Three years of Russia's full-scale war: a conversation with Rob Lee

8:00 PM

UN adopts Ukraine's resolution condemning Russia's invasion — US, Russia, Belarus vote against.

The UN General Assembly approved a Ukrainian resolution on Feb. 24 condemning Russia's full-scale invasion, with 93 countries voting in favor and 18 against. The U.S., Israel, Hungary, Russia, and Belarus have voted against the resolution.

7:47 PM

How Ukraine has pushed back and held the line against Russia for 3 years

7:25 PM

EU imports of Russian fossil fuels exceeded aid to Ukraine in third year of the Russian invasion, report says.

The EU paid 21.9 billion euros ($22.9 billion) for Russian fossil fuel imports in the third year of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, exceeding the 18.8 billion euros ($19.6 billion) in financial aid sent to Ukraine that year, according to a new report by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air published on Feb. 24.

6:51 PM

Opinion

Trump’s Ukraine rare earths deal: 'The art of the steal'

6:46 PM

Zelensky, Trump have 'good' conversation during G7 meeting.

"As for Donald Trump... We have just had a conversation. It was a very good conversation within the framework of the G7 meeting led by Canada," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

6:42 PM

Opinion

In 3 years of war, Ukraine's mothers have been forced underground

6:40 PM

Women account for 21% of applicants at Ukraine's army recruitment centers.

Since the army recruitment centers began operation, 42,366 Ukrainians have applied, with the highest number of female candidates coming from western Chernivtsi, Khmelnytskyi, and Ternopil oblasts.

5:52 PM

Lithuania's Nauseda proposes 2030 as Ukraine's EU accession date.

Speaking at the Support Ukraine summit in Kyiv, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda called for decisive leadership to accelerate Ukraine's integration.

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Three years of Russia's full-scale war: a conversation with Rob Lee.

The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell sits down with Rob Lee, former U.S. marine infantry officer and senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Eurasia Program. They discuss the evolving battlefield realities as Russia’s war on Ukraine enters its 4th year and why peace negotiations are unlikely to bring results any time soon.

5:33 PM

Opinion

‘It’s not the end’ — Kyiv Independent staff on what they’d tell themselves right before Russia's invasion

5:03 PM

Around 165,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine, media reports.

Using open-source research and statistical analysis, a report by independent Russian media outlets Meduza and Mediazona suggests that Russian losses have increased each year.

4:17 PM

Russia has launched over 30 mass strikes on Ukraine's energy system in 3 years, ministry says.

Losses from Russian attacks amount to "billions of dollars," according to Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko.

2:06 PM  (Updated:  February 24, 2025 4:03 pm)

Starmer announces UK's largest package of Russia sanctions, confirms readiness to deploy peacekeepers in Ukraine.

The U.K. is imposing its largest-ever package of sanctions against Russia, targeting its "shadow fleet" of tankers and foreign-based companies providing military parts to Russia, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Feb. 24.

3:53 PM

When your 'ass is burning, you start to move faster' — Lithuanian minister urges Europe to step up defense.

"So I do hope that we will start to move faster in the next few months," Lithuania's defense chief said at the YES conference event held in Kyiv by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation on Feb. 24, the third anniversary of the Russian full-scale invasion.

3:43 PM

US reportedly urges UN to back its Ukraine resolution not naming Russia as aggressor.

The U.S. version of the resolution, dubbed as the "Path to Peace," is aimed at ending the war, Suspilne reported. The draft reportedly does not name Russia the aggressor, but calls for "an immediate end to the conflict."

3:07 PM

Spain to provide Ukraine with military aid package worth over $1 billion in 2025.

"We are ready to continue to provide military assistance and equipment with even more determination than we have in the past," Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez said.

2:59 PM

Moscow open to ceasefire only when talks yield results that 'suit Russia,' Lavrov says.

Sergey Lavrov's comments come as the White House announced that a peace deal with Russia could be hashed out this week.

2:36 PM

Boris Johnson backs Trump's deal on Ukraine's natural resources.

"The deal should be signed," Boris Johnson said, speaking at the YES conference event held in Kyiv by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation on Feb. 24, the third anniversary of the Russian full-scale invasion. "It commits the U.S. to a free and sovereign Ukraine. A continued American support is well worth the price for Ukraine."

2:13 PM

Nordic countries to provide Ukraine with additional humanitarian, military, energy aid.

The Nordic governments' statements coincided with their leaders' visits to Kyiv on the anniversary of the beginning of the all-out war.

1:21 PM

Ukraine-US talks on natural resources deal in 'final stages,' Deputy PM says.

"We are committed to completing this (deal) swiftly to proceed with its signature," Stefanishyna said on X. While praising the talks as "constructive," Deputy Prime Minister Stefanishyna did not provide any details on the deliberations or the content of the deal.

12:54 PM

Canada disbursing 1st tranche of its G7 loan contribution for Ukraine.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also announced new military assistance, including 25 LAV III infantry fighting vehicles, two combat support vehicles, and four F-16 flight simulators.

12:29 PM

EU to provide Ukraine with $3.7 billion tranche in March.

"Europe is here to strengthen Ukraine in this critical moment. I can announce that a new 3.5 billion euros ($3.7 billion) payment for Ukraine will arrive already in March," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

12:13 PM

All-for-all prisoner exchange could be step toward peace, Zelensky says.

"Thousands of people are being held in Russia. And some of them have been held not only since 2022, but much longer, since 2014," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

11:38 AM

Zelensky sent Trump list of all 'ceasefires' violated by Russia.

"When General (Keith) Kellogg was in Kyiv, I handed him and the U.S. president a document with all ceasefires, along with specific dates, that Russia had violated," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

11:30 AM

Kallas to visit US to meet Rubio, discuss peace efforts in Ukraine.

Kaja Kallas suggested that "the messages coming out of the U.S." regarding the elections in Ukraine suggest that "the Russian narrative is very strongly represented there."