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The Kyiv Independent is Ukraine's English-language media outlet, created by journalists who were fired from the Kyiv Post for defending editorial independence. Get the latest news and updates about the war between Russia and Ukaraian in the War section.
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1w ago
Media: Pentagon ready to quickly send Ukraine arms if Congress approves aid bill. According to one of the unnamed U.S. defense officials, some of the proposed military equipment is located in Europe and could reach Ukraine within days after a successful vote, while other material would likely take a few weeks ..read more
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1w ago
Russian attack on Kherson kills 80-year-old woman. In a post on Telegram, the head of the city's military administration, Roman Mrochko, said the victim was walking the streets when she was hit in an attack launched from the occupied east bank of Kherson ..read more
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1w ago
Ukraine’s Bohdana howitzer is rolling off production lines – here’s what it can do ..read more
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1w ago
Russian finance minister says GDP expected to grow 3.6% in 2024, matching 2023's rate. The announcement followed comments earlier in the week from finance ministry official Lev Denisov, who said that the initial 2.3% estimate would be revised upwards due to the "strong growth of the economy" at the beginning of 2024 ..read more
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1w ago
Ukraine's ambassador 'cautiously optimistic' about upcoming US aid vote. "From our intense work with both parties and committee approval of voting procedures today, I am cautiously optimistic this time," Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markarova, told the Kyiv Independent on April 19 ..read more
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1w ago
Republican lawmaker hits out at colleagues: 'They would like to see Russia win'. In an interview with C-SPAN, Don Bacon laid out the dire situation Ukraine finds itself in on the battlefield, saying if the bills don’t pass “the Russians will be in Kyiv ..read more
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1w ago
Guardian: Half of British military defense fund for Ukraine remains unused. More than half of the U.K.'s 900 million pound (over $1 billion) military fund for Ukraine remains unused due to bureaucratic delays in handing out contracts, the Guardian reports ..read more
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1w ago
Debris from drone strike allegedly damages energy facilities in Bryansk, Kaluga Oblasts. Air defenses in Russia's Bryansk and Kaluga Oblasts intercepted several drones overnight on April 20, which fell and started a fire at two separate energy substations, according to regional officials ..read more
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2w ago
Russia has lost 442,170 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on March 31 ..read more
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2w ago
"Recent imagery analysis has identified four barges positioned at the entrance to the Black Sea Fleet facility of Novorossiysk Sea Port. This is an effort to enhance the defenses of the port against attacks from Ukrainian Uncrewed Surface Vessels," the U.K. Defense Ministry reported ..read more