Alexander Zabolotnyi

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Chris York |Alexander Zabolotnyi |Vladyslav Samusenko

Ukraine was jubilant on June 1 as news filtered through of a stunning drone attack targeting Russian heavy bombers that simultaneously attacked four air bases, two of them thousands of miles inside Russia. The operation reportedly damaged or destroyed over 40 Russian heavy bombers. The Kyiv Independent's Chris York explains everything we know about Operation Spiderweb. We’ve been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Chris York |Alexander Zabolotnyi |Nick Allard

The Kyiv Independent’s Chris York sits down with Michael Carpenter, former U.S. Ambassador to OSCE and senior director for Europe at the National Security Council, to discuss the current lagging U.S. military support for Ukraine amid the ongoing ceasefire talks with Russia. Carpenter also offers his predictions for the future of Ukraine’s occupied territories. We’ve been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.

1 month ago | kyivindependent.com | Kateryna Hodunova |Alexander Zabolotnyi |Nick Allard |Francis Farrell

European foreign ministers approved the creation of a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine during a meeting in Lviv on May 9. The tribunal, which will operate under the auspices of the Council of Europe, aims to prosecute Russia's top political and military leadership, including President Vladimir Putin. Ukraine expects the tribunal to start work in 2026.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jason Blevins |Alexander Zabolotnyi

Chornobyl disaster occurred in the early hours of April 26, 1986, in Soviet Ukraine. Nearly 39 years after the worst nuclear disaster in history, Russia’s brazen attack on the $2 billion New Safe Confinement (the sarcophagus enclosing the destroyed reactor) in February 2025 poses a new potential radioactive danger as engineers race to repair the damage. The Kyiv Independent’s Kollen Post dives into why the restoration is not as simple as it may seem.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jason Blevins |Masha Lavrova |Alexander Zabolotnyi

U.S. President Donald Trump’s negotiation strategy in Afghanistan resulted in a capitulation to the Taliban and abandoning U.S. allies. As the world awaits a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, what could a deal brokered by Trump actually look like? The Kyiv Independent’s Masha Lavrova dives into the last time Trump sought to end a war and what it could mean for Ukraine. We’ve been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine.