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Nearly 200 civilian casualties reported after Russian mass attack on Kyiv, other cities in Ukraine; The Okhmatdyt hospital, Ukraine's largest children's medical center, was hit during the attack; and more.

Ukraine war latest: Mass Russian missile strike kills, injures over 200 civilianskyivindependent.com Russia launched a mass missile attack on cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, on the morning of July 8, killing at least 41 civilians and injuring nearly 150 others.

On a Monday morning, Nataliia Fedorenko and her mother felt lucky to survive their daily routine: walking their dog in a normally sleepy northwestern residential neighborhood.

Quiet Kyiv neighborhood hit in a mass Russian attackkyivindependent.com On a Monday morning, Nataliia Fedorenko and her mother felt lucky to survive their daily routine: walking their dog in a normally sleepy northwestern residential neighborhood. As they entered their f...

Children’s hospital comes under attackwww.youtube.com For Kyiv residents, Monday morning started with loud explosions throughout the city.Russia launched a large-scale missile attack targeting the capital as wel...

In an exclusive interview with the Kyiv Independent, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) said that she will raise the issue of further lifting restrictions on Ukraine's use of American weaponry for strikes against targets on Russian soil.

Exclusive: Congresswoman says Biden should ease restrictions on Ukraine’s use of US weaponry on Russian soilkyivindependent.com The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden should further lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of American weaponry for strikes against targets on Russian soil, a ranking member of the U.S. House of...

For Kyiv residents, Monday morning started with loud explosions throughout the city. One of the heaviest strikes hit Okhmatdyt hospital, Ukraine's largest children's medical center.

Deadly Monday attack on Kyiv in photos: Children hospital hit, 25 killed, rescue works continue on attack siteskyivindependent.com Editor's note: Some of the following images are graphic in nature and might be disturbing. For Kyiv residents, Monday morning started with loud explosions throughout the city. Russia launched a larg...

"I don't understand how people can be such animals. Even animals don't do such things," Alla Nesolionova, a doctor at the cardiology center at the Okhmatdyt hospital, told the Kyiv Independent.

'I want Russians to feel it on their own skin': Shock, fury at the site of children's hospital attackkyivindependent.com Nurse Olesia Filonenko was preparing for the first operation of the day at the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv when she heard explosions "somewhere far away." "Then, in a second, everything was...

The Okhmatdyt hospital, Ukraine's largest children's medical center, was hit during a Russian missile attack on July 8, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported.

Russia hits Kyiv children's hospital, casualties reportedkyivindependent.com Okhmatdyt hospital, Ukraine's largest children's medical center, was hit by Russian missiles on July 8, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported. "The hospital has been damaged by a Russian attack, peopl...

Russia launched a mass missile attack on Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine on the morning of July 8, killing at least 28 civilians and injuring 112 others, the State Emergency Service said at 3 p.m. local time.

Over 100 civilian casualties reported after Russian mass attack on Kyiv, other cities in Ukrainekyivindependent.com The aerial attack targeted Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Sloviansk, Pokrovsk, and Kramatorsk, damaging "50 civilian sites, including residential buildings, a business center, and two medical facilities," ...

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 8, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Ukrainian drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine struck a large ammunition depot in Voronezh Oblast; Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan proposed establishing a "peace platform" to end the war in Ukraine; and more.

Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones attack ammunition, oil depots in Russiakyivindependent.com Key developments on July 6,7: * Ukrainian drones attack ammunition, oil depots in Russia, source says * Leaked documents suggest more Russians killed in Ukraine than previously thought * Poll: Mor...

The Kyiv Independent goes through the most important news of the week: Ukraine withdrawing from the easternmost neighborhood in Chasiv Yar, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's visit to Kyiv and Moscow, and Ukraine’s prospects at the upcoming NATO summit.

Russia’s gains in the east, Orban meets Zelensky and Putin | Ukraine This Weekwww.youtube.com The Kyiv Independent's Anna Belokur goes through the most important news of the week: Ukraine withdrawing from the easternmost neighborhood in Chasiv Yar, Hu...

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 7, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Le Pen's victory would cast a shadow on future supplies of SCALP missiles, or their use against military targets inside Russia, the pledged Mirage 2000 jets, and any plans to send military instructors to Ukraine.

French far-right surge threatens the country's commitment to Ukrainekyivindependent.com France is gearing up for its second round of legislative elections scheduled for July 7, which could provide the far-right National Rally (RN) with a historic victory and their first-ever chance to ap...

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 6, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Amid a push for reforms in the Defense Ministry, Maryna Bezrukova took the reins of the ministry’s Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) this January. Now she is in charge of purchasing weapons and ammunition for Ukraine’s military.

Old guard pushback continues to haunt Ukraine’s arms procurement cleanupkyivindependent.com Maryna Bezrukova immediately knew she was upsetting murky and powerful forces in Ukraine’s arms trade. Amid a push for reforms in the Defense Ministry, Bezrukova took the reins of the ministry’s Defe...

As Kyiv gets ready to receive the first batch of Western F-16 fighter jets, Ukraine's airfields face an uptick in Russian strikes.

Ukraine's airfields under fire as Russia braces for F-16skyivindependent.com As Kyiv gets ready to receive the first batch of Western F-16 fighter jets, Ukraine's airfields face an uptick in Russian strikes. Over the past week, Moscow carried out at least three missile strike...

The upcoming delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine will challenge Russia's aerial dominance over the Black Sea, Ukraine's Navy chief said; Riga will send more than 2,500 combat drones of different types to Ukraine; and more.

Ukraine war latest: F-16s will 'challenge Russia's aerial dominance over Black Sea,' Navy chief sayskyivindependent.com Key developments on July 5: * F-16s will challenge Russia's aerial dominance over Black Sea, Ukraine's Navy chief says * Latvia to send over 2,500 drones to Ukraine in July, ministry says * Orban ...

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...

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