From text to speech to HD video: How AI is enhancing media across the board

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has drastically transformed many industries, and the world of media is no exception. Over the past few years, AI technology has made creating and editing content faster, easier, and... Read more »

10 books to better understand Ukraine on its Independence Day

An attendee browses books by Ukrainian authors and poets during the Meridian Czernowitz literary festival in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on June 29, 2025. (Chris Jones / The Kyiv Independent) Thirty-four years on, Ukraine’s... Read more »

Ukraine, Russia hold prisoner exchange on Independence Day

Key developments on Aug. 24: Ukraine, Russia hold prisoner exchange on Independence DayUkraine strikes Russia with own long-range weapons without coordinating with US, Zelensky saysUkraine liberates 3 villages in Donetsk Oblast, military... Read more »

German investigators: four bombs weighing up to 27 kg each destroyed Nord Stream gas pipelines 80 meters underwater

New details have emerged about the technical execution of the September 2022 Nord Stream pipeline attacks, with German investigators revealing that at least four explosive devices weighing 14 to 27 kilograms each... Read more »

Ukraine marks flag day with symbolic action in Kursk region, regains control of Donetsk Oblast village

To mark Ukraine’s National Flag Day, drone operators from the “Rugby Team” battalion of the 129th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade raised the blue-and-yellow flag over two villages in Russia’s Kursk region—Hornal and... Read more »

Kremlin’s Propaganda Pendulum After Two Summits

The summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at Elmendorf-Richardson Air Force Base became the major topic of Russian propaganda. A few days before the meeting, the Kremlin’s information machine spread rumors... Read more »

After scandal, Ukraine’s president’s office chief seeks to restore trust by tapping veterans

President’s Office Head Andriy Yermak attends a meeting of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky with then-Polish President Andrzej Duda at Belweder Palace in Warsaw, Poland, on Jan.15, 2025. (Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images)... Read more »

Once a top backer, Poland fades from Ukraine peace talks amid domestic turmoil

Polish Army soldiers carry the Polish and NATO flags during a military parade along a highway on the occasion of Polish Armed Forces Day. (Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images) As U.S.-led efforts... Read more »

Zelensky’s Office Reform to Include Greater Military Role, Yermak Says

Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, said work is underway to involve more military personnel in his institution “at all levels” on Friday, Aug. 22. Yermak said President Volodymyr Zelensky “supported... Read more »

Ukraine hits Russian drone base in occupied Crimea; Kremlin says Putin-Zelensky meeting ‘not ready at all’

Key developments on Aug. 22: Ukraine hits Russian drone base at occupied Crimean airfield, Navy claimsPutin-Zelensky meeting ‘not ready at all,’ Kremlin says despite Trump push for peace dealUkraine shoots down Russian... Read more »