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Inside Ukraine’s 1,000 for 1,000 POW swap with Russia

On May 23, Ukraine and Russia began the largest prisoner exchange since 2014. Over three days, 1,000 prisoners of war (POWs) from both sides will return home in a deal agreed upon during direct Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul earlier this month — the first such talks between Moscow and Kyiv since 2022. The Kyiv Independent went to the site of exchange.
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Russia sanctions work — just not how you think

Ukrainian lawmaker's warning amid Zelensky’s anti-corruption crackdown

Ukrainian lawmaker's warning amid Zelensky’s anti-corruption crackdown

Trump’s Russia ultimatum and controversial investigation | Ukraine This Week

Trump’s Russia ultimatum and controversial investigation | Ukraine This Week

24 hours inside Pokrovsk as Russia closes in on key Ukrainian city

24 hours inside Pokrovsk as Russia closes in on key Ukrainian city

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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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Dare to Ukraine | Kharkiv: The city that refuses to be broken

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Dare to Ukraine | Kyiv, the heart of a war-torn country

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