Amy B. Zegart
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 …
The 18th package of European Union sanctions against Russia will include additional restrictions on energy, banking, oil, and other areas, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on June 10.
After the 17th package of sanctions …
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been increasingly deploying ballistic missiles on the battlefield, with recent operations targeting Russian command centers more frequently since May, says Valeriy Ryabykh, the director of Defense Express, who suggests …
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Ukraine and Russia carried out another prisoner exchange on June 10, concluding the second phase of an agreement reached during the most recent round of peace talks in Istanbul, …
Diplomatic discussions concerning arms purchases from the United States are actively underway, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This announcement comes as aid packages continue to arrive from the U.S.
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry …
Ukraine’s Western allies are not imposing new sanctions on Russia in part because of Kyiv’s refusal to lower the mobilization age to 18, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Valasz Online published on June 10.
With the …
Russian negotiators told the Ukrainian delegation directly that their so-called “peace memorandum” is an ultimatum Kyiv cannot accept, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Hungarian news outlet Valasz Online published on …
