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How Putin began taking Crimea long before 2014

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Russia’s takeover of Crimea did not begin in 2014. In the first part of a new documentary, The Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigation Unit looks at how Russia began moving to seize the peninsula immediately after Ukraine gained independence in 1991.
Why China is quietly buying Russian weapons, explained

Why China is quietly buying Russian weapons, explained

Why Colombian volunteers are joining war in Ukraine

Why Colombian volunteers are joining war in Ukraine

Extreme winter grips Ukraine's front lines | Ukraine This Week

Extreme winter grips Ukraine's front lines | Ukraine This Week

Inside Trump’s chaotic Ukraine peace process

Inside Trump’s chaotic Ukraine peace process

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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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