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Battle of Pokrovsk: How Russia broke into the city and what's next

Pokrovsk, a city that held back some of Russia’s fiercest assaults for over a year, is now on the verge of falling. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell explains how the battle reached this point and what Pokrovsk’s fall could mean for the wider defense of Donetsk Oblast.
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Will Ukraine cut off Crimea? | Ukraine This Week

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POWs on why Russians still volunteer to fight in Ukraine

POWs on why Russians still volunteer to fight in Ukraine

Battle-tested, contest ready: Inside Ukraine's drone competition

Battle-tested, contest ready: Inside Ukraine's drone competition

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Why this prominent Ukrainian female writer voluntarily joined the army

Why this prominent Ukrainian female writer voluntarily joined the army

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Can You Hear Me? The Invisible Battles of Ukrainian Military Medics

The Kyiv Independent's journalists Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko followed a group of Ukrainian military medics as they journeyed from the heat of battle in war-torn Ukraine to the serene forests of Sweden for a short mental health retreat.

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