U.S. President Donald Trump is mounting yet another push to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, as Washington begins testing a new peace framework that has already sparked unease among Ukrainian officials. A... Read more »
(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); Ukraine’s state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia has signed a strategic contract with French manufacturer Alstom to supply 55 modern electric freight locomotives worth roughly €470–473 million, in a deal financed largely by... Read more »
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, on June 22, 2025. (Contributor / Getty Images) The planned Trump-Putin summit in Budapest has been shelved. The White House says there’s no point meeting... Read more »
Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, has amassed unprecedented power, shaping decisions across parliament, the Cabinet, and key state bodies. (Lisa Litvinenko/The Kyiv Independent) President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff,... Read more »
Since gaining independence in 1956, the country has rarely known peace. Civil wars, ethnic persecution, and decades of neglect have shaped the lives of millions — and still mark the country’s reality... Read more »
18 листопада Вищий антикорупційний суд обрав запобіжний захід колишньому віцепремʼєр-міністрові Олексію Чернишову. Про це йдеться у трансляції засідання, пише hromadske. Як повідомляють, його відправили під варту на 60 діб, тобто до 16 січня з... Read more »
Several law enforcement agencies were lambasted by a parliamentary commission on Nov. 17 for failing to investigate their employees’ alleged involvement in a large-scale corruption scheme at state nuclear power company Energoatom.... Read more »
(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); On 6 November 2025, Ukraine enacted a new round of sanctions targeting Russia’s key fossil fuel expansion projects in the Arctic, with further sanctions at the European Union level expected to... Read more »
As the Kyiv Independent celebrates another year of fearless journalism and community support (join our sprint to reach 25,000 paying members by 2025), we thought it was time to pull back the... Read more »
Hello, this is Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,363 of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today’s top story so far: Ukraine’s Ground Forces published photos of destruction in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk... Read more »