The Kyiv Independent
'Extremely serious' - Ukraine's battered energy system faces worst day in 3 years, Shmyhal says
Ukraine on Jan. 22 experienced "the most difficult day for the energy system" since the first year of Russia's full-scale war, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said. Shmyhal's remarks come amid an ever-worsening energy crisis that...
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4 dead, 10 injured as Russia launches mass attack on Ukraine
Four people were killed and 10 others injured in Kyiv after Russia launched a mass missile and drone attack across Ukraine overnight on Jan. 8-9. A paramedic was among those killed as a result of a doubletap strike, and five of the wounded...
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Russia captured over 4,300 square kilometers of Ukraine in 2025, Deepstate reports
Russian forces occupied 4,336 square kilometers (1,674 square miles) of Ukrainian territory in 2025, accounting for less than 1% of the country, the Ukrainian open-source mapping project Deepstate reported in a year-end assessment...
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Zelensky holds phone call with Trump's envoys as Russia claims talks making 'slow but steady progress'
Editor's note:thisarticle has beenupdated withadditional comments frompresident Volodymyrzelensky during his eveningaddress. President Volodymyr Zelensky held a nearly hour-long phone call with U.S. President Trump’s Special...
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Ukrainian passport appears in newly released Epstein photos
Democratic members of the United States Congress on Dec. 18 released additional photographs from the latest materials obtained from the Jeffrey Epstein estate, including images of a Ukrainian woman's passport. The House...
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Trump 'extremely frustrated' with Russia, Ukraine amid slow peace progress, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump is "extremely frustrated" with both Russia and Ukraine amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the war, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a Dec. 11 press briefing, as the United...
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Ukraine hits Russian seaport, oil refinery in reported drone strikes Editor's Note: This is a developing story.
Editor's Note:thisisa developing story. Ukrainian drones hit Russia's Temryuk seaport in Krasnodar Krai and the Syzran Oil Refinery in Samara Oblast in overnight strikes on Dec. 4-5, Russian officials and media reported. The...
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