Ukrainian ammunition program in limbo as populist coalition takes power in Prague

With Czechia’s new government coalition likely to take office in the coming weeks, the question of the country’s landmark ammunition initiative for Kyiv remains unanswered. Populist billionaire Andrej Babis, whose ANO party... Read more »

What the fall of Pokrovsk would mean for Ukraine — and Russia

National Police of Ukraine’s White Angels unit in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on June 19, 2025. (Kostiantyn Liberov / Libkos / Getty Images) With Russia throwing enormous forces into Pokrovsk to finally... Read more »

Widow of Chornobyl’s first victim killed by Russian attack on Kyiv 39 years later

Key developments on Nov. 15-16. Widow of Chornobyl’s first victim killed by Russian attack on Kyiv 39 years laterKyiv, Moscow reach deal on prisoner exchange to free 1,200 UkrainiansRussian military reportedly executes... Read more »

el-Fasher and the role of international actors • Ukraїner

Sudan’s long, fragmented war entered a new and deadly phase in October 2025, when the Rapid Support Forces seized El Fasher, the capital of Darfur. The city’s fall followed 18 months of... Read more »

‘A wicked attack’ — 7 killed, dozens injured in Kyiv amid mass Russian missile, drone strike

A person stands in a destroyed apartment in a damaged residential building following an air strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 14, 2025, amid the Russian invasion. (Oleksii Filippov / AFP via... Read more »

Rage, panic, and a glimmer of hope in Ukraine as corruption scandal unfolds

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky listens during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 31, 2025, amid the Russian invasion. (Tetiana Dzhafarova / AFP via Getty Images) Ukraine is being rocked by... Read more »

How a trio of power brokers turned Putin’s US strategy into a quiet turf war

Russian Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev (L), Russian president’s aide, Yuri Ushakov (C), and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R). (Pavel Bednyakov/Getty Images, Collage by the Kyiv Independent) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s outreach to... Read more »

Day 1,359: Ukraine facing most perilous winter of war so far, Politico says

Ukraine is facing the most perilous winter of the war so far, Politico says. Ukraine hits dozens of targets inside Russia and in occupied territories with own weapons. The EU sends almost... Read more »

Лісник на Дніпропетровщині у своєму дворі підстрелив з рушниці два БпЛА “Молнія”

У Дніпропетровській області мешканець прифронтової Межової Олексій Зіненко збив два російські безпілотники “Молнія” зі звичайної мисливської рушниці. Дрони летіли настільки низько, що він зміг їх підстрелити просто у дворі. Про це пише “Суспільне... Read more »

$100M stolen from Ukraine’s nuclear proves the choice: Soviet monopolies Moscow corrupts, or green systems it can’t

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); The recent scandal uncovered at Energoatom—where NABU’s Operation Midas revealed a serious and deeply rooted corruption scheme involving $100 million in kickbacks—is not merely a dramatic headline. It is a warning... Read more »