Vladyslav Samusenko

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Anna Belokur |Vladyslav Samusenko |Nick Allard

In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, the Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur shares key takeaways from Monday’s phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as Wednesday’s assassination of a controversial Ukrainian ex-official. Also, Russia is advancing in Sumy Oblast. We’ve been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.

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.

1 month ago | kyivindependent.com | Chris York |Nick Allard |Vladyslav Samusenko

Russia’s Victory Day celebrations on May 9, which mark the Soviet Union’s role in defeating Nazi Germany in World War II, are one of the country’s biggest public events of the year. The annual event is a key part of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s propaganda efforts to justify aggression against what the Kremlin falsely describes as “Nazis” in Ukraine. But Putin’s version of history is very different from reality and omits several major factors that helped the Soviet Union defeat Nazi Germany.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Chris York |Nick Allard |Vladyslav Samusenko

Russia’s Victory Day celebrations on May 9, which mark the Soviet Union’s role in defeating Nazi Germany in World War II, are one of the country’s biggest public events of the year. The annual event is a key part of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s propaganda efforts to justify aggression against what the Kremlin falsely describes as “Nazis” in Ukraine. But Putin’s version of history is very different from reality and omits several major factors that helped the Soviet Union defeat Nazi Germany.