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This article is a shortened on-site version of KI Insights’ public newsletter, The Week Ahead, covering events from December 8-14. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-ca…
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Ukraine calendar: What will happen this week
Editor's note: This article is a shortened on-site version of KI Insights' public newsletter, The Week Ahead, covering events from December 8-14.KI Insights (The Kyiv Independent)
War Notes: From the Battlefield “It’s simple math — if 50 Russian soldiers on foot don’t break the defenses, Russian commanders send 100 of them. And they will keep going, despite knowing the casualty rate is extremely high,” writes nitter.oksocial.net/dim0kq in this op-ed. kyivindependent.com/war-notes-…
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War Notes: From the battlefield
Editor’s note: To mark the fourth birthday of the Kyiv Independent, the War Notes newsletter team decided to pass one edition of the newsletter to a special guest writer, who could capture the time and place we are at in Russia's war against Ukraine …Dimko Zhluktenko (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ Russian forces reportedly execute yet another Ukrainian POW. The Prosecutor General’s Office said that the wounded soldier tried to take cover, but a Russian soldier “finished him off with a shot from an assault rifle.” kyivindependent.com/russian-fo…
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Russian forces reportedly execute yet another Ukrainian POW
The Prosecutor General's Office said that the wounded soldier tried to take cover, but the Russian soldier "finished him off with a shot from an assault rifle."Yuliia Taradiuk (The Kyiv Independent)
European leaders privately insisted they alone should control decisions over immobilized Russian assets during a recent call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to a transcript obtained by the Kyiv Independent, even as the U.S. reportedly lobbied European countries to block plans to lend the cash to Ukraine. kyivindependent.com/exclusive-…
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Call transcript shows EU leaders tell Zelensky that they, not US, will decide on frozen Russian assets
European leaders privately insisted they alone should control decisions over immobilized Russian assets, even as the US reportedly lobbied European countries to block plans to lend the cash to Ukraine.Luca Léry Moffat (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ Update: Kremlin signals Trump’s son-in-law could be key architect of Ukraine peace deal. “I believe that if a plan leading to a settlement is put down on paper, it will largely be Mr. Kushner who will be ‘holding the pen,’” Kremlin aide Ushakov said. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-is…
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Ukraine is cautiously optimistic as Trump's son-in-law enters peace talks — here's why
As U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner takes on a more active role in the latest peace push, Ukrainian officials say they are cautiously optimistic about his involvement. Kushner joined U.S.-Ukraine negotiations in Geneva on Nov.Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)
Dec. 5 marks the 31-year anniversary of the Budapest Memorandum - a political agreement providing Ukraine with security assurances in exchange for the country giving up its nuclear weapons. The Kyiv Independent spoke with Robert Kelley, an engineer with over 35 years of experience in the U.S. Department of Energy’s nuclear weapons complex, to discuss whether the weapon Ukraine gave up would be of much use now and if the country still has the capacity to produce a nuclear device. piped.video/watch?v=6Eb9E1anaG…
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⚡️Ukrainian NGO returns 18 children from Russian-occupied Kherson kyivindependent.com/ukraine-ha…
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Ukrainian NGO returns 18 children from Russian-occupied territories
A group of Ukrainian children ages 2 to 17 returned to Ukraine from Russian-occupied territories in southern Kherson Oblast, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Dec. 5.Asami Terajima (The Kyiv Independent)
On Dec. 5, 1994, Ukraine signed a set of political agreements that would guarantee the country’s sovereignty and independence in return for accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Thirty-one years in, Russia is actively conducting a full-scale offensive against Ukraine, burning the cities and killing the people it once promised to protect. kyivindependent.com/ukraines-n…
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[2025/12/05 14:33]
Why Ukraine doesn't have nuclear weapons
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine found itself the inheritor of the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal.Liliane Bivings (The Kyiv Independent)
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RT by [@KyivIndependent](https://nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndependent): I spoke with @SenPeterWelch about the bipartisan backlash to Trump’s peace plan, and what the Senate can do to reinforce support for Ukraine.
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US Senate opposes Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine, says Sen. Welch
The Kyiv Independent’s Martin Fornusek speaks with U.S. Senator Peter Welch about the bipartisan Senate backlash to the Trump administration’s 28-point Ukrai...YouTube
⚡️Ukraine war latest live: HUR says it destroyed Russian Su-24 tactical bomber, other targets in occupied Crimea kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wa…
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Ukraine war latest live: HUR says it destroyed Russian Su-24 tactical bomber, other targets in occupied Crimea
Ukraine's military intelligence agency, HUR, said its drones hit a Russian Su-24 tactical bomber as past of a series of eight "accurate strikes" on military targets inside Russian-occupied Crimea on Dec. 5.Yuliia Taradiuk (The Kyiv Independent)
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⚡️ Putin wraps up first India visit in 4 years, touts ‘privileged partnership’ on oil, defense. President Vladimir Putin said Russia would continue supplying fuel to India’s “rapidly growing economy,” calling Moscow a reliable energy partner. kyivindependent.com/putin-wrap…
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Putin wraps up first India visit in 4 years, touts 'privileged partnership' on oil, defense
President Vladimir Putin said Russia would continue supplying fuel to India's "rapidly growing economy," calling Moscow a reliable energy partner.Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)
A majority of Americans believe that forcing Ukraine to cede territory to Russia, or limiting the size of Ukraine’s army would be handing Moscow a victory in its full-scale invasion, according to a new poll. kyivindependent.com/majority-o…
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[2025/12/05 12:14]
Poll: Majority of Americans think Ukraine territorial concessions, troop cap would hand victory to Russia
The More in Common survey shows strong international objections to key parts of the latest peace proposals being put forward by the White House.Chris York (The Kyiv Independent)
Russian President Putin has declared Ukraine must withdraw its forces from the eastern Donbas region, or Moscow will seize it “by force,” he warned on Dec. 4. So what is Donbas? And why is Russia so obsessed with it? kyivindependent.com/why-does-r…
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[2025/12/05 11:16]
Where is Ukraine's Donbas? 6 things to know about the region Russia wants to take
Russian President Vladimir Putin has drawn a stark new line in the war: Ukraine must withdraw its forces from the eastern Donbas region, or Moscow will seize it "by force," he warned on Dec. 4. The threat is hardly new — but the stakes are.Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ New US strategy document takes hard line on Europe’s ‘trajectory,’ NATO expansion. kyivindependent.com/new-us-str…
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[2025/12/05 10:30]
New US strategy document takes hard line on Europe's 'trajectory,' NATO expansion
The document says that it is in the U.S. interest to "negotiate an expeditious cessation of hostilities in Ukraine" to enable the country's post-war recovery, stabilization of European economies, and to "reestablish strategic stability with Russia."Martin Fornusek (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ Ukrainian lawmaker exposed as leading criminal group, anti-corruption agencies say. Ukrainska Pravda, citing law enforcement sources, reported that the lawmaker is Anna Skorokhod from the For the Future party. kyivindependent.com/anti-corru…
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[2025/12/05 08:38]
Ukrainian lawmaker exposed as leading criminal group, anti-corruption agencies say
Ukrainska Pravda, citing law enforcement sources, reported that Anna Skorokhod, a lawmaker from the For the Future party, is suspected of taking a large bribe.Kateryna Denisova (The Kyiv Independent)
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Dec. 5, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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[2025/12/05 07:32]
⚡️US imposes $7 million penalty on company connected to sanctioned Russian oligarch. The U.S. Treasury has fined a New York–based property management company $7 million+ for accepting payments connected to sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. kyivindependent.com/us-imposes…
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[2025/12/04 23:58]
US imposes $7 million penalty on company connected to sanctioned Russian oligarch
The U.S. Treasury Department on Dec. 4 fined New York-based property manager Gracetown Inc. more than $7 million for accepting payments linked to a company owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.Lucy Pakhnyuk (The Kyiv Independent)
Ukraine’s Armed Forces struck more than 50 fuel and military-industrial infrastructure sites in Russia over the course of this autumn; New satellite imagery has confirmed damage to Russia’s Afipsky oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack; and more. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wa…
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[2025/12/04 20:59]
Ukraine war latest live: Kyiv struck over 50 Russian strategic targets in autumn 2025, satellite images shows
Hello, this is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,380 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Tania Myronyshena (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️Unidentified drones reported near Zelensky’s arrival route in Dublin, Irish media say. 4 unidentified, “military-style” drones were reported near President Zelensky’s plane as it arrived in Dublin earlier this week, Irish media reported on Dec. 4. kyivindependent.com/unidentifi…
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[2025/12/04 20:30]
Unidentified drones reported near Zelensky's arrival route in Dublin, Irish media say
Irish outlet The Journal reported on Dec. 4 that four unidentified, “military-style” drones were seen breaching a no-fly zone near the expected flight path of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s plane as it arrived in Ireland earlier in the week, accordin…Jared Goyette (The Kyiv Independent)
Ukrainians say that Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart de Wever holds the key to Russia’s defeat, after he said that Russia’s loss in Ukraine was a “total illusion.” De Wever was speaking in an interview with Belgian newspaper La Libre on Dec. 2, the day before the European Commission announced a “reparations loan,” a plan that could lend up to 210 billion euros in immobilized Russian central bank reserves to Kyiv. Ukrainian officials, lawmakers, diplomats, and soldiers warn that by opposing the plan, de Wever is protecting Russia more than he is protecting Ukraine’s, Europe’s, and even Belgium’s own security. kyivindependent.com/the-key-to…
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[2025/12/04 19:22]
'The key to ending the war is in Brussels' — Ukrainians react to Belgium's Russian asset loan opposition
Ukrainians say that Belgium's Prime Minister Bart de Wever holds the key to Russia's defeat, after he said that Russia's loss in Ukraine was a "total illusion." De Wever was speaking in an interview with Belgian newspaper La Libre on Dec.Luca Léry Moffat (The Kyiv Independent)
Ukraine’s lethal and non-lethal military equipment procurement agencies will merge into one under the Defense Ministry from Jan. 1, going against NATO’s recommendations last year and raising eyebrows among anti-corruption activists. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-me…
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“If Trump fails to act – a continuing sign of weakness, not strength – then Congress must reassert its authority and force him to act,” writes Gregory P. Wilson, a consultant and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in this op-ed. kyivindependent.com/us-congres…
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[2025/12/04 19:31]
US Congress has the power to help Ukraine. It’s time to use it
About the author: Gregory P. Wilson is a consultant, author, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Oct. 24 is not a memorable date, but it was an important moment for Ukraine in the United States.Gregory P. Wilson (The Kyiv Independent)
US Congress has the power to help Ukraine. It’s time to use it kyivindependent.com/us-congres…
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[2025/12/04 19:08]
US Congress has the power to help Ukraine. It’s time to use it
About the author: Gregory P. Wilson is a consultant, author, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Oct. 24 is not a memorable date, but it was an important moment for Ukraine in the United States.Gregory P. Wilson (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ Exclusive: Finnish president warns Europe that US likely talked with Russia while negotiating with Ukraine. The discussion reflected growing concern in European capitals over Washington’s posture as the latest peace push moves forward. kyivindependent.com/exclusive-…
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[2025/12/04 17:51]
Exclusive: Finnish president warns Europe that US likely talked with Russia while negotiating with Ukraine
The discussion reflected growing concern in European capitals over Washington's posture as the latest peace push moves forward.Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️Seven Ukrainian children abducted to Russia returned in initiative backed by Melania Trump kyivindependent.com/seven-more…
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[2025/12/04 16:43]
7 Ukrainian children abducted to Russia returned in initiative backed by Melania Trump
Seven more Ukrainian children taken to Russia have been returned to their families, U.S. first lady Melania Trump said.Tania Myronyshena (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️Russian MiG-29 fighter jet destroyed in HUR drone attack on Crimea kyivindependent.com/russian-mi…
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[2025/12/04 16:19]
Russian MiG-29 fighter jet destroyed in HUR drone attack on Crimea
Successful strikes by Ukraine's military intelligence agency destroyed a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet and an Irtysh radar system in Russian-occupied Crimea, the agency said.Francis Farrell (The Kyiv Independent)
RT by @KyivIndependent: 🇪🇺🚫 A new political party built on Eurosceptic ideas and a “peace-first” agenda may soon emerge in Ukraine. Who might lead such a project? 🧵👇
#UkraineUpdate #UkraineAnalysis Photo: Andrii Nesterenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images
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⚡️Russian strikes on Kherson heating plant leave over 40,000 residents in the cold. The closure came after several days of sustained attacks by drones and artillery, targeting the halls and equipment of the plant, according to regional authorities. kyivindependent.com/russian-st…
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Russian strikes on Kherson heating plant leave over 40,000 residents in the cold
The closure came after several days of sustained attacks by drones and artillery, targeting the halls and equipment of the plant, according to regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin.Francis Farrell (The Kyiv Independent)
The Thursday-Friday trip is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first to India since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, and the Kremlin says he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will discuss their “particularly privileged strategic partnership.” kyivindependent.com/putin-indi…
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[2025/12/04 13:43]
Ukraine eyes Modi–Putin talks as test of Russia’s oil lifeline
Putin’s trip to India tests how far New Delhi will go to protect its ties with Moscow while pressure mounts from Ukraine, Europe and the U.S.Priyanka Shankar (The Kyiv Independent)
Dan Driscoll, the U.S. army secretary known as an ardent advocate of military modernization, was thrust into an unexpected role as Washington’s leading negotiator in Ukraine. Despite having no prior diplomatic experience, he remains a key figure in the ongoing talks. kyivindependent.com/who-is-dan…
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[2025/12/04 13:51]
Who is Dan Driscoll, 'JD Vance's man' leading talks with Ukraine
Dan Driscoll, the U.S. army secretary known as an ardent advocate of military modernization, was thrust into an unexpected role as Washington's leading negotiator in Ukraine.Martin Fornusek (The Kyiv Independent)
“The way the world discusses ‘ending’ this war is shaped by narratives, spin, and fatigue — and our job is to bring facts, context, and Ukrainian voices into that conversation,” writes Daryna Shevchenko, Chief Executive Officer of the Kyiv Independent. If you want to support our mission, the link is here: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/?utm_source=memb-tw-daryna&utm_medium=tw
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[2025/12/04 13:22]
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⚡️ Ukraine war latest live: Ukraine holds northern Pokrovsk, prevents Russian attempts to bypass city, Syrskyi says. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wa…
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[2025/12/04 13:23]
Ukraine war latest live: Kyiv struck over 50 Russian strategic targets in autumn 2025, satellite images shows
Hello, this is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,380 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Tania Myronyshena (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ Ukraine war latest live: Kyiv struck over 50 Russian strategic targets in autumn 2025, satellite images shows. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wa…
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[2025/12/04 12:52]
Ukraine war latest live: Kyiv struck over 50 Russian strategic targets in autumn 2025, satellite images shows
Hello, this is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,380 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Tania Myronyshena (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️Draft officer fatally stabbed in Lviv during papers check. According to the military, the man refused to present his documents, acted aggressively, and eventually stabbed the officer in the groin, causing a critical bleed. kyivindependent.com/draft-offi…
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We’re a bit over 100 members away from reaching our goal of 25,000 community members. The finish line is in sight — and we can get there today with your help. Contributions from our readers make up the majority of our funding, allowing us to remain an independent media organization, free from reliance on oligarch or government funding, and to provide accurate and reliable reporting to a global audience. From breaking news coverage to reporting from the front line, the Kyiv Independent wants to do more in 2026, and you can be one of those who will make it possible. Join us for as little as $5 a month: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/?utm_source=memb-tw-100&utm_medium=tw
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[2025/12/04 11:36]
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⚡️ Cyprus’s president meets Zelensky in Kyiv as Nicosia prepares to chair EU Council. kyivindependent.com/cypruss-pr…
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[2025/12/04 11:35]
Cyprus's president meets Zelensky in Kyiv as Nicosia prepares to chair EU Council
The visit comes as Cyprus is about to take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU in January, with Nicosia viewing enlargement as a "key priority," a Cypriot government spokesperson said.Martin Fornusek (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ UN calls for return of Russia-abducted Ukrainian children in US-backed vote. Russia, Belarus, and Iran have voted against the resolution. Fifty-seven countries, including China, India, and Brazil, abstained from voting. kyivindependent.com/un-passes-…
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[2025/12/04 10:50]
UN calls for return of Russia-abducted Ukrainian children in US-backed vote
Russia, Belarus and Iran have voted against the resolution. Fifty-seven countries, including China, India and Brazil, abstained from voting.Kateryna Denisova (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️Czech POW sentenced to 13 years in jail by Russian court for fighting for Ukraine. 21-year-old Czech-Vietnamese volunteer soldier Hoang Tran was captured in the village of Chervonyi Lyman, north of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, in August 2025. kyivindependent.com/czech-pow-…
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[2025/12/04 10:03]
Czech POW sentenced to 13 years in jail by Russian court for fighting for Ukraine
Tran's case is just the latest case of Russian prosecution of a captured foreign fighter as a mercenary, which, in Moscow's interpretation of international law, deprives them of the rights traditionally held by prisoners of war (POWs).Francis Farrell (The Kyiv Independent)
RT by [@KyivIndependent](https://nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndependent): My latest review for [@KyivIndependent](https://nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndependent). Dmitry Bykov’s biography of President Zelensky is an odd, bloated hagiography with many flaws.
kyivindependent.com/a-russian-…
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[2025/12/04 09:39]
A Russian opposition figure tries — and fails — to mythologize Zelensky
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky has come to occupy a singular place in the global imagination: not merely as Ukraine’s president, but as the voice through which the country’s courage and endurance are mad…Kate Tsurkan (The Kyiv Independent)
India’s balancing act between Russia and Ukraine faces a key test this week as it hosts Russian President Vladimir Putin amid Moscow’s war against Kyiv. kyivindependent.com/putin-indi…
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[2025/12/04 08:26]
Ukraine eyes Modi–Putin talks as test of Russia’s oil lifeline
Putin’s trip to India tests how far New Delhi will go to protect its ties with Moscow while pressure mounts from Ukraine, Europe and the U.S.Priyanka Shankar (The Kyiv Independent)
The Kyiv Independent’s Martin Fornusek speaks with U.S. Senator Peter Welch about the bipartisan Senate backlash to the Trump administration’s 28-point Ukraine peace plan. Watch the full video here: piped.video/watch?v=GxfuKPu3CR…
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[2025/12/04 06:15]
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Dec. 4, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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[2025/12/04 06:15]
⚡️Pope Francis left funds in his will to buy ambulances for Ukraine, nun says. “He did tell me, in our meetings, that he would help me in some way, but I didn’t imagine he would do it like this,” Dominican nun Lucia Caram said. kyivindependent.com/pope-franc…
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[2025/12/04 05:51]
Pope Francis left funds in his will to buy ambulances for Ukraine, nun says
"He did tell me, in our meetings, that he would help me in some way, but I didn't imagine he would do it like this," Dominican nun Lucia Caram said.Olena Goncharova (The Kyiv Independent)
ИИ убил не литературу. Он убил иллюзию, что каждый может быть писателем
Настоящая беда не в технологии. Она в потопе сгенерированных машиной черновиков, которые под видом готовых романов, мемуаров и «экспертных» книг выбрасываются на...Мыслительный автор (Habr)
Rustem Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, is set to meet with Donald Trump’s Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Dec. 4 in Miami to discuss peace talks, according to Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S. kyivindependent.com/ukraines-t…
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[2025/12/04 04:51]
Ukraine's top negotiators to again meet Trump's envoys after Moscow talks, Zelensky says
Rustem Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, and Andrii Hnatov, the chief of staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces, will first meet European national security advisors in Brussels on Dec. 3.Martin Fornusek (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️Several Ukrainian children abducted by Russia forcibly sent to North Korea, expert tells US Senate. kyivindependent.com/several-ru…
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[2025/12/03 23:16]
Several Ukrainian children abducted by Russia forcibly sent to North Korea, expert tells US Senate
"12-year-old Misha from the occupied Donetsk region and 16-year-old Liza from occupied Simferopol were sent to Songdowon camp in North Korea, 9,000 km from home," Rashevska testified.Dmytro Basmat (The Kyiv Independent)
More than five weeks after Russian troops first started to swarm into the southern outskirts of the Donetsk Oblast city, Pokrovsk has been decisively overrun, although Kyiv still claims a presence inside the urban area. kyivindependent.com/pokrovsk-i…
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[2025/12/03 21:44]
Pokrovsk in Russia's grip as sister city stares down encirclement
Ukraine's great fortress city of Pokrovsk has officially fallen — as far as Moscow is concerned. More than five weeks after Russian troops first started to swarm into the southern outskirts of the Donetsk Oblast city, Pokrovsk has been decisively ov…Francis Farrell (The Kyiv Independent)
We reviewed the new biography “VZ: Volodymyr Zelensky and the Making of a Nation” by Russian oppositionist Dmitry Bykov, examining the president’s journey from the industrial streets of Kryvyi Rih to the unforgiving stage of history. kyivindependent.com/a-russian-…
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[2025/12/03 21:14]
A Russian opposition figure tries — and fails — to mythologize Zelensky
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky has come to occupy a singular place in the global imagination: not merely as Ukraine’s president, but as the voice through which the country’s courage and endurance are mad…Kate Tsurkan (The Kyiv Independent)
Russia has centralized training, production, and hunting Ukrainian drone operators and the networks that support them. Ukraine says that shift is rapidly eroding their early edge in drone warfare and poses a growing threat to its ability to hold the line. kyivindependent.com/russians-r…
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[2025/12/03 21:27]
'Russians really scale'— How Moscow built a drone system that now threatens to end Ukraine’s front-line aerial dominance
Russia has centralized volunteer drone units like Rubikon into a professional system that is eroding Ukraine’s early edge in UAV warfare and threatening its front lines.Kollen Post (The Kyiv Independent)
“A sanctions architecture built with Ukraine, not just for it, would finally close the gaps Moscow continues to exploit,” writes international security and stability expert Mariya Chukhnova in her recent op-ed. kyivindependent.com/how-fragme…
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[2025/12/03 20:57]
How fragmented sanctions prolong the war and empower Russia’s defense industry
About the author: Mariya Chukhnova is an international security and stability expert at The Critical Mass, an international security think tank based in Alexandria, Virginia.Mariya Chukhnova (The Kyiv Independent)
How fragmented sanctions prolong the war and empower Russia’s defense industry kyivindependent.com/how-fragme…
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[2025/12/03 20:06]
How fragmented sanctions prolong the war and empower Russia’s defense industry
About the author: Mariya Chukhnova is an international security and stability expert at The Critical Mass, an international security think tank based in Alexandria, Virginia.Mariya Chukhnova (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ Ukraine war latest: Romania reports taking out Ukrainian Sea Baby drone, Ukraine denies. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wa…
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[2025/12/03 18:58]
Ukraine war latest live: Kyiv denies Russian breakthrough in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, releases POW video
Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,379 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Kateryna Hodunova (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ Ukraine war latest live: Ukraine pushes Russian troops back near Kupiansk as Vovchansk lies in ruins in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine’s military says. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wa…
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[2025/12/03 18:30]
Ukraine war latest live: Kyiv denies Russian breakthrough in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, releases POW video
Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,379 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Kateryna Hodunova (The Kyiv Independent)
Ukraine’s parliament voted to adopt its budget for 2026, which hinges on an injection of aid — still being debated in Europe. Read here: kyivindependent.com/ukraines-p…
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[2025/12/03 18:05]
Ukraine's parliament votes to adopt 2026 budget
The budget foresees Hr 4.8 trillion ($115 billion) in expenditures and Hr 2.9 trillion ($70 billion) in revenues — meaning a deficit of 18.5% of GDP, according to Kyiv-based think tank Center for Economic Strategy (CES).Luca Léry Moffat (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️Ukraine war latest live: Russia attacks Kryvyi Rih, injuring at least 4 people, including 3-year-old girl. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wa…
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[2025/12/03 18:05]
Ukraine war latest live: Kyiv denies Russian breakthrough in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, releases POW video
Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,379 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Kateryna Hodunova (The Kyiv Independent)
Young people are quitting their jobs en masse following Kyiv’s decision to allow men aged 18-22 to leave Ukraine, according to a new survey by a Ukrainian recruitment platform. kyivindependent.com/youth-exod…
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[2025/12/03 17:43]
Youth exodus — Ukraine's young people are increasingly quitting their jobs to go abroad
Young people are quitting their jobs en masse following Kyiv’s decision to allow men aged 18-22 to leave Ukraine, according to a new survey from Robota.ua, a Ukrainian recruitment platform.Dominic Culverwell (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️Ukraine war latest live: Ukrainian intelligence identifies over 10 companies involved in Russian Iskander M missile production that remain unsanctioned. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wa…
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[2025/12/03 17:22]
Ukraine war latest live: Kyiv denies Russian breakthrough in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, releases POW video
Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,379 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Kateryna Hodunova (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️Anti-graft agency detective, investigating Ukraine’s largest corruption scandal, released from custody. kyivindependent.com/anti-graft…
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[2025/12/03 15:59]
Anti-graft agency detective, investigating Ukraine's largest corruption scandal, released from custody
The Kyiv Appeals Court ordered on Dec. 3 the release of Ruslan Mahamedrasulov, a detective with Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), who had been investigating the country's largest corruption case involving the state-run nuclear power m…Kateryna Denisova (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ In rare criticism, former Russian commander says Moscow was ‘unprepared’ for invasion of Ukraine. In Russia, publicly criticizing the war can lead to criminal charges with prison sentences of up to 15 years. kyivindependent.com/in-rare-cr…
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[2025/12/03 16:22]
One of Kyiv’s biggest shopping malls will slowly reopen this month after a dramatic lockdown shut out hundreds of businesses amid a dispute over the building’s management. kyivindependent.com/popular-ky…
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[2025/12/03 16:07]
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled two options for financing Ukraine over the next two years, as Kyiv approaches an existential cash crunch. kyivindependent.com/eu-unveils…
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[2025/12/03 15:37]
EU unveils 2 options for getting $90 billion to Ukraine in coming years
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said that the EU would cover two-thirds of Ukraine's needs over the next two years, which she said amounts to 90 billion euros, leaving the rest to international partners.Luca Léry Moffat (The Kyiv Independent)
The Kyiv Independent’s Martin Fornusek speaks with U.S. Senator Peter Welch about the bipartisan Senate backlash to the Trump administration’s 28-point Ukraine peace plan. Watch here: piped.video/watch?v=GxfuKPu3CR…
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[2025/12/03 15:05]
A little over a month after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Russian government received a request from China, according to leaked correspondence reviewed by the Kyiv Independent. kyivindependent.com/investigat…
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[2025/12/03 14:57]
Investigation: Chinese military officials’ quiet visits to Moscow, exposed
Key findings: * After Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine, China decided to purchase Russian aircraft, combat vehicles, ammunition, and equipment to enhance its paratroopers.Alisa Yurchenko (The Kyiv Independent)
Sabotage activity in Russian-occupied territories is picking up after a two-year lull, according to a new report by ACLED, an organization that tracks conflicts around the world. Read more: kyivindependent.com/chart-of-t… Chart: Nizar al-Rifai/The Kyiv Independent
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[2025/12/03 14:23]
Chart of the week: Ukraine's shadow war behind enemy lines is picking up
Sabotage activity in Russian-occupied territories is picking up after a two-year lull.Luca Léry Moffat (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ Ukrainians’ trust in NATO membership as security guarantee drops, poll shows. Only about 19.4% of Ukrainians consider a potential entry into NATO as the best possible security guarantee, a 10% drop from last year, according to a survey. kyivindependent.com/in-ukraine…
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[2025/12/03 13:43]
⚡️Ukraine war latest live: Kyiv denies Russian breakthrough in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, releases POW video. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wa…
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[2025/12/03 12:25]
Ukraine war latest live: Kyiv denies Russian breakthrough in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, releases POW video
Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,379 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Kateryna Hodunova (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ Ukraine strikes Druzhba oil pipeline again, HUR source says, despite Hungary, Slovakia’s appeal. “The Russian oil network… will continue to explode and burn,” a source told the Kyiv Independent. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-st…
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[2025/12/03 12:03]
Ukraine strikes Druzhba oil pipeline again, HUR source says, despite Hungary, Slovakia's appeal
"The Russian oil network...will continue to explode and burn," a source told the Kyiv Independent.Yuliia Taradiuk (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ NATO allies pledge over $1 billion for US arms for Ukraine. kyivindependent.com/nato-allie…
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[2025/12/03 11:37]
NATO allies pledge over $1 billion for US arms for Ukraine
NATO allies announced two joint PURL packages, each worth $500 million: one co-financed by Germany, Norway, and Poland, and another by Germany, Norway, and the Netherlands.Martin Fornusek (The Kyiv Independent)
RT by @KyivIndependent: ❗Peace talks are moving forward despite a turbulent week. US and Ukrainian delegations met on Nov. 30, ahead of US Envoy @SteveWitkoff & @jaredkushner trip to #Moscow on Dec. 1.
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Photo: The Kremlin’s official website #UkraineUpdate #UkraineAnalysis #WarInUkraine
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[2025/12/03 10:38]
⚡️ Ukraine’s top negotiators to again meet Trump’s envoys after Moscow talks, Zelensky says. kyivindependent.com/ukraines-t…
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[2025/12/03 10:54]
Ukraine's top negotiators to again meet Trump's envoys after Moscow talks, Zelensky says
Rustem Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, and Andrii Hnatov, the chief of staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces, will first meet European national security advisors in Brussels on Dec. 3.Martin Fornusek (The Kyiv Independent)
Last week we launched our “Ukrainian Trident: Through History and Modernity” collection to visualize a thousand years of Ukrainian sovereignty through the trident, or tryzub, in Ukrainian. Today, just in time for Christmas, we’re bringing this history into your home with exclusive blankets and gift wrapping paper. Order now: store.kyivindependent.com/coll…
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[2025/12/03 10:29]
Ukrainian Trident: Through History and Modernity
Discover the evolution of Ukraine’s coat of arms. This collection traces the Ukrainian trident, or tryzub, from its origins on the 10th-century coins of Volodymyr the Great to the new artistic interpretations from Ukraine's modern artists.The Kyiv Independent Store
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Dec. 3, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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[2025/12/03 07:17]
⚡️ Update: Witkoff, Putin talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine were ‘very useful,’ Kremlin says. After the meeting, senior Russian economic negotiator Kirill Dmitriev tweeted that the talks had been “productive.” kyivindependent.com/us-envoy-a…
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[2025/12/03 06:05]
High-stakes talks between US envoy Witkoff and Putin on ending Russia's war in Ukraine have concluded
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Witkoff will present Putin with the latest version of the U.S.-Ukraine framework drafted during recent rounds of talks in Geneva and Florida.Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️Fire breaks out at Russian oil depot amid reported drone strike. A fire broke out overnight Dec. 3 at an oil depot in Russia’s Tambov region after an alleged Ukrainian drone strike. kyivindependent.com/fire-break…
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[2025/12/03 06:15]
Fire breaks out at Russian oil depot amid reported drone strike
A fire broke out overnight Dec. 3 at an oil depot in Russia's Tambov region after an alleged Ukrainian drone strike.Lucy Pakhnyuk (The Kyiv Independent)
В Польше полностью запретили выращивать животных для получения меха
Фермы, где содержались животные, должны полностью прекратить свою деятельность до 2033 года.УНИАН
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Переговоры спецпредставителей США с Путиным по Украине закончились ничем, - Politico
Встреча продолжалась около 5 часов, но на ней так и не было выработано соглашение об окончании войны РФ против Украины.УНИАН
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«Для любой монополии конкуренция страшна». В России продолжается война крупных банков с маркетплейсами
В России продолжается война между маркетплейсами и банками, которые требуют от законодателей запретить OZON и Wildberries делать скидки на товары, оплаченные выпущенными ими самими картамиThe Insider
⚡️ Update: Putin, Witkoff conclude meeting in Moscow. The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff concluded after about five hours, TASS state news agency reported, citing the Kremlin. kyivindependent.com/us-envoy-a…
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[2025/12/02 22:14]
High-stakes talks between US envoy Witkoff and Putin on ending Russia's war in Ukraine have concluded
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Witkoff will present Putin with the latest version of the U.S.-Ukraine framework drafted during recent rounds of talks in Geneva and Florida.Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)
The Kyiv Independent’s work is funded by our community. Nearly 25,000 individuals around the world make it possible for us to travel to the front lines and report on what’s happening there. We’ve set a goal to reach 25,000 members by the end of 2025, and we’re down to the final few. Join us today: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/?utm_source=memb-tw-counter1&utm_medium=tw
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[2025/12/02 21:09]
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Drones launched by Ukraine’s military intelligence struck Russian air defense systems in occupied Donbas, the agency claimed on Dec. 2, knocking out a launcher from a S-300 SAM system, and two 1L125 Niobium-SV radar stations. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wa…
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[2025/12/02 21:15]
Ukraine war latest: HUR drones hit Russian air defenses in occupied Donbas
Hello, this is Chris York, reporting from Kyiv on day 1,378 of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Chris York (The Kyiv Independent)
What was — for the entire history of conflict until the last decade — once concealed by the fog of war and hostage to the information politics, is now readily available with a few clicks, thanks to a slew of reasonably accurate online maps. kyivindependent.com/the-blurre…
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[2025/12/02 20:57]
Where is Ukraine’s front line? The answer is getting harder, and more political
In the tumultuous history of modern warfare, the information struggle has often been fought with the same fury as the kinetic.Francis Farrell (The Kyiv Independent)
We are fighting to avoid becoming a Ukrainian shell of a Russian entity kyivindependent.com/we-are-fig…
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[2025/12/02 21:01]
We are fighting to avoid becoming a Ukrainian shell of a Russian entity
About the author: Yuliia Boklah is a PR specialist and board member of the Helping to Leave charitable project, which has evacuated more than 21,000 Ukrainians from occupied territories or deportation since Russia’s full-scale invasion.Yuliia Boklah (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ Ukraine war latest live: HUR drones hit Russian air defenses in occupied Donbas. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wa…
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[2025/12/02 16:51]
Ukraine war latest: HUR drones hit Russian air defenses in occupied Donbas
Hello, this is Chris York, reporting from Kyiv on day 1,378 of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Chris York (The Kyiv Independent)
“We are fighting to avoid becoming a Ukrainian shell of a Russian entity,” writes Yuliia Boklah in her recent op-ed. Boklah is a PR specialist and board member of the Helping to Leave charitable project. kyivindependent.com/we-are-fig…
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[2025/12/02 16:56]
We are fighting to avoid becoming a Ukrainian shell of a Russian entity
About the author: Yuliia Boklah is a PR specialist and board member of the Helping to Leave charitable project, which has evacuated more than 21,000 Ukrainians from occupied territories or deportation since Russia’s full-scale invasion.Yuliia Boklah (The Kyiv Independent)
⚡️ Update: US envoy meets Putin for high-stakes talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin as part of the latest U.S. effort to advance negotiations aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. kyivindependent.com/us-envoy-a…
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[2025/12/02 16:46]
High-stakes talks between US envoy Witkoff and Putin on ending Russia's war in Ukraine have concluded
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Witkoff will present Putin with the latest version of the U.S.-Ukraine framework drafted during recent rounds of talks in Geneva and Florida.Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)