Topline The Theater on Podil in Kyiv, Ukraine, reopened over the weekend for the first time since Russia invaded the country, the Associated Press reports, marking the latest cultural institution in U...
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As Russians Advance In The East And Ukrainians In The South, Moscow And Kyiv Want Different Things
Russian troops entering Severodonetsk. Russian government capture The Russian army and its separatist and mercenary allies appear to have entered Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, possibly signaling t...
One Small Town. A Dilapidated Road. These Are The Russians’ Main Targets In Eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian gunners fire an FH-70 howitzer. Ukrainian army photo A tiny town called Siversk and a potholed road running through it. That’s the current focus of the combined might of the Russian army’s b...
U.S. Reopens Embassy In Kyiv After Months-Long Closure
Topline The United States on Wednesday reopened its embassy to Kyiv, according to the State Department, three months after the embassy moved its diplomatic operations to Poland due to Russia’s invasio...
How Ukraine’s President Demonstrated Historic Servant Leadership
Members of Congress give Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a standing ovation before he speaks in a virtual address to Congress in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center Congressional Auditorium in Washi...
NPR Veterans Deliver A Tour De Force Of Narrative Journalism
Refugees fleeing Ukraine arrive at the border train station in Zahony, Hungary. Getty Images It’s been almost three months now since Russia invaded Ukraine, and much of the latest news coverage has be...
Ukraine’s Best Fighter Jets Just Bombed The Hell Out Of The Russian Troops On Snake Island
Su-27s strike Snake Island. Ukrainian defense ministry capture The Ukrainian air force’s best fighter jets just staged a daring raid on the Russian force occupying Ukraine’s strategic Snake Island. Th...
Ukraine’s Air Force Is Back! But Who Knows For How Long.
A Ukrainian Su-25 over Donbas on May 7, 2022. TikTok capture Ten weeks into Russia’s wider war on Ukraine, Kyiv’s tiny, aging air force is in much better shape than anyone should have expected prior t...
‘Compelling Evidence’ Of Russian War Crimes—Including Deliberate Killing Of Civilians—In Ukraine, Amnesty International Says
Topline Amnesty International on Friday said it has documented “compelling evidence” Russian forces had committed war crimes in Ukraine, the latest development in a growing campaign by governments and...
At The Kyiv Independent, Reporting On Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Hits Close To Home
Investigative journalist Anna Myroniuk, political editor Oleksiy Sorokin and deputy editor Toma Istomina (pictured left to right) are three of the cofounders of The Kyiv Independent, an English-langua...
Ukraine’s Citizen-Soldiers Are Shooting 60-Year-Old Artillery At Russian Tanks
Ukrainian troops train with an MT-12 in 2019. Photo via Wikimedia Commons Ukraine’s territorial troops are true citizen-soldiers. Volunteers all, they enlist with local brigades and fight in their hom...
Nancy Pelosi Leads Congressional Delegation In Secret Visit To Kyiv, Meets Zelensky
Topline A U.S. Congressional Delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Sunday in another high profile show of support by Washin...
The ‘Ghost Of Kyiv,’ Who Was Never Real, Just Got Killed In The Press
Photo via Wikimedia Commons The Ghost of Kyiv was a Ukrainian fighter pilot. A lone warrior in the aerial defense of Ukraine’s embattled capital city in the early weeks of the Russian invasion. Deftly...
Ukraine’s Artillery Might Be Winning The War With Russia
Ukrainian 2S3 in Donbas in March 2015. OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine photo As Russia widened its war in Ukraine in late February, many observers assumed Russian artillery would dominate t...
U.S. Officials Austin And Blinken Are In Kyiv, Zelensky Advisor Reportedly Confirms
Topline An advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Sunday that Zelensky met in Kyiv with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, according to ...
Zelensky Will Meet With U.S Officials Blinken, Austin In Kyiv
Topline Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday in Kyiv, Ukraine’s president announced at a news conference...
The Ukrainian Air Force Just Got Bigger. It Seems Someone Gave Kyiv More MiG-29s.
A Ukrainian air force MiG-29 in 2018. Wikimedia Commons photo Amazingly considering the odds against them, Ukraine’s airmen have more flyable fighters today than they did in early April, according to ...
Ukraine Has Mobilized Its Tank Reserves. They’re Already On The Attack.
3rd Tank Brigade troopers with an abandoned Russian T-80. 3rd Tank Brigade photo The Ukrainian army’s 3rd Tank Brigade reportedly has reached the battlefield around Izium, near Kharkiv in eastern Ukra...
More Than 900 Civilians Dead In Kyiv, Police Chief Says
Topline Over 900 civilian bodies have been found in the region of Kyiv, Ukraine, since Russian forces withdrew from the area, the regional police chief said on Friday, with many of the victims discove...
Eastern European Presidents Travel To Kyiv As Support Continues To Flow In For Ukraine
Topline The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will meet their Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Wednesday, while western military aid continues to stream into Ukrai...
German President Says Ukraine Didn’t Want Him To Visit Kyiv
Topline German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier considered visiting the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, but his presence “wasn’t wanted,” he told reporters Tuesday, amid frustration over some German offic...
Boris Johnson Makes Surprise Trip To Kyiv To Meet With Volodymyr Zelensky
Topline U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson traveled to Kyiv on Saturday for an unannounced meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and to show solidarity with Ukrainians. British Prime Mini...
Russian Forces ‘Fully Withdrawn’ From Northern Ukraine, U.K. Defense Ministry Says
Topline Russian forces have now “fully withdrawn” from northern Ukraine and at least some will be transferred to fight in the eastern Ukraine, the U.K.’s defense ministry said on Friday, as Moscow shi...
Russian Forces Withdraw From Kyiv And Chernihiv — Here’s What They Look Like Now
Topline A Pentagon official told reporters Wednesday all Russian troops had left the areas of Kyiv and Chernihiv to regroup and resupply in Belarus and Russia — now Ukrainian locals are mourning lost ...
Russia Fully Withdraws From Kyiv Area, U.S. Says—Here’s What Could Happen Next
Topline Russia has withdrawn all troops near Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv, a senior U.S. defense official told reporters Wednesday, as the Russian military abandons its...
EU Chief Von Der Leyen Will Visit Zelensky In Kyiv As More Countries Expel Russian Diplomats Over Bucha
Topline European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv this week, according to the chief spokesperson for the Commission on Tuesd...
For Ukraine’s Tech Startups, Fighting The War Means Memes, Information Campaigns–And Keeping Their Businesses Going
Memes against the war: Reface’s Memomet app, coming soon. Couresy of Reface Technology companies proliferated in Ukraine before the war. Now the country’s 250,000 IT workers are looking at small...
Global Leaders Condemn Alleged Civilian Massacre By Russian Forces Near Kyiv
Topline Global outrage against Russia continued to mount on Monday amid mounting allegations of mass executions and atrocities by Russian forces in Ukraine, prompting calls for a probe and fresh sanct...
Over 400 Dead Civilians Found Near Kyiv As Russia Retreats, Ukraine Says
Topline Ukrainian investigators have found the bodies of 410 dead civilians in the Kyiv region in recent days, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said Sunday, after Russian forces were acc...
Ukraine Has Retaken Control Of Greater Kyiv Area, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Says
Topline Ukrainian soldiers have taken full control of the Kyiv region, Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said on social media on Saturday, hours after a top Ukrainian official said ...