
Amid the escalating geopolitical circus, Ukrainian soldiers fighting in between order and chaos assert that the only way to stop Russia remains on the battlefield. The Kyiv Independent spent two weeks in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove sectors of the …
Amy B. Zegart

Amid the escalating geopolitical circus, Ukrainian soldiers fighting in between order and chaos assert that the only way to stop Russia remains on the battlefield. The Kyiv Independent spent two weeks in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove sectors of the …
On the Kursk direction, Russian forces conducted clearing operations in Sudzha and its outskirts, but their advance toward the border in Kursk Oblast has slowed. The enemy is fighting for Podol, Goncharovka, Zaoleshenka, Rubanshchina, and Milovo, …

Ukrainian defense forces intercepted 130 out of the 178 Russian attack drones launched at Ukraine during an overnight assault on March 14 that included attacks on energy infrastructure.
The attack involved two Iskander-M ballistic missiles launched …

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has kicked off an online summit on March 15 of the “coalition of the willing,” who could go on to secure Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Russia.
Starmer urged attendees to “keep the …

Senator Mark Kelly said he was getting rid of his Tesla Model S after billionaire Elon Musk called the senator a “traitor” on his social media platform X for visiting Ukraine just days after the U.S. paused military aid to Kyiv.
“I’m here …

Russia has lost 892,840 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 March 15.
The number includes 1,180 casualties Russian forces suffered just over …

Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
A fire broke out in a field near the Sarepta railway station in the Russian city of Volgograd in the early hours of March 15, the Russian news channel Astra reported, citing local …

The White House has received “some pretty good news” regarding its attempts to secure a 30-day ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed during a speech at the Justice Department (DOJ) on March …

A German parliamentary coalition has agreed to allocate 3 billion euros (approximately $3.2 billion) in new military aid to Ukraine as part of a plan to dramatically scale up Berlin’s defense spending, incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz …

Despite tensions between the Trump administration and several U.S. allies over trade policies and other disputes, G7 foreign ministers meeting in Canada reaffirmed their commitment to Ukraine.
The diplomats from Canada, the U.S., the U.K., France, …

The Trump administration sees “cautious optimism” in ongoing ceasefire negotiations following a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
The envoy is expected to return this weekend, after …

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Russia to accept a proposed 30-day ceasefire deal put forward by the United States and Ukraine.
Macron said he discussed the situation on March 14 with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Volodymyr …

Editor’s note: Soldiers interviewed for this article are identified only by their first name, callsign, or nickname due to security reasons.
William, a 25-year-old U.S. Army veteran, has come to Ukraine to join the Ukrainian military in its fight …

Formally a brigadier general, Oleksandr Potiy is today tasked with guarding Ukraine on the civilian side — far from the battlefield but right at the front line of Russia’s cyber war.
Potiy is in camo fatigues when he addresses the crowd of IT workers …

Key developments on March 14:

Russian troops attacked a residential area in Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with ballistic missiles injuring at least four people, Governor Serhii Lysak said.
Explosions in Kryvyi Rih were reported almost immediately after the Air Force said on …

Russia proposed building a drone factory in Belarus with an annual capacity of 100,000 units.
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko appoints new government ahead of his seventh “inauguration.”
Belarus cracks down on the unemployed amid workforce …

The fate of Ukraine’s Russian-occupied territories was discussed with the U.S. during the talks in Saudi Arabia earlier this week, President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists on March 14.
Zelensky’s comments come days after Kyiv agreed …