Daryna Shevchenko

1 week ago | kyivindependent.com | Daryna Shevchenko

As Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine drags into its fourth year — leaving behind more destruction, more death, and deeper trauma — the global conversation is shifting. The world’s leading democracies are preoccupied with their own internal crises, some slipping toward authoritarianism, others consumed by political division. As global attention drifts elsewhere, Ukraine’s story is once again being pushed to the sidelines. We cannot let that happen.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Daryna Shevchenko

As Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine drags into its fourth year — leaving behind more destruction, more death, and deeper trauma — the global conversation is shifting. The world’s leading democracies are preoccupied with their own internal crises, some slipping toward authoritarianism, others consumed by political division. As global attention drifts elsewhere, Ukraine’s story is once again being pushed to the sidelines. We cannot let that happen.

Nov 19, 2024 | yahoo.com | Anna Belokur |Francis Farrell |Anastasiia Mozghova |Teah Pelechaty |Daryna Shevchenko |Asami Terajima | +1 more

As we mark 1,000 days since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, members of the Kyiv Independent’s staff have paused to reflect. These reflections offer a glimpse into the profound impact of war — not only on a nation’s struggle for survival but on those who bear witness to its unfolding.

May 3, 2024 | kyivindependent.com | Daryna Shevchenko

“Do you cooperate with independent Russian journalists to reach a Russian audience?” We at the Kyiv Independent hear variations of this question at every event we attend, and the audience rarely likes our answer: “No, we don’t; we don’t see the point.”A beautiful room in the old building of New York’s Ukrainian Institute of America is full of friendly faces. People are wearing vyshyvankas, traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirts, and Ukrainian flag pins. It’s Feb.