelance culture reporter, and a background in urbanism and activism, working for multiple Ukrainian NGOs. Yuliia holds B.A. degree in English language and literature from Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, she studied in Germany and Lithuania.

Articles

Ukraine war latest: Russia bombed itself 8 times in 11 days, HUR intercepted call suggests

by Yuliia Taradiuk
Hello, this is Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,363 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: A Russian woman living in Belgorod Oblast has said that Russian Forces dropped eight bombs in the area over the course of 11 days, according to an intercepted call released by Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) on Nov. 17. Belgorod oblast borders Ukraine and often comes under attack as it is one of the regions from which Russian forces launch missile and dro

Rage, panic, and a glimmer of hope in Ukraine as corruption scandal unfolds

Ukraine is being rocked by the biggest corruption scandal of President Volodymyr Zelensky's term. In the halls of power in Kyiv, the mood is one of dread and uncertainty about what to expect next. "It's a huge blow, but the worst part of it is that I'm not sure that we are at the end of it, it might still be unfolding," a pro-government Ukrainian lawmaker speaking on condition of anonymity told the Kyiv Independent. "What I would recommend the president to do right now is to take serious acti

Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian soldiers raise flag on Pokrovsk city council building, release video

by Yuliia Taradiuk
Hello, this is Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,351 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Ukraine's 425th Separate Assault Regiment raised a Ukrainian flag over the city council building in Pokrovsk, the brigade said on Nov. 5. The brigade released a video detailing the operation, showing what it said were two Ukrainian assault groups advancing and entering Pokrovsk at night. The video shows a military vehicle being hit by a Russian drone during th

'He left us too soon' — Ukrainian photographer and soldier Huzenko killed in Russian strike in eastern Ukraine

Kostiantyn Huzenko, 28, a Kyiv photographer who documented the war and enlisted the 35th Marine Brigade in April 2024, was killed Nov. 1 in a Russian strike in eastern Ukraine, the media outlet Ukrainer reported. Just over two years after the full-scale invasion began, Huzenko joined the communications department of the 35th Marine Brigade, where he served as a photographer and press officer until his death. "What I want most is for us to survive — to survive as Ukrainians," Huzenko said in an