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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.
As Ukraine turns the tide of the war, where is it headed?

As Ukraine turns the tide of the war, where is it headed?

Ukraine’s mobilization problem | Ukraine This Week

Ukraine’s mobilization problem | Ukraine This Week

These Ukrainian drone pilots took out NATO forces during drills

These Ukrainian drone pilots took out NATO forces during drills

Europe must take Russia threat seriously, Estonia’s spy chief says

Europe must take Russia threat seriously, Estonia’s spy chief says

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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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