Amy B. Zegart
Russian and U.S. delegations will hold talks in Moscow in the near future, Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev said in an interview with state-controlled news agency TASS on June 10.
The meeting would follow a series of previous …
Russia has lost 999,200 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 June 11.
The number includes 1,120 casualties that Russian forces suffered just …
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
A large fire reportedly broke out at a gunpowder plant in the town of Kotovsk in Russia’s Tambov Oblast overnight on June 11, Russian Telegram channels reported.
Residents …
A Russian military aircraft is suspected of violating Finland’s airspace on June 10, the country’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
“The investigation into the suspect’s airspace breach has been launched …
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened on June 10 to veto the EU’s upcoming 18th sanctions package against Russia if concerns over Slovakia’s reliance on Russian gas and energy exports were not addressed.
The comments come as …
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Russia attacked homes and apartment buildings in Kharkiv with drones overnight on June 11, killing at least two people and injuring 37 others, including five children, Mayor Ihor …
Russia has been shipping weapons to conflict zones in West Africa in violation of international sanctions, the Associated Press (AP) reported on June 10, citing radio signals, satellite images, and military officials.
The deliveries represent another …
The price cap on Russian oil should be cut from $60 to $30 per barrel in order to pressure Moscow to declare a ceasefire, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on June 10.
Zelensky’s comments come after the European …
In response to recent peace talks in Istanbul where Russia demanded the surrender of five Ukrainian territories as a prerequisite for a ceasefire, the Kyiv Independent has launched a new product on our e-store: the 603,628 km² T-shirt.
This T-shirt, …
The United States will reduce funding allocated for military assistance to Ukraine in its upcoming defense budget, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a congressional hearing on June 10.
“It is a reduction in this budget,” Hegseth …
Key developments on June 10:
Moscow said its troops had crossed into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and were conducting offensive operations in the region, a claim Kyiv quickly denied as “Russian disinformation.”
Russian troops have been pushing toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast for months, …
President Volodymyr Zelensky on June 10 imposed sanctions on 48 individuals and nine organizations associated with the deportation of Ukrainian children, according to a decision of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC).
Ukraine …
Russia has conducted another mass attack on multiple Ukrainian cities on June 10. According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the attack was one of the largest on Kyiv during the full-scale war. The Kyiv Independent has visited the apartment complex …
The State Duma, the lower chamber of Russia’s parliament, passed a bill on June 10 to create a new messaging app, the so-called “national messenger,” the Duma’s press service reported, as the Kremlin tries to reduce its …
Sales manager Victoriia Nikishyna was sheltering with her cat in the stairwell when a Russian drone struck a residential building in Kyiv, leaving several rooms in her apartment without windows.
“We’re still holding on. We haven’t fully processed what …
The halls of academia have long been considered sanctuaries of critical thinking, intellectual discourse, and the pursuit of truth. Universities across the globe pride themselves on fostering environments where diverse perspectives can be examined, …
Russia helped significantly improve North Korea’s KN-23 ballistic missiles, also known as Hwasong-11, after receiving the first inaccurate batch from Pyongyang, Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) chief, said in an …
During the open interview at the conference “EU. BUT THERE IS ONE TWIST,” Piotr Łukasiewicz, Chargé d’affaires of the Republic of Poland in Ukraine, shared Poland’s experience of European integration, spoke about the evolution of Polish-Ukrainian …
Montenegro has announced plans to initiate drone assembly on its territory, with the first shipment set to be delivered to Ukraine as military aid.
According to reports from the Russian outlet Kommersant, citing regional media, On May 29, the …
