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Ukraine war latest: Zelensky says Ukraine ready for counteroffensive; Russian attack near Dnipro kills 2-year-old
Key developments on June 3-4 * Governor: Two-year-old killed, 22 people injured in Russian missile attack on apartment building in Dnipro * Russia attacks Ukraine with cruise missiles and drones overnight on June 4 * Zelensky: 'We are ready for the counteroffensive' * Yet another incursion allegedly held in Belgorod Oblast * Russia rotating frontline

Ukraine war latest: Children among injured in Russian attacks; Fighter jet coalition now includes 9 countries, official says
Key developments on June 2: * Children among injured in new wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine * Counteroffensive ‘is not a movie,’ says Zelensky * Official: Fighter jet coalition now includes 9 countries * More raids reported inside Russia Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least four people and injured 10 others on

Retired US General Petraeus: ‘Now it's inevitable – we should give the ATACMS’
The Kyiv Independent interviewed retired U.S. General David Petraeus on the sidelines of a security conference held by the Cipher Brief in Kyiv on May 31. Petraeus is a four-star U.S. general who has commanded two wars. He has headed multinational forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has

Ukraine war latest: Russian attack on Kyiv kills 3, including child; Zelensky meets European leaders in Moldova
Key developments on June 1: * Police: Russian attack on Kyiv kills 3, including child, injures 16 * Zelensky meets European leaders, addresses summit in Moldova * US to buy Gepard air defense systems for Ukraine * Russian anti-Kremlin militia claims to have started another raid on Russian territory * Ukraine has right to defend

Our readers' questions about the war, answered. Vol. 3
Editor's note: We asked the Kyiv Independent supporters to share their questions about the war. Here's what they asked and how we answered. Join our community to ask a question in the next round. Question: Do you have any hints at what strategy might look like if the counteroffensive does

On Ukraine’s southern front line, tension reigns before decisive counteroffensive
Editor’s note: As per the regulations of the unit, soldiers interviewed for this article, many of whom have relatives remaining in Russian-occupied territory, are identified by first name and/or callsign only. SOUTHEASTERN UKRAINE – After months of seeing Russia’s war against Ukraine through the drab gray-brown landscapes of

Ukraine war latest: US provides more air defense following upsurge in Russian attacks
Key Developments on May 31: * US to provide Ukraine with more air defense systems, ammunition * Ombudsman: Ukraine's POWs and abducted children are transported through Belarus * Zelensky visits Odesa Oblast, introduces new governor * Russian shelling injures 3 children in Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson oblasts * Russia blows up road linking Ukraine and Russia U.

Ukraine war latest: Drones hit Moscow as Kyiv undergoes 3rd attack in 24 hours
Key Developments on May 30: * 1 killed, 13 injured in overnight attack on Kyiv and surrounding region * Moscow witnesses rare drone attack * US, UK issue contradicting response to attacks on Moscow * Blinken announces future restrictions on technology found in Iranian drone * Italy, US to deliver more military aid One woman

Fighting smarter: Ukraine’s transformation into a military innovator
Before Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 27-year-old engineer Maxim Sheremet was engaged in the manufacturing of commercial drones. He worked for the state defense company Ukroboronprom, a strategic manufacturer of weapons and military hardware in Ukraine, and later at Evolve Dynamics, a U.K. engineering company specializing in

Ukraine war latest: Russia launches 2 large-scale attacks on Kyiv in less than 24 hours
Key Developments on May 29: * Ukraine’s air defense shoots down 11 ballistic, cruise missiles aimed at Kyiv Oblast during second attack in 24 hours * Russian forces attack several oblasts, killing 4 people and injuring 25 * Ukraine's parliament votes in favor of additional sanctions against Iran * Putin signs law ‘allowing’

Russia launches 15th mass aerial assault against Ukraine this month, targeting Kyiv
Russia launched a new wave of air attacks against Ukraine in early hours on May 29 using drones and cruise missiles, with the Kyiv City Military Administration saying that defense forces shot down over 40 targets. According to officials, Kyiv experienced Russia's 15th air assault on the city in May,

Ukraine war latest: Russia launches largest drone attack on Kyiv; Ukraine to sanction Iran
Key developments on May 28: * Russia launches biggest drone attack on Kyiv, 1 killed, 2 injured * Ukraine likely to sanction Iran for 50 years * Lukashenko claims Russia will give nukes to any state that joins it Ukraine's air defense shot down 58 out of 59 Iranian-made Shahed loitering munitions overnight

Russia launches largest drone attack at Kyiv in 14th mass aerial assault this month, killing at least 1
Debris from an aerial target that was shot down fell onto a gas station in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district, killing one person and injuring at least one, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported on Telegram.

Ukraine war latest: Russian missile strike on Dnipro kills 2 as Zelensky says Ukraine doing best to procure air defense
Key developments on May 26: * Governor: Russian missile strike on Dnipro clinic kills 2, injures 31 * Kyiv braces 13th air assault since the beginning of May; no casualties reported * Zelensky says Ukraine doing best to procure air defense following the latest Dnipro missile strike * Local authorities: 128 children evacuated from

How Turkey’s presidential runoff may affect balancing act between Russia and the West
Russia and Ukraine are paying close attention to Turkey's presidential runoff scheduled for May 28. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fell short of a simple majority in the first round, with 49.5% of the vote. His main challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, trailed with 44.8%. The third most popular candidate, Sinan

This Week in Ukraine Ep. 9 – What actually happened near Belgorod?
Episode #9 of our weekly video podcast “This Week in Ukraine” is dedicated to the incursion into Belgorod Oblast in Russia by Russian volunteer units fighting on the side of Ukraine. Host Anastasiia Lapatine is joined by the Kyiv Independent senior editor Oleksiy Sorokin. Listen to the audio version of
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Ukraine war latest: Japanese PM visits Kyiv; US to speed up Patriot, Abrams delivery

Ukraine war latest: Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mariinka under heavy fire

Belarus Weekly: European Parliament resolution urges more sanctions against Belarus

Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly – Issue 80
