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Mass daytime Russian drone attack on western, central Ukraine kills 4, thousands without power
Telegram channels monitoring Ukraine's airspace reported that over 80 drones were in the country's airspace.
Russia targets VPN as internet crackdown grows
The FSB may begin monitoring Russian IT companies for possible VPN use, with non-compliant companies facing penalties, Kommersant reported.
Exclusive: Russia's shadow fleet runs on Starlink
Vessels of Russia's shadow fleet are using Starlink to communicate and coordinate, a Kyiv Independent investigation has revealed.
Budgetary Permacrisis: Ukraine's fiscal challenges in 2026
Ukraine started 2026 with a sigh of relief. Positive news on debt restructuring, IMF aid disbursement, bumper foreign exchange reserves, and most importantly, a last-minute compromise €90 bn loan from the EU, suggested that Kyiv would have a moment to catch its breath. Three months on, and this optimism is firmly in the rearview mirror. Hungarian and Slovakian obstruction has derailed progress on loan disbursement, reforms needed for unlocking critical multilateral institution financing remain
Exclusive: We discovered what's going on inside Russia's shadow fleet
The vessels are old, their hulls streaked with rust, and their ownership obscured behind layers of shell companies. Yet the tankers that make up Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, the armada used to move sanctioned oil across the globe, are kept running with modern Western technology including Starlink, an investigation by the Kyiv Independent can reveal. To gain an insight into how the shadow fleet operates, the Kyiv Independent spoke to two Ukrainian sailors who claim they unwittingly became p
Trump says he's considering NATO exit amid rift over Iran war
U.S. President Donald Trump called NATO a "paper tiger" and said Russian President Vladimir Putin shares that opinion.
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Ukraine will supply weapons and defense technology to Gulf countries under new agreements, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on March 30.
