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Demonstrators rally in support of Ukraine in Chicago, Illinois, on March 2, 2025.

In war between Russia and Ukraine, United States is first to surrender, but Americans still stand with Ukraine

by The Kyiv Independent Opinion DeskOctober 22, 2026

Got an opinion on anything you've read in the Kyiv Independent? Send it to letters@kyivindependent.com — your letter may appear in our Letters section. Mark Cary, United States member I vividly remember when the Soviet Union collapsed. I was in my second year in college studying the history, ideology, and global influence of this dictatorship in an academic concentration called "Soviet and Eastern European Studies." In 1989, the world felt joy and hope when the Berlin Wall fell. Once that

A woman rides on a bus as smoke rises near oil refinery in Moscow, Russia, on Sept. 20, 2026.

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Empty graves after the exhumation of bodies from mass burial sites in Izium, Ukraine, on Nov. 4, 2022.

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Firefighters recover the body of an elderly woman from the rubble in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on Oct. 17, 2026.

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Two men escape a fire at the National Academy of Sciences building after a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on Sept. 28, 2026.

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Kyiv denies reports that Trump, Musk have restored Starlink speeds in Ukraine

"Overall, nothing has changed anywhere," a Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 22. Starlink's speed cap of 161 kilometers per hour remains in effect, the official said.

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Helsinki announces over $336 million for Ukraine to boost energy system, satellite intelligence as Finnish PM visits Kyiv

"The main purpose of the visit is to show Finland's strong support for Ukraine as the war of aggression continues and the country prepares for the winter," the Finnish government said.

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In war between Russia and Ukraine, United States is first to surrender, but Americans still stand with Ukraine

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Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian troops infiltrate Russian rear near Kupiansk through 15 kilometers of gas pipelines

The operation, code-named "Veles," was carried out by the 2nd Khartiia Corps together with other Ukrainian units, according to the corps.

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Stephen Hubbard's son: 'It’s tragic when family members are torn apart' by Russian captivity

For years, Father Joseph Coleman had little ability to influence what happened to his father, Stephen Hubbard, an American retiree imprisoned in Russia after being captured in Izium, a city in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast occupied by Russian forces in 2022. Hubbard, 74, was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison after a closed trial in Russia. Russian prosecutors accused him of fighting for Ukraine as a mercenary, a charge his family has disputed. For Coleman, who lives in Cyprus and had not see

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Ukraine strikes Russian electronic warfare station, General Staff says

The electronic warfare station was hit near the village of Gulevka in Russia's Bryansk Oblast. According to the General Staff, targeting Russian electronic warfare systems improves Ukraine's ability to effectively deploy drones.

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