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'We want justice and his body' — Months after Brazilian recruit's death in Kyiv, his mother pleads body to be returned home
The mother of Bruno Gabriel Leal da Silva, a 23-year-old Brazilian recruit whose death at a Kyiv military base in December 2025 is being investigated by police, is pleading for his body to be returned home to Brazil. Leal da Silva died overnight on Dec. 28-29, 2025, after a group of soldiers in positions of authority took him from the sleeping area to a small room and began beating him, former fellow fighters told the Kyiv Independent in a February investigation. They reported hearing him screa
Russia to ban elderly in occupied Ukraine from receiving calls from abroad
Oleksii Kharchenko, the head of the Luhansk Oblast Military Administration, said Russia is trying to "severely limit" communication between family members separated because of the war.
Lutsk mayor resigns following anti-corruption investigation, says two not connected
Mayor Ihor Polishchuk said his resignation was "absolutely not related" to an investigation by Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU). He declined to elaborate on his reasons for stepping down.
Ukraine’s wartime businesses turn to foreign markets
As war reshapes Ukraine’s economy, small businesses are turning to foreign markets to survive, grow, and build long-term resilience.
The success of Ukraine's drone industry, explained
The Kyiv Independent’s Kollen Post sits down with Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of TAF Industries, to discuss how his company went from wartime volunteer logistics to becoming one of Ukraine’s largest drone manufacturers.
Ukraine preparing 'key changes' to mobilization, AWOL policy, defense minister says after meeting infantrymen
The announcement came after Mykhailo Fedorov met with assault soldiers and infantrymen from 13 different units fighting across the front line.
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"We need to keep milking this cow, the Russian army, for everything it’s worth, exhausting it beyond its maximum capacity," Robert "Madyar" Brovdi told the Economist.
