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Inside Ukraine's desperate fight to stabilize Donbas front

Amid the escalating geopolitical circus, Ukrainian soldiers fighting in between order and chaos assert that the only way to stop Russia remains on the battlefield. The Kyiv Independent spent two weeks in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove sectors of the front line in Donetsk Oblast, speaking to infantry and artillery commanders, medics, and the civilians now coming into Russia's line of fire.
A day with Ukraine’s rescuers under Russian fire

A day with Ukraine’s rescuers under Russian fire

What Putin won’t tell you about Russia’s ‘Victory Day’

What Putin won’t tell you about Russia’s ‘Victory Day’

How Putin weaponized WW2 and Victory Day, historian explains

How Putin weaponized WW2 and Victory Day, historian explains

Tortured journalist and Russia’s intensified assaults | Ukraine This Week

Tortured journalist and Russia’s intensified assaults | Ukraine This Week

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Can You Hear Me? The Invisible Battles of Ukrainian Military Medics

The Kyiv Independent's journalists Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko followed a group of Ukrainian military medics as they journeyed from the heat of battle in war-torn Ukraine to the serene forests of Sweden for a short mental health retreat.

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Chornobyl: An exclusive look at the exclusion zone during war | Dare to Ukraine

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Dare to Ukraine | Kharkiv: The city that refuses to be broken

Dare to Ukraine | Kharkiv: The city that refuses to be broken

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Dare to Ukraine | Kyiv, the heart of a war-torn country

Dare to Ukraine | Kyiv, the heart of a war-torn country

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