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# ![@KyivIndependent Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1462548977367359490.png) @KyivIndependent The Kyiv Independent

The Kyiv Independent posts on X about ukraine, kyiv, russia, zelensky the most. They currently have XXXXXXXXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

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### Top Social Posts
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"⚡The National Bank of Ukraine will devalue the hryvnia next week following reports that the International Monetary Fund was pushing the bank to weaken the country's currency ahead of negotiations for a new loan program"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1981753843328192549)  2025-10-24T16:05Z 1.9M followers, 44.3K engagements


"⚡ Chornobyl protective shield 'lost its primary safety functions' after Russian drone strike UN nuclear agency warns. Russias drone strike caused a fire that burned the outer cladding of the shelter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1997335350822211596)  2025-12-06T16:00Z 1.9M followers, 33.3K engagements


"⚡ Ukraine war latest live: UK Armed Forces member dies during weapons test in Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998458384626897329)  2025-12-09T18:23Z 1.9M followers, 24K engagements


"⚡ Zelensky's ex-chief of staff Yermak says 'going to the front' after resigning amid corruption probe. "I'm going to the front and am prepared for any reprisals. I am an honest and decent person" Former Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1994698100552667363)  2025-11-29T09:21Z 1.9M followers, 63.9K engagements


"⚡ Ukrainian naval drones behind 'successful' strike on X Russian shadow fleet tankers source says. The operation targeted ships that could have transported nearly $XX million worth of oil and helped Moscow bypass international sanctions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1994738506036646073)  2025-11-29T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 46.9K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Dec. X according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1995390154996109623)  2025-12-01T07:11Z 1.9M followers, 33.1K engagements


"Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Dec. X that Russian troops had captured the Ukrainian cities of Pokrovsk and Vovchansk a claim not backed up by Ukrainian officials or battlefield monitoring groups"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1995727064725385468)  2025-12-02T05:29Z 1.9M followers, 38.5K engagements


"⚡ Ukraine war latest: Romania reports taking out Ukrainian Sea Baby drone Ukraine denies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996292913341325667)  2025-12-03T18:58Z 1.9M followers, 28K engagements


"⚡Pope Francis left funds in his will to buy ambulances for Ukraine nun says. "He did tell me in our meetings that he would help me in some way but I didn't imagine he would do it like this" Dominican nun Lucia Caram said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996457230586310803)  2025-12-04T05:51Z 1.9M followers, 36K engagements


"⚡Seven Ukrainian children abducted to Russia returned in initiative backed by Melania Trump"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996621418650652778)  2025-12-04T16:43Z 1.9M followers, 36.4K engagements


"⚡ New US strategy document takes hard line on Europe's 'trajectory' NATO expansion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996889826780762217)  2025-12-05T10:30Z 1.9M followers, 26.2K engagements


"This article is a shortened on-site version of KI Insights' public newsletter The Week Ahead covering events from December 8-14"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1997020221350334921)  2025-12-05T19:08Z 1.9M followers, 29K engagements


"⚡Fire reported at Russian steelmaker in Lipetsk Oblast. On the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine a fire erupted at the main plant of Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) according to statements from the regional governor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1761283160363683874)  2024-02-24T06:53Z 1.9M followers, 92.1K engagements


"⚡Media: Ukraine's security services allegedly behind attack on Russian steel plant. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) were allegedly behind the fire that erupted at the main plant of Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) in Lipetsk on Feb. XX Ukrainska Pravda reported citing sources in the military intelligence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1761370778770067472)  2024-02-24T12:41Z 1.9M followers, 98.8K engagements


"Instead of seeking peace the Kremlin is trying to buy time and undermine Ukraines allies analysts say. Another goal is to shift the blame to Kyiv by accusing it of rejecting Russian conditions that are effectively tantamount to capitulation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1994138849816244403)  2025-11-27T20:18Z 1.9M followers, 42.7K engagements


"Amid the ongoing war Ukrainians' growing reliance on social networks for real-time news reflects a search for immediacy yet this shift exposes them to new forms of disinformation a new study by Internews Ukraine finds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1994338395489739006)  2025-11-28T09:31Z 1.9M followers, 23.7K engagements


"Something significant needs to change on the ground for one side or indeed both sides to make them conclude that they have little or nothing to gain from continuing the war international politics expert Jenny Mathers said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1995474413492330659)  2025-12-01T12:45Z 1.9M followers, 30.6K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Dec. X according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1995754042119635414)  2025-12-02T07:16Z 1.9M followers, 31.6K engagements


"⚡ Update: Putin Witkoff conclude meeting in Moscow. The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff concluded after about five hours TASS state news agency reported citing the Kremlin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1995979858619297839)  2025-12-02T22:14Z 1.9M followers, 33.7K engagements


"⚡ Update: Witkoff Putin talks on ending Russias war in Ukraine were 'very useful' Kremlin says. After the meeting senior Russian economic negotiator Kirill Dmitriev tweeted that the talks had been productive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996098511889465699)  2025-12-03T06:05Z 1.9M followers, 55.1K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Dec. X according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996116512214843634)  2025-12-03T07:17Z 1.9M followers, 29.8K engagements


"⚡ NATO allies pledge over $X billion for US arms for Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996182036915359888)  2025-12-03T11:37Z 1.9M followers, 23.8K engagements


"⚡ In rare criticism former Russian commander says Moscow was 'unprepared' for invasion of Ukraine. In Russia publicly criticizing the war can lead to criminal charges with prison sentences of up to XX years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996253634233786510)  2025-12-03T16:22Z 1.9M followers, 71.4K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Dec. X according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996463452332892247)  2025-12-04T06:15Z 1.9M followers, 30.5K engagements


"⚡ Ukraine war latest live: Kyiv struck over XX Russian strategic targets in autumn 2025 satellite images shows"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996563369911079157)  2025-12-04T12:52Z 1.9M followers, 23.8K engagements


"Ukrainians say that Belgium's Prime Minister Bart de Wever holds the key to Russia's defeat after he said that Russia's loss in Ukraine was a "total illusion." De Wever was speaking in an interview with Belgian newspaper La Libre on Dec. X the day before the European Commission announced a "reparations loan" a plan that could lend up to XXX billion euros in immobilized Russian central bank reserves to Kyiv. Ukrainian officials lawmakers diplomats and soldiers warn that by opposing the plan de Wever is protecting Russia more than he is protecting Ukraine's Europe's and even Belgium's own"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996661506599997808)  2025-12-04T19:22Z 1.9M followers, 45.1K engagements


"Ukraine's Armed Forces struck more than XX fuel and military-industrial infrastructure sites in Russia over the course of this autumn; New satellite imagery has confirmed damage to Russia's Afipsky oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack; and more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996685755872432491)  2025-12-04T20:59Z 1.9M followers, 45.1K engagements


"Russian President Putin has declared Ukraine must withdraw its forces from the eastern Donbas region or Moscow will seize it "by force" he warned on Dec. X. So what is Donbas And why is Russia so obsessed with it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996901604327674263)  2025-12-05T11:16Z 1.9M followers, 45.4K engagements


"A majority of Americans believe that forcing Ukraine to cede territory to Russia or limiting the size of Ukraine's army would be handing Moscow a victory in its full-scale invasion according to a new poll"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996916021572313577)  2025-12-05T12:14Z 1.9M followers, 62.2K engagements


"⚡Ukraine war latest live: HUR says it destroyed Russian Su-24 tactical bomber other targets in occupied Crimea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996935325524877774)  2025-12-05T13:30Z 1.9M followers, 40.7K engagements


"On Dec. X 1994 Ukraine signed a set of political agreements that would guarantee the country's sovereignty and independence in return for accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Thirty-one years in Russia is actively conducting a full-scale offensive against Ukraine burning the cities and killing the people it once promised to protect"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996950940788690978)  2025-12-05T14:33Z 1.9M followers, 26.2K engagements


"As U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner takes on a more active role in the latest peace push Ukrainian officials say they are cautiously optimistic about his involvement"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996974601071456471)  2025-12-05T16:07Z 1.9M followers, 32.6K engagements


"⚡ Update: Kremlin signals Trump's son-in-law could be key architect of Ukraine peace deal. "I believe that if a plan leading to a settlement is put down on paper it will largely be Mr. Kushner who will be 'holding the pen'" Kremlin aide Ushakov said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1997004097266810940)  2025-12-05T18:04Z 1.9M followers, 36.8K engagements


"European leaders privately insisted they alone should control decisions over immobilized Russian assets during a recent call with President Volodymyr Zelensky according to a transcript obtained by the Kyiv Independent even as the U.S. reportedly lobbied European countries to block plans to lend the cash to Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1997019673230037348)  2025-12-05T19:06Z 1.9M followers, 46.1K engagements


"⚡ 'Happy Ukrainian Armed Forces Day' hackers deface website of Russian company delivering military goods HUR source claims. The cyberattack took down over XXX computers and servers and deleted accounts of more than 1000 Eltrans+ users HUR claimed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1997300510077165749)  2025-12-06T13:42Z 1.9M followers, 32.7K engagements


"⚡ Update: Trump has 'his own vision' on resolving the war different from Ukraine's perspective Zelensky says. President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated that Ukraine is not considering the possibility of ceding territory to Russia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998098745406484570)  2025-12-08T18:33Z 1.9M followers, 4131 engagements


"⚡Ukraine strikes major oil refinery in Russias Samara Oblast hits elite Rubikon drone base Ukraine's General Staff says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1990076445452877970)  2025-11-16T15:16Z 1.9M followers, 43.9K engagements


"⚡BREAKING: Zelensky's chief of staff Yermak resigns amid major corruption scandal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1994432085998633407)  2025-11-28T15:43Z 1.9M followers, 60.2K engagements


"⚡Russian victory would cost Europe twice as much as supporting Ukraine study finds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1994625991063609577)  2025-11-29T04:34Z 1.9M followers, 123.8K engagements


"⚡ Drone attack forces oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk to halt all loading operations. The attack seriously damaged the mooring point two (SMP-2) prompting port authorities to halt all loading operations and order tankers out of the water area"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1994773996479373571)  2025-11-29T14:22Z 1.9M followers, 44.7K engagements


"The Kyiv Independents Anna Belokur covers leaked calls showing U.S.-Russia coordination on a controversial peace plan and reports on backlash to Reese Witherspoons Moscow-set novel. The episode also covers the resignation of President Volodymyr Zelenskys Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1995164907461832886)  2025-11-30T16:15Z 1.9M followers, 56.3K engagements


"⚡ F-16 ammunition air defenses Netherlands announces $XXX million Ukraine aid package. The Netherlands on Dec. X pledged to purchase U.S. arms for Kyiv worth XXX million euros ($290 million) under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1995464603145261073)  2025-12-01T12:06Z 1.9M followers, 48.9K engagements


"⚡ Ukraine rejects Kazakhstan's criticism over drone strike on Russian oil terminal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1995516507552731453)  2025-12-01T15:33Z 1.9M followers, 24.3K engagements


""No actions by Ukraine are directed against Kazakhstan or other third parties all of Ukraine's efforts are focused on repelling full-scale Russian aggression" Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1995516527832162702)  2025-12-01T15:33Z 1.9M followers, 2208 engagements


"Kazakhstan condemned the strike as an attack on "an exclusively civilian facility" and said it harmed bilateral relations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1995516569628356843)  2025-12-01T15:33Z 1.9M followers, 21.2K engagements


""We are fighting to avoid becoming a Ukrainian shell of a Russian entity" writes Yuliia Boklah in her recent op-ed. Boklah is a PR specialist and board member of the Helping to Leave charitable project"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1995899936508973318)  2025-12-02T16:56Z 1.9M followers, 26.3K engagements


"We are fighting to avoid becoming a Ukrainian shell of a Russian entity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1995961428575223890)  2025-12-02T21:01Z 1.9M followers, 30.6K engagements


"⚡ Ukraine strikes Druzhba oil pipeline again HUR source says despite Hungary Slovakia's appeal. "The Russian oil network. will continue to explode and burn" a source told the Kyiv Independent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996188466636554364)  2025-12-03T12:03Z 1.9M followers, 97K engagements


"⚡Anti-graft agency detective investigating Ukraine's largest corruption scandal released from custody"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996248041951547464)  2025-12-03T15:59Z 1.9M followers, 21.4K engagements


"⚡ UN calls for return of Russia-abducted Ukrainian children in US-backed vote. Russia Belarus and Iran have voted against the resolution. Fifty-seven countries including China India and Brazil abstained from voting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996532541399122285)  2025-12-04T10:50Z 1.9M followers, 24.1K engagements


""If Trump fails to act a continuing sign of weakness not strength then Congress must reassert its authority and force him to act" writes Gregory P. Wilson a consultant and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury in this op-ed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996663619694821879)  2025-12-04T19:31Z 1.9M followers, 52.6K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Dec. X according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996845058021380134)  2025-12-05T07:32Z 1.9M followers, 157.5K engagements


"⚡ Ukrainian lawmaker exposed as leading criminal group anti-corruption agencies say. Ukrainska Pravda citing law enforcement sources reported that the lawmaker is Anna Skorokhod from the For the Future party"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996861683952923044)  2025-12-05T08:38Z 1.9M followers, 36.5K engagements


"⚡ Putin wraps up first India visit in X years touts 'privileged partnership' on oil defense. President Vladimir Putin said Russia would continue supplying fuel to India's "rapidly growing economy" calling Moscow a reliable energy partner"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996915776528568715)  2025-12-05T12:13Z 1.9M followers, 25.5K engagements


"Dec. X marks the 31-year anniversary of the Budapest Memorandum - a political agreement providing Ukraine with security assurances in exchange for the country giving up its nuclear weapons. The Kyiv Independent spoke with Robert Kelley an engineer with over XX years of experience in the U.S. Department of Energys nuclear weapons complex to discuss whether the weapon Ukraine gave up would be of much use now and if the country still has the capacity to produce a nuclear device"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1996960291406389673)  2025-12-05T15:10Z 1.9M followers, 40.3K engagements


"⚡Update: Ukraine's military releases video of Ukrainian drone strikes on shell production plant oil refinery Ukraine's military released footage of the Dec. X drone strikes on the occupied Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant and Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1997436470953484658)  2025-12-06T22:42Z 1.9M followers, 43.7K engagements


"⚡Frontline update: Ukraine reports gain in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast as Russia advances in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts according to DeepState"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1997684307759116473)  2025-12-07T15:07Z 1.9M followers, 51.3K engagements


"The Kyiv Independent has selected XX of the best books published in 2025 related to Ukraine. Curious readers should use this list as a guide on the path to discovering even more books from this and previous years with the anticipation of what is to come in 2026 as well"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1997705819320639514)  2025-12-07T16:32Z 1.9M followers, 39.9K engagements


"Ukrainian drones score 'successful hit' on Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery General Staff says; Chornobyl protective shield 'lost its primary safety functions' after Russian drone strike UN nuclear agency warns; and more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1997776734041546996)  2025-12-07T21:14Z 1.9M followers, 41.8K engagements


"⚡Trump 'disappointed' Zelensky hasn't read US peace plan. U.S. President Donald Trump said Dec. X he was "disappointed" that President Volodymyr Zelensky allegedly had not yet reviewed a U.S. peace proposal to end the war in Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1997905402642452835)  2025-12-08T05:45Z 1.9M followers, 43.8K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Dec. X according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1997928496983839164)  2025-12-08T07:17Z 1.9M followers, 33.6K engagements


"Chornobyl disaster occurred in the early hours of April XX 1986. Russias brazen attack on the $X billion New Safe Confinement (the sarcophagus enclosing the destroyed reactor) in February 2025 poses a new potential radioactive danger as engineers race to repair the damage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1997968655972274437)  2025-12-08T09:57Z 1.9M followers, 43.3K engagements


"⚡ Ukrainian drones destroy XX% of fuel tanks at Russia's Temryuk Seaport General Staff says. The facility targeted in the Dec. X attack handles various types of cargo including liquefied natural gas used to supply the Russian military"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998033460074819692)  2025-12-08T14:14Z 1.9M followers, 57.5K engagements


"⚡ Trump knows how to 'put leverage' on Russia Ukraine to reach peace deal US envoy says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998094438950908334)  2025-12-08T18:16Z 1.9M followers, 28.8K engagements


"⚡ Update: Trump has 'his own vision' on resolving the war different from Ukraine's perspective Zelensky says. President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated that Ukraine is not considering the possibility of renouncing its territory to Russia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998099285360116167)  2025-12-08T18:36Z 1.9M followers, 33.9K engagements


"⚡Zelensky reveals candidates for new head of Ukraine's Presidential Office"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998107861269065832)  2025-12-08T19:10Z 1.9M followers, 28.8K engagements


"The list includes Denys Shmyhal Ukraine's defense minister and previously the longest-serving prime minister Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov Deputy Presidential Office head and ex-commander Pavlo Palisa and Sergiy Kyslytsya the first deputy foreign minister and one of Ukraine's key negotiators"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998107918554763328)  2025-12-08T19:10Z 1.9M followers, 23.8K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Dec. X according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998290676681973791)  2025-12-09T07:16Z 1.9M followers, 32.3K engagements


"⚡ 'It burns for X days' SBU drone strike sparked huge fire at Russia's Temryuk Seaport source says. The strike has reportedly destroyed around XX% of the facilitys total fuel tanks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998331889027875011)  2025-12-09T10:00Z 1.9M followers, 26.8K engagements


"⚡ Ukraine war latest live: X Ukrainian soldiers capture X Russian troops in Oleksandrivka sector video released"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998346924223565916)  2025-12-09T11:00Z 1.9M followers, 58.9K engagements


"⚡Around XX% of Ukrainians would vote for Zelensky in first round of future elections poll shows. Former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi now Ukraines ambassador to the U.K. ranks second with XXXX% a X% increase from the previous poll"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998441688390308318)  2025-12-09T17:16Z 1.9M followers, 101.1K engagements


"⚡Zelensky 'ready' to hold elections during war if partners ensure security"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998472978586284161)  2025-12-09T19:21Z 1.9M followers, 27.5K engagements


""I'm asking now and stating this openly for the U.S. to help me. Together with our European partners we can ensure the security needed to hold elections. If that happens Ukraine will be ready to conduct elections in the next XX to XX days" President Volodymyr Zelensky said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998473076502311076)  2025-12-09T19:21Z 1.9M followers, 114.2K engagements


"⚡ Peace deal security guarantees reconstruction Zelensky unveils 3-track plan as talks intensify. The three texts cover a framework peace agreement security guarantees and Ukraine's reconstruction President Volodymyr Zelensky said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998476801799020961)  2025-12-09T19:36Z 1.9M followers, 29.9K engagements


"⚡ Update: Zelensky says revised peace framework now has XX points. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the revised version as "a framework that keeps evolving" and must reflect "the interests of Ukraine Europe and the world.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998480326302343486)  2025-12-09T19:50Z 1.9M followers, 34K engagements


"Ukraine's largest bank the state-owned Privatbank extended a Hr X billion loan ($118.6 million) to Naftogaz Ukraines state-run oil and gas giant for emergency natural gas purchases Naftogaz wrote in a press release on Dec. 9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998501416147526075)  2025-12-09T21:14Z 1.9M followers, 27.2K engagements


"⚡Ukraine regains part of Pokrovsk as 'defense continues' Syrskyi says. Ukraine has recaptured XX sq. kilometers (5 sq. miles) of territory in Pokrovsk after previously having no troops left in the city Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Dec. 9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998517544295006218)  2025-12-09T22:18Z 1.9M followers, 43.9K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Dec. XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998653124534300862)  2025-12-10T07:16Z 1.9M followers, 29.7K engagements


"⚡ Starmer names British soldier killed during weapons test in Ukraine. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Hooley died after a "tragic accident" away from the frontline"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998738619775811701)  2025-12-10T12:56Z 1.9M followers, 32.9K engagements


"Nuclear power has always been the bedrock of Ukraine's energy system consistently providing roughly half of the country's power both before and after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. But beneath this veneer of stability is a sector in flux. Learn more:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998786875608240187)  2025-12-10T16:08Z 1.9M followers, 27.4K engagements


"⚡Ukrainian naval drone strike reportedly cripples Russian shadow fleet tanker in Black Sea SBU source says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998820022806786080)  2025-12-10T18:20Z 1.9M followers, 34.2K engagements


"Novgorod Governor Alexander Dronov said XX drones were shot down over the region located between Moscow and St. Petersburg amid what Russia described as a major Ukrainian drone attack"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1999012224065765535)  2025-12-11T07:03Z 1.9M followers, 22.5K engagements


"⚡US Treasury extends waiver allowing Lukoil gas stations outside of Russia to operate despite sanctions. The Trump administration on Dec. X extended a waiver that lets Lukoil-branded gas stations abroad stay in business softening elements of U.S. sanctions imposed on the firm in October"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1997065994271920320)  2025-12-05T22:10Z 1.9M followers, 43.6K engagements


"For nearly six months two Ukrainian soldiers were trapped in the same battered position unable to rotate as Russian drones monitored every path in and out. The Kyiv Independent spoke with the soldiers about surviving attacks going days without food and water and finally escaping after XXX days. Watch here:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1998816112356585615)  2025-12-10T18:04Z 1.9M followers, 55.3K engagements


"The National Bank of Ukraine voted to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at XXXX% amid steep uncertainty over the country's financing next year. Ukraine needs XXX billion euros ($160 billion) in combined financial and military support in 20262027 according to the EU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1999089497015787911)  2025-12-11T12:10Z 1.9M followers, 18.7K engagements