Francis Farrell
Reporter at The Kyiv Independent
Reporter at @kyivindependent | Aussie at home in Ukraine | Support us here: https://t.co/iZIVm6Wyq4
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1 day ago |
kyivindependent.com | Francis Farrell
Editor’s note: In accordance with the security protocols of the Ukrainian military, soldiers featured in this story are identified by first names and callsigns only. DONETSK OBLAST – From the moment the vehicles duck into pre-prepared positions in the leafy treeline to the first dead Russian soldiers, less than twenty minutes pass.
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2 weeks ago |
kyivindependent.com | Francis Farrell
Independent journalism needs a community — not a paywall. We’re working hard to show the world the truth of Russia’s brutal war — and we’re keeping it free for everyone, because reliable information should be available to all. Our goal: reach 20,000 members to prove independent journalism can survive without paywalls, billionaires, or compromise. Will you help us do it?
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Francis Farrell |Vladyslav Samusenko |Olena Zashko
The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrel provides an ultimate guide on how drones have changed the warfare in Ukraine — starting with an embed with a drone unit of the National Guard’s 14th Chervona Kalyna Brigade and providing even more insights with a step-by-step simulation on how fighting for an average village in Ukraine looks like now, three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion. We’ve been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine.
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2 weeks ago |
kyivindependent.com | Francis Farrell
Ukraine’s military has once again been rocked by a scandal around its leadership culture, with another high-profile commander speaking out against the country’s top brass over bad orders leading to excess losses. On May 16, well-renowned officer Oleksandr Shyrshyn, callsign “Genius,” announced his resignation from his position as battalion commander of Ukraine’s 47th Mechanized Brigade.
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2 weeks ago |
lawfaremedia.org | Anastasiia Lapatina |Francis Farrell |Jen Patja
Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With Despite the frenzy of U.S.-led diplomacy around reaching a ceasefire in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the front line has been far from quiet. In fact, the war is now deadlier than ever before. To unpack the recent front line developments, Lawfare’s Ukraine Fellow Anastasiia Lapatina talks with Francis Farrell, a reporter at the Kyiv Independent who covers military and security dynamics in Ukraine.
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RT @KyivIndependent: "Today, we must learn the lessons of World War II and apply them with urgency in support of Ukraine’s fight for freedo…
Doesn't want Ukraine to collapse but unwilling to lift a finger to give Russia a good reason to stop their march forward. Then, when Russia doesn't stop, prepares to disengage and leave the way open for Russia to break Ukraine. Spectacular levels of open doublethink.
This is big coming from VP JD Vance given his views of Ukraine and President Zelensky. Vance: The US doesn't want Ukraine to collapse. Russia can't expect to be given territory they haven't conquered yet. That is one of the things they put down in the initial peace plan. 1/ https://t.co/XvnMtwzeCm
No no, it’s definitely aggressive NATO expansion that’s the main problem here…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov penned the foreword to the 2025 MGIMO-published "History of Lithuania," which denies Lithuanian language and statehood, drawing condemnation from Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys as Russian propaganda similar to pre-Ukraine
