
ODESA, Ukraine — Hennadiy Trukhanov's day-to-day is not what it used to be. Once the all-powerful mayor is now under house arrest, his passport stripped by presidential decree. He invites the Kyiv Independent to his guest house and pleads his …
Amy B. Zegart

ODESA, Ukraine — Hennadiy Trukhanov's day-to-day is not what it used to be. Once the all-powerful mayor is now under house arrest, his passport stripped by presidential decree. He invites the Kyiv Independent to his guest house and pleads his …


At first glance, a YouTube interview with Philippe Marques Pinto looks like one of dozens of others in Ukraine’s long-running campaign to recruit South American soldiers to bolster its ranks in the fight against Russia.
“I worked as a private security …


BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission on Wednesday delivered another tranche of short-term financial relief to Kyiv as talks over a much larger reparations loan based on frozen Russian assets remain mired in political deadlock.
The European …
Russian forces are actively advancing near Pokrovsk and, compared with last year, have changed their approach to storming with small infantry groups.
Where they previously moved in pairs or trios, assault elements now often consist of five to seven …



The family of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s personal ear, nose and throat doctor received a series of privileges thanks to his role caring for the president, according to an investigation.
The father of Putin’s personal physician became a State …

Ukrainian soldiers from the “Skala” regiment carried out a successful sweep of several streets in Pokrovsk, destroying Russian positions and equipment. Coordinated work with drones helped minimize losses, the Ukrainian military said.
Ukrainian forces …

The man who enabled Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from Belarusian territory is now looking for a “deal” with the West.
Aleksandr Lukashenko — the self-proclaimed “president” who stole an election, crushed peaceful protests, and turned Belarus into …


The European Union plans to impose personal sanctions on employees of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) believed to be involved in the torture and killing of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna.
The outlet Sistema reported Wednesday, …
