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The EU imposes new sanctions on Belarus, targeting sanction circumvention; Ukraine returns five of its citizens held in Belarusian prisons in a latest prisoner swap with Russia; and more.

Belarus Weekly: EU imposes new sanctions on Belarus, targeting sanction circumventionkyivindependent.com The EU imposes new sanctions on Belarus, targeting sanction circumvention. Amid rising border tensions between Ukraine and Belarus, Belarusian official bolsters nuclear threats. Ukraine returns five...

Arcelor Mittal is a major steel producer located in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih. After suffering losses in the first year of the invasion, the company plans to boost production this year despite constant threats of Russian attacks.

How steel is made in Ukraine during warwww.youtube.com YouTube video by Kyiv Independent

"The United Kingdom has been a leader in rallying world support for Ukraine, and we expect that to remain the same under a Labour government," write Alessandra Hay and Tim Mak of The Counteroffensive.

The Counteroffensive: What UK Labour’s landslide election means for Ukrainekyivindependent.com The United Kingdom has been a leader in rallying world support for Ukraine, and we expect that to remain the same under a Labour government. Although Keir Starmer was elected as Labour Party leader un...

Ukraine announced on July 4 that its troops had withdrawn from the Kanal neighborhood in Chasiv Yar. The decision had been made because Ukrainian defensive positions were destroyed, and commanders agreed to withdraw to better-protected lines.

What Ukraine's partial Chasiv Yar withdrawal actually meanskyivindependent.com Ukraine announced on July 4 that its troops had withdrawn from the Kanal neighborhood in Chasiv Yar, a strategically important town in Donetsk Oblast, and the scene of an intense, bloody battle that b...

In this week's edition: Ukraine and Moldova officially began their accession talks with the European Union; Two Ukraine-born tech companies, Creatio and Esper Bionics, announced sizable sums of funding; and more.

Ukraine Business Roundup — Ukrainian startups attract fundingkyivindependent.com The following is the July 4, 2024 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. This version is condensed as the author was out of the office. To get the biggest news in business and tech...

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 5, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"Today, Russification has reached unprecedented heights, eclipsing even the Soviet era in its scope and intensity," writes Ukrainian journalist Vitaly Portnikov in this guest op-ed.

Opinion: The realities faced by Russia's national minorities are history repeating itselfkyivindependent.com Udmurt scholar Albert Razin ended his life in front of the Udmurt Republic’s State Council Building in Izhevsk, Russia, on Sept. 10, 2019, setting himself ablaze. His desperate act serves as a hauntin...

"I love America and I know that we can do the right thing. My biggest fear is that we'll simply choose not to, and the consequences will follow us for generations to come," writes Anna Belokur, a social media manager at the Kyiv Independent, in her op-ed.

As an American in Kyiv, I'm proud of how much we helped Ukraine and scared we may let it downkyivindependent.com If you speak English on the street in Ukraine, it’s not uncommon for strangers to stop and ask where you’re from. Many times when I’ve said I’m American, people (ranging from teenagers to the elderly)...

Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the Kanal neighborhood of the embattled town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast; Russian troops attacked Odesa Oblast with a ballistic missile; and more.

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine withdraws from eastern Chasiv Yar neighborhood, military sayskyivindependent.com Key developments on July 4: * Ukraine withdraws from eastern Chasiv Yar neighborhood, military says * Media: Orban to meet with Putin in Moscow following Kyiv visit * 14 brigades underarmed, aid a...

While Russians have made gains on land, they may as well have lost their dominance and security in the Black Sea for the foreseeable future. In June, Ukraine’s special services sank a Saturn-type tugboat and struck multiple speedboats at once. Their weapon of choice is the combined drone attack.

Who needs warships when you’ve got drones? Russia loses control over Black Seakyivindependent.com The view from the camera skims over the water, low and predatory. Dodging left and right between rows of white splashes, it sidles up to the aft of the looming gray hull. A shape appears to scramble a...

Tucker Carlson’s interview with lawyer Robert Amsterdam, titled “Ukrainian churches are being burned and priests beaten,” quickly gained traction with the MAGA movement. The video falsely claimed pro-western Ukrainians burned Russia-linked churches.

Trump ally debunked: Ukraine not burning Russian-linked churcheskyivindependent.com When Tucker Carlson, a popular American right-wing conservative, released an interview with lawyer Robert Amsterdam titled “Ukrainian churches are being burned and priests beaten,” it quickly gained t...

As the Washington summit fast approaches, NATO will have to address its new battlefield: cognitive warfare, writes Ylli Bajraktari, a former executive director of the U.S. National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.

Opinion: Cognitive warfare is NATO's new battlefieldkyivindependent.com NATO’s July summit in Washington marks the 75th anniversary of the alliance’s establishment, and it comes at a critical juncture. As threats to global stability evolve beyond conventional military dom...

At Kyiv Independent, we work tirelessly to bring the world the truth about Russia’s brutal war as Ukraine fights for its freedom. Those on the front lines are fighting for Ukraine to determine its own future – for Ukraine not to become Russia: a country without freedom of speech or press.

The new issue of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter covers events from June 24-30, 2024. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with permission.

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Developments in Ukraine’s parliament on economic reforms, international obligations — Issue 62kyivindependent.com Editor’s note: This is issue 62 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from June 24–June 30, 2024. The digest highlights steps take...

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 4, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Ukrainian journalists and media watchdogs are continuing to voice concerns over declining press freedoms as their country’s army fights on more than two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion to protect the future of the democracy.

Pressure on journalists, press freedom limitations continue in wartime Ukrainekyivindependent.com Ukrainian journalists and media watchdogs are continuing to voice concerns over declining press freedoms as their country’s army fights on more than two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion to prot...

At least five people were killed and 53 injured after Russia launched drones and missiles against Dnipro; The U.S. Defense Department announced a new package of military aid for Ukraine worth $150 million; and more.

Ukraine war latest: Russian attack on Dnipro shopping center kills 5, injures 53kyivindependent.com Key developments on July 3: * Shopping center hit in Russian attack on Dnipro, killing 5, injuring 53 * Russian defector involved in Russia's Baltic Fleet vessel sabotage, military intelligence say...

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 3, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

A new public opinion survey has revealed a widening gulf between Ukrainian hopes of a battlefield victory against Russia and European resignation that the war will only end with a negotiated settlement.

Ukrainian optimism about war clashes with European skepticism in new pollkyivindependent.com A new public opinion survey has revealed a widening gulf between Ukrainian hopes of a battlefield victory against Russia and European resignation that the war will only end with a negotiated settlemen...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's visit to Kyiv came two days into Hungary's rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, also known as the Council of Ministers. The position in the hands of arguably the most Russia-friendly member state caused some concern in Ukraine.

Hungary takes helm of Council of EU. Should Ukraine be worried?kyivindependent.com Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Kyiv on July 2, in what became his first visit to Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. The visit came two days into Hungary's rota...

As the war is the Kremlin's number one priority, all tools at its disposal have been used: increased taxation, sovereign funds, domestic borrowing, and the printing of money.

Russia struggles to control finances as Ukraine invasion spending soarskyivindependent.com Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, the Russian government has focused all of its financial resources on funding the war. As the war is the Kremlin's number one priority, all tool...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Kyiv on July 2 and urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to consider a ceasefire; Zelensky dismissed Orban's proposal; and more.

Ukraine war latest: Zelensky dismissed Orban's ceasefire proposal during his visit to Kyiv, official sayskyivindependent.com Key developments on July 2: * Orban urges Zelensky to consider ceasefire during visit to Kyiv * U.S. to announce $2.3 billion military aid package to Ukraine 'soon' * Ukraine hit ammunition depot ...

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 2, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

A document obtained by the Washington Post (WP) suggests Russia dropped glide bombs on its own territory nearly 40 times in one year; The Russian military is trying a new approach to attack Kyiv; and more.

Ukraine war latest: Russian casualties six times larger than those of Ukraine, Zelensky sayskyivindependent.com Key developments on July 1: * Zelensky says Russian casualties six times larger than those of Ukraine * Russia attempting new ways to attack Kyiv, military says * Document reveals why Russia keeps...

The Kyiv Independent sat down with Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng to discuss how the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement will bolster Ukrainian and Canadian businesses and help Ukraine’s economic recovery.

Canada trade minister: Revamped trade deal shows commitment to Ukraine for ‘decades to come’kyivindependent.com After a long journey fraught with a global pandemic and all-out invasion, Canada and Ukraine successfully revamped a free trade agreement that comes into play on July 1, expanding the relationship bet...

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of celebrated Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, who was killed by a Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk. In April 2023, the Kyiv Independent sat down with Amelina to speak about her work as a war crimes researcher.

How a celebrated Ukrainian writer turned into a war crimes researcherkyivindependent.com Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has galvanized Ukrainians into action, compelling them to figure out how they can contribute to their country’s victory. Oftentimes, it has called for a radical...

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 1, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Although the Kyiv Independent is a digital publication, our work occasionally appears in print thanks to one of our members, Malcolm Barraclough. Such initiatives help us reach new readers, and we are incredibly grateful for them.

Although there was little focus on foreign policy, Kyiv closely watched the two presumptive nominees' takes on Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.

With aid on the line, Kyiv pays close attention to US presidential debatekyivindependent.com U.S. President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, faced off on June 27 in the first presidential debate in the lead-up to the country's presidential election. The debate marked a shaky star...

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of June 29, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.