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Can Ukraine maintain and optimally use its modern Western tanks?

Can Ukraine maintain and optimally use its modern Western tanks?

by Igor Kossov

Future Ukrainian counterattacks using modern Western combat vehicles are being discussed everywhere, from Washington news conferences to Ukrainian military expert circles. Ukraine hopes to receive up to two brigades of tanks, on top of many infantry vehicles from Western allies. But there are two main obstacles to using the tanks

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine says it could strike airfields and depots inside Russia as part of anticipated spring counteroffensive

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine says it could strike airfields and depots inside Russia as part of anticipated spring counteroffensive

by Asami Terajima

Key developments on Feb. 26: * Ukrainian intelligence: Ukraine could strike airfields and military infrastructure in Russia as part of spring counteroffensive * Zelensky reinstates pledge to return Crimea on 9 year-anniversary of Russian occupation of the peninsula * Ukraine says it shot down 1 Russian aircraft near Avdiivka * Saudi foreign minister meets

Investigative Stories from Ukraine: Leaked document reveals alleged Kremlin plan to take over Belarus by 2030

Investigative Stories from Ukraine: Leaked document reveals alleged Kremlin plan to take over Belarus by 2030

by 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.

Biden: 'Putin’s war of conquest is failing'

Biden: 'Putin’s war of conquest is failing'

by The Kyiv Independent news desk

"(Russian President Vladimir) Putin thought Ukraine was weak and the West was divided," U.S. President Joe Biden said on Feb. 20. "He thought he could outlast us. I don't think he's thinking that right now," Biden added. "He's just been plain wrong," Biden said, standing alongside President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv's Mariinskyi Palace.

Investigative Stories from Ukraine: Russia's state censor to track Putin memes with help of AI

Investigative Stories from Ukraine: Russia's state censor to track Putin memes with help of AI

by Anna Myroniuk, Alexander Khrebet

Welcome to Investigative Stories from Ukraine, the Kyiv Independent's newsletter that walks you through the most prominent Ukrainian and Ukraine-focused 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

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Russian ICBM strike would be 'clear escalation,' EU says.

"While we're assessing the full facts, it's obvious that such (an) attack would mark yet another clear escalation from the side of (Russian President Vladimir Putin," EU foreign affairs spokesperson Peter Stano said, according to AFP.
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Merkel describes Trump as 'fascinated by Putin' in her memoir.

"(Donald Trump) saw everything from the point of view of a property developer, which is what he was before he came into politics. Every plot of land could only be sold once, and if he didn't get it, someone else would," Angela Merkel says in her memoir.
11:54 PM

Biden seeks to cancel over $4.5 billion of Ukraine's debt.

"We have taken the step that was outlined in the law to cancel those loans, provide that economic assistance to Ukraine, and now Congress is welcome to take it up if they wish," U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Nov. 20.
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