The Kyiv Independent
Ukraine war latest: 200 Ukrainian POWS return home in latest exchange, Zelensky says
Ukraine has brought home 200 soldiers held in Russian captivity in the latest prisoners of war (POW) exchange on March 5, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed releasing 200 Ukrainian POWS...
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Film awards race shows what stories about war West prefers to hear
Two films about Russia and Ukraine are generating buzz in this year's film awards season: Mstyslav Chernov's "2,000 Meters to Andriivka" and "Mr. Nobody Against Putin," directed by American documentarian David Borenstein and Pavel...
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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian oil depot in Pskov Oblast, hits Belgorod with missiles
Ukraine reportedly strikes oil depot in Russia's Pskov Oblast, targets Belgorod with missiles, leaving blackouts US reportedly presses allies to block Ukraine from full participation at NATO summit Moldova, Ukraine...
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'It means more than any medal' - Ukraine's skeleton racer sacrifices Olympic dream to honor war victims
Wearing a helmet commemorating Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia is not allowed, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled on Feb. 12. Vladyslav Heraskevych, Ukraine's skeleton racer, was scheduled to compete in his third...
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Trump backs Orban ahead of April elections in Hungary
U.S. President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of Hungary’s upcoming parliamentary elections in a Feb. 5 post on his Truth Social platform. “Highly Respected Prime Minister of...
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Ukraine distributes boilers from Italy to support heating for up to 90,000 homes
Ukraine has distributed industrial boiler equipment delivered by Italy among communities in 10 regions as part of a broader support program aimed at strengthening the country’s heating infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister...
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'Extremely serious' - Ukraine's battered energy system faces worst day in 3 years, Shmyhal says
Ukraine on Jan. 22 experienced "the most difficult day for the energy system" since the first year of Russia's full-scale war, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said. Shmyhal's remarks come amid an ever-worsening energy crisis that...
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4 dead, 10 injured as Russia launches mass attack on Ukraine
Four people were killed and 10 others injured in Kyiv after Russia launched a mass missile and drone attack across Ukraine overnight on Jan. 8-9. A paramedic was among those killed as a result of a doubletap strike, and five of the wounded...
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Russia captured over 4,300 square kilometers of Ukraine in 2025, Deepstate reports
Russian forces occupied 4,336 square kilometers (1,674 square miles) of Ukrainian territory in 2025, accounting for less than 1% of the country, the Ukrainian open-source mapping project Deepstate reported in a year-end assessment...
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Zelensky holds phone call with Trump's envoys as Russia claims talks making 'slow but steady progress'
Editor's note:thisarticle has beenupdated withadditional comments frompresident Volodymyrzelensky during his eveningaddress. President Volodymyr Zelensky held a nearly hour-long phone call with U.S. President Trump’s Special...
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Ukrainian passport appears in newly released Epstein photos
Democratic members of the United States Congress on Dec. 18 released additional photographs from the latest materials obtained from the Jeffrey Epstein estate, including images of a Ukrainian woman's passport. The House...
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Trump 'extremely frustrated' with Russia, Ukraine amid slow peace progress, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump is "extremely frustrated" with both Russia and Ukraine amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the war, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a Dec. 11 press briefing, as the United...
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Ukraine hits Russian seaport, oil refinery in reported drone strikes Editor's Note: This is a developing story.
Editor's Note:thisisa developing story. Ukrainian drones hit Russia's Temryuk seaport in Krasnodar Krai and the Syzran Oil Refinery in Samara Oblast in overnight strikes on Dec. 4-5, Russian officials and media reported. The...
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