Amy B. Zegart
KYIV — Ripe cherries and apricots fill the stalls of fruit vendors, while people bustle about on a scorching July Friday.
Yet just a five-minute walk from the stand, the scene shifts dramatically: a gaping hole mars the five-story residential building …
Kyiv and Copenhagen signed a landmark agreement on July 4 that allows Ukrainian defense companies to open production facilities in Denmark, Strategic Industries Minister Herman Smetanin announced.
“This is a unique case of international …
The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko spent a day with an artillery crew from the 28th Mechanized Brigade in the front-line city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, in early July. As Russia’s summer offensive heats up, …
A Russian missile and drone strike on Odesa on July 3 damaged the building of the Chinese Consulate General, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on July 4.
“Following tonight’s massive Russian air attack on Ukraine, we discovered in Kyiv a …
There’s an old saying that all roads lead to Rome. These days, for a young Cuban with limited options and a taste for risk, many of those roads lead to Tula, the hometown of Russia’s 106th Guards Airborne Division. There, recruits trade island heat …
Units from Ukraine's Armed Forces' Drone Systems struck the JSC "Federal Scientific and Production Center Research Institute of Applied Chemistry" in Russia's Moscow region on July 4, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The …
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone conversation on July 4, Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine’s President’s Office, announced. …
Editor’s note: Every week, Russia launches massive attacks on Kyiv, forcing our team to sleep in hallways. We’re collecting sleeping bags, foldable cots, ear plugs, and eye masks to make their lives a little easier.
The Counteroffensive also covers …
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unilaterally halted a weapons shipment to Ukraine on July 2 despite internal military assessments showing the aid would not compromise American military readiness, NBC News reported on July 4, citing three U.S. …
On July 4, 2025, Russia launched the Vice-Admiral Burilichev, a new oceanographic research vessel suspected to serve as a spy ship targeting NATO’s undersea communication cables, intended to join the Baltic Fleet.
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Russia is escalating the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces, the Netherlands Military Intelligence (MIVD) reported on July 4.
Russian troops use banned chemical agents as psychological warfare to panic Ukrainian forces, forcing soldiers …
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
A new prisoner of war (POW) exchange with Russia has taken place, bringing home another group of Ukrainian defenders held in Russian captivity, many since 2022, President Volodymyr …
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is pushing to lift U.S. energy sanctions on Russia, Politico reported on July 4, citing two people familiar with the matter.
The move is part of a broader debate within Trump’s …
Life for children in Ukraine has become increasingly dangerous and deadly, according to the latest U.N. figures, which show a threefold jump in the number of deaths and injuries among children over the three months ending in May.
From March through …
U.S. President Donald Trump said he was “very disappointed” with Russian President Vladimir Putin following a phone call on July 3, during which the two leaders discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Trump told reporters he …
Three brigades of the Ground Forces have officially joined the newly established 17th Army Corps. This corps consolidates forces deployed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where they are currently responsible for the…
President Volodymyr Zelensky called for more air defence for Ukraine after a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight on July 4.
According to Zelensky, as U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin …
