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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.
EU must stop issuing visas to Russians, Latvian foreign minister says

EU must stop issuing visas to Russians, Latvian foreign minister says

Nate Vance on why supporting Ukraine is 'America First'

Nate Vance on why supporting Ukraine is 'America First'

Trump backs shooting Russian jets as provocations rise | Ukraine This Week

Trump backs shooting Russian jets as provocations rise | Ukraine This Week

A village feast in Ukraine | Dare to Ukraine: Village Ep. 5

A village feast in Ukraine | Dare to Ukraine: Village Ep. 5

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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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