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Olena Zashko

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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.

  • 3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Francis Farrell |Olena Zashko

    The Kyiv Independent's Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko spent a day with one of Ukraine's most effective drone units, "Peaky Blinders," named after the British gang portrayed in a popular British TV show. Although they also employ FPV (first-person view) drones, the unit specializes in drone-dropped bombs and are consistently deployed to the hottest areas of the battlefield.

  • 4 weeks ago | kyivindependent.com | Nick Allard |Francis Farrell |Olena Zashko |Chris York

    Can You Hear Me? The Invisible Battles of Ukrainian Military MedicsThe Kyiv Independent's journalists Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko followed a group of Ukrainian military medics as they journeyed from the heat of battle in war-torn Ukraine to the serene forests of Sweden for a short mental health retreat.

  • 1 month ago | yahoo.com | Francis Farrell |Olena Zashko

    The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko spent a night at the stabilization point of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, one of Ukraine’s most battle-hardened units now fighting in Kharkiv Oblast. As drones reshape modern warfare, medics face mounting challenges: evacuations get harder and slower, turning survivable wounds into potentially fatal ones. We’ve been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.

  • 1 month ago | yahoo.com | Olena Zashko |Francis Farrell

    Ukraine brought home another 277 soldiers in a major prisoner exchange with Russia ahead of the Easter holiday on April 19. We’ve been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.

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