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Ukraine war latest: Russian missile strike on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia kills 1, injures 34

Ukraine war latest: Russian missile strike on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia kills 1, injures 34

Key developments on March 22: * Russian missiles hit two residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia * Zelensky visits soldiers on front line near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast * Next few weeks of the war are 'critical,' says White House. Russian missile attack on two residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, a city in southeastern Ukraine,

Japanese PM meets Zelensky in Kyiv, pledges more aid to Ukraine

Japanese PM meets Zelensky in Kyiv, pledges more aid to Ukraine

by Dinara Khalilova

At a joint news conference following the meeting, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said his country would allocate $30 million to purchase non-lethal weaponry for Ukraine through the NATO trust fund, Suspilne news outlet reported on March 21. Tokyo will also provide Ukraine with $470 million in grant aid for the country's energy sector and other industries, according to Kishida.

Ukraine war latest: ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin, Russia's Bakhmut offensives 'lowest since January'

Ukraine war latest: ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin, Russia's Bakhmut offensives 'lowest since January'

Key developments on March 17: * ICC: arrest warrants issued against Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova * Russia's Bakhmut offensives "lowest since January" * Slovakia to send 13 MIG-29 fighter jets * Governor: Landmine explosions injure 2 As Russia's crimes against Ukraine become more visible, on March 17, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued

Celebrated tank brigade braces for harder battles in Donbas

Celebrated tank brigade braces for harder battles in Donbas

by Igor Kossov

DONETSK OBLAST — The Donbas battlefront meanders for over 1,000 kilometers through a land that has not known peace since 2014. In some points like Bakhmut, it flares into a meat grinder of incalculable human loss. At others, it appears to be coiled and waiting, limited to probing attacks by

Ukraine war latest: As Wagner's offensive in Bakhmut likely ‘nears culmination,’ Kyiv set to receive first MiG-29 jets

Ukraine war latest: As Wagner's offensive in Bakhmut likely ‘nears culmination,’ Kyiv set to receive first MiG-29 jets

Key developments on March 16: * ISW: Wagner Group’s offensive on Bakhmut appears to be nearing culmination * UK military advisor: 20,000-30,000 regular Russian soldiers, Wagner fighters have been killed, wounded in Bakhmut since May * Poland to send 4 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in coming days * Politico: China

Investigative Stories from Ukraine: Bihus.Info finds another Defense Ministry contract with inflated food prices

Investigative Stories from Ukraine: Bihus.Info finds another Defense Ministry contract with inflated food prices

by Anna Myroniuk, Alexander Khrebet

Welcome to Investigative Stories from Ukraine, the Kyiv Independent's newsletter that walks you through the most prominent investigations of the past week. If you are fond of in-depth journalism that exposes war crimes, corruption and abuse of power across state organizations in Ukraine and beyond, subscribe to our investigative newsletter.

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