General Staff: Russia has lost 214,660 troops in Ukraine

9:15 PM

UK, French military officials to meet in Ukraine to discuss troop deployment.

The news came a day after a Paris summit where a number of European countries moved forward with plans to send soldiers to Ukraine as part of a "reassurance force" in case of the ceasefire with Russia.

7:56 PM

EU preparing 17th package of Russia sanctions, EUobserver reports.

Work on a new round of EU sanctions against Russia has started and is “at a very early stage,” one of the sources told EUobserver. The European Commission is expected to present its proposals in early summer, another diplomat told the media outlet.

6:27 PM

Ukrainian politician shot dead in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, media report.

Multiple Ukrainian media outlets reported, citing law enforcement sources, that the deceased was Oleksandr Plakhotnik, a member of ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna (Fartherland) party and a former deputy mayor of Kamianske.

5:22 PM

Russia makes excuses to break ceasefire on energy infrastructure strikes.

"The Russian side reserves the right, in case the Kyiv regime does not comply with this moratorium, of course, not to comply with it either," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

5:09 PM

US no longer funds program tracking abducted Ukrainian children, Rubio says.

The U.S. has secured the data and ensured that it can be transferred "to any appropriate authorities," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

5:03 PM

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Azov ex-commander on the need to reform Ukraine's army.

The Kyiv Independent's Francis Farrell sits down with the former commander of Ukraine's Azov Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Bohdan Krotevych, to discuss the situation on the front line after three years of Russia's full-scale war, why he thinks Ukraine should change its culture of military leadership, why the U.S. army doctrine wouldn't work for Russia's war against Ukraine, and shares his takes on Russia's next steps after a potential ceasefire.

5:01 PM

Company news

Kyiv Independent launches consultancy program, funding for independent regional media hit by US aid freeze

3:44 PM

Ukraine retrieves bodies of 909 fallen soldiers.

These were soldiers who fought in the Kurakhove, Pokrovsk, Bakhmut, Vuhledar, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia directions.

3:05 PM

Norway allocates $285.6 million for humanitarian support to Ukraine

"Norway will continue to be a reliable donor to efforts to protect the civilian population and save lives," Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said.

2:21 PM

Russia offers Elon Musk a nuclear plant for Mars mission.

Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund praised Musk as a "great visionary."

1:06 PM

4 killed, 22 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day.

Russia launched 163 drones overnight, including Shahed-type attack drones, according to Ukraine's military.

12:56 PM

Russia's allies including North Korea could join Ukraine ceasefire talks, Putin says.

Russian President Vladimir Putin also listed China, India, Brazil, and South Africa among those he sees as potential participants.

11:45 AM

Russia intensifies assault in Zaporizhzhia, increasing pressure on Ukraine's southern positions, military says.

"The Russians want to get as much of a head start or advance as much as possible in Zaporizhzhia Oblast," Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn said.

9:47 AM  (Updated:  March 28, 2025 11:38 am)

White House dismisses Putin's proposal for temporary government in Ukraine.

Putin suggested a transitional administration, overseen by the U.N. and several countries, could be formed in Ukraine to organize elections.

10:55 AM

Higher-level ceasefire talks with Russia premature, Rubio says, as US reviews Moscow's stance.

"I think you have to make more progress on a technical level," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

9:04 AM

US funding for abducted Ukrainian children program restored temporarily, White House still terminating initiative.

At least 19,500 Ukrainian children have been confirmed as abducted by Russia since the start of its full-scale invasion, with only about 1,200 returned.

8:15 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 910,750 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

The number includes 1,860 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

6:46 AM

Putin attends launch ceremony of new Russian nuclear-powered submarine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 26 attended the launch of a new nuclear-powered submarine named Perm, various Russian news outlets reported.

4:56 AM

Parliament passes bill enhancing Ukraine’s cybersecurity defense strategy.

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed on March 27 in the second reading a bill aimed at strengthening the country’s cyber defense capabilities and enhancing protection of state information resources.

3:24 AM

USAGM withdraws termination of RFE/RL grant, funding back in effect.

The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) has reversed its decision to terminate grant funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) for the fiscal year 2025, RFE/RL reported on March 26.

1:58 AM

Germany considering participating in Ukraine peacekeeping force.

"I can't imagine any situation in which Germany would not be participating in whatever would be the result of negotiations of a ceasefire or even a peace," German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on March 27.

12:42 AM

Introducing temporary government in Ukraine should be discussed, Putin claims.

"If he himself (Zelensky) is illegitimate, then all the others are too," Putin claimed in an address on March 27.

11:43 PM

War analysis

As Ukraine’s fate hangs in the balance, ‘Soviet’ command culture damages war effort

11:16 PM

EU unveils new sanctions against Belarus in response to presidential elections.

Twenty-five individuals and seven entities were sanctioned by the EU on March 27 for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Belarus.

9:46 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russia preparing for new spring offensive in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts, Zelensky says.