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What Russian bombardment feels like in Kyiv

The Kyiv Independent staff documented what it feels like to live and sleep in Kyiv, Ukraine, as Russia intensifies its drone and missile attacks on the city. Filmed over several weeks in June and July, our journalists take shelter in bathrooms, basements, and parking garages as explosions ring out overhead.
West not ready for modern war, Ukrainian drone commander says

West not ready for modern war, Ukrainian drone commander says

Mass protests after Zelensky's debacle | Ukraine This Week

Mass protests after Zelensky's debacle | Ukraine This Week

Russia sanctions work — just not how you think

Russia sanctions work — just not how you think

Ukrainian lawmaker's warning amid Zelensky’s anti-corruption crackdown

Ukrainian lawmaker's warning amid Zelensky’s anti-corruption crackdown

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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

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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