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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine's air defense downs 97% of Russian kamikaze drones in rare mass daytime strike

Key developments on March 25: * Ukraine's air defense downs 97% of Russian kamikaze drones in rare mass daytime strike * Russian military icebreaker damaged in unprecedented Baltic Sea drone strike, Ukraine claims * Latvia, Estonia say drones that strayed into their territory overnight were Ukrainian * Ukraine preparing 'key changes' to mobilization, AWOL policy, defense minister says after meeting infantrymen Ukrainian air defenses downed 97% of the drones launched by Russia in a rare mas

US envoy details Belarus 'big deal' talks in interview with Kyiv Independent

A potential "big deal" between Belarus and the United States would effectively normalize relations between Washington and Minsk, U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale told the Kyiv Independent in a phone interview. The remarks follow growing outreach from Washington to Minsk and come days after Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko said that the U.S. had proposed a "big deal," claiming the initiative came from U.S. President Donald Trump. Coale confirmed that normalization is part of the b

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The Kyiv Independent delivers reliable news, context, and on-the-ground reporting from Ukraine. The largest country located entirely in Europe, Ukrainian territory covers 603,628 square kilometers (233,062 square miles), and is bordered by seven countries, namely Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova. Ukraine traces its history back to the medieval state of Kyivan Rus.

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