The U.S. Army has been forced to use its own funding to support the training of Ukrainian troops, as Congress has so far failed to pass additional aid, the Voice of America (VoA) reported on Feb. 27. Source : kyivindependent.com/us-milita…
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VoA: US military using own funding to train Ukrainian soldiers
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France, Netherlands back Czech plan to buy ammunition for Ukraine outside EU
France and the Netherlands back Czechia’s plan to procure hundreds of thousands of ammunition rounds for Ukraine from outside the EU, French President Emmanuel Macron and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rut Source : …
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Marta Barandiy, the head of Promote Ukraine, demonstrated her unwavering commitment by traveling to Ukraine with Georges Dallemagne and Belgian journalists of La Libre and LN24, to actively contribute to our cause
Our organization had hoped for her presence here, in Brussels, particularly to lead the march with 7000 people, but she was called to fulfill a more vital mission at that time. While we advocated for Source : www.promoteukraine.org/marta-bar… …
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General Staff: Russia has lost 411,550 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 411,550 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 Feb. 27. This number includes 850 cas Source : …
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Air Force: Ukraine downs 11 drones, 2 Kh-59 missiles launched by Russia overnight
Ukrainian forces shot down 11 of the 13 “kamikaze” attack drones and two of the four Kh-59 cruise missiles launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported on Feb. 27. Russia launched the drones f Source : …
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Polish FM: Defeating Putin 'morally sound, strategically wise'
Helping Ukraine defeat Russia is morally, strategically, and economically wise, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in a speech at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 26. Sikor Source : kyivindependent.com/polish-fm…
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ISW: Russia holds offensive initiative
Russian forces have regained the strategic initiative in Ukraine and will be able to pursue offensive operations in 2024, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its Feb. 26 report. Presiden Source : kyivindependent.com/isw-russi…
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Macron announces coalition to send Kyiv long-range missiles
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Feb. 26 that a new coalition will work to supply Ukraine with “medium- and long-range missiles and bombs.” Macron held a summit on Ukraine in Paris, conve Source : …
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Ukrainian Military Update 2/23/24-2/26/24
General update regarding the situation in Ukraine for 2/23/24-2/26/24 Text: pastebin.com/sANex6AN Source : soundcloud.com/languagel…
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Court extends detention of suspect in Defense Ministry corruption scandal
The Kyiv Pechersk District court extended the detention of Lviv businessman Ihor Hrynkevych,who is under investigation for a large-scale corruption scheme, by one month, the Ukrainian news outlet Susp Source : kyivindependent.com/court-ext…
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Politico: Western officials say no Navalny prisoner swap was offered to Russia
Negotiations were in progress for a prisoner exchange involving Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at the time of his death on Feb. 16, but no proposal had been presented to the Kremlin, two Wes Source : kyivindependent.com/politico-…
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Update from Ukraine | First Abrams loss | Ruzzia Advances on the East but trapped on the South
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Macron doesn't rule out possibility of Western troops in Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Feb. 26 that the possibility of sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not “ruled out” in the future, following discussions among European leaders Source : …
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Bloomberg: At least $488 million in sanctioned goods entered Russia from EU in 2023
Russia imported “high-priority” banned goods worth 450 million euros ($488 million) originating in EU countries in the first nine months of 2023, a quarter of which came directly from Europe, Bloomber Source : kyivindependent.com/bloomberg…
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The Counteroffensive: Russia’s failure to take Kyiv was pure luck
Editor’s Note: This article was published by the blog “The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak” on Feb. 22, 2024, and has been re-published by the Kyiv Independent with permission. To subscribe to “The Coun Source : …
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Zelensky addresses Macron’s Ukraine summit, calls to 'deprive Russia of advantages'
President Volodymyr Zelensky participated in a summit on Ukraine convened by French President Emmanuel Macron on Feb. 26 in Paris, joining other EU leaders remotely, he said in his evening address. Ac Source : kyivindependent.com/zelensky-…
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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine withdraws from Lastochkyne, Syrskyi prepares two war plans contingent on US aid
Key developments on Feb. 26: Military: Ukraine withdraws from Lastochkyne near Avdiivka Syrskyi drawing up two war plans contingent on US aid, Zelensky says Scholz again rules out Germany’s delivery o Source : …
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Germany sends shells, drones, other aid in latest aid package to Ukraine
Germany has handed over 14,000 155 mm shells, ten Vector reconnaissance drones with spare parts, and other aid in their latest delivery of military aid to Ukraine, the German government said on Feb. 2 Source : kyivindependent.com/germany-s…
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Who is Viktor Pavlushchyk, newly-elected head of key Ukrainian anti-corruption agency?
Viktor Pavlushchyk was chosen on Feb. 25 as the head of the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP) - one of Ukraine’s main corruption fighting bodies. The Cabinet of Ministers has yet to for Source : …
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US Treasury says threat to sanction 3rd-country banks has impacted Russian funding flows
U.S. President Joe Biden’s December 2023 executive order to tighten restrictions on the financial backers of Russia’s war has decreased the flow of funds to third-party countries, Deputy Treasury Secr Source : …
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Syrskyi drawing up two war plans contingent on US aid, Zelensky says
Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi is developing two versions of the war plan in case Kyiv receives U.S. aid, and if it does not, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview to CNN, published Source : kyivindependent.com/syrskyi-d…
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Poshyvaylo on the Impact of Sociological Studies and Collective Memory in Post-Maidan Ukraine
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10 Years of Resistance to the Occupation of Crimea – Wrap-up
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