[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] [@KyivIndependent](/creator/twitter/KyivIndependent) ""(Tomahawks) would definitely be a significant upgrade for Ukraines arsenal especially in terms of long-range strike capabilities" Federico Borsari a fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) told the Kyiv Independent"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947365547026342371) 2025-07-21 18:38:21 UTC 1.9M followers, 36.3K engagements "⚡Zelensky shouldn't target Moscow Trump says"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1945182506887569892) 2025-07-15 18:03:44 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.8K engagements "⚡Serbia signals possible sanctions on Russia if EU membership 'in sight.' Belgrade's decision not to join EU sanctions against Moscow reflects economic pragmatism rather than political alignment the Serbian European Integration Minister said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948826399378473092) 2025-07-25 19:23:15 UTC 1.9M followers, 40.9K engagements "⚡ Update: Zelensky submits new bill restoring anti-graft agencies' independence after protests. President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted on July XX a new draft law aimed at restoring the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption institutions"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948417103796621704) 2025-07-24 16:16:52 UTC 1.9M followers, 102K engagements "⚡ Update: XX injured in Russias July XX strike on Kharkiv. The number of injured in a Russian attack on Kharkiv on July XX has risen to XX the regional prosecutor's office reported"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948398852878286925) 2025-07-24 15:04:20 UTC 1.9M followers, 31K engagements "⚡ Netherlands backs US plan to boost Ukraines air defenses with Patriots. The Netherlands will make a "significant contribution" to air defenses for Ukraine Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947529233410015499) 2025-07-22 05:28:47 UTC 1.9M followers, 52.4K engagements "These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1949000759036514616) 2025-07-26 06:56:06 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.3K engagements "These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1946471599244206545) 2025-07-19 07:26:07 UTC 1.9M followers, 50.3K engagements "President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that the purpose of the law dismantling Ukraine's anti-corruption infrastructure was to curtail Russian influence. However the law passed and signed on July XX does not have anything to do with Russian influence"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948073404709638322) 2025-07-23 17:31:07 UTC 1.9M followers, 44.9K engagements "⚡ Russia to spend $XXX trillion preparing for 'upcoming large-scale war' Ukraine's intel chief says. Moscow has launched its most ambitious weapons program since the collapse of the Soviet Union Kyrylo Budanov said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947721279462609255) 2025-07-22 18:11:54 UTC 1.9M followers, 51.7K engagements "The European Union welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed push to bring Russia to the negotiating table EU Special Envoy Kaja Kallas told the Telegraph in an article published July XX adding that Washington's 50-day timeline is a "long time.""  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1944910015417962630) 2025-07-15 00:00:57 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.1K engagements "⚡Ukrainian hackers wipe databases at Russia's Gazprom in major cyberattack intelligence source says. The cyberattack allegedly destroyed large volumes of data and installed custom software designed to further damage the company's information systems"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1946156729382645951) 2025-07-18 10:34:56 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.6K engagements "Russian President Vladimir Putin is not worried about U.S. President Trump or his 50-day deadline for Russia and Ukraine to reach a ceasefire the Guardian reported on July XX citing unnamed Kremlin officials"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947836327765921848) 2025-07-23 01:49:04 UTC 1.9M followers, 39.9K engagements "After two days of talks and panel discussions in Rome at the fourth Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) there was one topic that stood out from the rest: critical minerals"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1944743744273592425) 2025-07-14 13:00:14 UTC 1.9M followers, 34K engagements "Speaking during the 29th Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said he reached the agreement with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a recent trip to Washington"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947299086266229099) 2025-07-21 14:14:15 UTC 1.9M followers, 34K engagements "In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week the Kyiv Independents Anna Belokur breaks down the allegations launched against a prominent anti-corruption activist that many claim are politically motivated. Watch the full episode here:"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1946911759236837887) 2025-07-20 12:35:09 UTC 1.9M followers, 54.3K engagements "⚡ Musk ordered Starlink shutdown during Ukraine's 2022 Kherson counteroffensive Reuters reports. The move reportedly caused front-line units to lose connectivity disabling drones and disrupting artillery coordination"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948751240080306217) 2025-07-25 14:24:36 UTC 1.9M followers, 143.7K engagements "⚡ Germany sending Ukraine 8th IRIS-T air defense system here's what they can do. The IRIS-T is an integral part of Ukraine's layered air defense system which consists of multiple different systems most supplied by Western allies"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948684207842361745) 2025-07-25 09:58:14 UTC 1.9M followers, 36.3K engagements "Last week we warned of a coming anti-democratic backslide. Now we see it happening. A parliamentary vote led by Zelenskys lawmakers today took away the independence of Ukraines key anti-corruption bodies. Zelensky signed it into law the same day"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947759710569955348) 2025-07-22 20:44:37 UTC 1.9M followers, 89.6K engagements "⚡Moscow's 2022 'Teacher of the Year' killed while fighting in Ukraine Meduza reports. Gennady Starunov named Moscow's "Teacher of the Year" in 2022 was killed while serving in the Russian military during its invasion of Ukraine"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947437795032612894) 2025-07-21 23:25:26 UTC 1.9M followers, 43K engagements "⚡Kremlin expresses doubts over ZelenskyPutin meeting in next XX days. Dmitry Peskov's statement comes as the 50-day deadline approaches for U.S. President Donald Trump to potentially impose sanctions on Moscow if Russia fails to agree to a peace deal"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948737763852820635) 2025-07-25 13:31:03 UTC 1.9M followers, 44.8K engagements ""Power in Ukraine belongs to its people. Thats what our Constitution says. Thats what 18-year-olds are proving in squares across the country today" writes Toma Istomina deputy chief editor at the Kyiv Independent in this op-ed"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948449760333234557) 2025-07-24 18:26:37 UTC 1.9M followers, 41.4K engagements "While fighting a war of survival against Russia Ukraine must not turn into its authoritarian neighbor. As Ukraines main independent English-language media outlet we have a duty to acknowledge and expose this threat"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1944866349978734894) 2025-07-14 21:07:26 UTC 1.9M followers, 175.7K engagements "⚡ Russian Gazprom wins asset release in Dutch court after claims by Ukrainian companies Reuters reports"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948031050971484546) 2025-07-23 14:42:49 UTC 1.9M followers, 35.6K engagements "⚡First Australian Abrams tanks reach Ukraine after 9-month wait. The tanks were promised to Kyiv in October 2024 but delivery was reportedly delayed due to resistance from the U.S. The remaining tanks will arrive "in the coming months.""  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1946314440191688903) 2025-07-18 21:01:37 UTC 1.9M followers, 62.4K engagements "These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948258587148468733) 2025-07-24 05:46:58 UTC 1.9M followers, 46.8K engagements "The proposed legislation would grant the prosecutor general new powers over investigations led by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and cases led by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947598536394059886) 2025-07-22 10:04:10 UTC 1.9M followers, 32.8K engagements "⚡ Ukraine Russia hold third round of peace talks in Istanbul"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948104056016105803) 2025-07-23 19:32:55 UTC 1.9M followers, 39.1K engagements "Ukraine's independent anti-corruption institutions had a rough Monday. Searches and charges against activists and those tasked with investigating high-level corruption come amid the government passing a bill that provides de facto amnesty for corruption"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947676879940685951) 2025-07-22 15:15:28 UTC 1.9M followers, 61.7K engagements "⚡Drones attack chemical plant in Russia's Stavropol Krai. The plant is located in Stavropol Krai a region in southern Russia that lies roughly XXX kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948657419892019547) 2025-07-25 08:11:47 UTC 1.9M followers, 31.4K engagements "Ukraines drone makers and electronic warriors will soon be able to escape Russian bombing by moving to European factories teaching the EU their ways in the process"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947380790037205354) 2025-07-21 19:38:55 UTC 1.9M followers, 51.1K engagements "The Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo received Metropolitan Anthony the senior Russian Orthodox Church cleric who chairs its department of external church relations along with five other high-profile clerics during a morning audience on July 26"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1949234876936593882) 2025-07-26 22:26:24 UTC 1.9M followers, 38.5K engagements "⚡ Ukraine's parliament to vote on bill destroying independence of key anti-corruption bodies"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947598459625767064) 2025-07-22 10:03:52 UTC 1.9M followers, 36.4K engagements "⚡ Update: Zelensky submits new bill restoring anti-graft agencies' independence after protests. President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted on July XX a new draft law aimed at preserving the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption institutions"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948412179612385335) 2025-07-24 15:57:18 UTC 1.9M followers, 26.4K engagements "⚡Ukraine to secure $XXX billion in arbitration from Russian Gazprom Zelensky says"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1946929990374654428) 2025-07-20 13:47:36 UTC 1.9M followers, 66.3K engagements "⚡ North Korea to send up to 30000 more troops to aid Russia's war against Ukraine CNN reports"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1940388232350568801) 2025-07-02 12:32:59 UTC 1.9M followers, 234.6K engagements "In what could be one of the last visits by journalists to the city the Kyiv Independent spent XX hours in Pokrovsk embedded with a first-person view (FPV) drone team of Ukraines 68th Jaeger Brigade"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947368875475046487) 2025-07-21 18:51:34 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.5K engagements "⚡Russian Central Bank lowers interest rate from XX% to 18%. The Central Bank has kept raising the interest rate since September 2022 when it stood at 7.5%"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948734517964902716) 2025-07-25 13:18:09 UTC 1.9M followers, 30.3K engagements "⚡Europe is increasingly becoming dependent on Russian fertilizer as it previously did with Russian energy said Svein Tore Holsether the chief executive of fertilizer producer Yara International in an interview with FT published on April 30"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1785254195127345553) 2024-04-30 10:25:43 UTC 1.9M followers, 57.3K engagements "⚡Zelensky appoints delegation for peace talks with Russia in Istanbul hints at new POW swaps. The delegation will be led by Rustem Umerov and include representatives from Ukraine's intelligence the Foreign Ministry and the Presidential Office"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947605215265305086) 2025-07-22 10:30:42 UTC 1.9M followers, 34.2K engagements "⚡EU privately warns Ukraine anti-graft agencies law is a setback for membership talks media reports. The legislation pushed through by Zelensky's lawmakers on July XX "crossed red lines" for Brussels European Pravda reported citing EU sources"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948006235023782125) 2025-07-23 13:04:13 UTC 1.9M followers, 59.1K engagements "⚡Ukrainian MP businessman Yaroslav Rushchyshyn dies in motorcycle accident. Yaroslav Rushchyshyn a Ukrainian member of parliament entrepreneur and cultural figure died following a motorcycle accident his family confirmed to local media on July 25"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948518382674030870) 2025-07-24 22:59:18 UTC 1.9M followers, 36.7K engagements "⚡ Ukraine wants XX new Patriots but only has X secured Zelensky says. "I have officially received confirmation from Germany for two systems and from Norway for one" President Volodymyr Zelensky said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948660710247969009) 2025-07-25 08:24:52 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.3K engagements "Protesters gathered in Ukrainian cities on July XX in response to a bill passed by Ukraine's parliament that strips anti-corruption bodies of their independence"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947736179471729022) 2025-07-22 19:11:07 UTC 1.9M followers, 70.8K engagements "⚡Finland bans Russians Belarusians from buying property over security concerns. A new Finnish law barring real estate purchases by Russian & Belarusian citizens took effect July XX as part of efforts to strengthen Finlands national security"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1945291609001595081) 2025-07-16 01:17:16 UTC 1.9M followers, 143.8K engagements "⚡US approves $XXX million in military sales to Ukraine for artillery air defense support. The U.S. State Department approved $330M in arms sales to Ukraine for artillery & air defense support officials said July 24"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948492986012369122) 2025-07-24 21:18:23 UTC 1.9M followers, 47.3K engagements "⚡ US general says NATO could seize Russia's Kaliningrad 'unheard of' fast. Allied capabilities now allow NATO to "take that (Kaliningrad) down from the ground" faster than ever before U.S. Army Europe and Africa commander General Chris Donahue said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1945904291203396089) 2025-07-17 17:51:50 UTC 1.9M followers, 90.5K engagements "⚡ Von der Leyen raises 'strong concerns' urges Zelensky to explain law weakening Ukraine's anti-graft bodies"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948044585180987678) 2025-07-23 15:36:36 UTC 1.9M followers, 36K engagements "Thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets following the parliament's hasty decision to crush the country's independent anti-corruption institutions"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947824408900309179) 2025-07-23 01:01:42 UTC 1.9M followers, 58.1K engagements "French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on July XX that French defense companies are eager to establish joint production with Ukrainian counterparts with a particular focus on drone manufacturing"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947478811341427135) 2025-07-22 02:08:25 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.5K engagements "These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1946071205523440123) 2025-07-18 04:55:06 UTC 1.9M followers, 47.6K engagements "⚡ Ukraine's central bank holds key rate at XXXX% lowers growth and inflation forecasts"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948410768111571027) 2025-07-24 15:51:41 UTC 1.9M followers, 37.8K engagements "⚡ US senator Lindsey Graham criticises Zelensky's signing of anti-corruption law. Lindsey urged Kyiv to reconsider the law as "one of the most widely used talking points for ending support for Ukraine is that it was awash with corruption.""  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948343356343423364) 2025-07-24 11:23:49 UTC 1.9M followers, 38.8K engagements "These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1946813684040261767) 2025-07-20 06:05:26 UTC 1.9M followers, 56.2K engagements "⚡ Moldova's opposition forms pro-Russian bloc ahead of key parliamentary vote. This comes as Moldovan pro-Western President Maia Sandu seeks to preserve her parliamentary majority and advance Moldova's bid for EU accession"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947677516002456023) 2025-07-22 15:18:00 UTC 1.9M followers, 37K engagements "⚡Russian forces attack Sumy Oblast injure X civilians. Russian forces launched an overnight attack on Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast on July XX targeting civilian infrastructure and leaving three people injured local authorities reported"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1949259319553511541) 2025-07-27 00:03:31 UTC 1.9M followers, 27.4K engagements "⚡Zelensky seeks $XX billion in Western aid to support military spending. President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July XX he is actively working with Western partners to secure $XX billion in annual assistance to support military spending. Ukraine needs to cover a $XX billion annual deficit while domestic military production namely missiles drones and electronic warfare systems requires $XX billion yearly to operate properly the president told journalists in Kyiv"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948817778221482412) 2025-07-25 18:49:00 UTC 1.9M followers, 45.9K engagements "⚡EU fails to approve new Russia sanctions as Slovakia holds up vote. "The government coalition rejects the imbecile proposal of the European Commission to stop the flow of Russian gas from 2028" Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1945210697190654007) 2025-07-15 19:55:45 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.3K engagements "⚡Ukraine attacks Moscow with drones for 3rd straight night Russian official says. Russian air defense units intercepted XX drones flying towards Moscow in under two hours Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported at around 1:46 a.m. local time on July"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1946349551100518489) 2025-07-18 23:21:09 UTC 1.9M followers, 47.7K engagements "⚡ Over half of MPs suspected by NABU backed law curbing anti-corruption agency's independence. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) suspects XX sitting or former members of the current parliament of corruption"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948026886992597118) 2025-07-23 14:26:17 UTC 1.9M followers, 30.7K engagements "⚡ X killed XX injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day. Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched XX drones overnight including Iranian-designed Shahed-type attack drones and fired four S-300/400 guided missiles"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1942497660541546812) 2025-07-08 08:15:06 UTC 1.9M followers, 34.7K engagements "U.S. President Donald Trump said during a briefing on July XX that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky should not strike the Russian capital"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1945209286499373176) 2025-07-15 19:50:08 UTC 1.9M followers, 49.1K engagements "⚡Ukraine's 2026 budget could face $19B shortfall as Europe weighs how to fill the gap FT reports. The European Commission is discussing with EU member states various options to cover Ukraine's budget deficit for next year which could range from $X billion to $XX billion the Financial Times reported on July X. The financial hole in Ukraine's budget is linked to reduced U.S. support and the lack of prospects for a swift ceasefire with Russia that Europe had hoped for the Financial Times reported"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1942683166642430222) 2025-07-08 20:32:14 UTC 1.9M followers, 59.4K engagements "⚡ EU cuts next Ukraine Facility aid tranche over delayed reforms. Ukraine had aimed to receive XXX billion euros ($5.2 billion) in the fourth installment the largest so far but will instead receive XXXX billion euros ($3.5 billion)"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948786418186137852) 2025-07-25 16:44:23 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.7K engagements "⚡ Ukraine's ex-top general Zaluzhnyi warns war with Russia could last until 2034. "If we try to establish a ceasefire without building up our future defenses the war will drag on for many more years" former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948455188567654874) 2025-07-24 18:48:12 UTC 1.9M followers, 46.4K engagements "⚡Trump announces US-EU arms agreement including aid for Ukraine. The deal stipulates that the U.S. will deliver weapons to the EU which will handle distribution among member states with most of the arms expected to go to Ukraine"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948296225582702764) 2025-07-24 08:16:32 UTC 1.9M followers, 35.8K engagements "⚡ BREAKING: Ukraine's parliament passes bill destroying independence of key anti-corruption bodies. The bill was passed with the support of XXX lawmakers while XX voted against it and XX abstained"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947608265489092627) 2025-07-22 10:42:49 UTC 1.9M followers, 368.4K engagements "⚡Nations torn by infighting will lose Ukraine's military intelligence chief warns amid controversial law"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947859308894687315) 2025-07-23 03:20:23 UTC 1.9M followers, 77.2K engagements "⚡US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal sources tell Reuters. The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink service after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1893175529995460774) 2025-02-22 05:46:34 UTC 1.9M followers, 31.5M engagements "In this edition: thePrague-domiciled conglomerate Colt CZ has set up assembly of its Bren X assault rifles inside Ukraine with its head telling the Kyiv Independent that the companys goal is to get rid of Ukrainian dependence on Soviet weapons"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1899910004452307221) 2025-03-12 19:46:58 UTC 1.9M followers, 41.8K engagements "Over the next five to XX years the FF Venture Capital will invest in 15-20 early-stage startups founded by Ukrainian entrepreneurs or employing Ukrainian refugees"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1570458913073500162) 2022-09-15 17:05:57 UTC 1.9M followers, XXX engagements "These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947171339476914415) 2025-07-21 05:46:38 UTC 1.9M followers, 50K engagements "⚡Putin grants Belarusians residing in Russia right to vote run in local elections. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on July XX that grants Belarusian citizens permanently residing in Russia the right to vote and run in local elections"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948245524303253649) 2025-07-24 04:55:04 UTC 1.9M followers, 46.7K engagements "⚡Russia attacks Sumy Oblast with drones injures XX including 5-year-old child. Russian forces launched a drone strike on Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast on July XX injuring XX people including a 5-year-old boy local officials said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947413239303753990) 2025-07-21 21:47:52 UTC 1.9M followers, 44.8K engagements "⚡ US Germany agree to deliver X Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947299069690364150) 2025-07-21 14:14:11 UTC 1.9M followers, 58.4K engagements "Ukraine faced a watershed moment on July XX as the president signed a bill that effectively eliminates the independence of the countrys two key anti-corruption institutions. We sat down with a member of President Zelenskys faction who opposed the bill"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948050859469746212) 2025-07-23 16:01:32 UTC 1.9M followers, 50.5K engagements "The OECD reportedly warned that the bill threatens the independence of anti-corruption agencies and could undermine Kyiv's credibility among foreign partners. This could negatively impact defense investment and reconstruction financing"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947951008354545912) 2025-07-23 09:24:46 UTC 1.9M followers, 34.4K engagements "⚡ Ukraine 'thwarts Russian plan for the Sumy Oblast' Zelensky says. Russia opened a new front in Sumy Oblast in early June capturing around a dozen border villages"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1949083610817888695) 2025-07-26 12:25:19 UTC 1.9M followers, 38.3K engagements "⚡Update: Erdogan says he will speak with Trump to arrange talks between Putin Zelensky in Istanbul. Turkish media earlier reported that Erdogan was arranging a meeting between Putin and Trump but the president's office clarified his remarks"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948890945371652599) 2025-07-25 23:39:44 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.7K engagements "⚡Denmark to provide European-produced satellite communication services to Ukraine's military. Denmark will provide Ukraine's military with European-made satellite services amid Russia's war the Danish Defense Ministry announced on July 14"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1944873448863326714) 2025-07-14 21:35:38 UTC 1.9M followers, 47K engagements "The package targets XXX vessels of Russia's shadow fleet the Russian banking system Nord Stream pipelines and lowers the price cap on Russian crude oil"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1946103486954827897) 2025-07-18 07:03:22 UTC 1.9M followers, 35.5K engagements "These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947528291830927829) 2025-07-22 05:25:02 UTC 1.9M followers, 49.5K engagements "⚡ Zelensky sets 1000-daily interceptor drones goal amid surging Russian attacks. Interceptors are designed to detect track and neutralize other drones or aerial threats"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948789672211010009) 2025-07-25 16:57:19 UTC 1.9M followers, 35.1K engagements "After holding firm against enemy attacks for the better part of the year one of Ukraine's great "fortress cities" is at risk of being cut off by recent Russian advances"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947368878243278991) 2025-07-21 18:51:35 UTC 1.9M followers, 38.9K engagements "Ukraine has brought home a group of soldiers released from Russian captivity President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on July XX marking yet another in a recent series of exchanges with Moscow"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948110267411509278) 2025-07-23 19:57:36 UTC 1.9M followers, 35.9K engagements "Trump threatens Russia with "severe" tariffs if no Ukraine deal reached in XX days; Some Patriot air defense systems and missiles may arrive in Ukraine "within days" Trump says; and more"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1944847512323698890) 2025-07-14 19:52:35 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.4K engagements "Ukraine's largest music event the Atlas Festival took place in Kyiv over the weekend. The Finnish group The Rasmus performed marking the first time a prominent international band performed in Kyiv over the last three and a half years"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947204474952389083) 2025-07-21 07:58:18 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.3K engagements "⚡ US urges Europe to join potential secondary tariffs on Russian oil. "I urge our European allies who have talked a big game to follow us if we implement these secondary tariffs" U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947327536121168190) 2025-07-21 16:07:18 UTC 1.9M followers, 147K engagements "⚡ Erdogan says he will speak with Trump Putin to bring them to talks in Istanbul. "This week by holding talks with Putin and Trump we will strive to see if we can bring these leaders together in Istanbul" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948769964380319909) 2025-07-25 15:39:00 UTC 1.9M followers, 38.3K engagements "⚡ US Senator Blumenthal warns Zelensky over anti-graft law backs protests as 'democracy in action.' U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal co-authored a bipartisan bill that would impose XXX% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil gas or uranium"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1949069399995846787) 2025-07-26 11:28:51 UTC 1.9M followers, 40K engagements "Ukrainian society sounded a code red for the country's democracy on July XX as the final votes were tallied on a bill in Ukraine's parliament that strips independence from anti-corruption bodies"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947741586303160656) 2025-07-22 19:32:36 UTC 1.9M followers, 41.2K engagements "⚡ Kyiv Independent suffers DDoS attack after publishing criticism of anti-corruption rollback"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948051834070839520) 2025-07-23 16:05:24 UTC 1.9M followers, 34.9K engagements "Ukrainians have reacted with fury to President Volodymyr Zelensky's latest evening address on July XX during which he confirmed he had signed a controversial bill that curtails the independence of Ukraines key anti-corruption institutions"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948068665821118532) 2025-07-23 17:12:17 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.8K engagements "⚡Ukrainian company unveils new 'Darts' twin-engine strike drone. A twin-engine drone capable of carrying of over XX kilograms produced by "Darts" is now being provided to Ukraine's army in small quantities a company representative said on July 18"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1946404683561435176) 2025-07-19 03:00:13 UTC 1.9M followers, 49.2K engagements "⚡ Lukashenko resumes use of migrants to 'exert political pressure' on Europe Ukraine's intelligence says"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1949044959098613815) 2025-07-26 09:51:44 UTC 1.9M followers, 39.5K engagements "Since the start of Russias war against Ukraine in 2014 Ukrainians in the occupied territories have been subject to illegal detentions brutal interrogations convictions in an unrecognized legal system and torture"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948101606706221554) 2025-07-23 19:23:11 UTC 1.9M followers, 35.4K engagements "⚡Russia attacks Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles overnight. Explosions rocked Kharkiv Kamianske and Dnipro as Russia launched waves of missiles drones and guided aerial bombs overnight on July 26"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948891067056881988) 2025-07-25 23:40:13 UTC 1.9M followers, 41K engagements "⚡Germany denies knowledge of Patriot missiles en route Ukraine contradicting Trump's claim. "I cannot confirm that anything is currently on the way. That is not known to me" a spokesperson for the German Defense Ministry said according to SRF"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1945728319053578457) 2025-07-17 06:12:35 UTC 1.9M followers, 57.7K engagements "These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947904560187822524) 2025-07-23 06:20:12 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.9K engagements "⚡Russia's 'largest and most secret' drone factory showcased in Kremlin-media propaganda video. "This is the largest such plant in the world and the most secret" Timur Shagivaliev CEO of the Alabuga Special Economic Zone said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947251766195634240) 2025-07-21 11:06:13 UTC 1.9M followers, 65.7K engagements "Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is facilitating transit primarily to Poland with some migrants arriving from Libya directly or through Russia pointing to coordinated efforts between Minsk and Moscow"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1949045016799678934) 2025-07-26 09:51:58 UTC 1.9M followers, 32.8K engagements "⚡'He sees Trump as emotional and susceptible to influence' Putin not worried about 50-day ceasefire deadline Guardian reports"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947836242118254967) 2025-07-23 01:48:43 UTC 1.9M followers, 50.1K engagements "⚡3 killed XX injured in Russian strikes across Ukraine including child killed in Kramatorsk bomb attack. Russian forces launched XX Shahed-type attack drones and other drones overnight Ukraine's Air Force said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947565824966799701) 2025-07-22 07:54:11 UTC 1.9M followers, 32.6K engagements "Ukraine's National Bank held its benchmark interest rate unchanged at XXXX% while revising down economic projections citing war-related damage and weaker harvests the bank said on July 24"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948410802911805806) 2025-07-24 15:51:49 UTC 1.9M followers, 32.1K engagements "⚡'There should have been a dialogue' Zelensky on controversial Ukrainian law that sparked protests. President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed criticism of the controversial new law that strips Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies of independence"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948665366390915521) 2025-07-25 08:43:22 UTC 1.9M followers, 31.6K engagements "⚡US China argue over Ukraine at United Nations Reuters reports. The U.S. on July XX urged China to stop enabling Russia's war in Ukraine during a UN Security Council meeting prompting a sharp rebuke from Beijing"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948936964448620861) 2025-07-26 02:42:36 UTC 1.9M followers, 49.9K engagements "⚡ Orban offers Ukraine 'strategic cooperation' claims EU accession would 'drag the war' into Europe. Prime Minister Viktor Orban described Hungary's proposed partnership as "pragmatic flexible and rooted in mutual interest.""  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1949017144085123448) 2025-07-26 08:01:12 UTC 1.9M followers, 37.4K engagements "⚡Lithuania to allocate $XX million toward joint purchase of Patriot missile systems for Ukraine. Lithuania plans to contribute up to XX million euro ($32.5 million) toward the joint purchase of U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reported on July 26"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1949158075828449756) 2025-07-26 17:21:13 UTC 1.9M followers, 52K engagements "⚡US approves possible $XXX million support package for Ukraines air defense system. The package will include five-ton cargo trucks spare parts and the refurbishment and overhaul of air defense fire units"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948131863647977506) 2025-07-23 21:23:25 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.4K engagements "⚡ After being battered by Ukraine Russia hopes to 'strengthen' Black Sea Fleet"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1949106841562050968) 2025-07-26 13:57:38 UTC 1.9M followers, 38K engagements "⚡Ukrainian military releases footage of Russian troops killing civilian in Donetsk Oblast and Ukraine's retaliation. The 63rd Brigade recorded the shooting and their subsequent retaliation against the three Russian soldiers involved in the murder"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947768293735207298) 2025-07-22 21:18:43 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.9K engagements "The Ukrainian parliament is set to vote on a bill on July XX that could effectively destroy the independence of Ukraine's two key anti-corruption institutions opposition lawmakers and anti-corruption watchdogs warned"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947598506577084738) 2025-07-22 10:04:03 UTC 1.9M followers, 33.2K engagements "These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1943193040933294299) 2025-07-10 06:18:18 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.1K engagements "⚡'I'm ready to fight' Ukraine's rejected nominee for economic crimes bureau calls government decision 'unlawful.' Anti-corruption detective Oleksandr Tsyvinsky says the gov't used "manipulative" security concerns to block his nomination"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947402020618420582) 2025-07-21 21:03:17 UTC 1.9M followers, 44.1K engagements "⚡Fire engulfs iconic Odesa market amid Russian attack. A Russian drone attack on Odesa damaged residential buildings a gas station and the city's Pryvoz market overnight on July 24"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948234530092888306) 2025-07-24 04:11:23 UTC 1.9M followers, 47K engagements "A Dutch court overturned seizure orders on Russian energy giant Gazprom's local assets which had been imposed following lawsuits filed by two Ukrainian companies Reuters reports on July XX citing a published ruling on the court's website"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948031080897941908) 2025-07-23 14:42:57 UTC 1.9M followers, 31.9K engagements "⚡'Veto the law' Protests held across Ukraine after parliament passes bill weakening anti-corruption institutions. Demonstrators gathered in Kyiv Lviv Dnipro and Odesa to oppose the legislation"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947734472251605378) 2025-07-22 19:04:19 UTC 1.9M followers, 40.7K engagements "⚡Update: Russia bombards Kyiv with drone missile strikes killing X injuring X. Image source: State Emergency Service / Telegram"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947145878998851956) 2025-07-21 04:05:28 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.9K engagements "Around 23000 civilians including XXX children remain in active combat zones across Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast Dmytro Petlin who heads the department of civil protection of the local military administration said on July 24"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948611513423724959) 2025-07-25 05:09:22 UTC 1.9M followers, 39K engagements "⚡'We all hear what society is saying' Zelensky vows anti-corruption plan within X weeks amid backlash over controversial bill"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947974754079543679) 2025-07-23 10:59:07 UTC 1.9M followers, 39K engagements "⚡EU considering proposals to speed Russian gas phaseout by X year Reuters reports. EU states will not likely agree to push the ban up a year but officials could use the demand as leverage in the upcoming negotiations European diplomats told Reuters"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948859882683466018) 2025-07-25 21:36:18 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.1K engagements "⚡ Belarus threatens to shift Zapad-2025 military drills closer to NATO border"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948085046872519098) 2025-07-23 18:17:23 UTC 1.9M followers, 39.4K engagements "⚡Ukraine loses French-made Mirage 2000 fighter jet to reported technical failure. The pilot safely ejected from the aircraft and is now in stable condition the Air Force said. A special commission has been appointed to investigate the incident"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947818663182274848) 2025-07-23 00:38:52 UTC 1.9M followers, 37.4K engagements "On July 2223 thousands of Ukrainians held major anti-government protests urging Zelensky to veto a bill weakening anti-corruption reforms.The far-right U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene falsely claims they opposed the lack of a peace deal"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948106267144393192) 2025-07-23 19:41:42 UTC 1.9M followers, 40.1K engagements "⚡Zelensky vows to submit bill restoring anti-graft agencies' independence on July XX. Volodymyr Zelensky claimed the new bill is intended to safeguard the independence of anti-corruption institutions and protect the legal system from Russian influence"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948359350927466728) 2025-07-24 12:27:22 UTC 1.9M followers, 36.4K engagements "⚡Germany's Merz says Ukraine unlikely to join EU before 2034. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on July XX that Ukraine is unlikely to join the European Union before the end of the bloc's next budget cycle in 2034 Reuters reported. Speaking after a meeting with Romanian President Nicusor Dan Merz said Germany's priority is to end Russia's war against Ukraine and focus on the country's long-term reconstruction"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1946289050769309907) 2025-07-18 19:20:44 UTC 1.9M followers, 83.4K engagements "⚡Russia aims to launch 2000 drones towards Ukraine at once German general says"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1946777520742842472) 2025-07-20 03:41:44 UTC 1.9M followers, 73K engagements "⚡UK to pay for EU defense fund access amidst growing Russia threat FT reports. The fund forms part of a broader EU effort to mobilize XXX billion euros ($864 billion) in new defense spending by 2030 driven by the growing threat from Russia"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947521151896350793) 2025-07-22 04:56:40 UTC 1.9M followers, 39.9K engagements "⚡BREAKING: Zelensky signs law destroying independence of Ukraine's key anti-corruption bodies. President Zelensky approved the law on July XX despite large-scale protests against the law which critics say undermines years of pro-democracy reforms"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947756081918210099) 2025-07-22 20:30:12 UTC 1.9M followers, 79K engagements "⚡Norway to deploy F-35 fighter jets to Poland to protect Ukrainian aid hub. "We are helping ensure that support to Ukraine reaches its destination and that Ukraine can continue its fight for freedom" Norwegian Defense Minister Tore Sandvik said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1939781330364923962) 2025-06-30 20:21:23 UTC 1.9M followers, 94.5K engagements "Ukraine faced a watershed moment on July XX as parliament passed and the president signed a bill that effectively eliminates the independence of the country's anti-corruption institutions"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947798253073789246) 2025-07-22 23:17:46 UTC 1.9M followers, 53.9K engagements "⚡Ukrainian drones reportedly target Moscow St. Petersburg amid wider strikes"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1945678611736142122) 2025-07-17 02:55:04 UTC 1.9M followers, 102.1K engagements "⚡Ukrainian military confirms liberation of Storozheve Donetsk Oblast. Ukraine's forces have liberated the village of Storozheve three kilometers south of Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast the Tavriisk defense forces' press center reported on June"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1668140829993582592) 2023-06-12 06:19:01 UTC 1.9M followers, 799.1K engagements "⚡Norway to increase aid for Ukraine to $XXX billion in 2025. Norway's parliamentary leaders agreed on March X to increase aid for Ukraine by XX billion Norwegian krone ($4.6 billion) to a total of XX billion Norwegian krone ($7.8 billion) in 2025"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1897840298413224198) 2025-03-07 02:42:41 UTC 1.9M followers, 50.3K engagements "After massive nationwide protests and fierce international criticism Zelensky has proposed a new bill to restore the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption authorities. With the new bill now awaiting a vote heres what to look for next"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948794654562156676) 2025-07-25 17:17:07 UTC 1.9M followers, 37.9K engagements "⚡'Everything needs to be cleansed' Zelensky defends law dismantling anti-corruption bodies amid mass protests. "The anti-corruption infrastructure will work. Only without Russian influence everything needs to be cleansed of this.""  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947790006677917966) 2025-07-22 22:45:00 UTC 1.9M followers, 41.6K engagements "Oleksandr Usyk retained his heavyweight title with a dominant fifth-round knockout of Daniel Dubois on July XX. Following the fight Usyk who hails from Crimea dedicated his victory "to all the people of the world" and expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Ukrainian soldiers defending his homeland from Russia's invasion. Video: MeGoGo Sport UA"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1946870339692065006) 2025-07-20 09:50:34 UTC 1.9M followers, 44.4K engagements "Ukraine's fleet of F-16 fighter jets have been given a badly-needed boost with the creation of new mobile maintenance and operations modules which will help them evade Russian ballistic missile strikes"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1949065288588071225) 2025-07-26 11:12:31 UTC 1.9M followers, 48.7K engagements "⚡ Russia must pay at least XXX billion euros in compensation to Ukraine Germany's Merz says"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1943599654098112654) 2025-07-11 09:14:02 UTC 1.9M followers, 53.8K engagements "⚡'Your move Mr. President' XX Ukrainian lawmakers submit bill to safeguard independence of anti-corruption bodies. Forty-eight MPs from various factions have registered a new bill in the Verkhovna Rada Ukraine's parliament"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948317672757711322) 2025-07-24 09:41:45 UTC 1.9M followers, 51.2K engagements "Ukraines Western allies have imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia since its full-scale war but its economy has not crashed yet why The Kyiv Independent breaks down misconceptions of sanctions and what is happening with the Russian war economy today"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948751100657414211) 2025-07-25 14:24:03 UTC 1.9M followers, 47.4K engagements "The attack followed the publication of a critical editorial and in-depth coverage of the government's push to expand the prosecutor general's control over key anti-corruption agencies"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948051854635462863) 2025-07-23 16:05:29 UTC 1.9M followers, 30.7K engagements "Twelve years after the EuroMaidan Revolution a new cause mobilized thousands across Ukraine. Today's protests echo similar demands: fighting corruption and heeding the voice of Ukrainian society"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1949143140150997464) 2025-07-26 16:21:52 UTC 1.9M followers, 37.1K engagements "⚡Ukrainian fencer Vlada Kharkova wins gold in 2025 World Championship. Vlada Kharkova won the individual gold medal at the Fencing World Championship in Tbilisi Georgia on July 23"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948215437205938294) 2025-07-24 02:55:30 UTC 1.9M followers, 39.2K engagements "Ukraine has secured three new Patriot air defense systems; U.S. President Donald Trump signaled on July XX that secondary sanctions against Russia could be imposed earlier than the 50-day deadline; and more"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948823335728496743) 2025-07-25 19:11:05 UTC 1.9M followers, 39.6K engagements "Ukraine's largest music event the Atlas Festival took place in Kyiv over the weekend. This is the second time the festival has been held during Russia's full-scale invasion"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947364005086921015) 2025-07-21 18:32:13 UTC 1.9M followers, 40.2K engagements "⚡Ukrainian boxer Usyk defeats Dubois retains world heavyweight championship. Oleksandr Usyk retained his heavyweight title and preserved his unbeaten record with a commanding fifth-round knockout of Daniel Dubois on July XX at Wembley Stadium"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1946703114620318118) 2025-07-19 22:46:05 UTC 1.9M followers, 60.9K engagements "⚡ US NATO ambassador warns China over 'subsidizing' Russia's war in Ukraine. "I think they need to be called out for their subsidizing this killing that is happening on the battlefields in Ukraine" U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947712321037512983) 2025-07-22 17:36:18 UTC 1.9M followers, 39K engagements "Beijing is reportedly circumventing Western sanctions by discreetly shipping Chinese-made drone engines to a Russian manufacturer; Ursula von der Leyen urged China to leverage its close ties with Putin to help advance peace talks with Ukraine; and more"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948471803195650129) 2025-07-24 19:54:13 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.6K engagements "⚡Ukraine reports killing Russian colonel leading assaults in Kharkiv Oblast. According to operational data by Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces Colonel Lebedev was leading assault operations in the Velykyi Burluk area of Kharkiv Oblast"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1949225318415487098) 2025-07-26 21:48:25 UTC 1.9M followers, 40K engagements "⚡Russian attacks kill X injure XX across Ukraine over past day cause blackouts. Russia launched XX drones from multiple directions overnight. Air defenses shot down XX drones and XX were lost or intercepted by electronic warfare the Air Force said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947946405882192004) 2025-07-23 09:06:28 UTC 1.9M followers, 32.3K engagements "⚡ In latest sign of Russian economy woes Kamaz truck company cuts working week due to market collapse. More than 30000 imported trucks now sit unsold in warehouses the company said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1948720697649307691) 2025-07-25 12:23:14 UTC 1.9M followers, 41.4K engagements "⚡ Russia suffered 80000 casualties during Kursk incursion Ukraine's military chief says. Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi did not reveal Ukraine's casualties in Kursk Oblast but said Russia's losses were significantly greater"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947977025370628607) 2025-07-23 11:08:09 UTC 1.9M followers, 52.4K engagements "⚡France Italy reportedly opt out of US-NATO arms deal for Ukraine. France declined to join the plan because of Macron's push for European nations to strengthen their own defense industries by purchasing domestically produced arms Politico reported"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1945408649221878139) 2025-07-16 09:02:20 UTC 1.9M followers, 115.1K engagements ""We see what people expect from state institutions ensured justice and the effective functioning of each institution" President Volodymyr Zelensky said"  [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) on [X](/post/tweet/1947974817082417212) 2025-07-23 10:59:22 UTC 1.9M followers, 31.7K engagements
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""(Tomahawks) would definitely be a significant upgrade for Ukraines arsenal especially in terms of long-range strike capabilities" Federico Borsari a fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) told the Kyiv Independent" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-21 18:38:21 UTC 1.9M followers, 36.3K engagements
"⚡Zelensky shouldn't target Moscow Trump says" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-15 18:03:44 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.8K engagements
"⚡Serbia signals possible sanctions on Russia if EU membership 'in sight.' Belgrade's decision not to join EU sanctions against Moscow reflects economic pragmatism rather than political alignment the Serbian European Integration Minister said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 19:23:15 UTC 1.9M followers, 40.9K engagements
"⚡ Update: Zelensky submits new bill restoring anti-graft agencies' independence after protests. President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted on July XX a new draft law aimed at restoring the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption institutions" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 16:16:52 UTC 1.9M followers, 102K engagements
"⚡ Update: XX injured in Russias July XX strike on Kharkiv. The number of injured in a Russian attack on Kharkiv on July XX has risen to XX the regional prosecutor's office reported" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 15:04:20 UTC 1.9M followers, 31K engagements
"⚡ Netherlands backs US plan to boost Ukraines air defenses with Patriots. The Netherlands will make a "significant contribution" to air defenses for Ukraine Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 05:28:47 UTC 1.9M followers, 52.4K engagements
"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-26 06:56:06 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.3K engagements
"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-19 07:26:07 UTC 1.9M followers, 50.3K engagements
"President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that the purpose of the law dismantling Ukraine's anti-corruption infrastructure was to curtail Russian influence. However the law passed and signed on July XX does not have anything to do with Russian influence" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 17:31:07 UTC 1.9M followers, 44.9K engagements
"⚡ Russia to spend $XXX trillion preparing for 'upcoming large-scale war' Ukraine's intel chief says. Moscow has launched its most ambitious weapons program since the collapse of the Soviet Union Kyrylo Budanov said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 18:11:54 UTC 1.9M followers, 51.7K engagements
"The European Union welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed push to bring Russia to the negotiating table EU Special Envoy Kaja Kallas told the Telegraph in an article published July XX adding that Washington's 50-day timeline is a "long time."" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-15 00:00:57 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.1K engagements
"⚡Ukrainian hackers wipe databases at Russia's Gazprom in major cyberattack intelligence source says. The cyberattack allegedly destroyed large volumes of data and installed custom software designed to further damage the company's information systems" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-18 10:34:56 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.6K engagements
"Russian President Vladimir Putin is not worried about U.S. President Trump or his 50-day deadline for Russia and Ukraine to reach a ceasefire the Guardian reported on July XX citing unnamed Kremlin officials" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 01:49:04 UTC 1.9M followers, 39.9K engagements
"After two days of talks and panel discussions in Rome at the fourth Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) there was one topic that stood out from the rest: critical minerals" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-14 13:00:14 UTC 1.9M followers, 34K engagements
"Speaking during the 29th Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said he reached the agreement with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a recent trip to Washington" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-21 14:14:15 UTC 1.9M followers, 34K engagements
"In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week the Kyiv Independents Anna Belokur breaks down the allegations launched against a prominent anti-corruption activist that many claim are politically motivated. Watch the full episode here:" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-20 12:35:09 UTC 1.9M followers, 54.3K engagements
"⚡ Musk ordered Starlink shutdown during Ukraine's 2022 Kherson counteroffensive Reuters reports. The move reportedly caused front-line units to lose connectivity disabling drones and disrupting artillery coordination" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 14:24:36 UTC 1.9M followers, 143.7K engagements
"⚡ Germany sending Ukraine 8th IRIS-T air defense system here's what they can do. The IRIS-T is an integral part of Ukraine's layered air defense system which consists of multiple different systems most supplied by Western allies" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 09:58:14 UTC 1.9M followers, 36.3K engagements
"Last week we warned of a coming anti-democratic backslide. Now we see it happening. A parliamentary vote led by Zelenskys lawmakers today took away the independence of Ukraines key anti-corruption bodies. Zelensky signed it into law the same day" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 20:44:37 UTC 1.9M followers, 89.6K engagements
"⚡Moscow's 2022 'Teacher of the Year' killed while fighting in Ukraine Meduza reports. Gennady Starunov named Moscow's "Teacher of the Year" in 2022 was killed while serving in the Russian military during its invasion of Ukraine" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-21 23:25:26 UTC 1.9M followers, 43K engagements
"⚡Kremlin expresses doubts over ZelenskyPutin meeting in next XX days. Dmitry Peskov's statement comes as the 50-day deadline approaches for U.S. President Donald Trump to potentially impose sanctions on Moscow if Russia fails to agree to a peace deal" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 13:31:03 UTC 1.9M followers, 44.8K engagements
""Power in Ukraine belongs to its people. Thats what our Constitution says. Thats what 18-year-olds are proving in squares across the country today" writes Toma Istomina deputy chief editor at the Kyiv Independent in this op-ed" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 18:26:37 UTC 1.9M followers, 41.4K engagements
"While fighting a war of survival against Russia Ukraine must not turn into its authoritarian neighbor. As Ukraines main independent English-language media outlet we have a duty to acknowledge and expose this threat" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-14 21:07:26 UTC 1.9M followers, 175.7K engagements
"⚡ Russian Gazprom wins asset release in Dutch court after claims by Ukrainian companies Reuters reports" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 14:42:49 UTC 1.9M followers, 35.6K engagements
"⚡First Australian Abrams tanks reach Ukraine after 9-month wait. The tanks were promised to Kyiv in October 2024 but delivery was reportedly delayed due to resistance from the U.S. The remaining tanks will arrive "in the coming months."" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-18 21:01:37 UTC 1.9M followers, 62.4K engagements
"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 05:46:58 UTC 1.9M followers, 46.8K engagements
"The proposed legislation would grant the prosecutor general new powers over investigations led by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and cases led by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 10:04:10 UTC 1.9M followers, 32.8K engagements
"⚡ Ukraine Russia hold third round of peace talks in Istanbul" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 19:32:55 UTC 1.9M followers, 39.1K engagements
"Ukraine's independent anti-corruption institutions had a rough Monday. Searches and charges against activists and those tasked with investigating high-level corruption come amid the government passing a bill that provides de facto amnesty for corruption" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 15:15:28 UTC 1.9M followers, 61.7K engagements
"⚡Drones attack chemical plant in Russia's Stavropol Krai. The plant is located in Stavropol Krai a region in southern Russia that lies roughly XXX kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 08:11:47 UTC 1.9M followers, 31.4K engagements
"Ukraines drone makers and electronic warriors will soon be able to escape Russian bombing by moving to European factories teaching the EU their ways in the process" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-21 19:38:55 UTC 1.9M followers, 51.1K engagements
"The Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo received Metropolitan Anthony the senior Russian Orthodox Church cleric who chairs its department of external church relations along with five other high-profile clerics during a morning audience on July 26" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-26 22:26:24 UTC 1.9M followers, 38.5K engagements
"⚡ Ukraine's parliament to vote on bill destroying independence of key anti-corruption bodies" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 10:03:52 UTC 1.9M followers, 36.4K engagements
"⚡ Update: Zelensky submits new bill restoring anti-graft agencies' independence after protests. President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted on July XX a new draft law aimed at preserving the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption institutions" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 15:57:18 UTC 1.9M followers, 26.4K engagements
"⚡Ukraine to secure $XXX billion in arbitration from Russian Gazprom Zelensky says" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-20 13:47:36 UTC 1.9M followers, 66.3K engagements
"⚡ North Korea to send up to 30000 more troops to aid Russia's war against Ukraine CNN reports" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-02 12:32:59 UTC 1.9M followers, 234.6K engagements
"In what could be one of the last visits by journalists to the city the Kyiv Independent spent XX hours in Pokrovsk embedded with a first-person view (FPV) drone team of Ukraines 68th Jaeger Brigade" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-21 18:51:34 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.5K engagements
"⚡Russian Central Bank lowers interest rate from XX% to 18%. The Central Bank has kept raising the interest rate since September 2022 when it stood at 7.5%" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 13:18:09 UTC 1.9M followers, 30.3K engagements
"⚡Europe is increasingly becoming dependent on Russian fertilizer as it previously did with Russian energy said Svein Tore Holsether the chief executive of fertilizer producer Yara International in an interview with FT published on April 30" @KyivIndependent on X 2024-04-30 10:25:43 UTC 1.9M followers, 57.3K engagements
"⚡Zelensky appoints delegation for peace talks with Russia in Istanbul hints at new POW swaps. The delegation will be led by Rustem Umerov and include representatives from Ukraine's intelligence the Foreign Ministry and the Presidential Office" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 10:30:42 UTC 1.9M followers, 34.2K engagements
"⚡EU privately warns Ukraine anti-graft agencies law is a setback for membership talks media reports. The legislation pushed through by Zelensky's lawmakers on July XX "crossed red lines" for Brussels European Pravda reported citing EU sources" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 13:04:13 UTC 1.9M followers, 59.1K engagements
"⚡Ukrainian MP businessman Yaroslav Rushchyshyn dies in motorcycle accident. Yaroslav Rushchyshyn a Ukrainian member of parliament entrepreneur and cultural figure died following a motorcycle accident his family confirmed to local media on July 25" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 22:59:18 UTC 1.9M followers, 36.7K engagements
"⚡ Ukraine wants XX new Patriots but only has X secured Zelensky says. "I have officially received confirmation from Germany for two systems and from Norway for one" President Volodymyr Zelensky said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 08:24:52 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.3K engagements
"Protesters gathered in Ukrainian cities on July XX in response to a bill passed by Ukraine's parliament that strips anti-corruption bodies of their independence" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 19:11:07 UTC 1.9M followers, 70.8K engagements
"⚡Finland bans Russians Belarusians from buying property over security concerns. A new Finnish law barring real estate purchases by Russian & Belarusian citizens took effect July XX as part of efforts to strengthen Finlands national security" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-16 01:17:16 UTC 1.9M followers, 143.8K engagements
"⚡US approves $XXX million in military sales to Ukraine for artillery air defense support. The U.S. State Department approved $330M in arms sales to Ukraine for artillery & air defense support officials said July 24" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 21:18:23 UTC 1.9M followers, 47.3K engagements
"⚡ US general says NATO could seize Russia's Kaliningrad 'unheard of' fast. Allied capabilities now allow NATO to "take that (Kaliningrad) down from the ground" faster than ever before U.S. Army Europe and Africa commander General Chris Donahue said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-17 17:51:50 UTC 1.9M followers, 90.5K engagements
"⚡ Von der Leyen raises 'strong concerns' urges Zelensky to explain law weakening Ukraine's anti-graft bodies" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 15:36:36 UTC 1.9M followers, 36K engagements
"Thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets following the parliament's hasty decision to crush the country's independent anti-corruption institutions" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 01:01:42 UTC 1.9M followers, 58.1K engagements
"French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on July XX that French defense companies are eager to establish joint production with Ukrainian counterparts with a particular focus on drone manufacturing" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 02:08:25 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.5K engagements
"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-18 04:55:06 UTC 1.9M followers, 47.6K engagements
"⚡ Ukraine's central bank holds key rate at XXXX% lowers growth and inflation forecasts" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 15:51:41 UTC 1.9M followers, 37.8K engagements
"⚡ US senator Lindsey Graham criticises Zelensky's signing of anti-corruption law. Lindsey urged Kyiv to reconsider the law as "one of the most widely used talking points for ending support for Ukraine is that it was awash with corruption."" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 11:23:49 UTC 1.9M followers, 38.8K engagements
"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-20 06:05:26 UTC 1.9M followers, 56.2K engagements
"⚡ Moldova's opposition forms pro-Russian bloc ahead of key parliamentary vote. This comes as Moldovan pro-Western President Maia Sandu seeks to preserve her parliamentary majority and advance Moldova's bid for EU accession" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 15:18:00 UTC 1.9M followers, 37K engagements
"⚡Russian forces attack Sumy Oblast injure X civilians. Russian forces launched an overnight attack on Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast on July XX targeting civilian infrastructure and leaving three people injured local authorities reported" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-27 00:03:31 UTC 1.9M followers, 27.4K engagements
"⚡Zelensky seeks $XX billion in Western aid to support military spending. President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July XX he is actively working with Western partners to secure $XX billion in annual assistance to support military spending. Ukraine needs to cover a $XX billion annual deficit while domestic military production namely missiles drones and electronic warfare systems requires $XX billion yearly to operate properly the president told journalists in Kyiv" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 18:49:00 UTC 1.9M followers, 45.9K engagements
"⚡EU fails to approve new Russia sanctions as Slovakia holds up vote. "The government coalition rejects the imbecile proposal of the European Commission to stop the flow of Russian gas from 2028" Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-15 19:55:45 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.3K engagements
"⚡Ukraine attacks Moscow with drones for 3rd straight night Russian official says. Russian air defense units intercepted XX drones flying towards Moscow in under two hours Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported at around 1:46 a.m. local time on July" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-18 23:21:09 UTC 1.9M followers, 47.7K engagements
"⚡ Over half of MPs suspected by NABU backed law curbing anti-corruption agency's independence. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) suspects XX sitting or former members of the current parliament of corruption" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 14:26:17 UTC 1.9M followers, 30.7K engagements
"⚡ X killed XX injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day. Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched XX drones overnight including Iranian-designed Shahed-type attack drones and fired four S-300/400 guided missiles" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-08 08:15:06 UTC 1.9M followers, 34.7K engagements
"U.S. President Donald Trump said during a briefing on July XX that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky should not strike the Russian capital" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-15 19:50:08 UTC 1.9M followers, 49.1K engagements
"⚡Ukraine's 2026 budget could face $19B shortfall as Europe weighs how to fill the gap FT reports. The European Commission is discussing with EU member states various options to cover Ukraine's budget deficit for next year which could range from $X billion to $XX billion the Financial Times reported on July X. The financial hole in Ukraine's budget is linked to reduced U.S. support and the lack of prospects for a swift ceasefire with Russia that Europe had hoped for the Financial Times reported" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-08 20:32:14 UTC 1.9M followers, 59.4K engagements
"⚡ EU cuts next Ukraine Facility aid tranche over delayed reforms. Ukraine had aimed to receive XXX billion euros ($5.2 billion) in the fourth installment the largest so far but will instead receive XXXX billion euros ($3.5 billion)" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 16:44:23 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.7K engagements
"⚡ Ukraine's ex-top general Zaluzhnyi warns war with Russia could last until 2034. "If we try to establish a ceasefire without building up our future defenses the war will drag on for many more years" former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 18:48:12 UTC 1.9M followers, 46.4K engagements
"⚡Trump announces US-EU arms agreement including aid for Ukraine. The deal stipulates that the U.S. will deliver weapons to the EU which will handle distribution among member states with most of the arms expected to go to Ukraine" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 08:16:32 UTC 1.9M followers, 35.8K engagements
"⚡ BREAKING: Ukraine's parliament passes bill destroying independence of key anti-corruption bodies. The bill was passed with the support of XXX lawmakers while XX voted against it and XX abstained" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 10:42:49 UTC 1.9M followers, 368.4K engagements
"⚡Nations torn by infighting will lose Ukraine's military intelligence chief warns amid controversial law" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 03:20:23 UTC 1.9M followers, 77.2K engagements
"⚡US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal sources tell Reuters. The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink service after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-02-22 05:46:34 UTC 1.9M followers, 31.5M engagements
"In this edition: thePrague-domiciled conglomerate Colt CZ has set up assembly of its Bren X assault rifles inside Ukraine with its head telling the Kyiv Independent that the companys goal is to get rid of Ukrainian dependence on Soviet weapons" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-03-12 19:46:58 UTC 1.9M followers, 41.8K engagements
"Over the next five to XX years the FF Venture Capital will invest in 15-20 early-stage startups founded by Ukrainian entrepreneurs or employing Ukrainian refugees" @KyivIndependent on X 2022-09-15 17:05:57 UTC 1.9M followers, XXX engagements
"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-21 05:46:38 UTC 1.9M followers, 50K engagements
"⚡Putin grants Belarusians residing in Russia right to vote run in local elections. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on July XX that grants Belarusian citizens permanently residing in Russia the right to vote and run in local elections" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 04:55:04 UTC 1.9M followers, 46.7K engagements
"⚡Russia attacks Sumy Oblast with drones injures XX including 5-year-old child. Russian forces launched a drone strike on Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast on July XX injuring XX people including a 5-year-old boy local officials said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-21 21:47:52 UTC 1.9M followers, 44.8K engagements
"⚡ US Germany agree to deliver X Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-21 14:14:11 UTC 1.9M followers, 58.4K engagements
"Ukraine faced a watershed moment on July XX as the president signed a bill that effectively eliminates the independence of the countrys two key anti-corruption institutions. We sat down with a member of President Zelenskys faction who opposed the bill" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 16:01:32 UTC 1.9M followers, 50.5K engagements
"The OECD reportedly warned that the bill threatens the independence of anti-corruption agencies and could undermine Kyiv's credibility among foreign partners. This could negatively impact defense investment and reconstruction financing" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 09:24:46 UTC 1.9M followers, 34.4K engagements
"⚡ Ukraine 'thwarts Russian plan for the Sumy Oblast' Zelensky says. Russia opened a new front in Sumy Oblast in early June capturing around a dozen border villages" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-26 12:25:19 UTC 1.9M followers, 38.3K engagements
"⚡Update: Erdogan says he will speak with Trump to arrange talks between Putin Zelensky in Istanbul. Turkish media earlier reported that Erdogan was arranging a meeting between Putin and Trump but the president's office clarified his remarks" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 23:39:44 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.7K engagements
"⚡Denmark to provide European-produced satellite communication services to Ukraine's military. Denmark will provide Ukraine's military with European-made satellite services amid Russia's war the Danish Defense Ministry announced on July 14" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-14 21:35:38 UTC 1.9M followers, 47K engagements
"The package targets XXX vessels of Russia's shadow fleet the Russian banking system Nord Stream pipelines and lowers the price cap on Russian crude oil" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-18 07:03:22 UTC 1.9M followers, 35.5K engagements
"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 05:25:02 UTC 1.9M followers, 49.5K engagements
"⚡ Zelensky sets 1000-daily interceptor drones goal amid surging Russian attacks. Interceptors are designed to detect track and neutralize other drones or aerial threats" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 16:57:19 UTC 1.9M followers, 35.1K engagements
"After holding firm against enemy attacks for the better part of the year one of Ukraine's great "fortress cities" is at risk of being cut off by recent Russian advances" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-21 18:51:35 UTC 1.9M followers, 38.9K engagements
"Ukraine has brought home a group of soldiers released from Russian captivity President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on July XX marking yet another in a recent series of exchanges with Moscow" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 19:57:36 UTC 1.9M followers, 35.9K engagements
"Trump threatens Russia with "severe" tariffs if no Ukraine deal reached in XX days; Some Patriot air defense systems and missiles may arrive in Ukraine "within days" Trump says; and more" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-14 19:52:35 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.4K engagements
"Ukraine's largest music event the Atlas Festival took place in Kyiv over the weekend. The Finnish group The Rasmus performed marking the first time a prominent international band performed in Kyiv over the last three and a half years" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-21 07:58:18 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.3K engagements
"⚡ US urges Europe to join potential secondary tariffs on Russian oil. "I urge our European allies who have talked a big game to follow us if we implement these secondary tariffs" U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-21 16:07:18 UTC 1.9M followers, 147K engagements
"⚡ Erdogan says he will speak with Trump Putin to bring them to talks in Istanbul. "This week by holding talks with Putin and Trump we will strive to see if we can bring these leaders together in Istanbul" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 15:39:00 UTC 1.9M followers, 38.3K engagements
"⚡ US Senator Blumenthal warns Zelensky over anti-graft law backs protests as 'democracy in action.' U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal co-authored a bipartisan bill that would impose XXX% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil gas or uranium" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-26 11:28:51 UTC 1.9M followers, 40K engagements
"Ukrainian society sounded a code red for the country's democracy on July XX as the final votes were tallied on a bill in Ukraine's parliament that strips independence from anti-corruption bodies" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 19:32:36 UTC 1.9M followers, 41.2K engagements
"⚡ Kyiv Independent suffers DDoS attack after publishing criticism of anti-corruption rollback" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 16:05:24 UTC 1.9M followers, 34.9K engagements
"Ukrainians have reacted with fury to President Volodymyr Zelensky's latest evening address on July XX during which he confirmed he had signed a controversial bill that curtails the independence of Ukraines key anti-corruption institutions" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 17:12:17 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.8K engagements
"⚡Ukrainian company unveils new 'Darts' twin-engine strike drone. A twin-engine drone capable of carrying of over XX kilograms produced by "Darts" is now being provided to Ukraine's army in small quantities a company representative said on July 18" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-19 03:00:13 UTC 1.9M followers, 49.2K engagements
"⚡ Lukashenko resumes use of migrants to 'exert political pressure' on Europe Ukraine's intelligence says" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-26 09:51:44 UTC 1.9M followers, 39.5K engagements
"Since the start of Russias war against Ukraine in 2014 Ukrainians in the occupied territories have been subject to illegal detentions brutal interrogations convictions in an unrecognized legal system and torture" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 19:23:11 UTC 1.9M followers, 35.4K engagements
"⚡Russia attacks Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles overnight. Explosions rocked Kharkiv Kamianske and Dnipro as Russia launched waves of missiles drones and guided aerial bombs overnight on July 26" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 23:40:13 UTC 1.9M followers, 41K engagements
"⚡Germany denies knowledge of Patriot missiles en route Ukraine contradicting Trump's claim. "I cannot confirm that anything is currently on the way. That is not known to me" a spokesperson for the German Defense Ministry said according to SRF" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-17 06:12:35 UTC 1.9M followers, 57.7K engagements
"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 06:20:12 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.9K engagements
"⚡Russia's 'largest and most secret' drone factory showcased in Kremlin-media propaganda video. "This is the largest such plant in the world and the most secret" Timur Shagivaliev CEO of the Alabuga Special Economic Zone said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-21 11:06:13 UTC 1.9M followers, 65.7K engagements
"Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is facilitating transit primarily to Poland with some migrants arriving from Libya directly or through Russia pointing to coordinated efforts between Minsk and Moscow" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-26 09:51:58 UTC 1.9M followers, 32.8K engagements
"⚡'He sees Trump as emotional and susceptible to influence' Putin not worried about 50-day ceasefire deadline Guardian reports" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 01:48:43 UTC 1.9M followers, 50.1K engagements
"⚡3 killed XX injured in Russian strikes across Ukraine including child killed in Kramatorsk bomb attack. Russian forces launched XX Shahed-type attack drones and other drones overnight Ukraine's Air Force said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 07:54:11 UTC 1.9M followers, 32.6K engagements
"Ukraine's National Bank held its benchmark interest rate unchanged at XXXX% while revising down economic projections citing war-related damage and weaker harvests the bank said on July 24" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 15:51:49 UTC 1.9M followers, 32.1K engagements
"⚡'There should have been a dialogue' Zelensky on controversial Ukrainian law that sparked protests. President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed criticism of the controversial new law that strips Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies of independence" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 08:43:22 UTC 1.9M followers, 31.6K engagements
"⚡US China argue over Ukraine at United Nations Reuters reports. The U.S. on July XX urged China to stop enabling Russia's war in Ukraine during a UN Security Council meeting prompting a sharp rebuke from Beijing" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-26 02:42:36 UTC 1.9M followers, 49.9K engagements
"⚡ Orban offers Ukraine 'strategic cooperation' claims EU accession would 'drag the war' into Europe. Prime Minister Viktor Orban described Hungary's proposed partnership as "pragmatic flexible and rooted in mutual interest."" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-26 08:01:12 UTC 1.9M followers, 37.4K engagements
"⚡Lithuania to allocate $XX million toward joint purchase of Patriot missile systems for Ukraine. Lithuania plans to contribute up to XX million euro ($32.5 million) toward the joint purchase of U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reported on July 26" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-26 17:21:13 UTC 1.9M followers, 52K engagements
"⚡US approves possible $XXX million support package for Ukraines air defense system. The package will include five-ton cargo trucks spare parts and the refurbishment and overhaul of air defense fire units" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 21:23:25 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.4K engagements
"⚡ After being battered by Ukraine Russia hopes to 'strengthen' Black Sea Fleet" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-26 13:57:38 UTC 1.9M followers, 38K engagements
"⚡Ukrainian military releases footage of Russian troops killing civilian in Donetsk Oblast and Ukraine's retaliation. The 63rd Brigade recorded the shooting and their subsequent retaliation against the three Russian soldiers involved in the murder" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 21:18:43 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.9K engagements
"The Ukrainian parliament is set to vote on a bill on July XX that could effectively destroy the independence of Ukraine's two key anti-corruption institutions opposition lawmakers and anti-corruption watchdogs warned" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 10:04:03 UTC 1.9M followers, 33.2K engagements
"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of July XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-10 06:18:18 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.1K engagements
"⚡'I'm ready to fight' Ukraine's rejected nominee for economic crimes bureau calls government decision 'unlawful.' Anti-corruption detective Oleksandr Tsyvinsky says the gov't used "manipulative" security concerns to block his nomination" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-21 21:03:17 UTC 1.9M followers, 44.1K engagements
"⚡Fire engulfs iconic Odesa market amid Russian attack. A Russian drone attack on Odesa damaged residential buildings a gas station and the city's Pryvoz market overnight on July 24" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 04:11:23 UTC 1.9M followers, 47K engagements
"A Dutch court overturned seizure orders on Russian energy giant Gazprom's local assets which had been imposed following lawsuits filed by two Ukrainian companies Reuters reports on July XX citing a published ruling on the court's website" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 14:42:57 UTC 1.9M followers, 31.9K engagements
"⚡'Veto the law' Protests held across Ukraine after parliament passes bill weakening anti-corruption institutions. Demonstrators gathered in Kyiv Lviv Dnipro and Odesa to oppose the legislation" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 19:04:19 UTC 1.9M followers, 40.7K engagements
"⚡Update: Russia bombards Kyiv with drone missile strikes killing X injuring X. Image source: State Emergency Service / Telegram" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-21 04:05:28 UTC 1.9M followers, 42.9K engagements
"Around 23000 civilians including XXX children remain in active combat zones across Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast Dmytro Petlin who heads the department of civil protection of the local military administration said on July 24" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 05:09:22 UTC 1.9M followers, 39K engagements
"⚡'We all hear what society is saying' Zelensky vows anti-corruption plan within X weeks amid backlash over controversial bill" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 10:59:07 UTC 1.9M followers, 39K engagements
"⚡EU considering proposals to speed Russian gas phaseout by X year Reuters reports. EU states will not likely agree to push the ban up a year but officials could use the demand as leverage in the upcoming negotiations European diplomats told Reuters" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 21:36:18 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.1K engagements
"⚡ Belarus threatens to shift Zapad-2025 military drills closer to NATO border" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 18:17:23 UTC 1.9M followers, 39.4K engagements
"⚡Ukraine loses French-made Mirage 2000 fighter jet to reported technical failure. The pilot safely ejected from the aircraft and is now in stable condition the Air Force said. A special commission has been appointed to investigate the incident" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 00:38:52 UTC 1.9M followers, 37.4K engagements
"On July 2223 thousands of Ukrainians held major anti-government protests urging Zelensky to veto a bill weakening anti-corruption reforms.The far-right U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene falsely claims they opposed the lack of a peace deal" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 19:41:42 UTC 1.9M followers, 40.1K engagements
"⚡Zelensky vows to submit bill restoring anti-graft agencies' independence on July XX. Volodymyr Zelensky claimed the new bill is intended to safeguard the independence of anti-corruption institutions and protect the legal system from Russian influence" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 12:27:22 UTC 1.9M followers, 36.4K engagements
"⚡Germany's Merz says Ukraine unlikely to join EU before 2034. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on July XX that Ukraine is unlikely to join the European Union before the end of the bloc's next budget cycle in 2034 Reuters reported. Speaking after a meeting with Romanian President Nicusor Dan Merz said Germany's priority is to end Russia's war against Ukraine and focus on the country's long-term reconstruction" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-18 19:20:44 UTC 1.9M followers, 83.4K engagements
"⚡Russia aims to launch 2000 drones towards Ukraine at once German general says" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-20 03:41:44 UTC 1.9M followers, 73K engagements
"⚡UK to pay for EU defense fund access amidst growing Russia threat FT reports. The fund forms part of a broader EU effort to mobilize XXX billion euros ($864 billion) in new defense spending by 2030 driven by the growing threat from Russia" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 04:56:40 UTC 1.9M followers, 39.9K engagements
"⚡BREAKING: Zelensky signs law destroying independence of Ukraine's key anti-corruption bodies. President Zelensky approved the law on July XX despite large-scale protests against the law which critics say undermines years of pro-democracy reforms" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 20:30:12 UTC 1.9M followers, 79K engagements
"⚡Norway to deploy F-35 fighter jets to Poland to protect Ukrainian aid hub. "We are helping ensure that support to Ukraine reaches its destination and that Ukraine can continue its fight for freedom" Norwegian Defense Minister Tore Sandvik said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-06-30 20:21:23 UTC 1.9M followers, 94.5K engagements
"Ukraine faced a watershed moment on July XX as parliament passed and the president signed a bill that effectively eliminates the independence of the country's anti-corruption institutions" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 23:17:46 UTC 1.9M followers, 53.9K engagements
"⚡Ukrainian drones reportedly target Moscow St. Petersburg amid wider strikes" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-17 02:55:04 UTC 1.9M followers, 102.1K engagements
"⚡Ukrainian military confirms liberation of Storozheve Donetsk Oblast. Ukraine's forces have liberated the village of Storozheve three kilometers south of Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast the Tavriisk defense forces' press center reported on June" @KyivIndependent on X 2023-06-12 06:19:01 UTC 1.9M followers, 799.1K engagements
"⚡Norway to increase aid for Ukraine to $XXX billion in 2025. Norway's parliamentary leaders agreed on March X to increase aid for Ukraine by XX billion Norwegian krone ($4.6 billion) to a total of XX billion Norwegian krone ($7.8 billion) in 2025" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-03-07 02:42:41 UTC 1.9M followers, 50.3K engagements
"After massive nationwide protests and fierce international criticism Zelensky has proposed a new bill to restore the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption authorities. With the new bill now awaiting a vote heres what to look for next" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 17:17:07 UTC 1.9M followers, 37.9K engagements
"⚡'Everything needs to be cleansed' Zelensky defends law dismantling anti-corruption bodies amid mass protests. "The anti-corruption infrastructure will work. Only without Russian influence everything needs to be cleansed of this."" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 22:45:00 UTC 1.9M followers, 41.6K engagements
"Oleksandr Usyk retained his heavyweight title with a dominant fifth-round knockout of Daniel Dubois on July XX. Following the fight Usyk who hails from Crimea dedicated his victory "to all the people of the world" and expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Ukrainian soldiers defending his homeland from Russia's invasion. Video: MeGoGo Sport UA" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-20 09:50:34 UTC 1.9M followers, 44.4K engagements
"Ukraine's fleet of F-16 fighter jets have been given a badly-needed boost with the creation of new mobile maintenance and operations modules which will help them evade Russian ballistic missile strikes" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-26 11:12:31 UTC 1.9M followers, 48.7K engagements
"⚡ Russia must pay at least XXX billion euros in compensation to Ukraine Germany's Merz says" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-11 09:14:02 UTC 1.9M followers, 53.8K engagements
"⚡'Your move Mr. President' XX Ukrainian lawmakers submit bill to safeguard independence of anti-corruption bodies. Forty-eight MPs from various factions have registered a new bill in the Verkhovna Rada Ukraine's parliament" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 09:41:45 UTC 1.9M followers, 51.2K engagements
"Ukraines Western allies have imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia since its full-scale war but its economy has not crashed yet why The Kyiv Independent breaks down misconceptions of sanctions and what is happening with the Russian war economy today" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 14:24:03 UTC 1.9M followers, 47.4K engagements
"The attack followed the publication of a critical editorial and in-depth coverage of the government's push to expand the prosecutor general's control over key anti-corruption agencies" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 16:05:29 UTC 1.9M followers, 30.7K engagements
"Twelve years after the EuroMaidan Revolution a new cause mobilized thousands across Ukraine. Today's protests echo similar demands: fighting corruption and heeding the voice of Ukrainian society" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-26 16:21:52 UTC 1.9M followers, 37.1K engagements
"⚡Ukrainian fencer Vlada Kharkova wins gold in 2025 World Championship. Vlada Kharkova won the individual gold medal at the Fencing World Championship in Tbilisi Georgia on July 23" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 02:55:30 UTC 1.9M followers, 39.2K engagements
"Ukraine has secured three new Patriot air defense systems; U.S. President Donald Trump signaled on July XX that secondary sanctions against Russia could be imposed earlier than the 50-day deadline; and more" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 19:11:05 UTC 1.9M followers, 39.6K engagements
"Ukraine's largest music event the Atlas Festival took place in Kyiv over the weekend. This is the second time the festival has been held during Russia's full-scale invasion" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-21 18:32:13 UTC 1.9M followers, 40.2K engagements
"⚡Ukrainian boxer Usyk defeats Dubois retains world heavyweight championship. Oleksandr Usyk retained his heavyweight title and preserved his unbeaten record with a commanding fifth-round knockout of Daniel Dubois on July XX at Wembley Stadium" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-19 22:46:05 UTC 1.9M followers, 60.9K engagements
"⚡ US NATO ambassador warns China over 'subsidizing' Russia's war in Ukraine. "I think they need to be called out for their subsidizing this killing that is happening on the battlefields in Ukraine" U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-22 17:36:18 UTC 1.9M followers, 39K engagements
"Beijing is reportedly circumventing Western sanctions by discreetly shipping Chinese-made drone engines to a Russian manufacturer; Ursula von der Leyen urged China to leverage its close ties with Putin to help advance peace talks with Ukraine; and more" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-24 19:54:13 UTC 1.9M followers, 43.6K engagements
"⚡Ukraine reports killing Russian colonel leading assaults in Kharkiv Oblast. According to operational data by Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces Colonel Lebedev was leading assault operations in the Velykyi Burluk area of Kharkiv Oblast" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-26 21:48:25 UTC 1.9M followers, 40K engagements
"⚡Russian attacks kill X injure XX across Ukraine over past day cause blackouts. Russia launched XX drones from multiple directions overnight. Air defenses shot down XX drones and XX were lost or intercepted by electronic warfare the Air Force said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 09:06:28 UTC 1.9M followers, 32.3K engagements
"⚡ In latest sign of Russian economy woes Kamaz truck company cuts working week due to market collapse. More than 30000 imported trucks now sit unsold in warehouses the company said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-25 12:23:14 UTC 1.9M followers, 41.4K engagements
"⚡ Russia suffered 80000 casualties during Kursk incursion Ukraine's military chief says. Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi did not reveal Ukraine's casualties in Kursk Oblast but said Russia's losses were significantly greater" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 11:08:09 UTC 1.9M followers, 52.4K engagements
"⚡France Italy reportedly opt out of US-NATO arms deal for Ukraine. France declined to join the plan because of Macron's push for European nations to strengthen their own defense industries by purchasing domestically produced arms Politico reported" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-16 09:02:20 UTC 1.9M followers, 115.1K engagements
""We see what people expect from state institutions ensured justice and the effective functioning of each institution" President Volodymyr Zelensky said" @KyivIndependent on X 2025-07-23 10:59:22 UTC 1.9M followers, 31.7K engagements
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