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US peace envoys Witkoff, Kushner hold talks with Zelensky during their visit Ukraine visit
A significant part of the talks concerned Ukraine's needs for the winter, people familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent.

Inside front-line Zaporizhzhia as Russian FPV drones move closer
In this report, the Kyiv Independent's Nick Allard and Asami Terajima travel across Zaporizhzhia, a major industrial hub in southeastern Ukraine, to document how residents are adapting to increasingly frequent Russian attacks.

Ukraine's Prosecutor General denies involvement in scam call center protection racket
"I have no involvement whatsoever in covering up illegal call centers, I have not issued any instructions to facilitate such activities, and I have not used the powers of the Prosecutor General for this purpose," Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said.

Kyiv protests new UN map separating Crimea from Ukraine
"In 2026, the U.N. should not need a reminder: Crimea is Ukraine," said Ukrainian lawmaker Kira Rudik.

Daughter of ex-Trump envoy Kellogg pushes back on father's call to conscript Ukrainian women
"If women can fight, why not?... (but) they should volunteer to fight," said Meaghan Mobbs, the daughter of Keith Kellogg and president of an NGO helping foreign soldiers in Ukraine.

Russian attacks kill 9, injure 68 in Ukraine over past day amid declared pause in strikes against capitals
Russian attacks sparked fires in the Kyiv region overnight, but officials did not report any hits in the city of Kyiv as U.S envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to arrive to discuss peace talks.

About War
The Kyiv Independent's coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, after eight years of aggression against Ukraine that began in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and fighting in Donbas. The war has resulted in tens of thousands of military and civilian casualties and displaced millions of Ukrainians. NATO and Western allies have provided military aid to Ukraine while the conflict continues across fronts in Ukraine’s south and east.
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