#  @KyivIndependent The Kyiv Independent The Kyiv Independent posts on X about ukraine, russia, strike, moscow the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::1462548977367359490/interactions)  - [--] Week [---------] +45% - [--] Month [----------] +83% - [--] Months [----------] -41% - [--] Year [-----------] -58% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/twitter::1462548977367359490/posts_active)  - [--] Week [---] +16% - [--] Month [---] +49% - [--] Months [-----] +14% - [--] Year [-----] -35% ### Followers: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::1462548977367359490/followers)  - [--] Week [---------] -0.03% - [--] Month [---------] -0.22% - [--] Months [---------] -1% - [--] Year [---------] -2.50% ### CreatorRank: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::1462548977367359490/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) #5280 [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 8.76% [finance](/list/finance) 4.38% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 2.39% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 1.99% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 1.59% [currencies](/list/currencies) 1.2% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) 0.8% **Social topic influence** [ukraine](/topic/ukraine) #64, [russia](/topic/russia) #376, [strike](/topic/strike) #415, [moscow](/topic/moscow) #221, [in the](/topic/in-the) 5.18%, [the first](/topic/the-first) 3.59%, [air](/topic/air) #160, [air force](/topic/air-force) #338, [staff](/topic/staff) #509, [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister) #968 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@firashamda2](/creator/undefined) [@galluzzilucio](/creator/undefined) [@letsarmukr](/creator/undefined) [@trng28876606](/creator/undefined) [@mariannemondial](/creator/undefined) [@aniru4h](/creator/undefined) [@stonecold7111](/creator/undefined) [@bytemine](/creator/undefined) [@grok](/creator/undefined) [@42tofoolmyworld](/creator/undefined) [@besthealthyou](/creator/undefined) [@tokenwolf14](/creator/undefined) [@douglasroy80](/creator/undefined) [@the_rocky_land](/creator/undefined) [@doughsheedy](/creator/undefined) [@gabezzozz](/creator/undefined) [@taggarttomd](/creator/undefined) [@tsurkankate](/creator/undefined) [@pepeeeee35650](/creator/undefined) [@fabvillac100](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "⚡ Europe has identified sites to train Ukrainian troops inside Ukraine EU top diplomat says. "We have been discussing the training of Ukrainian soldiers also on the soil of Ukraine" Kaja Kallas the EU's high representative for foreign affairs said in Brussels on Feb. [--] before a meeting of EU defense ministers. https://kyivindependent.com/kallas-says-that-europe-has-found-sites-to-train-ukrainian-troops-inside-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/kallas-says-that-europe-has-found-sites-to-train-ukrainian-troops-inside-ukraine/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021637576684155090) 2026-02-11T17:28Z 1.9M followers, 20K engagements "⚡Ukrainian drones reportedly strike military plant in Russia's Tambov Oblast. Ukrainian drones struck a Russian military plant in Michurinsk Tambov Oblast overnight on Feb. 11-12 the Telegram news channel Astra reported citing local residents. https://kyivindependent.com/tambov-draft/ https://kyivindependent.com/tambov-draft/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021779924990771341) 2026-02-12T02:54Z 1.9M followers, 21.4K engagements "⚡Mstyslav Chernov's film '2000 Meters to Andriivka' wins Directors Guild of America award. https://kyivindependent.com/mstyslav-chernovs-film-2-000-meters-to-andriivka-wins-directors-guild-of-america-award/ https://kyivindependent.com/mstyslav-chernovs-film-2-000-meters-to-andriivka-wins-directors-guild-of-america-award/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020672223611101204) 2026-02-09T01:32Z 1.9M followers, 31K engagements "⚡Senior Russian official says Moscow needs 'security guarantees. Any settlement to Moscow's war in Ukraine must take into account "Russia's security interests" Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/senior-russian-official-says-moscow-needs-security-guarantees/ https://kyivindependent.com/senior-russian-official-says-moscow-needs-security-guarantees/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021102468159947175) 2026-02-10T06:02Z 1.9M followers, 48.1K engagements "⚡Japan could join NATO-led initiative to buy US weapons for Ukraine media reports. According to the NHK report aid that Tokyo could fund for Ukraine through the program would be limited to non-lethal provisions. https://kyivindependent.com/japan-to-join-nato-led-initiative-to-purchase-us-weapons-for-ukraine-media-reports-2/ https://kyivindependent.com/japan-to-join-nato-led-initiative-to-purchase-us-weapons-for-ukraine-media-reports-2/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021182692306362398) 2026-02-10T11:21Z 1.9M followers, 23.4K engagements "⚡ Update: Telegram CEO Durov condemns Russia's restrictions as echoing Iran-style censorship. "Restricting citizens' freedom is never the right answer" Russian-born entrepreneur Pavel Durov said. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-reportedly-restricts-telegram https://kyivindependent.com/russia-reportedly-restricts-telegram" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021284176939430220) 2026-02-10T18:04Z 1.9M followers, 18.6K engagements "The left bank of Kyiv has been hit hardest by Russias latest attacks on the capitals energy infrastructure leaving tens of thousands of residents facing much of the winter without central heating as nighttime temperatures drop to -19C (-2 F). https://kyivindependent.com/everyone-is-waiting-for-spring-how-kyivs-hardest-hit-district-is-coping-with-no-heating/ https://kyivindependent.com/everyone-is-waiting-for-spring-how-kyivs-hardest-hit-district-is-coping-with-no-heating/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021286051793252380) 2026-02-10T18:12Z 1.9M followers, 20.6K engagements "The publication of the Epstein files unearths corruption and human trafficking in countries across the globe. In Belarus the story had another twist. The files flesh out Epstein's personal connection to Belarus through 36-year-old Belarusian national Karyna Shuliak. According to the New York Times Shuliak was the last person Epstein talked to outside prison before committing suicide. https://kyivindependent.com/the-belarusian-woman-at-the-center-of-epsteins-final-days/ https://kyivindependent.com/the-belarusian-woman-at-the-center-of-epsteins-final-days/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021303604041429124) 2026-02-10T19:21Z 1.9M followers, 43.5K engagements "⚡3 toddlers [--] other killed in Russian strike on Kharkiv Oblast. A Russian strike on Bohodukhiv Kharkiv Oblast killed four people including three toddlers and injured two others Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported overnight Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/3-toddlers-1-other-killed-in-russian-strike-on-kharkiv-oblast/ https://kyivindependent.com/3-toddlers-1-other-killed-in-russian-strike-on-kharkiv-oblast/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021370701509198123) 2026-02-10T23:48Z 1.9M followers, 52.4K engagements ""As a foreigner living in Kyiv I feel I need to say something uncomfortable. We need to stop repeating the narrative that Ukraine is resilient" writes Elsa Court audience development manager at the Kyiv Independent in this op-ed. "Ukrainians shouldn't have to be resilient. If Ukraine's partners were to give the kind of support Kyiv continually begged for civilians would not have to be suffering." https://kyivindependent.com/we-need-to-stop-calling-ukrainians-resilient/ https://kyivindependent.com/we-need-to-stop-calling-ukrainians-resilient/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021564276926775546) 2026-02-11T12:37Z 1.9M followers, 53K engagements "⚡Russia targets Kyiv Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles as Moscow stalls on peace talks. Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground reported loud explosions and power outages as Russia launched ballistic missiles at the capital overnight. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-targets-kyiv-ukrainian-cities-with-ballistic-missiles-as-moscow-stalls-on-peace-talks/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-targets-kyiv-ukrainian-cities-with-ballistic-missiles-as-moscow-stalls-on-peace-talks/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021753558190678100) 2026-02-12T01:09Z 1.9M followers, 25.5K engagements "⚡Ukrainian skeleton racer disqualified at Olympics for helmet honoring athletes killed in Russia's war. https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-skeleton-racer-disqualified-at-olympics-for-helmet-honoring-athletes-killed-in-russias-war/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-skeleton-racer-disqualified-at-olympics-for-helmet-honoring-athletes-killed-in-russias-war/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021867740093464921) 2026-02-12T08:43Z 1.9M followers, 23.3K engagements "⚡ 'A new range record' Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Russia's Komi Republic SBU source says. Following the strike a fire and heavy smoke were reported at the facility. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strike-ukhta-oil-refinery-in-record-range-attack-sbu-source/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strike-ukhta-oil-refinery-in-record-range-attack-sbu-source/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021942081758085247) 2026-02-12T13:38Z 1.9M followers, 19.6K engagements "⚡'A new range record' Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Russia's Komi Republic SBU source says. Following the strike a fire and heavy smoke were reported at the facility. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strike-ukhta-oil-refinery-in-record-range-attack-sbu-source/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strike-ukhta-oil-refinery-in-record-range-attack-sbu-source/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021943072183951712) 2026-02-12T13:42Z 1.9M followers, 17.1K engagements "⚡Update: Ukraine awards Order of Freedom to athlete disqualified over 'memorial helmet' at Olympics. https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-skeleton-racer-disqualified-at-olympics-for-helmet-honoring-athletes-killed-in-russias-war/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-skeleton-racer-disqualified-at-olympics-for-helmet-honoring-athletes-killed-in-russias-war/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021957393232670869) 2026-02-12T14:39Z 1.9M followers, 26.7K engagements "President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Vladyslav Heraskevych the Order of Freedom on Feb. [--] after the skeleton racer was disqualified from the [----] Olympics for using a custom helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's full-scale war" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021957438505660755) 2026-02-12T14:39Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements ""Sport shouldnt mean amnesia and the Olympic movement should help stop wars not play into the hands of aggressors" the president said. "(The IOC's decision) is certainly not about the principles of Olympism which are founded on fairness and the support of peace."" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021957482466488641) 2026-02-12T14:40Z 1.9M followers, 17K engagements "⚡Russia moves to 'fully block' WhatsApp in ongoing crackdown on social media. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-blocks-whatsapp-amid-broader-crackdown-on-social-media/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-blocks-whatsapp-amid-broader-crackdown-on-social-media/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021994407424393692) 2026-02-12T17:06Z 1.9M followers, 21.3K engagements "When asked Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that the messenger's management doesn't comply with Russian laws and that the "chance for reaching an agreement" will arise if Meta "engages in dialogue with the Russian authorities."" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021995038398689682) 2026-02-12T17:09Z 1.9M followers, 17.2K engagements "⚡Four injured as Russian strikes target energy infrastructure in Odesa. Four people were injured as Russian forces struck energy facilities and other critical infrastructure in Odesa overnight on Feb. 12-Feb. [--] regional officials said. https://kyivindependent.com/russian-strikes-target-energy-infrastructure-odesa https://kyivindependent.com/russian-strikes-target-energy-infrastructure-odesa" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022082693639610616) 2026-02-12T22:57Z 1.9M followers, 19.1K engagements "Vladyslav Heraskevych Ukraine's skeleton racer was scheduled to compete in his third Olympic Games on Feb. [--]. He was barred from taking part in the competition after refusing to change his helmet one depicting the faces of Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's full-scale invasion. https://kyivindependent.com/it-means-more-than-any-medal-ukraines-skeleton-racer-sacrifices-olympic-dream-to-honor-war-victims/ https://kyivindependent.com/it-means-more-than-any-medal-ukraines-skeleton-racer-sacrifices-olympic-dream-to-honor-war-victims/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022170369335996833) 2026-02-13T04:46Z 1.9M followers, 26.8K engagements "⚡At least [--] killed [--] injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day. Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile and [---] attack drones overnight at Ukraine according to the Air Force. https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-9-killed-28-injured-in-russian-attacks-across-ukraine-over-past-day/ https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-9-killed-28-injured-in-russian-attacks-across-ukraine-over-past-day/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022251908493439473) 2026-02-13T10:10Z 1.9M followers, 19K engagements "With Valentines Day approaching were reflecting on what keeps us going. The Kyiv Independent was founded shortly before Russias full-scale invasion and since then weve been reporting from the heart of the largest war in Europe since World War II telling Ukraines story as it unfolds honestly and on the ground. As the war continues reporting grows more dangerous disinformation spreads faster and international attention fades. But we continue this work thanks to our community. Tens of thousands of readers around the world make it possible. If youre already a member thank you for standing with us" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022263663718023205) 2026-02-13T10:56Z 1.9M followers, 17.5K engagements "⚡ Zelensky arrives at Munich Security Conference for talks with European US officials. "On the agenda is the first joint Ukrainian-German drone production enterprise as well as bilateral and multilateral meetings with partners" Zelensky said. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-arrives-at-munich-security-conference https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-arrives-at-munich-security-conference" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022269905916084361) 2026-02-13T11:21Z 1.9M followers, 26.9K engagements "⚡Zelensky has to 'get moving' on peace deal Trump says. "Russia wants to make a deal and Zelensky is going to have to get moving otherwise he's going to miss a great opportunity" U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-has-to-get-moving-trump-says https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-has-to-get-moving-trump-says" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022407687091470536) 2026-02-13T20:29Z 1.9M followers, 36.6K engagements "⚡Over [------] Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation. https://kyivindependent.com/over-177-000-russian-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine-identified-by-media-investigation https://kyivindependent.com/over-177-000-russian-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine-identified-by-media-investigation" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022530780459647144) 2026-02-14T04:38Z 1.9M followers, 31.9K engagements "⚡EU accession process 'designed for peace' needs 'solution' to bring Ukraine into bloc sooner. "(W)e have to find a solution to bridge the gap.We cannot wait any longer" European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said. https://kyivindependent.com/eu-accession-process-designed-for-peace-needs-to-find-solution-to-bring-ukraine-into-bloc-sooner-official-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/eu-accession-process-designed-for-peace-needs-to-find-solution-to-bring-ukraine-into-bloc-sooner-official-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022740774727946310) 2026-02-14T18:32Z 1.9M followers, 19.9K engagements "⚡US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: US providing military intelligence to Ukraine for operations in Donbas. Austin confirmed for the first time at a hearing on April [--] that the US is providing Ukraine intelligence on Russian forces to conduct operations in the Donbas region" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1512219368968572934) 2022-04-08T00:02Z 1.9M followers, 13.3K engagements "⚡Reuters: Chinese smartphones comprise more than 70% of Russian market. Chinese sales comprised 70% of the Russian smartphone market according to the Reuters article citing consumer electronics retailer M.Video-Eldorado" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1648194231394263042) 2023-04-18T05:18Z 1.9M followers, 151.8K 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. [--] Ukrainska Pravda reported citing sources in the military intelligence. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1761370778770067472 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1761370778770067472" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1761370778770067472) 2024-02-24T12:41Z 1.9M followers, 98.8K engagements "Teimuraz Janashia former head of the Special Guard Service was also convicted in the case and fined [------] Georgian lari ($108000) for abuse of office. Both men denied the charges calling the trial politically motivated" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1899736298279063998) 2025-03-12T08:16Z 1.9M followers, 34.6K engagements "⚡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. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-central-bank-devalues-hryvnia-in-nod-to-imf-demands/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-central-bank-devalues-hryvnia-in-nod-to-imf-demands/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1981753843328192549) 2025-10-24T16:05Z 1.9M followers, 44.3K engagements "⚡ 'Air terror' Russia drops record number of aerial guided bombs on Ukraine in October. Guided aerial bombs while having a shorter range than missiles are cheaper to produce and are launched from aircraft within Russian territory. https://kyivindependent.com/air-terror-russia-dropps-record-number-of-aerial-guided-bombs-on-ukraine-in-october-defense-ministry-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/air-terror-russia-dropps-record-number-of-aerial-guided-bombs-on-ukraine-in-october-defense-ministry-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1985693291560509850) 2025-11-04T12:59Z 1.9M followers, 30.3K engagements "⚡Ukraine strikes major oil refinery in Russias Samara Oblast hits elite Rubikon drone base Ukraine's General Staff says https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-rosneft-oil-refinery-in-samara-oblast-and-drone-storage-of-elite-russian-unit/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-rosneft-oil-refinery-in-samara-oblast-and-drone-storage-of-elite-russian-unit/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1990076445452877970) 2025-11-16T15:16Z 1.9M followers, 43.9K engagements "⚡ Update: Ukraine holds off on Trump's Board of Peace as war with Russia rages and Belarus backs Moscow. "With Russians we are enemies. Belarus (they are) allies of the Russians. We can't be with them" Zelensky said. https://kyivindependent.com/trump-launches-his-board-of-peace-ahead-of-meeting-with-zelensky https://kyivindependent.com/trump-launches-his-board-of-peace-ahead-of-meeting-with-zelensky" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2014375748723757109) 2026-01-22T16:32Z 1.9M followers, 29.5K engagements "This winter has been one of the hardest yet for Ukraine. Russias mass missile and drone attacks have forced millions of people across the country to live without electricity heating and water during one of the coldest winters in years. As a reader-funded newsroom your support helps us continue reporting from the ground. Our members provide the stable foundation that allows the Kyiv Independent to keep doing its work even in moments like this. Become a member of our community today to support our reporting: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/utm_source=memb-tw-cta&utm_medium=tw" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2016175619831120193) 2026-01-27T15:45Z 1.9M followers, 19.5K engagements "⚡ Lukoil agrees to sell most of its foreign assets to US investment group. The Carlyle deal does not include Lukoil's assets in Kazakhstan and is still subject to approval by the U.S. Treasury Department the Russian energy giant said. https://kyivindependent.com/lukoil-agrees-to-sell-foreign-assets-to-us-investment-firm/ https://kyivindependent.com/lukoil-agrees-to-sell-foreign-assets-to-us-investment-firm/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2016816638570422745) 2026-01-29T10:12Z 1.9M followers, 19.2K engagements "The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) voted on Jan. [--] to cut its benchmark interest rate to 15% the first change since March last year as inflation cools and a new aid package from Europe eased pressure on the country's finances. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-central-bank-cuts-rate-in-first-change-in-10-months/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-central-bank-cuts-rate-in-first-change-in-10-months/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2016853486206345676) 2026-01-29T12:38Z 1.9M followers, 20.2K engagements "⚡Ukraine war latest live: SBU detains soldier accused of spying on Ukrainian naval drones for Russia. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-01-29/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-01-29/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2016857025204879476) 2026-01-29T12:52Z 1.9M followers, 17.2K engagements "⚡ Estonia warns Russian veterans could flood Europe after Ukraine war urges EU entry ban. "We have close to [--] million combatants in Russia. They're mainly criminals; they are very dangerous people" Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said. https://kyivindependent.com/estonia-pushes-eu-wide-entry-ban-for-russian-ex-soldiers-who-fought-in-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/estonia-pushes-eu-wide-entry-ban-for-russian-ex-soldiers-who-fought-in-ukraine/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2016874633677406650) 2026-01-29T14:02Z 1.9M followers, 280.2K engagements "Ukraine's Defense Ministry is working with SpaceX to stop Russian drones from using Starlink Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Jan. [--] warning the satellite internet system is helping them fly farther. https://kyivindependent.com/defense-ministry-working-with-spacex-to-solve-russian-use-of-starlink-on-drones/ https://kyivindependent.com/defense-ministry-working-with-spacex-to-solve-russian-use-of-starlink-on-drones/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2016927610463244293) 2026-01-29T17:33Z 1.9M followers, 20.3K engagements "⚡ Trump claims Putin agreed not to strike Kyiv other Ukrainian cities 'for a week.' "I personally asked President Putin not to fire on Kyiv and the cities and towns for a week" Trump said. "And he agreed to do that." https://kyivindependent.com/trump-claims-putin-agreed-not-to-strike-kyiv-ukrainian-cities-for-a-week/ https://kyivindependent.com/trump-claims-putin-agreed-not-to-strike-kyiv-ukrainian-cities-for-a-week/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2016927745293394271) 2026-01-29T17:33Z 1.9M followers, 66.2K engagements "⚡Ukraine distributes boilers from Italy to support heating for up to [-----] homes. Ukraine has distributed industrial boiler equipment delivered by Italy among communities in [--] regions Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said on Jan. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-distributes-boilers-from-italy-to-support-heating-for-up-to-90-000-homes/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-distributes-boilers-from-italy-to-support-heating-for-up-to-90-000-homes/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2017014678631682107) 2026-01-29T23:19Z 1.9M followers, 50.4K engagements "⚡ SBU detains [--] men accused of working for Russia's FSB plotting bomb attacks on Ukrainian military in Odesa. "The terrorist attacks were to be carried out by remotely activating homemade bombs" the SBU said on Jan. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-detained-3-men-accused-of-working-for-russias-fsb-plotting-bomb-attacks-on-ukrainian-military-in-odesa/ https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-detained-3-men-accused-of-working-for-russias-fsb-plotting-bomb-attacks-on-ukrainian-military-in-odesa/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2017260190978998424) 2026-01-30T15:34Z 1.9M followers, 23.8K engagements "⚡Update: Putin's envoy to meet with Trump team in Florida ahead of peace talks in Abu Dhabi. Kremlin negotiator Kirill Dmitriev will meet with members of the Trump administration in Florida on Jan. [--] a White House official confirmed. https://kyivindependent.com/putins-envoy-to-meet-with-trump-team-in-florida-ahead-of-abu-dhabi-peace-talks-white-house-confirms/ https://kyivindependent.com/putins-envoy-to-meet-with-trump-team-in-florida-ahead-of-abu-dhabi-peace-talks-white-house-confirms/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2017385008164487539) 2026-01-30T23:50Z 1.9M followers, 30.9K engagements "These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Jan. [--] according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2017533947622625413) 2026-01-31T09:42Z 1.9M followers, 26.3K engagements "Today as Ukraine fights to preserve its sovereignty and cultural identity Olha Kobylianska's work resonates with a great force. Her insistence on women's intellectual autonomy her refusal of imperial cultural hierarchies and her commitment to developing Ukrainian literature on its own terms rather than as a provincial echo of Russian or German models all speak directly to contemporary Ukrainian struggles for self-determination. https://kyivindependent.com/meet-olha-kobylianska-the-ukrainian-author-who-redefined-womens-freedom/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2017548019290325480) 2026-01-31T10:38Z 1.9M followers, 22.9K engagements "Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal reported "a cascade shutdown" in Ukraine's power grid in the morning on Jan. [--] following disruptions to transmission lines between Romania and Moldova as well as between western and central Ukraine. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hit-by-mass-blackouts-after-grid-disruption/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hit-by-mass-blackouts-after-grid-disruption/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2017551349911535860) 2026-01-31T10:51Z 1.9M followers, 23.3K engagements "As the war enters its fifth year Kyiv is under pressure to rethink everything mobilization energy security drone production and political leadership. @KI_Insight Director Jakub Parusinski and Senior Political Analyst Anatoliy Oktysiuk unpack what went wrong over four years of war and whether the newest leadership reshuffle finally signals a move from reactive crisis management to long-term strategy. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017680878692876757 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017680878692876757" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2017680878692876757) 2026-01-31T19:26Z 1.9M followers, 30.1K engagements "⚡Update: Water supply restored in Kyiv around 25% of Kyiv's residential buildings remain without heating. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that water supplies have been fully restored in Kyiv following a mass blackout of Ukraine's power grid on Jan. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hit-by-mass-blackouts-after-grid-disruption https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hit-by-mass-blackouts-after-grid-disruption" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2017727919150211449) 2026-01-31T22:33Z 1.9M followers, 35.1K engagements "⚡Poland closes airspace after Belarusian balloon incursion. https://kyivindependent.com/poland-closes-airspace-after-belarusian-balloon-incursion/ https://kyivindependent.com/poland-closes-airspace-after-belarusian-balloon-incursion/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2017767748835680668) 2026-02-01T01:11Z 1.9M followers, 37.7K engagements "Polish authorities temporarily closed the airspace along the northern part of Poland's border with Belarus overnight on Jan. 30-31 after unidentified objects believed to be Belarusian smuggling balloons were detected in the region" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2017767750878265618) 2026-02-01T01:11Z 1.9M followers, 38.4K engagements "⚡Over [------] Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation. https://kyivindependent.com/over-168-000-russian-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine-identified-by-media-investigation https://kyivindependent.com/over-168-000-russian-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine-identified-by-media-investigation" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2017799895218786430) 2026-02-01T03:19Z 1.9M followers, 39.9K engagements "These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Feb. [--] according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2017867746415878201) 2026-02-01T07:48Z 1.9M followers, 31.4K engagements "⚡Russian attacks against Ukraine kill [--] injure [--] including children over past day. https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-against-ukraine-kill-4-injure-21-over-past-day/ https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-against-ukraine-kill-4-injure-21-over-past-day/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2017875364895158568) 2026-02-01T08:19Z 1.9M followers, 23K engagements "⚡Ukraine sees 'real results' from blocking Russias Starlink use defense minister says. https://kyivindependent.com/first-steps-to-block-russia-from-using-starlink-deliver-real-results-ukraines-defense-minister-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/first-steps-to-block-russia-from-using-starlink-deliver-real-results-ukraines-defense-minister-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2017902539346239752) 2026-02-01T10:07Z 1.9M followers, 28K engagements "The Kh-32 missile is extremely difficult to intercept due to its combination of speed high-altitude flight and sharp terminal dive. Its use during the full-scale invasion has been linked to some of the deadliest attacks on civilians. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-intercepts-nine-kh-32-missiles-what-do-we-know-about-them/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-intercepts-nine-kh-32-missiles-what-do-we-know-about-them/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2017943472288739406) 2026-02-01T12:49Z 1.9M followers, 58.2K engagements "⚡'Unprovoked terrorist strike' Russia attacks bus carrying Ukrainian civilian miners killing at least [--] injuring [--]. The attack marks "the largest single loss for DTEK since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion" CEO Maksym Timchenko said. https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-12-killed-7-injured-in-russian-drone-attack-near-bus-in-dnipropetrovsk-oblast/ https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-12-killed-7-injured-in-russian-drone-attack-near-bus-in-dnipropetrovsk-oblast/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018058876457762964) 2026-02-01T20:28Z 1.9M followers, 36.5K engagements "⚡Explosions fire reported overnight in Russia's Belgorod region. Explosions were reported overnight Feb. [--] in Russia's Belgorod region where officials said an alleged Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire in the city of Stary Oskol. https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-fire-reported-overnight-in-russias-belgorod-region/ https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-fire-reported-overnight-in-russias-belgorod-region/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018178744913928695) 2026-02-02T04:24Z 1.9M followers, 27.9K engagements "⚡Sometimes air defenses remain empty but Russian attacks must be repelled Ukraine's Air Force says. https://kyivindependent.com/sometimes-air-defenses-are-empty-but-attacks-must-be-repelled-ukraines-air-force-says-2/ https://kyivindependent.com/sometimes-air-defenses-are-empty-but-attacks-must-be-repelled-ukraines-air-force-says-2/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018280978381209828) 2026-02-02T11:10Z 1.9M followers, 26.5K engagements "⚡ Hyundai becomes second foreign carmaker to lose right to reclaim Russian assets. Reuters reported in December that Hyundai was unable to use the buyback option due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. https://kyivindependent.com/hyundai-becomes-second-foreign-car-maker-to-lose-right-to-reclaim-russian-assets/ https://kyivindependent.com/hyundai-becomes-second-foreign-car-maker-to-lose-right-to-reclaim-russian-assets/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018297817425395765) 2026-02-02T12:17Z 1.9M followers, 29.7K engagements "⚡Ukraine implementing Starlink registration to counter Russian use of US-produced terminals. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-launches-verification-system-for-starlink-in-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-launches-verification-system-for-starlink-in-ukraine/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018335527938695393) 2026-02-02T14:47Z 1.9M followers, 23K engagements "⚡ Hungary takes EU to court over Russian energy ban. "Without Russian oil and gas our energy security cannot be guaranteed nor can low energy costs be maintained for Hungarian families" Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said. https://kyivindependent.com/hungary-takes-eu-to-court-over-russian-energy-ban/ https://kyivindependent.com/hungary-takes-eu-to-court-over-russian-energy-ban/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018341177993351356) 2026-02-02T15:10Z 1.9M followers, 30.9K engagements "⚡Ukraine war latest live: Ukraine's military reports 'series of effective strikes' on Russian command posts. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-01-02/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-01-02/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018346537508597782) 2026-02-02T15:31Z 1.9M followers, 19.4K engagements "⚡ Balloons from Belarus enter Poland's airspace for 3rd night in a row. https://kyivindependent.com/balloons-from-belarus-enter-polands-airspace-for-3rd-night-in-a-row/ https://kyivindependent.com/balloons-from-belarus-enter-polands-airspace-for-3rd-night-in-a-row/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018365943894749226) 2026-02-02T16:48Z 1.9M followers, 28K engagements "⚡ Trump to reduce tariffs on India says Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil. "This will help END THE WAR in Ukraine" Trump said on Truth Social after holding a phone call with Modi. https://kyivindependent.com/trump-cuts-down-india-tariff-after-modi-allegedly-agrees-to-stop-buying-russian-oil/ https://kyivindependent.com/trump-cuts-down-india-tariff-after-modi-allegedly-agrees-to-stop-buying-russian-oil/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018380042833649894) 2026-02-02T17:44Z 1.9M followers, 28.9K engagements "⚡ Trump's envoy Witkoff to reportedly join Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi. https://kyivindependent.com/trumps-envoy-witkoff-to-reportedly-join-russia-ukraine-peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi/ https://kyivindependent.com/trumps-envoy-witkoff-to-reportedly-join-russia-ukraine-peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018394921607086468) 2026-02-02T18:43Z 1.9M followers, 28.2K engagements "Witkoff is then expected to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and other officials in Istanbul on Feb. [--] to discuss details of a potential nuclear deal amid heightened U.S.-Iran tensions Axios reported" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018394945564885441) 2026-02-02T18:43Z 1.9M followers, 26.2K engagements "⚡'Moral degenerate' Ukraine slams FIFA president for supporting Russia's return. "679 Ukrainian girls and boys will never be able to play football Russia killed them" Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said. https://kyivindependent.com/moral-degenerate-ukraine-slams-fifa-president-for-supporting-russias-return/ https://kyivindependent.com/moral-degenerate-ukraine-slams-fifa-president-for-supporting-russias-return/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018437946840412260) 2026-02-02T21:34Z 1.9M followers, 284.4K engagements "Ukraine's Air Force again warned of additional missiles and drones approaching various Ukrainian cities including Kyiv" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018496810130575712) 2026-02-03T01:28Z 1.9M followers, 20.2K engagements "Russia's latest assault appears to signal the end of a brief energy ceasefire under which Moscow had agreed to temporarily pause strikes on Ukraines critical energy infrastructure" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018496813276226032) 2026-02-03T01:28Z 1.9M followers, 18.8K engagements "⚡Update: Air raid alerts activated across Ukraine amid renewed Russian missile threats. Air raid alerts were again activated in almost all regions of Ukraine around 6:30 a.m. local time amid a renewed Russian ballistic missile threat. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-mass-attack-across-ukraine-signaling-end-of-energy-ceasefire/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-mass-attack-across-ukraine-signaling-end-of-energy-ceasefire/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018545471715967427) 2026-02-03T04:41Z 1.9M followers, 29.4K engagements "Earlier in the night Poland's Air Force said it deployed fighter jets to protect Polish airspace amid the large-scale attack" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018545473955807493) 2026-02-03T04:41Z 1.9M followers, 24.1K engagements "⚡ West agrees to respond militarily to Russia's ceasefire violations in Ukraine FT reports. https://kyivindependent.com/west-pledges-to-respond-militarily-to-russias-ceasefire-violations-in-ukraine-ft-reports/ https://kyivindependent.com/west-pledges-to-respond-militarily-to-russias-ceasefire-violations-in-ukraine-ft-reports/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018607299875819934) 2026-02-03T08:47Z 1.9M followers, 22.6K engagements "⚡NATO chief arrives in Kyiv as Russia bombards Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte arrived in Kyiv on Feb. [--] as Russia launched a large-scale strike on Ukraine overnight. https://kyivindependent.com/nato-chief-arrives-in-kyiv-as-russia-bombards-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/nato-chief-arrives-in-kyiv-as-russia-bombards-ukraine/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018630215073927313) 2026-02-03T10:18Z 1.9M followers, 26K engagements "⚡ Update: In largest missile attack of winter Russia targets Ukraine's power plants amid brutal freeze. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-mass-attack-across-ukraine-signaling-end-of-energy-ceasefire/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-mass-attack-across-ukraine-signaling-end-of-energy-ceasefire/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018637918856790487) 2026-02-03T10:49Z 1.9M followers, 23.6K engagements "Russia launched [--] missiles and [---] drones including nearly [---] Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at Ukraine overnight the Air Force said" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018637933428003287) 2026-02-03T10:49Z 1.9M followers, 19.5K engagements "The U.S. believes launching three projects under a joint U.S.-Ukrainian investment fund created under the so-called minerals deal last year is achievable but ambitious a senior U.S. official told reporters on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/us-says-3-ukraine-investment-projects-achievable-in-2026-under-joint-fund/ https://kyivindependent.com/us-says-3-ukraine-investment-projects-achievable-in-2026-under-joint-fund/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018655249041612968) 2026-02-03T11:58Z 1.9M followers, 19.7K engagements "⚡Russian attack shows Moscow is not serious about peace NATO chief says during Kyiv visit. "Direct talks are now underway and this is important progress" NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said. "But Russian attacks like those last night do not signal seriousness about peace." https://kyivindependent.com/nato-chief-arrives-in-kyiv-as-russia-bombards-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/nato-chief-arrives-in-kyiv-as-russia-bombards-ukraine/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018668684579844255) 2026-02-03T12:51Z 1.9M followers, 27.2K engagements "How Ukraine appears in the latest Epstein files The U.S. Justice Department has released millions of Epstein-related documents some of which link Jeffrey Epstein to Ukraine. The files mention Kyiv-based modeling agencies travel involving Kyiv and Odesa plans to buy property in Lviv and Epsteins interest in Ukraines [----] presidential election including discussions of corruption and Volodymyr Zelenskys rise. https://kyivindependent.com/how-ukraine-appears-in-the-latest-epstein-files/ https://kyivindependent.com/how-ukraine-appears-in-the-latest-epstein-files/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018671126289735793) 2026-02-03T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 39.3K engagements "⚡ NATO chief confident allies will commit $15 billion in US arms for Ukraine in [----]. NATO Secretary Mark Rutte said on Feb. [--] that he is confident the allies would allocate $15 billion this year under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL). https://kyivindependent.com/allies-likely-to-pledge-15-billion-in-us-arms-for-ukraine-in-2026-nato-chief-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/allies-likely-to-pledge-15-billion-in-us-arms-for-ukraine-in-2026-nato-chief-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018676675383324692) 2026-02-03T13:23Z 1.9M followers, 23.7K engagements "⚡ Ukraine war latest live: Denmark Sweden to help Kyiv 'develop an air defense battalion.' https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-03/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-03/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018681272545988766) 2026-02-03T13:41Z 1.9M followers, 18.3K engagements ""Ukraine is not a standard emerging-market or post-war investment case" writes Andrei Kirilenko a professor of Finance at the Cambridge Judge Business School in this op-ed. "It is an active frontier of Europe where economic value is continuously created redirected and deliberately destroyed to sustain that frontier." https://kyivindependent.com/rethinking-ukraines-economy/ https://kyivindependent.com/rethinking-ukraines-economy/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018693190887375249) 2026-02-03T14:28Z 1.9M followers, 21.9K engagements "Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine Russia's "reborn" cyber activities have moved away from financially motivated hacking such as ransomware and towards purely destructive acts across the West a form of sabotage or digital terrorism targeting poorly guarded systems anywhere. https://kyivindependent.com/how-russian-spies-revived-local-hacker-gangs-to-attack-ukraine-and-the-west/ https://kyivindependent.com/how-russian-spies-revived-local-hacker-gangs-to-attack-ukraine-and-the-west/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018723984062234859) 2026-02-03T16:31Z 1.9M followers, 18.9K engagements "⚡Polish court jails man who allegedly offered to kill Zelensky for Russia. A Polish court has sentenced to a [---] year prison term a Polish citizen who allegedly offered to assist Russia in assassinating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. https://kyivindependent.com/polish-court-jails-man-who-allegedly-offered-to-kill-zelensky-for-russia/ https://kyivindependent.com/polish-court-jails-man-who-allegedly-offered-to-kill-zelensky-for-russia/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018741215198429369) 2026-02-03T17:39Z 1.9M followers, 23.8K engagements "⚡Russian drone strike on Zaporizhzhia kills [--] injures at least [--] including children. A Russian drone strike hit Zaporizhzhia on Feb. [--] killing two 18-year-olds and injuring at least eight others including three children Ukrainian authorities said. https://kyivindependent.com/russian-drone-strike-on-zaporizhzhia-kills-2-injures-at-least-8-including-children https://kyivindependent.com/russian-drone-strike-on-zaporizhzhia-kills-2-injures-at-least-8-including-children" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018768709720891594) 2026-02-03T19:29Z 1.9M followers, 25.4K engagements "'Ukraine's defense forces have regained positions in Kupiansk'; Denmark Sweden to help Kyiv 'develop an air defense battalion'; Russian FPV drone training center hit General Staff says; In largest missile attack of winter Russia targets Ukraine's power plants amid brutal freeze; and more. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-03/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-03/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018771924067729871) 2026-02-03T19:41Z 1.9M followers, 21.9K engagements "Everyone was equal the kerchiefed babushka of Eli from Russia a YouTuber who documents everyday life and regional culture across the Russian Federation tells her granddaughter wistfully recalling life in the Soviet Union writes Melanie Gottdenger cultural historian in this op-ed. https://kyivindependent.com/nostalgia-silence-and-wartime-complicity-on-russian-youtube/ https://kyivindependent.com/nostalgia-silence-and-wartime-complicity-on-russian-youtube/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018776335296971170) 2026-02-03T19:59Z 1.9M followers, 35.2K engagements "⚡'You cannot reward monsters' US lawmakers demand increased pressure on Russia. On Feb. [--] the Congressional Ukraine Caucus urged more pressure on Russia and said it is one signature away from forcing a vote on the Ukraine Support Act. https://kyivindependent.com/us-lawmakers-demand-increased-pressure-on-russia/ https://kyivindependent.com/us-lawmakers-demand-increased-pressure-on-russia/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018816110674727244) 2026-02-03T22:37Z 1.9M followers, 27.1K engagements "⚡Putin 'kept his word' Trump reacts to latest Russian strike on Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. [--] that Vladimir Putin had "kept his word" on a temporary truce on strikes against Ukraine's energy infrastructure. https://kyivindependent.com/putin-kept-his-word-trump-reacts-to-latest-russian-attack-on-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/putin-kept-his-word-trump-reacts-to-latest-russian-attack-on-ukraine/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018837489046499446) 2026-02-04T00:02Z 1.9M followers, 28.5K engagements "⚡ Blackouts reported in Russia's Belgorod Oblast amid missile drone attack. The Supernova Telegram channel published several videos and photos from local residents showing the sounds of air raid sirens and explosions. https://kyivindependent.com/blackouts-reported-in-russias-belgorod-oblast-amid-drone-attack/ https://kyivindependent.com/blackouts-reported-in-russias-belgorod-oblast-amid-drone-attack/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018983251134542127) 2026-02-04T09:41Z 1.9M followers, 18.1K engagements "⚡ Ukraine peace talks set to resume in Abu Dhabi day after Russia's largest strike this winter. https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter/ https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018986472091578447) 2026-02-04T09:54Z 1.9M followers, 21K engagements "⚡ Update: Second round of Ukraine peace talks begins in Abu Dhabi. The second round of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi among Russia Ukraine and the United States to end Moscow's war began on Feb. [--] Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov said. https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter/ https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2018989440207839332) 2026-02-04T10:06Z 1.9M followers, 17.9K engagements "Ukraine imported record volumes of electricity in January [----] according to analyst group ExPro as Russia continued efforts to systematically erase Ukraine's power infrastructure. The country imported [---] gigawatt hours of electricity last month a 40% increase compared to December [----] ExPro said. Read more: https://kyivindependent.com/chart-of-the-week-ukraines-electricity-imports-hit-record-high/ https://kyivindependent.com/chart-of-the-week-ukraines-electricity-imports-hit-record-high/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019002375353082284) 2026-02-04T10:57Z 1.9M followers, 28.6K engagements "Speaking to reporters at the White House on Feb. [--] [----] U.S. President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin had "kept his word" regarding a temporary truce on strikes against Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure. Trump's remarks came in response to a question about Russia's latest attack on Ukraine after Moscow targeted the country's power plants overnight on Feb. [--]. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019002738714063132 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019002738714063132" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019002738714063132) 2026-02-04T10:58Z 1.9M followers, 43K engagements "⚡ 'The worst damage we have seen' Ukraine's energy crisis deepens after latest mass Russian attack. "This is a war crime committed by Russia" Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-still-recovering-from-the-biggest-russian-attack-on-its-energy-infrastructure/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-still-recovering-from-the-biggest-russian-attack-on-its-energy-infrastructure/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019025604436283791) 2026-02-04T12:29Z 1.9M followers, 30.7K engagements "⚡ Ukraine war latest live: [--] dead [--] injured as Russia strikes Donetsk Oblast city market with cluster munitions. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-04/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-04/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019046658030686297) 2026-02-04T13:53Z 1.9M followers, 17.8K engagements "⚡ Update: Ukraine peace talks with Russia US end in UAE as sides agree to meet again Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019066078433775960) 2026-02-04T15:10Z 1.9M followers, 17.3K engagements "The Kyiv Independents Tim Zadorozhnyy speaks with @generalkellogg former U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine about why he believes Russia has failed to achieve its goals in Ukraine how Russian President Vladimir Putin views his military campaign and what is preventing the war from ending. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=_uM5WNo1MeQ https://www.youtube.com/watchv=_uM5WNo1MeQ" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019067896656286178) 2026-02-04T15:17Z 1.9M followers, 22.7K engagements "⚡Ukraine appoints Oleh Luhovskyi as interim head of Foreign Intelligence Service. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-appoints-oleh-luhovskyi-as-interim-head-of-foreign-intelligence-service/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-appoints-oleh-luhovskyi-as-interim-head-of-foreign-intelligence-service/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019093942692888742) 2026-02-04T17:01Z 1.9M followers, 19.3K engagements "North Korean troops fighting under Russian command are carrying out attacks in Ukraines border areas Ukraines military intelligence agency (HUR) said on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/north-korean-troops-carry-out-attacks-on-ukraines-border-area-ukraines-military-intelligence-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/north-korean-troops-carry-out-attacks-on-ukraines-border-area-ukraines-military-intelligence-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019111177683402779) 2026-02-04T18:09Z 1.9M followers, 44.2K engagements "European ambassadors reached an agreement on the details of a [--] billion euro loan ($107 billion) for Ukraine the European Council said in a press release on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/eu-agrees-details-on-90-billion-euro-lifeline-to-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/eu-agrees-details-on-90-billion-euro-lifeline-to-ukraine/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019123272181510574) 2026-02-04T18:57Z 1.9M followers, 18.2K engagements "7 dead [--] injured as Russia strikes Donetsk Oblast city market with cluster munitions; North Korean troops in Russia attack Ukrainian border communities HUR says; 'Epic detonation' Russian fuel tanks on fire after drone strikes in Tambov Oblast; and more. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-04/rqfre https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-04/rqfre" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019125432633704772) 2026-02-04T19:06Z 1.9M followers, 19.2K engagements "⚡Kyiv bureau among those axed by Jeff Bezos' Washington Post hundreds of journalists laid off. A number of other international desks were also axed in what one bureau chief called a move with "hard-to-understand logic." https://kyivindependent.com/jeff-bezos-washington-post-shuts-down-kyiv-bureau-fires-staff/ https://kyivindependent.com/jeff-bezos-washington-post-shuts-down-kyiv-bureau-fires-staff/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019128153135018404) 2026-02-04T19:17Z 1.9M followers, 25.7K engagements "⚡Update: Zelensky says new POW exchange to follow latest round of peace talks. "There will also be a significant step: we expect an exchange of prisoners of war in the near future. The prisoners must be returned home" Zelensky said. https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter/ https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019131081640013971) 2026-02-04T19:28Z 1.9M followers, 24.7K engagements "⚡Russia claims US 'ignored' offers to extend nuclear arms control agreement as key treaty set to expire. The New START Treaty set to expire on Feb. [--] [----] places mutual limits on nuclear warheads and launchers. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-us-ignored-offers-to-extend-nuclear-arms-control-agreement-as-treaty-set-to-expire/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-us-ignored-offers-to-extend-nuclear-arms-control-agreement-as-treaty-set-to-expire/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019154711425814837) 2026-02-04T21:02Z 1.9M followers, 43.9K engagements "⚡At least [-----] Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russia's war with many more missing Zelensky tells French media. "Officially on the battlefield the number of military personnel killed.is 55000" Zelensky told France TV on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-55-000-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-in-russias-war-with-many-more-missing-zelensky-tells-french-media/ https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-55-000-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-in-russias-war-with-many-more-missing-zelensky-tells-french-media/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019174492208062790) 2026-02-04T22:21Z 1.9M followers, 52.4K engagements "⚡'Targeted attack' Tens of thousands without power in Zaporizhzhia as Russia hammers region's energy system. "The Russians are conducting a targeted attack on Zaporizhzhia and the region all day long" Governor Ivan Fedorov said. https://kyivindependent.com/targeted-attack-tens-of-thousands-without-power-in-zaporizhzhia-as-russia-hammers-regions-energy-system/ https://kyivindependent.com/targeted-attack-tens-of-thousands-without-power-in-zaporizhzhia-as-russia-hammers-regions-energy-system/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019192242523783345) 2026-02-04T23:32Z 1.9M followers, 20.7K engagements "⚡European LNG imports from key Russian terminal rise 8% year-over-year reach nearly [---] million tons in January watchdog finds. https://kyivindependent.com/european-lng-imports-from-key-russian-terminal-rise-8-year-over-year-imports-reached-nearly-1-7-tons-in-january-watchdog-finds/ https://kyivindependent.com/european-lng-imports-from-key-russian-terminal-rise-8-year-over-year-imports-reached-nearly-1-7-tons-in-january-watchdog-finds/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019259220185501700) 2026-02-05T03:58Z 1.9M followers, 28.4K engagements "Russia's flagship liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal Yamal LNG exported a total of [-------] metric tons of LNG to European markets last month accounting for an 8% increase compared to January [----] German environmental NGO Urgewald found in a report published Feb. 4" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019259222052204763) 2026-02-05T03:58Z 1.9M followers, 23.5K engagements "⚡Ukraine US Russia begin 2nd day of peace talks in Abu Dhabi. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-us-russia-begin-2nd-day-of-peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-us-russia-begin-2nd-day-of-peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019313936089379246) 2026-02-05T07:35Z 1.9M followers, 20.6K engagements "⚡ 'Ukraine cannot be left alone' Polish prime minister arrives in Kyiv as Russian strikes deepen energy crisis. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is expected to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky. https://kyivindependent.com/polands-prime-minister-arrives-in-kyiv-amid-energy-crisis https://kyivindependent.com/polands-prime-minister-arrives-in-kyiv-amid-energy-crisis" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019323645093638243) 2026-02-05T08:14Z 1.9M followers, 18K engagements "The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provided a record [---] billion euros in financing to Ukraine in [----] with nearly half directed to its Ukraine's embattled energy sector the bank said in a press release on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/ebrd-provides-record-2-9-billion-to-ukraine-in-2025-prioritizing-war-hit-energy-sector/ https://kyivindependent.com/ebrd-provides-record-2-9-billion-to-ukraine-in-2025-prioritizing-war-hit-energy-sector/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019343058014503116) 2026-02-05T09:31Z 1.9M followers, 17K engagements "⚡ Ukraine strikes Russia's Oreshnik launch site in Kapustin Yar with Flamingo missiles General Staff says. The General Staff attributed the strikes to "using long-range strike weapons of Ukrainian production particularly the FP-5 'Flamingo.'" https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-russias-oreshnik-launch-site-in-kapustin-yar-with-flamingo-missiles-general-staff-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-russias-oreshnik-launch-site-in-kapustin-yar-with-flamingo-missiles-general-staff-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019354238397341924) 2026-02-05T10:15Z 1.9M followers, 66.2K engagements "⚡ Pentagon invites [--] Ukrainian drone makers to 'The Gauntlet' $1.1 billion in contracts at stake. Following the first phase the Pentagon says it will order $150 million in prototypes from successful competitors. https://kyivindependent.com/pentagon-invites-2-ukrainian-drone-makers-to-the-gauntlet-1-1-billion-in-contracts-at-stake/ https://kyivindependent.com/pentagon-invites-2-ukrainian-drone-makers-to-the-gauntlet-1-1-billion-in-contracts-at-stake/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019363473126486050) 2026-02-05T10:52Z 1.9M followers, 24.6K engagements "⚡ BREAKING: 'Catastrophe' for Russia as forces lose Starlink access across front line. "The enemy at the front doesn't have a problem the enemy has a catastrophe" Serhiy "Flash" Bezkrestnov said. https://kyivindependent.com/not-a-problem-a-catastrophe-russias-starlinks-switch-off-across-front-line/ https://kyivindependent.com/not-a-problem-a-catastrophe-russias-starlinks-switch-off-across-front-line/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019386723420242255) 2026-02-05T12:24Z 1.9M followers, 318.4K engagements "⚡Update: [---] Ukrainians come home in first exchange after months-long pause. https://kyivindependent.com/breaking-ukraine-russia-agree-on-exchange-of-314-prisoners-during-peace-talks-us-envoy-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/breaking-ukraine-russia-agree-on-exchange-of-314-prisoners-during-peace-talks-us-envoy-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019397345725600193) 2026-02-05T13:07Z 1.9M followers, 21.9K engagements "Ukraine has brought back home [---] Ukrainians from Russian captivity in its latest exchange with Moscow following an agreement reached during the latest round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Feb. 5" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019397402193731937) 2026-02-05T13:07Z 1.9M followers, 20.1K engagements "⚡Update: Russia US agree to resume 'military-to-military' dialogue as 2nd day of Ukraine peace talks ends. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-us-russia-begin-2nd-day-of-peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-us-russia-begin-2nd-day-of-peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019423218843676906) 2026-02-05T14:49Z 1.9M followers, 20.4K engagements "After the second day of peace talks U.S. European Command announced that Washington and Moscow had agreed in Abu Dhabi to resume high-level military-to-military dialogue between the two countries" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019423300171223385) 2026-02-05T14:50Z 1.9M followers, 18.7K engagements "Europe must ban entry to all Russian veterans of the war against Ukraine or face a surge in crime rates and hybrid attacks Estonian officials have warned. https://kyivindependent.com/europe-fears-flood-of-russian-veterans-could-feed-moscows-hybrid-war/ https://kyivindependent.com/europe-fears-flood-of-russian-veterans-could-feed-moscows-hybrid-war/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019432087330386250) 2026-02-05T15:25Z 1.9M followers, 73K engagements "Some of Ukraines key energy workers will be exempt from military service as the country grapples with the fallout of Russias devastating strikes on its energy facilities during its coldest winter of the war. https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-eases-draft-rules-for-some-energy-workers-as-russian-attacks-deepen-crisis/ https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-eases-draft-rules-for-some-energy-workers-as-russian-attacks-deepen-crisis/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019434554310947324) 2026-02-05T15:34Z 1.9M followers, 17.4K engagements "The Kyiv Independents Oleksiy Sorokin speaks with @kmathernova the European Union Ambassador to Ukraine after Russia's large-scale missile and drone attack on Kyiv during one of the coldest days of the winter leaving parts of the city without heat and electricity. Mathernova says Moscow is showing no genuine interest in peace argues that Russia must be pushed through sanctions and security guarantees and explains why Europe must be involved in shaping Ukraines future. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=x5-uOUzxvMA https://www.youtube.com/watchv=x5-uOUzxvMA" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019437894931288166) 2026-02-05T15:48Z 1.9M followers, 18K engagements "As casualties in Ukraine continue to mount the Kremlin is seeking new sources of manpower while trying to avoid the political shock of full mobilization. Just days before the New Year Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed laws expanding military conscription allowing year-round drafting and authorizing the use of reservists to guard critical infrastructure. https://kyivindependent.com/inside-russias-2026-draft-strategy/ https://kyivindependent.com/inside-russias-2026-draft-strategy/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019457044202258597) 2026-02-05T17:04Z 1.9M followers, 26.5K engagements "At the same time a growing trend is drawing attention the share of ethnic Russians among the dead is rising as is the number of recruits and casualties linked to Moscow and St. Petersburg cities the Kremlin has long tried to shield from the trauma of front-line losses" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019457076548841572) 2026-02-05T17:04Z 1.9M followers, 19.9K engagements ""If it expires it expires" U.S. President Donald Trump said in his interview with The New York Times when asked about his intentions to extend the New START treaty that officially ended on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/new-start-expires-releases-us-russia-from-decades-of-nuclear-arms-restrictions/ https://kyivindependent.com/new-start-expires-releases-us-russia-from-decades-of-nuclear-arms-restrictions/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019477604059820430) 2026-02-05T18:25Z 1.9M followers, 33.4K engagements "Editorial: What happens when oligarchs own media Journalism thrives when those who own it understand that ownership is a responsibility not a privilege. When they do not the damage reaches far beyond a single newsroom. https://kyivindependent.com/editorial-what-happens-when-oligarchs-own-media/ https://kyivindependent.com/editorial-what-happens-when-oligarchs-own-media/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019561710634635458) 2026-02-06T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 21.1K engagements "⚡Trump backs Orban ahead of April elections in Hungary. U.S. President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of Hungarys upcoming parliamentary elections in a Feb. [--] post on his Truth Social platform. https://kyivindependent.com/trump-backs-orban-ahead-of-april-elections-in-hungary/ https://kyivindependent.com/trump-backs-orban-ahead-of-april-elections-in-hungary/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019582331284283457) 2026-02-06T01:22Z 1.9M followers, 28.1K engagements "⚡ Russia launches Friday morning rush hour missile drone attack on Ukraine. Air raid alerts were issued shortly before [--] a.m. Kyiv time with Ukraine's Air Force warning of Shahed-type drones and missiles in the country's airspace. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-friday-morning-rush-hour-missile-drone-attack-on-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-friday-morning-rush-hour-missile-drone-attack-on-ukraine/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019675620163436608) 2026-02-06T07:32Z 1.9M followers, 17.7K engagements "⚡ US Treasury chief ties new Russia sanctions to progress in Ukraine peace talks. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. would take "under consideration" additional measures targeting Russia's so-called shadow fleet. https://kyivindependent.com/us-treasury-chief-ties-new-russia-sanctions-to-progress-in-ukraine-peace-talks/ https://kyivindependent.com/us-treasury-chief-ties-new-russia-sanctions-to-progress-in-ukraine-peace-talks/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019699555542184384) 2026-02-06T09:07Z 1.9M followers, 17.4K engagements "⚡ Russia derides Macron's attempt at dialogue with Putin as 'pathetic diplomacy.' "If you want to call and talk about something serious then call. Putin will always pick up the phone" Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-derides-macrons-attempt-at-dialogue-with-putin/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-derides-macrons-attempt-at-dialogue-with-putin/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019714203272257720) 2026-02-06T10:06Z 1.9M followers, 31.8K engagements "⚡Ukraine war latest live: Kyiv carried out [--] offensive operations in [----] including [--] inside Russia Syrskyi says. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-06/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-06/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019744039533244758) 2026-02-06T12:04Z 1.9M followers, 18.3K engagements "⚡ Former Ukraine border guard chief embroiled in bribery scandal dismissed from military. Serhiy Deineko who headed the State Border Guard from [----] to Jan. [--] [----] was charged last month in relation to a [------] euro bribery scheme. https://kyivindependent.com/former-ukraine-border-guard-chief-embroiled-in-bribery-scandal-dismissed-from-military/ https://kyivindependent.com/former-ukraine-border-guard-chief-embroiled-in-bribery-scandal-dismissed-from-military/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019748033508897135) 2026-02-06T12:20Z 1.9M followers, 21.3K engagements "⚡ Ukraine war latest live: Zelensky calls Air Force performance in some regions 'unsatisfactory.' https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-06/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-06/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019779340443984072) 2026-02-06T14:24Z 1.9M followers, 16.9K engagements "⚡ EU proposes 'powerful' 20th Russia sanctions package with full ban on oil maritime services. "The new package of sanctions covers energy financial services and trade" European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. https://kyivindependent.com/eu-proposes-powerful-20th-russia-sanctions-package-with-full-ban-on-oil-maritime-services/ https://kyivindependent.com/eu-proposes-powerful-20th-russia-sanctions-package-with-full-ban-on-oil-maritime-services/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019783906375946363) 2026-02-06T14:43Z 1.9M followers, 24.6K engagements "Ukraine launches re-attestation of Economic Security Bureau staff; Ukraine advances customs head selection as [--] candidates move to next round; Parliamentary committee rejects government SEPA bill; Ukraine opens probe into $3.4 million green tariff fraud scheme; and more. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-reforms-tracker-weekly-issue-43-2/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-reforms-tracker-weekly-issue-43-2/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019807292976144797) 2026-02-06T16:15Z 1.9M followers, 19.2K engagements "Many avant-garde artists rejected national labels imagining art as universal. Malevich was no exception. But as Myroslav Shkandrij professor emeritus of the University of Manitoba points out indifference to national identity does not prevent later appropriation. https://kyivindependent.com/the-ukrainian-origins-of-avant-garde-artist-kazimir-malevich-long-mislabelled-as-russian/ https://kyivindependent.com/the-ukrainian-origins-of-avant-garde-artist-kazimir-malevich-long-mislabelled-as-russian/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019814653543563661) 2026-02-06T16:45Z 1.9M followers, 21.6K engagements "⚡'18 prisoners in [--] hours' Ukraine's Azov International reveals video of Dobropillia clearing operation. The POWs were taken prisoner in December during the final clearing of the village of Zolotyi Kolodiaz near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast. https://kyivindependent.com/18-prisoners-in-24-hours-azov-international-reveals-details-of-dobropillia-clearing-operation/ https://kyivindependent.com/18-prisoners-in-24-hours-azov-international-reveals-details-of-dobropillia-clearing-operation/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019822886568251466) 2026-02-06T17:17Z 1.9M followers, 29K engagements "Kyiv carried out [--] offensive operations in [----] including [--] inside Russia Syrskyi says; Zelensky announces Air Force personnel changes amid regional air defense concerns; '18 prisoners in [--] hours' Ukraine's Azov International reveals video of Dobropillia clearing operation; and more. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-06/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-06/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019869960571400209) 2026-02-06T20:25Z 1.9M followers, 22.4K engagements "⚡Russia launches mass attack on Ukraine triggers emergency power outages. Russia attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure in the early hours of Feb. [--] triggering emergency power outages across the country Ukraine's state grid operator Ukrenergo said. https://kyivindependent.com/mass-attack-ukraine-emergency-power-outages/ https://kyivindependent.com/mass-attack-ukraine-emergency-power-outages/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020015541008949259) 2026-02-07T06:03Z 1.9M followers, 31.6K engagements "⚡ Update: Russia causes 'significant damage' to thermal plants in mass attack on Ukraine power grid. Attacks were reported across the country including in western regions. https://kyivindependent.com/mass-attack-ukraine-emergency-power-outages/ https://kyivindependent.com/mass-attack-ukraine-emergency-power-outages/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020044448785215787) 2026-02-07T07:58Z 1.9M followers, 20.9K engagements "⚡ Zelensky warns of 'risk' US Russia could strike bilateral deals on Ukraine without Kyiv. "We clearly state that Ukraine will not support even potential agreements about us without us" President Volodymyr Zelensky said. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-of-risk-us-russia-could-strike-bilateral-deals-on-ukraine-without-kyiv/ https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-of-risk-us-russia-could-strike-bilateral-deals-on-ukraine-without-kyiv/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020061408831107452) 2026-02-07T09:05Z 1.9M followers, 56.3K engagements "⚡ Zelensky says key issues especially territory remain unresolved in peace talks. "'We stand where we stand' this is in our view the fairest and most reliable model for a ceasefire at this stage" Zelensky said. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-of-risk-us-russia-could-strike-bilateral-deals-on-ukraine-without-kyiv/ https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-of-risk-us-russia-could-strike-bilateral-deals-on-ukraine-without-kyiv/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020062783862079581) 2026-02-07T09:11Z 1.9M followers, 20.4K engagements "⚡ Russia deploying Oreshnik missile in Belarus to 'draw country into war' Zelensky warns. "We will make sure that Oreshnik does not even start operating" President Volodymyr Zelensky said. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-russia-deploying-oreshnik-missile-in-belarus-to-draw-country-into-war/ https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-russia-deploying-oreshnik-missile-in-belarus-to-draw-country-into-war/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020086402051154032) 2026-02-07T10:45Z 1.9M followers, 25.6K engagements "Thirteen Russian and seven Belarusian athletes will compete in the XXV Winter Olympic Games as "neutral" meaning they will not be allowed to participate under their national flags or use national symbols. https://kyivindependent.com/as-global-sports-ease-sanctions-on-russia-and-belarus-attention-turns-to-olympics/ https://kyivindependent.com/as-global-sports-ease-sanctions-on-russia-and-belarus-attention-turns-to-olympics/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020095631277318303) 2026-02-07T11:21Z 1.9M followers, 24.2K engagements "⚡ Trump lifts extra 25% tariff on India after pledge to curb Russian oil imports. India's Ministry of Commerce has not publicly confirmed the White House's claim that New Delhi agreed to halt imports of Russian oil. https://kyivindependent.com/trump-lifts-extra-25-tariff-on-india/ https://kyivindependent.com/trump-lifts-extra-25-tariff-on-india/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020145097489154293) 2026-02-07T14:38Z 1.9M followers, 30.2K engagements "The European Union has approved a long-promised ban on Russian gas imports a measure meant to lock in the blocs shift away from Moscows energy supplies nearly four years into Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine. https://kyivindependent.com/structural-shift-eu-ban-on-russian-gas-set-to-harm-russia-long-term-despite-loopholes/ https://kyivindependent.com/structural-shift-eu-ban-on-russian-gas-set-to-harm-russia-long-term-despite-loopholes/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020145284651549072) 2026-02-07T14:39Z 1.9M followers, 47.6K engagements "⚡ Update: Gerbera-type drone used by Russia in war against Ukraine found in Moldova. Moldova's police said the drone was not carrying explosives. https://kyivindependent.com/drone-discovered-on-moldovan-territory-near-ukraine-border https://kyivindependent.com/drone-discovered-on-moldovan-territory-near-ukraine-border" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020150512440557995) 2026-02-07T14:59Z 1.9M followers, 29.4K engagements "⚡Pro-Ukrainian partisans disable military communication infrastructure in Russia's Belgorod Oblast group claims. https://kyivindependent.com/pro-ukrainian-partisans-disable-military-communication-infrastructure-in-russias-belgorod-oblast-group-claims/ https://kyivindependent.com/pro-ukrainian-partisans-disable-military-communication-infrastructure-in-russias-belgorod-oblast-group-claims/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020371100887380209) 2026-02-08T05:36Z 1.9M followers, 32.2K engagements "⚡Ukraine sanctions companies individuals aiding Russias weapons production sanctions evasion Zelensky signed two decrees imposing sanctions on individuals and companies involved in supplying components for Russian missiles and drones as well as those helping Russia circumvent international sanctions. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-sanctions-companies-individuals-aiding-russias-weapons-production-sanctions-evasion/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-sanctions-companies-individuals-aiding-russias-weapons-production-sanctions-evasion/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020464048257581168) 2026-02-08T11:45Z 1.9M followers, 23.9K engagements "Ukraines energy system remains under severe strain and nuclear plants are still partially disconnected from the power grid as of Feb. [--] following Russia's mass attack on Ukraine's critical infrastructure overnight on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-strikes-naftogaz-in-poltava-oblast-as-attacks-push-ukraines-power-grid-to-the-limit/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-strikes-naftogaz-in-poltava-oblast-as-attacks-push-ukraines-power-grid-to-the-limit/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020510947635302454) 2026-02-08T14:52Z 1.9M followers, 24.4K engagements "⚡Ukraine denies involvement in attempted assassination of Russian general Alekseev Ukraine was not involved in the assassination attempt on Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev the first deputy head of Russian military intelligence (GRU) Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in a comment to Reuters published on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-denies-involvement-in-attempted-assassination-of-russian-general-alekseev/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-denies-involvement-in-attempted-assassination-of-russian-general-alekseev/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020518798474858698) 2026-02-08T15:23Z 1.9M followers, 32.9K engagements "President Zelensky warned that the U.S. & Russia may reach bilateral agreements on Ukraine without Kyiv; Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraines energy infrastructure; Ukraine struck a Russian cruise missile fuel plant in Tver Oblast; and more. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-2026-02-07-08/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-2026-02-07-08/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020570312228655297) 2026-02-08T18:47Z 1.9M followers, 27.4K engagements "⚡Update: Explosions damage reported in Odesa amid Russian drone attack. Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reported that a Russian drone attack on Odesa overnight caused damage to "residential infrastructure" adding that fires were seen in the city. https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-heard-in-kyiv-amid-russian-missile-attack-3/ https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-heard-in-kyiv-amid-russian-missile-attack-3/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020638494734115034) 2026-02-08T23:18Z 1.9M followers, 27.6K engagements "⚡Update: [--] killed [--] injured in Russian strikes on residential building gas pipeline in Odesa. Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported that a 35-year-old man was killed and two other were injured in the overnight attack on Odesa on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-heard-in-kyiv-amid-russian-missile-attack-3/ https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-heard-in-kyiv-amid-russian-missile-attack-3/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020733928663867609) 2026-02-09T05:38Z 1.9M followers, 26.3K engagements "⚡ Budapest blasts conscription in Ukraine backs Hungarian suspected of smuggling draft evaders. https://kyivindependent.com/budapest-voices-support-for-hungarian-suspected-of-smuggling-ukrainian-men-across-border/ https://kyivindependent.com/budapest-voices-support-for-hungarian-suspected-of-smuggling-ukrainian-men-across-border/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020776813031838001) 2026-02-09T08:28Z 1.9M followers, 25.1K engagements "The Hungarian government said on Feb. [--] that it is providing consular protection to its citizen detained by Ukraine over allegedly trying to help five Ukrainian draft-age men illegally cross the border" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020776890873868627) 2026-02-09T08:28Z 1.9M followers, 23.2K engagements "⚡At least [--] killed [--] injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day. https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-5-killed-39-injured-in-russian-attacks-on-ukraine-over-past-day/ https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-5-killed-39-injured-in-russian-attacks-on-ukraine-over-past-day/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020786746116485514) 2026-02-09T09:07Z 1.9M followers, 18K engagements "⚡ Mazda quietly returns to Russian market despite [----] 'exit' report says. Mazda's Russian subsidiary has publicly introduced two crossover models the CX-5 and CX-50 sourced from a plant in China and sold with official warranties. https://kyivindependent.com/mazda-quietly-returns-to-russian-market-despite-2022-exit/ https://kyivindependent.com/mazda-quietly-returns-to-russian-market-despite-2022-exit/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020834840174870650) 2026-02-09T12:19Z 1.9M followers, 55.7K engagements "⚡Ukraine France move toward joint arms production with new agreement. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-france-move-toward-joint-arms-production-with-new-agreement/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-france-move-toward-joint-arms-production-with-new-agreement/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020844455704588530) 2026-02-09T12:57Z 1.9M followers, 21K engagements "Ukraine and France took a step toward joint arms production on Feb. [--] as Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and his French counterpart Catherine Vautrin signed a letter of intent in Kyiv Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020844476013396260) 2026-02-09T12:57Z 1.9M followers, 19.3K engagements "Russia launched its worst-ever attack on Ukraine's nuclear-connected substations on Feb. [--] cutting the volume of electricity generated by the country's nuclear power by around 50% Vitaliy Zaichenko CEO of Ukrenergo the state grid operator told the Kyiv Independent. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-repairs-nuclear-substation-but-situation-remains-critical-after-mass-attack/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-repairs-nuclear-substation-but-situation-remains-critical-after-mass-attack/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020880393159811443) 2026-02-09T15:20Z 1.9M followers, 25K engagements "⚡ US boards Venezuela-linked shadow fleet vessel in Indian Ocean. The vessel is part of the "shadow fleet" a group of tankers used by Moscow to export oil in violation of international sanctions according to Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR). https://kyivindependent.com/us-boards-venezuela-linked-shadow-fleet-tanker-in-indian-ocean/ https://kyivindependent.com/us-boards-venezuela-linked-shadow-fleet-tanker-in-indian-ocean/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020889393217581515) 2026-02-09T15:55Z 1.9M followers, 19.4K engagements "Norways Svalbard fiber optic cables a pair carrying vital Arctic satellite data from SvalSat the worlds largest commercial ground station thread through waters dangerously close to Russias reach. https://kyivindependent.com/russias-arctic-shadow-war-how-moscows-most-probed-front-fuels-its-ukraine-invasion/ https://kyivindependent.com/russias-arctic-shadow-war-how-moscows-most-probed-front-fuels-its-ukraine-invasion/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020953742879920586) 2026-02-09T20:11Z 1.9M followers, 27K engagements "⚡ Moldova's new prime minister makes first official visit to Ukraine to deepen EU security ties. "We stand with Ukraine as neighbours and friends" Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu said upon arrival. https://kyivindependent.com/moldovas-new-prime-minister-visits-kyiv/ https://kyivindependent.com/moldovas-new-prime-minister-visits-kyiv/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021137472567058772) 2026-02-10T08:21Z 1.9M followers, 19.9K engagements "⚡ EU chief diplomat calls Olympics crowd boos of JD Vance a sign of 'European pride.' "Well I guess we have heard a lot of not-so-nice words from the United States regarding Europe" EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. https://kyivindependent.com/eu-chief-diplomat-calls-olympics-crowd-boos-of-jd-vance-a-sign-of-european-pride/ https://kyivindependent.com/eu-chief-diplomat-calls-olympics-crowd-boos-of-jd-vance-a-sign-of-european-pride/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021146479314813059) 2026-02-10T08:57Z 1.9M followers, 37.3K engagements "⚡ Russia says 'long way to go' in Ukraine peace talks as Lavrov rejects US optimism. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned against what he described as excessive optimism surrounding the talks. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-says-long-way-to-go-in-ukraine-peace-talks https://kyivindependent.com/russia-says-long-way-to-go-in-ukraine-peace-talks" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021164866090786945) 2026-02-10T10:10Z 1.9M followers, 28.1K engagements "In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week the Kyiv Independents Anna Belokur examines SpaceXs move to curb Russias illegal use of Starlink satellite internet a technology that has been vital to Ukraines defense since [----]. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=qCC0GQUCsBc https://www.youtube.com/watchv=qCC0GQUCsBc" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021209014479061434) 2026-02-10T13:05Z 1.9M followers, 17.4K engagements "⚡ 11-year-old child killed alongside mother after Russia strikes Sloviansk with glide bombs. The attack brings the official number of children confirmed killed by Russia's war to [---] according to statistics published by the Prosecutor General's Office. https://kyivindependent.com/11-year-old-child-killed-alongside-mother-after-russia-strikes-sloviansk-with-glide-bombs/ https://kyivindependent.com/11-year-old-child-killed-alongside-mother-after-russia-strikes-sloviansk-with-glide-bombs/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021217146852811084) 2026-02-10T13:38Z 1.9M followers, 18.1K engagements "⚡Ukraine moves its power grid underground to shield it from Russian attacks. So far Ukraine has secured one substation in an underground concrete bunker with a second one underway. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-moves-its-power-grid-underground-to-shield-it-from-russian-attacks/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-moves-its-power-grid-underground-to-shield-it-from-russian-attacks/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021225840025964759) 2026-02-10T14:12Z 1.9M followers, 32.6K engagements "⚡ Update: Russian lawmaker says Telegram restrictions part of Russia's 'struggle with NATO.' "Information security is an integral part of the struggle between us and NATO" Russian lawmaker Andrei Gurulev said. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-reportedly-restricts-telegram https://kyivindependent.com/russia-reportedly-restricts-telegram" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021234251107078185) 2026-02-10T14:46Z 1.9M followers, 16.6K engagements "⚡ Moldova delivers vital energy aid to Ukraine as new prime minister visits Kyiv. "The first batch of equipment is already in Ukraine today" Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said. https://kyivindependent.com/moldovas-new-prime-minister-visits-kyiv https://kyivindependent.com/moldovas-new-prime-minister-visits-kyiv" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021275172636905917) 2026-02-10T17:28Z 1.9M followers, 17.6K engagements "Ukraine's arms makers often lament that they can make far more weapons than the Ukrainian government has money to buy. Selling or building new weapons internationally can help they say but export restrictions keep them bottled up in-country. https://kyivindependent.com/analysis-what-we-know-about-zelenskys-opening-of-weapons-exports/ https://kyivindependent.com/analysis-what-we-know-about-zelenskys-opening-of-weapons-exports/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021279363321274683) 2026-02-10T17:45Z 1.9M followers, 22K engagements "⚡ More arms purchases for Ukraine under NATO-led PURL initiative on the way US ambassador says. Three European nations Norway Germany and the Netherlands have contributed the most to the program the ambassador added. https://kyivindependent.com/more-arms-purchases-for-ukraine-under-nato-led-purl-initiative-on-the-way-us-ambassador-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/more-arms-purchases-for-ukraine-under-nato-led-purl-initiative-on-the-way-us-ambassador-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021289092500140260) 2026-02-10T18:24Z 1.9M followers, 21.8K engagements ""The U.S. and Europe have the leverage to make this energy ceasefire permanent; the time to act is now" writes Olga Khakova a nonresident fellow in the Atlantic Councils Global Energy Center in this op-ed. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-broke-the-energy-ceasefire-the-west-can-enforce-one-that-lasts/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-broke-the-energy-ceasefire-the-west-can-enforce-one-that-lasts/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021300752409383287) 2026-02-10T19:10Z 1.9M followers, 18.7K engagements "Russia is coercing the families of Ukrainian POWs to register Starlink terminals for use by Russian troops on the battlefield; Russian forces struck the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast killing an 11-year-old child and her mother; and more. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-russia-threatens-families-of-ukrainian-pows-to-register-starlink-terminals-ukraine-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-russia-threatens-families-of-ukrainian-pows-to-register-starlink-terminals-ukraine-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021333004329922614) 2026-02-10T21:18Z 1.9M followers, 22.1K engagements "⚡Another Ukrainian athlete says IOC barred helmet honoring 'Ukrainian bravery' at Olympics. https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-athlete-says-ioc-barred-helmet-honoring-ukrainian-bravery-at-olympics/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-athlete-says-ioc-barred-helmet-honoring-ukrainian-bravery-at-olympics/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021466673916805252) 2026-02-11T06:09Z 1.9M followers, 23.7K engagements "Kateryna Kotsar a Ukrainian freestyle skier said on Feb. [--] that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) barred her from using a custom helmet with the inscription "Be Brave like Ukrainians" at the [----] Winter Olympics" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021466676257226789) 2026-02-11T06:09Z 1.9M followers, 21.5K engagements "The comment came after the Financial Times reported that Kyiv was preparing to hold both votes this spring and that Zelensky could unveil the plan on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021533466098348477) 2026-02-11T10:35Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Europe and NATO should seriously prepare for Russian attacks on energy infrastructure in the event of a war with Russia and look to Ukraine for help the CEO of Ukraines largest private energy firm said at the International Energy Week Conference in London on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-energy-ceo-urges-europe-nato-to-prepare-for-russian-strikes-on-power-grid/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-energy-ceo-urges-europe-nato-to-prepare-for-russian-strikes-on-power-grid/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021566568581177377) 2026-02-11T12:46Z 1.9M followers, 17.7K engagements "Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk became the first high-ranking official to ask the question on everyones mind Was convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein working with Russia He added that Poland would investigate possible links between Epstein and Russian intelligence services. https://kyivindependent.com/was-jeffrey-epstein-a-russian-asset-inside-his-extensive-ties-to-putins-inner-circle/ https://kyivindependent.com/was-jeffrey-epstein-a-russian-asset-inside-his-extensive-ties-to-putins-inner-circle/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019512771403215072) 2026-02-05T20:45Z 1.9M followers, 72.8K engagements "⚡Zelensky says Russia presented $12 trillion economic plan to US called 'Dmitriev package.' President Volodymyr Zelensky described it as a proposed framework for large-scale U.S.-Russia economic cooperation. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-of-risk-us-russia-could-strike-bilateral-deals-on-ukraine-without-kyiv https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-of-risk-us-russia-could-strike-bilateral-deals-on-ukraine-without-kyiv" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020067568656978305) 2026-02-07T09:30Z 1.9M followers, 485K engagements "⚡ Ukraine hits 'important' Russian cruise missile fuel plant in Tver Oblast drones spark 'massive fire.' Data from the FIRMS satellite monitoring service which tracks fires worldwide in near real time showed active burning on the plant's territory following the strike. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hits-important-russian-cruise-missile-fuel-plant/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hits-important-russian-cruise-missile-fuel-plant/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020110288238809295) 2026-02-07T12:19Z 1.9M followers, 108.6K engagements "These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Feb. [--] according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020768981356020082) 2026-02-09T07:57Z 1.9M followers, 24.7K engagements "⚡Ukraine needs 'specific date' for entry into EU Zelensky says. "I am absolutely confident that if . there is no date then Russia will do everything to block the process" President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-needs-specific-date-for-entry-into-eu-zelensky-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-needs-specific-date-for-entry-into-eu-zelensky-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021692617973457075) 2026-02-11T21:07Z 1.9M followers, 33.7K engagements "⚡Update: Ukraine secures nearly $38 billion in military aid after Ramstein meeting. Ukraine will receive nearly $38 billion in new military aid Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Feb. [--] during a press conference following the Ramstein meeting. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-defense-minister-outlines-ukraines-military-priorities-ahead-of-ramstein-meeting/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-defense-minister-outlines-ukraines-military-priorities-ahead-of-ramstein-meeting/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022067283531899311) 2026-02-12T21:56Z 1.9M followers, 29.1K engagements "⚡Nearly [-----] North Korean troops stationed in Russia's Kursk Oblast at start of [----] media reports. https://kyivindependent.com/nearly-11-000-north-korean-troops-stationed-in-russias-kursk-oblast-at-start-of-2026-media-reports/ https://kyivindependent.com/nearly-11-000-north-korean-troops-stationed-in-russias-kursk-oblast-at-start-of-2026-media-reports/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022294312675844499) 2026-02-13T12:58Z 1.9M followers, 23.3K engagements "⚡ 'Modern Ukrainian technology battle-tested' Zelensky unveils 1st drone produced by German-Ukrainian joint venture. The facility is expected to produce up to [-----] drones within a year according to Zelensky. https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-technology-proven-in-battle-zelensky-unveils-1st-drone-produced-by-german-ukrainian-joint-venture/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-technology-proven-in-battle-zelensky-unveils-1st-drone-produced-by-german-ukrainian-joint-venture/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022345596397609413) 2026-02-13T16:22Z 1.9M followers, 18.1K engagements "⚡ US ambassador questions troop presence in Poland after official says Trump doesn't deserve Nobel Prize. Poland has been among the United States' closest allies in Europe since the 1990s. https://kyivindependent.com/us-ambassador-questions-troop-presence-in-poland-after-official-says-trump-doesnt-deserve-nobel-prize https://kyivindependent.com/us-ambassador-questions-troop-presence-in-poland-after-official-says-trump-doesnt-deserve-nobel-prize" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2019735033205150029) 2026-02-06T11:28Z 1.9M followers, 47.1K engagements "⚡Ukraine destroys nearly [----] Russian FPV drones in major strike on military targets General Staff says. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-destroys-nearly-6-000-fpv-drones-in-large-scale-strike-on-russian-military-targets-general-staff-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-destroys-nearly-6-000-fpv-drones-in-large-scale-strike-on-russian-military-targets-general-staff-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020860370974335211) 2026-02-09T14:00Z 1.9M followers, 23.8K engagements "⚡Orban declares Ukraine 'enemy' of Hungary. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban criticized Ukraine for calling on the EU halt imports of cheap Russian energy. "Anyone who says this is an enemy of Hungary so Ukraine is our enemy" he said. https://kyivindependent.com/orban-declares-ukraine-enemy-of-hungary https://kyivindependent.com/orban-declares-ukraine-enemy-of-hungary" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2020200368169525746) 2026-02-07T18:17Z 1.9M followers, 276.2K engagements "Ukraine's debt is ballooning. By the end of last year the country owed over $213 billion to creditors a hair's breadth away from the size of the country's entire economy. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-ballooning-debt-explained/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-ballooning-debt-explained/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021496893113762092) 2026-02-11T08:09Z 1.9M followers, 23.5K engagements "⚡US military aid to Ukraine dropped 99% in [----] report finds. European countries stepped in to fill the gap increasing military aid to Ukraine by 67% and non-military support by 59% in [----] according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. https://kyivindependent.com/us-military-aid-to-ukraine-dropped-99-in-2025-report-finds/ https://kyivindependent.com/us-military-aid-to-ukraine-dropped-99-in-2025-report-finds/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2021680080880034144) 2026-02-11T20:17Z 1.9M followers, 181.5K engagements "⚡ Russian losses exceeded recruitment for second month in a row Ukraine says. The figures indicate a negative balance of [----] personnel for the month. https://kyivindependent.com/russian-losses-exceeded-recruitment-for-second-month-in-a-row-but-hur-says-moscow-can-sustain-mobilization/ https://kyivindependent.com/russian-losses-exceeded-recruitment-for-second-month-in-a-row-but-hur-says-moscow-can-sustain-mobilization/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022013056344371418) 2026-02-12T18:20Z 1.9M followers, 53.1K engagements "⚡Ukraine will not accept a bad peace deal Zelensky says. In an interview with The Atlantic President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would rather accept no deal than pressure Ukrainians into a bad one emphasizing the need for a dignified lasting peace. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-will-not-accept-a-bad-peace-deal-zelensky-says https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-will-not-accept-a-bad-peace-deal-zelensky-says" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022113523225272666) 2026-02-13T01:00Z 1.9M followers, 29K engagements "⚡Several Ukrainian children abducted to Russia returned in initiative backed by Melania Trump White House says. https://kyivindependent.com/several-ukrainian-children-abducted-to-russia-returned-in-initiative-backed-by-melania-trump-white-house-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/several-ukrainian-children-abducted-to-russia-returned-in-initiative-backed-by-melania-trump-white-house-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022162521768308949) 2026-02-13T04:14Z 1.9M followers, 36.8K engagements "Our newest Love is Action collection features two simple statements with profound meaning: I love Ukraine and I love the Kyiv Independent. These are more than just designs; they are public declarations of solidarity" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022254009382236260) 2026-02-13T10:18Z 1.9M followers, 18.1K engagements "⚡ Zelensky's ex-chief of staff Yermak to represent Ukrainian athlete in IOC case lawyer says. Andriy Yermak President Volodymyr Zelensky's former chief of staff has joined the team of lawyers representing Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych. https://kyivindependent.com/zelenskys-ex-chief-of-staff-yermak-to-represent-ukrainian-athlete-in-ioc-case-lawyer-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/zelenskys-ex-chief-of-staff-yermak-to-represent-ukrainian-athlete-in-ioc-case-lawyer-says/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022257645726433433) 2026-02-13T10:32Z 1.9M followers, 33.5K engagements ""The pressing question therefore is how peace can be restored. The Trump administration's answer has been to put pressure on the victim of aggression and not on the aggressor" writes Edward C. Chow an oil and gas expert in this op-ed. https://kyivindependent.com/whither-trumps-peace-in-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/whither-trumps-peace-in-ukraine/" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022286221985083760) 2026-02-13T12:26Z 1.9M followers, 17.1K engagements "⚡ Russia just laid out its Ukraine war endgame here's what Moscow actually wants. While U.S. Ukrainian and Russian officials met for trilateral talks in January and again in early February with another round expected next week the Kremlin has used the same period to restate its position. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-just-laid-out-its-ukraine-war-endgame https://kyivindependent.com/russia-just-laid-out-its-ukraine-war-endgame" [X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/2022290737644085541) 2026-02-13T12:44Z 1.9M followers, 65.4K engagements Limited data mode. 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"⚡ Europe has identified sites to train Ukrainian troops inside Ukraine EU top diplomat says. "We have been discussing the training of Ukrainian soldiers also on the soil of Ukraine" Kaja Kallas the EU's high representative for foreign affairs said in Brussels on Feb. [--] before a meeting of EU defense ministers. https://kyivindependent.com/kallas-says-that-europe-has-found-sites-to-train-ukrainian-troops-inside-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/kallas-says-that-europe-has-found-sites-to-train-ukrainian-troops-inside-ukraine/"
X Link 2026-02-11T17:28Z 1.9M followers, 20K engagements
"⚡Ukrainian drones reportedly strike military plant in Russia's Tambov Oblast. Ukrainian drones struck a Russian military plant in Michurinsk Tambov Oblast overnight on Feb. 11-12 the Telegram news channel Astra reported citing local residents. https://kyivindependent.com/tambov-draft/ https://kyivindependent.com/tambov-draft/"
X Link 2026-02-12T02:54Z 1.9M followers, 21.4K engagements
"⚡Mstyslav Chernov's film '2000 Meters to Andriivka' wins Directors Guild of America award. https://kyivindependent.com/mstyslav-chernovs-film-2-000-meters-to-andriivka-wins-directors-guild-of-america-award/ https://kyivindependent.com/mstyslav-chernovs-film-2-000-meters-to-andriivka-wins-directors-guild-of-america-award/"
X Link 2026-02-09T01:32Z 1.9M followers, 31K engagements
"⚡Senior Russian official says Moscow needs 'security guarantees. Any settlement to Moscow's war in Ukraine must take into account "Russia's security interests" Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/senior-russian-official-says-moscow-needs-security-guarantees/ https://kyivindependent.com/senior-russian-official-says-moscow-needs-security-guarantees/"
X Link 2026-02-10T06:02Z 1.9M followers, 48.1K engagements
"⚡Japan could join NATO-led initiative to buy US weapons for Ukraine media reports. According to the NHK report aid that Tokyo could fund for Ukraine through the program would be limited to non-lethal provisions. https://kyivindependent.com/japan-to-join-nato-led-initiative-to-purchase-us-weapons-for-ukraine-media-reports-2/ https://kyivindependent.com/japan-to-join-nato-led-initiative-to-purchase-us-weapons-for-ukraine-media-reports-2/"
X Link 2026-02-10T11:21Z 1.9M followers, 23.4K engagements
"⚡ Update: Telegram CEO Durov condemns Russia's restrictions as echoing Iran-style censorship. "Restricting citizens' freedom is never the right answer" Russian-born entrepreneur Pavel Durov said. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-reportedly-restricts-telegram https://kyivindependent.com/russia-reportedly-restricts-telegram"
X Link 2026-02-10T18:04Z 1.9M followers, 18.6K engagements
"The left bank of Kyiv has been hit hardest by Russias latest attacks on the capitals energy infrastructure leaving tens of thousands of residents facing much of the winter without central heating as nighttime temperatures drop to -19C (-2 F). https://kyivindependent.com/everyone-is-waiting-for-spring-how-kyivs-hardest-hit-district-is-coping-with-no-heating/ https://kyivindependent.com/everyone-is-waiting-for-spring-how-kyivs-hardest-hit-district-is-coping-with-no-heating/"
X Link 2026-02-10T18:12Z 1.9M followers, 20.6K engagements
"The publication of the Epstein files unearths corruption and human trafficking in countries across the globe. In Belarus the story had another twist. The files flesh out Epstein's personal connection to Belarus through 36-year-old Belarusian national Karyna Shuliak. According to the New York Times Shuliak was the last person Epstein talked to outside prison before committing suicide. https://kyivindependent.com/the-belarusian-woman-at-the-center-of-epsteins-final-days/ https://kyivindependent.com/the-belarusian-woman-at-the-center-of-epsteins-final-days/"
X Link 2026-02-10T19:21Z 1.9M followers, 43.5K engagements
"⚡3 toddlers [--] other killed in Russian strike on Kharkiv Oblast. A Russian strike on Bohodukhiv Kharkiv Oblast killed four people including three toddlers and injured two others Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported overnight Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/3-toddlers-1-other-killed-in-russian-strike-on-kharkiv-oblast/ https://kyivindependent.com/3-toddlers-1-other-killed-in-russian-strike-on-kharkiv-oblast/"
X Link 2026-02-10T23:48Z 1.9M followers, 52.4K engagements
""As a foreigner living in Kyiv I feel I need to say something uncomfortable. We need to stop repeating the narrative that Ukraine is resilient" writes Elsa Court audience development manager at the Kyiv Independent in this op-ed. "Ukrainians shouldn't have to be resilient. If Ukraine's partners were to give the kind of support Kyiv continually begged for civilians would not have to be suffering." https://kyivindependent.com/we-need-to-stop-calling-ukrainians-resilient/ https://kyivindependent.com/we-need-to-stop-calling-ukrainians-resilient/"
X Link 2026-02-11T12:37Z 1.9M followers, 53K engagements
"⚡Russia targets Kyiv Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles as Moscow stalls on peace talks. Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground reported loud explosions and power outages as Russia launched ballistic missiles at the capital overnight. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-targets-kyiv-ukrainian-cities-with-ballistic-missiles-as-moscow-stalls-on-peace-talks/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-targets-kyiv-ukrainian-cities-with-ballistic-missiles-as-moscow-stalls-on-peace-talks/"
X Link 2026-02-12T01:09Z 1.9M followers, 25.5K engagements
"⚡Ukrainian skeleton racer disqualified at Olympics for helmet honoring athletes killed in Russia's war. https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-skeleton-racer-disqualified-at-olympics-for-helmet-honoring-athletes-killed-in-russias-war/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-skeleton-racer-disqualified-at-olympics-for-helmet-honoring-athletes-killed-in-russias-war/"
X Link 2026-02-12T08:43Z 1.9M followers, 23.3K engagements
"⚡ 'A new range record' Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Russia's Komi Republic SBU source says. Following the strike a fire and heavy smoke were reported at the facility. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strike-ukhta-oil-refinery-in-record-range-attack-sbu-source/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strike-ukhta-oil-refinery-in-record-range-attack-sbu-source/"
X Link 2026-02-12T13:38Z 1.9M followers, 19.6K engagements
"⚡'A new range record' Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Russia's Komi Republic SBU source says. Following the strike a fire and heavy smoke were reported at the facility. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strike-ukhta-oil-refinery-in-record-range-attack-sbu-source/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strike-ukhta-oil-refinery-in-record-range-attack-sbu-source/"
X Link 2026-02-12T13:42Z 1.9M followers, 17.1K engagements
"⚡Update: Ukraine awards Order of Freedom to athlete disqualified over 'memorial helmet' at Olympics. https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-skeleton-racer-disqualified-at-olympics-for-helmet-honoring-athletes-killed-in-russias-war/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-skeleton-racer-disqualified-at-olympics-for-helmet-honoring-athletes-killed-in-russias-war/"
X Link 2026-02-12T14:39Z 1.9M followers, 26.7K engagements
"President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Vladyslav Heraskevych the Order of Freedom on Feb. [--] after the skeleton racer was disqualified from the [----] Olympics for using a custom helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's full-scale war"
X Link 2026-02-12T14:39Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
""Sport shouldnt mean amnesia and the Olympic movement should help stop wars not play into the hands of aggressors" the president said. "(The IOC's decision) is certainly not about the principles of Olympism which are founded on fairness and the support of peace.""
X Link 2026-02-12T14:40Z 1.9M followers, 17K engagements
"⚡Russia moves to 'fully block' WhatsApp in ongoing crackdown on social media. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-blocks-whatsapp-amid-broader-crackdown-on-social-media/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-blocks-whatsapp-amid-broader-crackdown-on-social-media/"
X Link 2026-02-12T17:06Z 1.9M followers, 21.3K engagements
"When asked Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that the messenger's management doesn't comply with Russian laws and that the "chance for reaching an agreement" will arise if Meta "engages in dialogue with the Russian authorities.""
X Link 2026-02-12T17:09Z 1.9M followers, 17.2K engagements
"⚡Four injured as Russian strikes target energy infrastructure in Odesa. Four people were injured as Russian forces struck energy facilities and other critical infrastructure in Odesa overnight on Feb. 12-Feb. [--] regional officials said. https://kyivindependent.com/russian-strikes-target-energy-infrastructure-odesa https://kyivindependent.com/russian-strikes-target-energy-infrastructure-odesa"
X Link 2026-02-12T22:57Z 1.9M followers, 19.1K engagements
"Vladyslav Heraskevych Ukraine's skeleton racer was scheduled to compete in his third Olympic Games on Feb. [--]. He was barred from taking part in the competition after refusing to change his helmet one depicting the faces of Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's full-scale invasion. https://kyivindependent.com/it-means-more-than-any-medal-ukraines-skeleton-racer-sacrifices-olympic-dream-to-honor-war-victims/ https://kyivindependent.com/it-means-more-than-any-medal-ukraines-skeleton-racer-sacrifices-olympic-dream-to-honor-war-victims/"
X Link 2026-02-13T04:46Z 1.9M followers, 26.8K engagements
"⚡At least [--] killed [--] injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day. Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile and [---] attack drones overnight at Ukraine according to the Air Force. https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-9-killed-28-injured-in-russian-attacks-across-ukraine-over-past-day/ https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-9-killed-28-injured-in-russian-attacks-across-ukraine-over-past-day/"
X Link 2026-02-13T10:10Z 1.9M followers, 19K engagements
"With Valentines Day approaching were reflecting on what keeps us going. The Kyiv Independent was founded shortly before Russias full-scale invasion and since then weve been reporting from the heart of the largest war in Europe since World War II telling Ukraines story as it unfolds honestly and on the ground. As the war continues reporting grows more dangerous disinformation spreads faster and international attention fades. But we continue this work thanks to our community. Tens of thousands of readers around the world make it possible. If youre already a member thank you for standing with us"
X Link 2026-02-13T10:56Z 1.9M followers, 17.5K engagements
"⚡ Zelensky arrives at Munich Security Conference for talks with European US officials. "On the agenda is the first joint Ukrainian-German drone production enterprise as well as bilateral and multilateral meetings with partners" Zelensky said. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-arrives-at-munich-security-conference https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-arrives-at-munich-security-conference"
X Link 2026-02-13T11:21Z 1.9M followers, 26.9K engagements
"⚡Zelensky has to 'get moving' on peace deal Trump says. "Russia wants to make a deal and Zelensky is going to have to get moving otherwise he's going to miss a great opportunity" U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-has-to-get-moving-trump-says https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-has-to-get-moving-trump-says"
X Link 2026-02-13T20:29Z 1.9M followers, 36.6K engagements
"⚡Over [------] Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation. https://kyivindependent.com/over-177-000-russian-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine-identified-by-media-investigation https://kyivindependent.com/over-177-000-russian-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine-identified-by-media-investigation"
X Link 2026-02-14T04:38Z 1.9M followers, 31.9K engagements
"⚡EU accession process 'designed for peace' needs 'solution' to bring Ukraine into bloc sooner. "(W)e have to find a solution to bridge the gap.We cannot wait any longer" European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said. https://kyivindependent.com/eu-accession-process-designed-for-peace-needs-to-find-solution-to-bring-ukraine-into-bloc-sooner-official-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/eu-accession-process-designed-for-peace-needs-to-find-solution-to-bring-ukraine-into-bloc-sooner-official-says/"
X Link 2026-02-14T18:32Z 1.9M followers, 19.9K engagements
"⚡US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: US providing military intelligence to Ukraine for operations in Donbas. Austin confirmed for the first time at a hearing on April [--] that the US is providing Ukraine intelligence on Russian forces to conduct operations in the Donbas region"
X Link 2022-04-08T00:02Z 1.9M followers, 13.3K engagements
"⚡Reuters: Chinese smartphones comprise more than 70% of Russian market. Chinese sales comprised 70% of the Russian smartphone market according to the Reuters article citing consumer electronics retailer M.Video-Eldorado"
X Link 2023-04-18T05:18Z 1.9M followers, 151.8K 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. [--] Ukrainska Pravda reported citing sources in the military intelligence. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1761370778770067472 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1761370778770067472"
X Link 2024-02-24T12:41Z 1.9M followers, 98.8K engagements
"Teimuraz Janashia former head of the Special Guard Service was also convicted in the case and fined [------] Georgian lari ($108000) for abuse of office. Both men denied the charges calling the trial politically motivated"
X Link 2025-03-12T08:16Z 1.9M followers, 34.6K engagements
"⚡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. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-central-bank-devalues-hryvnia-in-nod-to-imf-demands/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-central-bank-devalues-hryvnia-in-nod-to-imf-demands/"
X Link 2025-10-24T16:05Z 1.9M followers, 44.3K engagements
"⚡ 'Air terror' Russia drops record number of aerial guided bombs on Ukraine in October. Guided aerial bombs while having a shorter range than missiles are cheaper to produce and are launched from aircraft within Russian territory. https://kyivindependent.com/air-terror-russia-dropps-record-number-of-aerial-guided-bombs-on-ukraine-in-october-defense-ministry-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/air-terror-russia-dropps-record-number-of-aerial-guided-bombs-on-ukraine-in-october-defense-ministry-says/"
X Link 2025-11-04T12:59Z 1.9M followers, 30.3K engagements
"⚡Ukraine strikes major oil refinery in Russias Samara Oblast hits elite Rubikon drone base Ukraine's General Staff says https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-rosneft-oil-refinery-in-samara-oblast-and-drone-storage-of-elite-russian-unit/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-rosneft-oil-refinery-in-samara-oblast-and-drone-storage-of-elite-russian-unit/"
X Link 2025-11-16T15:16Z 1.9M followers, 43.9K engagements
"⚡ Update: Ukraine holds off on Trump's Board of Peace as war with Russia rages and Belarus backs Moscow. "With Russians we are enemies. Belarus (they are) allies of the Russians. We can't be with them" Zelensky said. https://kyivindependent.com/trump-launches-his-board-of-peace-ahead-of-meeting-with-zelensky https://kyivindependent.com/trump-launches-his-board-of-peace-ahead-of-meeting-with-zelensky"
X Link 2026-01-22T16:32Z 1.9M followers, 29.5K engagements
"This winter has been one of the hardest yet for Ukraine. Russias mass missile and drone attacks have forced millions of people across the country to live without electricity heating and water during one of the coldest winters in years. As a reader-funded newsroom your support helps us continue reporting from the ground. Our members provide the stable foundation that allows the Kyiv Independent to keep doing its work even in moments like this. Become a member of our community today to support our reporting: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/utm_source=memb-tw-cta&utm_medium=tw"
X Link 2026-01-27T15:45Z 1.9M followers, 19.5K engagements
"⚡ Lukoil agrees to sell most of its foreign assets to US investment group. The Carlyle deal does not include Lukoil's assets in Kazakhstan and is still subject to approval by the U.S. Treasury Department the Russian energy giant said. https://kyivindependent.com/lukoil-agrees-to-sell-foreign-assets-to-us-investment-firm/ https://kyivindependent.com/lukoil-agrees-to-sell-foreign-assets-to-us-investment-firm/"
X Link 2026-01-29T10:12Z 1.9M followers, 19.2K engagements
"The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) voted on Jan. [--] to cut its benchmark interest rate to 15% the first change since March last year as inflation cools and a new aid package from Europe eased pressure on the country's finances. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-central-bank-cuts-rate-in-first-change-in-10-months/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-central-bank-cuts-rate-in-first-change-in-10-months/"
X Link 2026-01-29T12:38Z 1.9M followers, 20.2K engagements
"⚡Ukraine war latest live: SBU detains soldier accused of spying on Ukrainian naval drones for Russia. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-01-29/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-01-29/"
X Link 2026-01-29T12:52Z 1.9M followers, 17.2K engagements
"⚡ Estonia warns Russian veterans could flood Europe after Ukraine war urges EU entry ban. "We have close to [--] million combatants in Russia. They're mainly criminals; they are very dangerous people" Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said. https://kyivindependent.com/estonia-pushes-eu-wide-entry-ban-for-russian-ex-soldiers-who-fought-in-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/estonia-pushes-eu-wide-entry-ban-for-russian-ex-soldiers-who-fought-in-ukraine/"
X Link 2026-01-29T14:02Z 1.9M followers, 280.2K engagements
"Ukraine's Defense Ministry is working with SpaceX to stop Russian drones from using Starlink Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Jan. [--] warning the satellite internet system is helping them fly farther. https://kyivindependent.com/defense-ministry-working-with-spacex-to-solve-russian-use-of-starlink-on-drones/ https://kyivindependent.com/defense-ministry-working-with-spacex-to-solve-russian-use-of-starlink-on-drones/"
X Link 2026-01-29T17:33Z 1.9M followers, 20.3K engagements
"⚡ Trump claims Putin agreed not to strike Kyiv other Ukrainian cities 'for a week.' "I personally asked President Putin not to fire on Kyiv and the cities and towns for a week" Trump said. "And he agreed to do that." https://kyivindependent.com/trump-claims-putin-agreed-not-to-strike-kyiv-ukrainian-cities-for-a-week/ https://kyivindependent.com/trump-claims-putin-agreed-not-to-strike-kyiv-ukrainian-cities-for-a-week/"
X Link 2026-01-29T17:33Z 1.9M followers, 66.2K engagements
"⚡Ukraine distributes boilers from Italy to support heating for up to [-----] homes. Ukraine has distributed industrial boiler equipment delivered by Italy among communities in [--] regions Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said on Jan. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-distributes-boilers-from-italy-to-support-heating-for-up-to-90-000-homes/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-distributes-boilers-from-italy-to-support-heating-for-up-to-90-000-homes/"
X Link 2026-01-29T23:19Z 1.9M followers, 50.4K engagements
"⚡ SBU detains [--] men accused of working for Russia's FSB plotting bomb attacks on Ukrainian military in Odesa. "The terrorist attacks were to be carried out by remotely activating homemade bombs" the SBU said on Jan. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-detained-3-men-accused-of-working-for-russias-fsb-plotting-bomb-attacks-on-ukrainian-military-in-odesa/ https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-detained-3-men-accused-of-working-for-russias-fsb-plotting-bomb-attacks-on-ukrainian-military-in-odesa/"
X Link 2026-01-30T15:34Z 1.9M followers, 23.8K engagements
"⚡Update: Putin's envoy to meet with Trump team in Florida ahead of peace talks in Abu Dhabi. Kremlin negotiator Kirill Dmitriev will meet with members of the Trump administration in Florida on Jan. [--] a White House official confirmed. https://kyivindependent.com/putins-envoy-to-meet-with-trump-team-in-florida-ahead-of-abu-dhabi-peace-talks-white-house-confirms/ https://kyivindependent.com/putins-envoy-to-meet-with-trump-team-in-florida-ahead-of-abu-dhabi-peace-talks-white-house-confirms/"
X Link 2026-01-30T23:50Z 1.9M followers, 30.9K engagements
"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Jan. [--] according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"
X Link 2026-01-31T09:42Z 1.9M followers, 26.3K engagements
"Today as Ukraine fights to preserve its sovereignty and cultural identity Olha Kobylianska's work resonates with a great force. Her insistence on women's intellectual autonomy her refusal of imperial cultural hierarchies and her commitment to developing Ukrainian literature on its own terms rather than as a provincial echo of Russian or German models all speak directly to contemporary Ukrainian struggles for self-determination. https://kyivindependent.com/meet-olha-kobylianska-the-ukrainian-author-who-redefined-womens-freedom/"
X Link 2026-01-31T10:38Z 1.9M followers, 22.9K engagements
"Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal reported "a cascade shutdown" in Ukraine's power grid in the morning on Jan. [--] following disruptions to transmission lines between Romania and Moldova as well as between western and central Ukraine. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hit-by-mass-blackouts-after-grid-disruption/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hit-by-mass-blackouts-after-grid-disruption/"
X Link 2026-01-31T10:51Z 1.9M followers, 23.3K engagements
"As the war enters its fifth year Kyiv is under pressure to rethink everything mobilization energy security drone production and political leadership. @KI_Insight Director Jakub Parusinski and Senior Political Analyst Anatoliy Oktysiuk unpack what went wrong over four years of war and whether the newest leadership reshuffle finally signals a move from reactive crisis management to long-term strategy. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017680878692876757 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017680878692876757"
X Link 2026-01-31T19:26Z 1.9M followers, 30.1K engagements
"⚡Update: Water supply restored in Kyiv around 25% of Kyiv's residential buildings remain without heating. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that water supplies have been fully restored in Kyiv following a mass blackout of Ukraine's power grid on Jan. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hit-by-mass-blackouts-after-grid-disruption https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hit-by-mass-blackouts-after-grid-disruption"
X Link 2026-01-31T22:33Z 1.9M followers, 35.1K engagements
"⚡Poland closes airspace after Belarusian balloon incursion. https://kyivindependent.com/poland-closes-airspace-after-belarusian-balloon-incursion/ https://kyivindependent.com/poland-closes-airspace-after-belarusian-balloon-incursion/"
X Link 2026-02-01T01:11Z 1.9M followers, 37.7K engagements
"Polish authorities temporarily closed the airspace along the northern part of Poland's border with Belarus overnight on Jan. 30-31 after unidentified objects believed to be Belarusian smuggling balloons were detected in the region"
X Link 2026-02-01T01:11Z 1.9M followers, 38.4K engagements
"⚡Over [------] Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation. https://kyivindependent.com/over-168-000-russian-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine-identified-by-media-investigation https://kyivindependent.com/over-168-000-russian-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine-identified-by-media-investigation"
X Link 2026-02-01T03:19Z 1.9M followers, 39.9K engagements
"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Feb. [--] according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"
X Link 2026-02-01T07:48Z 1.9M followers, 31.4K engagements
"⚡Russian attacks against Ukraine kill [--] injure [--] including children over past day. https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-against-ukraine-kill-4-injure-21-over-past-day/ https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-against-ukraine-kill-4-injure-21-over-past-day/"
X Link 2026-02-01T08:19Z 1.9M followers, 23K engagements
"⚡Ukraine sees 'real results' from blocking Russias Starlink use defense minister says. https://kyivindependent.com/first-steps-to-block-russia-from-using-starlink-deliver-real-results-ukraines-defense-minister-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/first-steps-to-block-russia-from-using-starlink-deliver-real-results-ukraines-defense-minister-says/"
X Link 2026-02-01T10:07Z 1.9M followers, 28K engagements
"The Kh-32 missile is extremely difficult to intercept due to its combination of speed high-altitude flight and sharp terminal dive. Its use during the full-scale invasion has been linked to some of the deadliest attacks on civilians. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-intercepts-nine-kh-32-missiles-what-do-we-know-about-them/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-intercepts-nine-kh-32-missiles-what-do-we-know-about-them/"
X Link 2026-02-01T12:49Z 1.9M followers, 58.2K engagements
"⚡'Unprovoked terrorist strike' Russia attacks bus carrying Ukrainian civilian miners killing at least [--] injuring [--]. The attack marks "the largest single loss for DTEK since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion" CEO Maksym Timchenko said. https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-12-killed-7-injured-in-russian-drone-attack-near-bus-in-dnipropetrovsk-oblast/ https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-12-killed-7-injured-in-russian-drone-attack-near-bus-in-dnipropetrovsk-oblast/"
X Link 2026-02-01T20:28Z 1.9M followers, 36.5K engagements
"⚡Explosions fire reported overnight in Russia's Belgorod region. Explosions were reported overnight Feb. [--] in Russia's Belgorod region where officials said an alleged Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire in the city of Stary Oskol. https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-fire-reported-overnight-in-russias-belgorod-region/ https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-fire-reported-overnight-in-russias-belgorod-region/"
X Link 2026-02-02T04:24Z 1.9M followers, 27.9K engagements
"⚡Sometimes air defenses remain empty but Russian attacks must be repelled Ukraine's Air Force says. https://kyivindependent.com/sometimes-air-defenses-are-empty-but-attacks-must-be-repelled-ukraines-air-force-says-2/ https://kyivindependent.com/sometimes-air-defenses-are-empty-but-attacks-must-be-repelled-ukraines-air-force-says-2/"
X Link 2026-02-02T11:10Z 1.9M followers, 26.5K engagements
"⚡ Hyundai becomes second foreign carmaker to lose right to reclaim Russian assets. Reuters reported in December that Hyundai was unable to use the buyback option due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. https://kyivindependent.com/hyundai-becomes-second-foreign-car-maker-to-lose-right-to-reclaim-russian-assets/ https://kyivindependent.com/hyundai-becomes-second-foreign-car-maker-to-lose-right-to-reclaim-russian-assets/"
X Link 2026-02-02T12:17Z 1.9M followers, 29.7K engagements
"⚡Ukraine implementing Starlink registration to counter Russian use of US-produced terminals. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-launches-verification-system-for-starlink-in-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-launches-verification-system-for-starlink-in-ukraine/"
X Link 2026-02-02T14:47Z 1.9M followers, 23K engagements
"⚡ Hungary takes EU to court over Russian energy ban. "Without Russian oil and gas our energy security cannot be guaranteed nor can low energy costs be maintained for Hungarian families" Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said. https://kyivindependent.com/hungary-takes-eu-to-court-over-russian-energy-ban/ https://kyivindependent.com/hungary-takes-eu-to-court-over-russian-energy-ban/"
X Link 2026-02-02T15:10Z 1.9M followers, 30.9K engagements
"⚡Ukraine war latest live: Ukraine's military reports 'series of effective strikes' on Russian command posts. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-01-02/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-01-02/"
X Link 2026-02-02T15:31Z 1.9M followers, 19.4K engagements
"⚡ Balloons from Belarus enter Poland's airspace for 3rd night in a row. https://kyivindependent.com/balloons-from-belarus-enter-polands-airspace-for-3rd-night-in-a-row/ https://kyivindependent.com/balloons-from-belarus-enter-polands-airspace-for-3rd-night-in-a-row/"
X Link 2026-02-02T16:48Z 1.9M followers, 28K engagements
"⚡ Trump to reduce tariffs on India says Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil. "This will help END THE WAR in Ukraine" Trump said on Truth Social after holding a phone call with Modi. https://kyivindependent.com/trump-cuts-down-india-tariff-after-modi-allegedly-agrees-to-stop-buying-russian-oil/ https://kyivindependent.com/trump-cuts-down-india-tariff-after-modi-allegedly-agrees-to-stop-buying-russian-oil/"
X Link 2026-02-02T17:44Z 1.9M followers, 28.9K engagements
"⚡ Trump's envoy Witkoff to reportedly join Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi. https://kyivindependent.com/trumps-envoy-witkoff-to-reportedly-join-russia-ukraine-peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi/ https://kyivindependent.com/trumps-envoy-witkoff-to-reportedly-join-russia-ukraine-peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi/"
X Link 2026-02-02T18:43Z 1.9M followers, 28.2K engagements
"Witkoff is then expected to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and other officials in Istanbul on Feb. [--] to discuss details of a potential nuclear deal amid heightened U.S.-Iran tensions Axios reported"
X Link 2026-02-02T18:43Z 1.9M followers, 26.2K engagements
"⚡'Moral degenerate' Ukraine slams FIFA president for supporting Russia's return. "679 Ukrainian girls and boys will never be able to play football Russia killed them" Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said. https://kyivindependent.com/moral-degenerate-ukraine-slams-fifa-president-for-supporting-russias-return/ https://kyivindependent.com/moral-degenerate-ukraine-slams-fifa-president-for-supporting-russias-return/"
X Link 2026-02-02T21:34Z 1.9M followers, 284.4K engagements
"Ukraine's Air Force again warned of additional missiles and drones approaching various Ukrainian cities including Kyiv"
X Link 2026-02-03T01:28Z 1.9M followers, 20.2K engagements
"Russia's latest assault appears to signal the end of a brief energy ceasefire under which Moscow had agreed to temporarily pause strikes on Ukraines critical energy infrastructure"
X Link 2026-02-03T01:28Z 1.9M followers, 18.8K engagements
"⚡Update: Air raid alerts activated across Ukraine amid renewed Russian missile threats. Air raid alerts were again activated in almost all regions of Ukraine around 6:30 a.m. local time amid a renewed Russian ballistic missile threat. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-mass-attack-across-ukraine-signaling-end-of-energy-ceasefire/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-mass-attack-across-ukraine-signaling-end-of-energy-ceasefire/"
X Link 2026-02-03T04:41Z 1.9M followers, 29.4K engagements
"Earlier in the night Poland's Air Force said it deployed fighter jets to protect Polish airspace amid the large-scale attack"
X Link 2026-02-03T04:41Z 1.9M followers, 24.1K engagements
"⚡ West agrees to respond militarily to Russia's ceasefire violations in Ukraine FT reports. https://kyivindependent.com/west-pledges-to-respond-militarily-to-russias-ceasefire-violations-in-ukraine-ft-reports/ https://kyivindependent.com/west-pledges-to-respond-militarily-to-russias-ceasefire-violations-in-ukraine-ft-reports/"
X Link 2026-02-03T08:47Z 1.9M followers, 22.6K engagements
"⚡NATO chief arrives in Kyiv as Russia bombards Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte arrived in Kyiv on Feb. [--] as Russia launched a large-scale strike on Ukraine overnight. https://kyivindependent.com/nato-chief-arrives-in-kyiv-as-russia-bombards-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/nato-chief-arrives-in-kyiv-as-russia-bombards-ukraine/"
X Link 2026-02-03T10:18Z 1.9M followers, 26K engagements
"⚡ Update: In largest missile attack of winter Russia targets Ukraine's power plants amid brutal freeze. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-mass-attack-across-ukraine-signaling-end-of-energy-ceasefire/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-mass-attack-across-ukraine-signaling-end-of-energy-ceasefire/"
X Link 2026-02-03T10:49Z 1.9M followers, 23.6K engagements
"Russia launched [--] missiles and [---] drones including nearly [---] Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at Ukraine overnight the Air Force said"
X Link 2026-02-03T10:49Z 1.9M followers, 19.5K engagements
"The U.S. believes launching three projects under a joint U.S.-Ukrainian investment fund created under the so-called minerals deal last year is achievable but ambitious a senior U.S. official told reporters on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/us-says-3-ukraine-investment-projects-achievable-in-2026-under-joint-fund/ https://kyivindependent.com/us-says-3-ukraine-investment-projects-achievable-in-2026-under-joint-fund/"
X Link 2026-02-03T11:58Z 1.9M followers, 19.7K engagements
"⚡Russian attack shows Moscow is not serious about peace NATO chief says during Kyiv visit. "Direct talks are now underway and this is important progress" NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said. "But Russian attacks like those last night do not signal seriousness about peace." https://kyivindependent.com/nato-chief-arrives-in-kyiv-as-russia-bombards-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/nato-chief-arrives-in-kyiv-as-russia-bombards-ukraine/"
X Link 2026-02-03T12:51Z 1.9M followers, 27.2K engagements
"How Ukraine appears in the latest Epstein files The U.S. Justice Department has released millions of Epstein-related documents some of which link Jeffrey Epstein to Ukraine. The files mention Kyiv-based modeling agencies travel involving Kyiv and Odesa plans to buy property in Lviv and Epsteins interest in Ukraines [----] presidential election including discussions of corruption and Volodymyr Zelenskys rise. https://kyivindependent.com/how-ukraine-appears-in-the-latest-epstein-files/ https://kyivindependent.com/how-ukraine-appears-in-the-latest-epstein-files/"
X Link 2026-02-03T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 39.3K engagements
"⚡ NATO chief confident allies will commit $15 billion in US arms for Ukraine in [----]. NATO Secretary Mark Rutte said on Feb. [--] that he is confident the allies would allocate $15 billion this year under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL). https://kyivindependent.com/allies-likely-to-pledge-15-billion-in-us-arms-for-ukraine-in-2026-nato-chief-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/allies-likely-to-pledge-15-billion-in-us-arms-for-ukraine-in-2026-nato-chief-says/"
X Link 2026-02-03T13:23Z 1.9M followers, 23.7K engagements
"⚡ Ukraine war latest live: Denmark Sweden to help Kyiv 'develop an air defense battalion.' https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-03/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-03/"
X Link 2026-02-03T13:41Z 1.9M followers, 18.3K engagements
""Ukraine is not a standard emerging-market or post-war investment case" writes Andrei Kirilenko a professor of Finance at the Cambridge Judge Business School in this op-ed. "It is an active frontier of Europe where economic value is continuously created redirected and deliberately destroyed to sustain that frontier." https://kyivindependent.com/rethinking-ukraines-economy/ https://kyivindependent.com/rethinking-ukraines-economy/"
X Link 2026-02-03T14:28Z 1.9M followers, 21.9K engagements
"Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine Russia's "reborn" cyber activities have moved away from financially motivated hacking such as ransomware and towards purely destructive acts across the West a form of sabotage or digital terrorism targeting poorly guarded systems anywhere. https://kyivindependent.com/how-russian-spies-revived-local-hacker-gangs-to-attack-ukraine-and-the-west/ https://kyivindependent.com/how-russian-spies-revived-local-hacker-gangs-to-attack-ukraine-and-the-west/"
X Link 2026-02-03T16:31Z 1.9M followers, 18.9K engagements
"⚡Polish court jails man who allegedly offered to kill Zelensky for Russia. A Polish court has sentenced to a [---] year prison term a Polish citizen who allegedly offered to assist Russia in assassinating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. https://kyivindependent.com/polish-court-jails-man-who-allegedly-offered-to-kill-zelensky-for-russia/ https://kyivindependent.com/polish-court-jails-man-who-allegedly-offered-to-kill-zelensky-for-russia/"
X Link 2026-02-03T17:39Z 1.9M followers, 23.8K engagements
"⚡Russian drone strike on Zaporizhzhia kills [--] injures at least [--] including children. A Russian drone strike hit Zaporizhzhia on Feb. [--] killing two 18-year-olds and injuring at least eight others including three children Ukrainian authorities said. https://kyivindependent.com/russian-drone-strike-on-zaporizhzhia-kills-2-injures-at-least-8-including-children https://kyivindependent.com/russian-drone-strike-on-zaporizhzhia-kills-2-injures-at-least-8-including-children"
X Link 2026-02-03T19:29Z 1.9M followers, 25.4K engagements
"'Ukraine's defense forces have regained positions in Kupiansk'; Denmark Sweden to help Kyiv 'develop an air defense battalion'; Russian FPV drone training center hit General Staff says; In largest missile attack of winter Russia targets Ukraine's power plants amid brutal freeze; and more. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-03/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-03/"
X Link 2026-02-03T19:41Z 1.9M followers, 21.9K engagements
"Everyone was equal the kerchiefed babushka of Eli from Russia a YouTuber who documents everyday life and regional culture across the Russian Federation tells her granddaughter wistfully recalling life in the Soviet Union writes Melanie Gottdenger cultural historian in this op-ed. https://kyivindependent.com/nostalgia-silence-and-wartime-complicity-on-russian-youtube/ https://kyivindependent.com/nostalgia-silence-and-wartime-complicity-on-russian-youtube/"
X Link 2026-02-03T19:59Z 1.9M followers, 35.2K engagements
"⚡'You cannot reward monsters' US lawmakers demand increased pressure on Russia. On Feb. [--] the Congressional Ukraine Caucus urged more pressure on Russia and said it is one signature away from forcing a vote on the Ukraine Support Act. https://kyivindependent.com/us-lawmakers-demand-increased-pressure-on-russia/ https://kyivindependent.com/us-lawmakers-demand-increased-pressure-on-russia/"
X Link 2026-02-03T22:37Z 1.9M followers, 27.1K engagements
"⚡Putin 'kept his word' Trump reacts to latest Russian strike on Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. [--] that Vladimir Putin had "kept his word" on a temporary truce on strikes against Ukraine's energy infrastructure. https://kyivindependent.com/putin-kept-his-word-trump-reacts-to-latest-russian-attack-on-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/putin-kept-his-word-trump-reacts-to-latest-russian-attack-on-ukraine/"
X Link 2026-02-04T00:02Z 1.9M followers, 28.5K engagements
"⚡ Blackouts reported in Russia's Belgorod Oblast amid missile drone attack. The Supernova Telegram channel published several videos and photos from local residents showing the sounds of air raid sirens and explosions. https://kyivindependent.com/blackouts-reported-in-russias-belgorod-oblast-amid-drone-attack/ https://kyivindependent.com/blackouts-reported-in-russias-belgorod-oblast-amid-drone-attack/"
X Link 2026-02-04T09:41Z 1.9M followers, 18.1K engagements
"⚡ Ukraine peace talks set to resume in Abu Dhabi day after Russia's largest strike this winter. https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter/ https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter/"
X Link 2026-02-04T09:54Z 1.9M followers, 21K engagements
"⚡ Update: Second round of Ukraine peace talks begins in Abu Dhabi. The second round of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi among Russia Ukraine and the United States to end Moscow's war began on Feb. [--] Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov said. https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter/ https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter/"
X Link 2026-02-04T10:06Z 1.9M followers, 17.9K engagements
"Ukraine imported record volumes of electricity in January [----] according to analyst group ExPro as Russia continued efforts to systematically erase Ukraine's power infrastructure. The country imported [---] gigawatt hours of electricity last month a 40% increase compared to December [----] ExPro said. Read more: https://kyivindependent.com/chart-of-the-week-ukraines-electricity-imports-hit-record-high/ https://kyivindependent.com/chart-of-the-week-ukraines-electricity-imports-hit-record-high/"
X Link 2026-02-04T10:57Z 1.9M followers, 28.6K engagements
"Speaking to reporters at the White House on Feb. [--] [----] U.S. President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin had "kept his word" regarding a temporary truce on strikes against Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure. Trump's remarks came in response to a question about Russia's latest attack on Ukraine after Moscow targeted the country's power plants overnight on Feb. [--]. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019002738714063132 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019002738714063132"
X Link 2026-02-04T10:58Z 1.9M followers, 43K engagements
"⚡ 'The worst damage we have seen' Ukraine's energy crisis deepens after latest mass Russian attack. "This is a war crime committed by Russia" Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-still-recovering-from-the-biggest-russian-attack-on-its-energy-infrastructure/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-still-recovering-from-the-biggest-russian-attack-on-its-energy-infrastructure/"
X Link 2026-02-04T12:29Z 1.9M followers, 30.7K engagements
"⚡ Ukraine war latest live: [--] dead [--] injured as Russia strikes Donetsk Oblast city market with cluster munitions. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-04/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-04/"
X Link 2026-02-04T13:53Z 1.9M followers, 17.8K engagements
"⚡ Update: Ukraine peace talks with Russia US end in UAE as sides agree to meet again Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter"
X Link 2026-02-04T15:10Z 1.9M followers, 17.3K engagements
"The Kyiv Independents Tim Zadorozhnyy speaks with @generalkellogg former U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine about why he believes Russia has failed to achieve its goals in Ukraine how Russian President Vladimir Putin views his military campaign and what is preventing the war from ending. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=_uM5WNo1MeQ https://www.youtube.com/watchv=_uM5WNo1MeQ"
X Link 2026-02-04T15:17Z 1.9M followers, 22.7K engagements
"⚡Ukraine appoints Oleh Luhovskyi as interim head of Foreign Intelligence Service. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-appoints-oleh-luhovskyi-as-interim-head-of-foreign-intelligence-service/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-appoints-oleh-luhovskyi-as-interim-head-of-foreign-intelligence-service/"
X Link 2026-02-04T17:01Z 1.9M followers, 19.3K engagements
"North Korean troops fighting under Russian command are carrying out attacks in Ukraines border areas Ukraines military intelligence agency (HUR) said on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/north-korean-troops-carry-out-attacks-on-ukraines-border-area-ukraines-military-intelligence-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/north-korean-troops-carry-out-attacks-on-ukraines-border-area-ukraines-military-intelligence-says/"
X Link 2026-02-04T18:09Z 1.9M followers, 44.2K engagements
"European ambassadors reached an agreement on the details of a [--] billion euro loan ($107 billion) for Ukraine the European Council said in a press release on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/eu-agrees-details-on-90-billion-euro-lifeline-to-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/eu-agrees-details-on-90-billion-euro-lifeline-to-ukraine/"
X Link 2026-02-04T18:57Z 1.9M followers, 18.2K engagements
"7 dead [--] injured as Russia strikes Donetsk Oblast city market with cluster munitions; North Korean troops in Russia attack Ukrainian border communities HUR says; 'Epic detonation' Russian fuel tanks on fire after drone strikes in Tambov Oblast; and more. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-04/rqfre https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-04/rqfre"
X Link 2026-02-04T19:06Z 1.9M followers, 19.2K engagements
"⚡Kyiv bureau among those axed by Jeff Bezos' Washington Post hundreds of journalists laid off. A number of other international desks were also axed in what one bureau chief called a move with "hard-to-understand logic." https://kyivindependent.com/jeff-bezos-washington-post-shuts-down-kyiv-bureau-fires-staff/ https://kyivindependent.com/jeff-bezos-washington-post-shuts-down-kyiv-bureau-fires-staff/"
X Link 2026-02-04T19:17Z 1.9M followers, 25.7K engagements
"⚡Update: Zelensky says new POW exchange to follow latest round of peace talks. "There will also be a significant step: we expect an exchange of prisoners of war in the near future. The prisoners must be returned home" Zelensky said. https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter/ https://kyivindependent.com/peace-talks-set-to-resume-in-abu-dhabi-day-after-largest-russian-strike-on-ukraine-this-winter/"
X Link 2026-02-04T19:28Z 1.9M followers, 24.7K engagements
"⚡Russia claims US 'ignored' offers to extend nuclear arms control agreement as key treaty set to expire. The New START Treaty set to expire on Feb. [--] [----] places mutual limits on nuclear warheads and launchers. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-us-ignored-offers-to-extend-nuclear-arms-control-agreement-as-treaty-set-to-expire/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-us-ignored-offers-to-extend-nuclear-arms-control-agreement-as-treaty-set-to-expire/"
X Link 2026-02-04T21:02Z 1.9M followers, 43.9K engagements
"⚡At least [-----] Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russia's war with many more missing Zelensky tells French media. "Officially on the battlefield the number of military personnel killed.is 55000" Zelensky told France TV on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-55-000-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-in-russias-war-with-many-more-missing-zelensky-tells-french-media/ https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-55-000-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-in-russias-war-with-many-more-missing-zelensky-tells-french-media/"
X Link 2026-02-04T22:21Z 1.9M followers, 52.4K engagements
"⚡'Targeted attack' Tens of thousands without power in Zaporizhzhia as Russia hammers region's energy system. "The Russians are conducting a targeted attack on Zaporizhzhia and the region all day long" Governor Ivan Fedorov said. https://kyivindependent.com/targeted-attack-tens-of-thousands-without-power-in-zaporizhzhia-as-russia-hammers-regions-energy-system/ https://kyivindependent.com/targeted-attack-tens-of-thousands-without-power-in-zaporizhzhia-as-russia-hammers-regions-energy-system/"
X Link 2026-02-04T23:32Z 1.9M followers, 20.7K engagements
"⚡European LNG imports from key Russian terminal rise 8% year-over-year reach nearly [---] million tons in January watchdog finds. https://kyivindependent.com/european-lng-imports-from-key-russian-terminal-rise-8-year-over-year-imports-reached-nearly-1-7-tons-in-january-watchdog-finds/ https://kyivindependent.com/european-lng-imports-from-key-russian-terminal-rise-8-year-over-year-imports-reached-nearly-1-7-tons-in-january-watchdog-finds/"
X Link 2026-02-05T03:58Z 1.9M followers, 28.4K engagements
"Russia's flagship liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal Yamal LNG exported a total of [-------] metric tons of LNG to European markets last month accounting for an 8% increase compared to January [----] German environmental NGO Urgewald found in a report published Feb. 4"
X Link 2026-02-05T03:58Z 1.9M followers, 23.5K engagements
"⚡Ukraine US Russia begin 2nd day of peace talks in Abu Dhabi. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-us-russia-begin-2nd-day-of-peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-us-russia-begin-2nd-day-of-peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi/"
X Link 2026-02-05T07:35Z 1.9M followers, 20.6K engagements
"⚡ 'Ukraine cannot be left alone' Polish prime minister arrives in Kyiv as Russian strikes deepen energy crisis. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is expected to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky. https://kyivindependent.com/polands-prime-minister-arrives-in-kyiv-amid-energy-crisis https://kyivindependent.com/polands-prime-minister-arrives-in-kyiv-amid-energy-crisis"
X Link 2026-02-05T08:14Z 1.9M followers, 18K engagements
"The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provided a record [---] billion euros in financing to Ukraine in [----] with nearly half directed to its Ukraine's embattled energy sector the bank said in a press release on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/ebrd-provides-record-2-9-billion-to-ukraine-in-2025-prioritizing-war-hit-energy-sector/ https://kyivindependent.com/ebrd-provides-record-2-9-billion-to-ukraine-in-2025-prioritizing-war-hit-energy-sector/"
X Link 2026-02-05T09:31Z 1.9M followers, 17K engagements
"⚡ Ukraine strikes Russia's Oreshnik launch site in Kapustin Yar with Flamingo missiles General Staff says. The General Staff attributed the strikes to "using long-range strike weapons of Ukrainian production particularly the FP-5 'Flamingo.'" https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-russias-oreshnik-launch-site-in-kapustin-yar-with-flamingo-missiles-general-staff-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-russias-oreshnik-launch-site-in-kapustin-yar-with-flamingo-missiles-general-staff-says/"
X Link 2026-02-05T10:15Z 1.9M followers, 66.2K engagements
"⚡ Pentagon invites [--] Ukrainian drone makers to 'The Gauntlet' $1.1 billion in contracts at stake. Following the first phase the Pentagon says it will order $150 million in prototypes from successful competitors. https://kyivindependent.com/pentagon-invites-2-ukrainian-drone-makers-to-the-gauntlet-1-1-billion-in-contracts-at-stake/ https://kyivindependent.com/pentagon-invites-2-ukrainian-drone-makers-to-the-gauntlet-1-1-billion-in-contracts-at-stake/"
X Link 2026-02-05T10:52Z 1.9M followers, 24.6K engagements
"⚡ BREAKING: 'Catastrophe' for Russia as forces lose Starlink access across front line. "The enemy at the front doesn't have a problem the enemy has a catastrophe" Serhiy "Flash" Bezkrestnov said. https://kyivindependent.com/not-a-problem-a-catastrophe-russias-starlinks-switch-off-across-front-line/ https://kyivindependent.com/not-a-problem-a-catastrophe-russias-starlinks-switch-off-across-front-line/"
X Link 2026-02-05T12:24Z 1.9M followers, 318.4K engagements
"⚡Update: [---] Ukrainians come home in first exchange after months-long pause. https://kyivindependent.com/breaking-ukraine-russia-agree-on-exchange-of-314-prisoners-during-peace-talks-us-envoy-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/breaking-ukraine-russia-agree-on-exchange-of-314-prisoners-during-peace-talks-us-envoy-says/"
X Link 2026-02-05T13:07Z 1.9M followers, 21.9K engagements
"Ukraine has brought back home [---] Ukrainians from Russian captivity in its latest exchange with Moscow following an agreement reached during the latest round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Feb. 5"
X Link 2026-02-05T13:07Z 1.9M followers, 20.1K engagements
"⚡Update: Russia US agree to resume 'military-to-military' dialogue as 2nd day of Ukraine peace talks ends. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-us-russia-begin-2nd-day-of-peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-us-russia-begin-2nd-day-of-peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi/"
X Link 2026-02-05T14:49Z 1.9M followers, 20.4K engagements
"After the second day of peace talks U.S. European Command announced that Washington and Moscow had agreed in Abu Dhabi to resume high-level military-to-military dialogue between the two countries"
X Link 2026-02-05T14:50Z 1.9M followers, 18.7K engagements
"Europe must ban entry to all Russian veterans of the war against Ukraine or face a surge in crime rates and hybrid attacks Estonian officials have warned. https://kyivindependent.com/europe-fears-flood-of-russian-veterans-could-feed-moscows-hybrid-war/ https://kyivindependent.com/europe-fears-flood-of-russian-veterans-could-feed-moscows-hybrid-war/"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:25Z 1.9M followers, 73K engagements
"Some of Ukraines key energy workers will be exempt from military service as the country grapples with the fallout of Russias devastating strikes on its energy facilities during its coldest winter of the war. https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-eases-draft-rules-for-some-energy-workers-as-russian-attacks-deepen-crisis/ https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-eases-draft-rules-for-some-energy-workers-as-russian-attacks-deepen-crisis/"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:34Z 1.9M followers, 17.4K engagements
"The Kyiv Independents Oleksiy Sorokin speaks with @kmathernova the European Union Ambassador to Ukraine after Russia's large-scale missile and drone attack on Kyiv during one of the coldest days of the winter leaving parts of the city without heat and electricity. Mathernova says Moscow is showing no genuine interest in peace argues that Russia must be pushed through sanctions and security guarantees and explains why Europe must be involved in shaping Ukraines future. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=x5-uOUzxvMA https://www.youtube.com/watchv=x5-uOUzxvMA"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:48Z 1.9M followers, 18K engagements
"As casualties in Ukraine continue to mount the Kremlin is seeking new sources of manpower while trying to avoid the political shock of full mobilization. Just days before the New Year Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed laws expanding military conscription allowing year-round drafting and authorizing the use of reservists to guard critical infrastructure. https://kyivindependent.com/inside-russias-2026-draft-strategy/ https://kyivindependent.com/inside-russias-2026-draft-strategy/"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:04Z 1.9M followers, 26.5K engagements
"At the same time a growing trend is drawing attention the share of ethnic Russians among the dead is rising as is the number of recruits and casualties linked to Moscow and St. Petersburg cities the Kremlin has long tried to shield from the trauma of front-line losses"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:04Z 1.9M followers, 19.9K engagements
""If it expires it expires" U.S. President Donald Trump said in his interview with The New York Times when asked about his intentions to extend the New START treaty that officially ended on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/new-start-expires-releases-us-russia-from-decades-of-nuclear-arms-restrictions/ https://kyivindependent.com/new-start-expires-releases-us-russia-from-decades-of-nuclear-arms-restrictions/"
X Link 2026-02-05T18:25Z 1.9M followers, 33.4K engagements
"Editorial: What happens when oligarchs own media Journalism thrives when those who own it understand that ownership is a responsibility not a privilege. When they do not the damage reaches far beyond a single newsroom. https://kyivindependent.com/editorial-what-happens-when-oligarchs-own-media/ https://kyivindependent.com/editorial-what-happens-when-oligarchs-own-media/"
X Link 2026-02-06T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 21.1K engagements
"⚡Trump backs Orban ahead of April elections in Hungary. U.S. President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of Hungarys upcoming parliamentary elections in a Feb. [--] post on his Truth Social platform. https://kyivindependent.com/trump-backs-orban-ahead-of-april-elections-in-hungary/ https://kyivindependent.com/trump-backs-orban-ahead-of-april-elections-in-hungary/"
X Link 2026-02-06T01:22Z 1.9M followers, 28.1K engagements
"⚡ Russia launches Friday morning rush hour missile drone attack on Ukraine. Air raid alerts were issued shortly before [--] a.m. Kyiv time with Ukraine's Air Force warning of Shahed-type drones and missiles in the country's airspace. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-friday-morning-rush-hour-missile-drone-attack-on-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-friday-morning-rush-hour-missile-drone-attack-on-ukraine/"
X Link 2026-02-06T07:32Z 1.9M followers, 17.7K engagements
"⚡ US Treasury chief ties new Russia sanctions to progress in Ukraine peace talks. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. would take "under consideration" additional measures targeting Russia's so-called shadow fleet. https://kyivindependent.com/us-treasury-chief-ties-new-russia-sanctions-to-progress-in-ukraine-peace-talks/ https://kyivindependent.com/us-treasury-chief-ties-new-russia-sanctions-to-progress-in-ukraine-peace-talks/"
X Link 2026-02-06T09:07Z 1.9M followers, 17.4K engagements
"⚡ Russia derides Macron's attempt at dialogue with Putin as 'pathetic diplomacy.' "If you want to call and talk about something serious then call. Putin will always pick up the phone" Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-derides-macrons-attempt-at-dialogue-with-putin/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-derides-macrons-attempt-at-dialogue-with-putin/"
X Link 2026-02-06T10:06Z 1.9M followers, 31.8K engagements
"⚡Ukraine war latest live: Kyiv carried out [--] offensive operations in [----] including [--] inside Russia Syrskyi says. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-06/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-06/"
X Link 2026-02-06T12:04Z 1.9M followers, 18.3K engagements
"⚡ Former Ukraine border guard chief embroiled in bribery scandal dismissed from military. Serhiy Deineko who headed the State Border Guard from [----] to Jan. [--] [----] was charged last month in relation to a [------] euro bribery scheme. https://kyivindependent.com/former-ukraine-border-guard-chief-embroiled-in-bribery-scandal-dismissed-from-military/ https://kyivindependent.com/former-ukraine-border-guard-chief-embroiled-in-bribery-scandal-dismissed-from-military/"
X Link 2026-02-06T12:20Z 1.9M followers, 21.3K engagements
"⚡ Ukraine war latest live: Zelensky calls Air Force performance in some regions 'unsatisfactory.' https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-06/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-06/"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:24Z 1.9M followers, 16.9K engagements
"⚡ EU proposes 'powerful' 20th Russia sanctions package with full ban on oil maritime services. "The new package of sanctions covers energy financial services and trade" European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. https://kyivindependent.com/eu-proposes-powerful-20th-russia-sanctions-package-with-full-ban-on-oil-maritime-services/ https://kyivindependent.com/eu-proposes-powerful-20th-russia-sanctions-package-with-full-ban-on-oil-maritime-services/"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:43Z 1.9M followers, 24.6K engagements
"Ukraine launches re-attestation of Economic Security Bureau staff; Ukraine advances customs head selection as [--] candidates move to next round; Parliamentary committee rejects government SEPA bill; Ukraine opens probe into $3.4 million green tariff fraud scheme; and more. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-reforms-tracker-weekly-issue-43-2/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-reforms-tracker-weekly-issue-43-2/"
X Link 2026-02-06T16:15Z 1.9M followers, 19.2K engagements
"Many avant-garde artists rejected national labels imagining art as universal. Malevich was no exception. But as Myroslav Shkandrij professor emeritus of the University of Manitoba points out indifference to national identity does not prevent later appropriation. https://kyivindependent.com/the-ukrainian-origins-of-avant-garde-artist-kazimir-malevich-long-mislabelled-as-russian/ https://kyivindependent.com/the-ukrainian-origins-of-avant-garde-artist-kazimir-malevich-long-mislabelled-as-russian/"
X Link 2026-02-06T16:45Z 1.9M followers, 21.6K engagements
"⚡'18 prisoners in [--] hours' Ukraine's Azov International reveals video of Dobropillia clearing operation. The POWs were taken prisoner in December during the final clearing of the village of Zolotyi Kolodiaz near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast. https://kyivindependent.com/18-prisoners-in-24-hours-azov-international-reveals-details-of-dobropillia-clearing-operation/ https://kyivindependent.com/18-prisoners-in-24-hours-azov-international-reveals-details-of-dobropillia-clearing-operation/"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:17Z 1.9M followers, 29K engagements
"Kyiv carried out [--] offensive operations in [----] including [--] inside Russia Syrskyi says; Zelensky announces Air Force personnel changes amid regional air defense concerns; '18 prisoners in [--] hours' Ukraine's Azov International reveals video of Dobropillia clearing operation; and more. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-06/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-update-2026-02-06/"
X Link 2026-02-06T20:25Z 1.9M followers, 22.4K engagements
"⚡Russia launches mass attack on Ukraine triggers emergency power outages. Russia attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure in the early hours of Feb. [--] triggering emergency power outages across the country Ukraine's state grid operator Ukrenergo said. https://kyivindependent.com/mass-attack-ukraine-emergency-power-outages/ https://kyivindependent.com/mass-attack-ukraine-emergency-power-outages/"
X Link 2026-02-07T06:03Z 1.9M followers, 31.6K engagements
"⚡ Update: Russia causes 'significant damage' to thermal plants in mass attack on Ukraine power grid. Attacks were reported across the country including in western regions. https://kyivindependent.com/mass-attack-ukraine-emergency-power-outages/ https://kyivindependent.com/mass-attack-ukraine-emergency-power-outages/"
X Link 2026-02-07T07:58Z 1.9M followers, 20.9K engagements
"⚡ Zelensky warns of 'risk' US Russia could strike bilateral deals on Ukraine without Kyiv. "We clearly state that Ukraine will not support even potential agreements about us without us" President Volodymyr Zelensky said. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-of-risk-us-russia-could-strike-bilateral-deals-on-ukraine-without-kyiv/ https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-of-risk-us-russia-could-strike-bilateral-deals-on-ukraine-without-kyiv/"
X Link 2026-02-07T09:05Z 1.9M followers, 56.3K engagements
"⚡ Zelensky says key issues especially territory remain unresolved in peace talks. "'We stand where we stand' this is in our view the fairest and most reliable model for a ceasefire at this stage" Zelensky said. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-of-risk-us-russia-could-strike-bilateral-deals-on-ukraine-without-kyiv/ https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-of-risk-us-russia-could-strike-bilateral-deals-on-ukraine-without-kyiv/"
X Link 2026-02-07T09:11Z 1.9M followers, 20.4K engagements
"⚡ Russia deploying Oreshnik missile in Belarus to 'draw country into war' Zelensky warns. "We will make sure that Oreshnik does not even start operating" President Volodymyr Zelensky said. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-russia-deploying-oreshnik-missile-in-belarus-to-draw-country-into-war/ https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-russia-deploying-oreshnik-missile-in-belarus-to-draw-country-into-war/"
X Link 2026-02-07T10:45Z 1.9M followers, 25.6K engagements
"Thirteen Russian and seven Belarusian athletes will compete in the XXV Winter Olympic Games as "neutral" meaning they will not be allowed to participate under their national flags or use national symbols. https://kyivindependent.com/as-global-sports-ease-sanctions-on-russia-and-belarus-attention-turns-to-olympics/ https://kyivindependent.com/as-global-sports-ease-sanctions-on-russia-and-belarus-attention-turns-to-olympics/"
X Link 2026-02-07T11:21Z 1.9M followers, 24.2K engagements
"⚡ Trump lifts extra 25% tariff on India after pledge to curb Russian oil imports. India's Ministry of Commerce has not publicly confirmed the White House's claim that New Delhi agreed to halt imports of Russian oil. https://kyivindependent.com/trump-lifts-extra-25-tariff-on-india/ https://kyivindependent.com/trump-lifts-extra-25-tariff-on-india/"
X Link 2026-02-07T14:38Z 1.9M followers, 30.2K engagements
"The European Union has approved a long-promised ban on Russian gas imports a measure meant to lock in the blocs shift away from Moscows energy supplies nearly four years into Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine. https://kyivindependent.com/structural-shift-eu-ban-on-russian-gas-set-to-harm-russia-long-term-despite-loopholes/ https://kyivindependent.com/structural-shift-eu-ban-on-russian-gas-set-to-harm-russia-long-term-despite-loopholes/"
X Link 2026-02-07T14:39Z 1.9M followers, 47.6K engagements
"⚡ Update: Gerbera-type drone used by Russia in war against Ukraine found in Moldova. Moldova's police said the drone was not carrying explosives. https://kyivindependent.com/drone-discovered-on-moldovan-territory-near-ukraine-border https://kyivindependent.com/drone-discovered-on-moldovan-territory-near-ukraine-border"
X Link 2026-02-07T14:59Z 1.9M followers, 29.4K engagements
"⚡Pro-Ukrainian partisans disable military communication infrastructure in Russia's Belgorod Oblast group claims. https://kyivindependent.com/pro-ukrainian-partisans-disable-military-communication-infrastructure-in-russias-belgorod-oblast-group-claims/ https://kyivindependent.com/pro-ukrainian-partisans-disable-military-communication-infrastructure-in-russias-belgorod-oblast-group-claims/"
X Link 2026-02-08T05:36Z 1.9M followers, 32.2K engagements
"⚡Ukraine sanctions companies individuals aiding Russias weapons production sanctions evasion Zelensky signed two decrees imposing sanctions on individuals and companies involved in supplying components for Russian missiles and drones as well as those helping Russia circumvent international sanctions. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-sanctions-companies-individuals-aiding-russias-weapons-production-sanctions-evasion/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-sanctions-companies-individuals-aiding-russias-weapons-production-sanctions-evasion/"
X Link 2026-02-08T11:45Z 1.9M followers, 23.9K engagements
"Ukraines energy system remains under severe strain and nuclear plants are still partially disconnected from the power grid as of Feb. [--] following Russia's mass attack on Ukraine's critical infrastructure overnight on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-strikes-naftogaz-in-poltava-oblast-as-attacks-push-ukraines-power-grid-to-the-limit/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-strikes-naftogaz-in-poltava-oblast-as-attacks-push-ukraines-power-grid-to-the-limit/"
X Link 2026-02-08T14:52Z 1.9M followers, 24.4K engagements
"⚡Ukraine denies involvement in attempted assassination of Russian general Alekseev Ukraine was not involved in the assassination attempt on Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev the first deputy head of Russian military intelligence (GRU) Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in a comment to Reuters published on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-denies-involvement-in-attempted-assassination-of-russian-general-alekseev/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-denies-involvement-in-attempted-assassination-of-russian-general-alekseev/"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:23Z 1.9M followers, 32.9K engagements
"President Zelensky warned that the U.S. & Russia may reach bilateral agreements on Ukraine without Kyiv; Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraines energy infrastructure; Ukraine struck a Russian cruise missile fuel plant in Tver Oblast; and more. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-2026-02-07-08/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-2026-02-07-08/"
X Link 2026-02-08T18:47Z 1.9M followers, 27.4K engagements
"⚡Update: Explosions damage reported in Odesa amid Russian drone attack. Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reported that a Russian drone attack on Odesa overnight caused damage to "residential infrastructure" adding that fires were seen in the city. https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-heard-in-kyiv-amid-russian-missile-attack-3/ https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-heard-in-kyiv-amid-russian-missile-attack-3/"
X Link 2026-02-08T23:18Z 1.9M followers, 27.6K engagements
"⚡Update: [--] killed [--] injured in Russian strikes on residential building gas pipeline in Odesa. Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported that a 35-year-old man was killed and two other were injured in the overnight attack on Odesa on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-heard-in-kyiv-amid-russian-missile-attack-3/ https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-heard-in-kyiv-amid-russian-missile-attack-3/"
X Link 2026-02-09T05:38Z 1.9M followers, 26.3K engagements
"⚡ Budapest blasts conscription in Ukraine backs Hungarian suspected of smuggling draft evaders. https://kyivindependent.com/budapest-voices-support-for-hungarian-suspected-of-smuggling-ukrainian-men-across-border/ https://kyivindependent.com/budapest-voices-support-for-hungarian-suspected-of-smuggling-ukrainian-men-across-border/"
X Link 2026-02-09T08:28Z 1.9M followers, 25.1K engagements
"The Hungarian government said on Feb. [--] that it is providing consular protection to its citizen detained by Ukraine over allegedly trying to help five Ukrainian draft-age men illegally cross the border"
X Link 2026-02-09T08:28Z 1.9M followers, 23.2K engagements
"⚡At least [--] killed [--] injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day. https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-5-killed-39-injured-in-russian-attacks-on-ukraine-over-past-day/ https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-5-killed-39-injured-in-russian-attacks-on-ukraine-over-past-day/"
X Link 2026-02-09T09:07Z 1.9M followers, 18K engagements
"⚡ Mazda quietly returns to Russian market despite [----] 'exit' report says. Mazda's Russian subsidiary has publicly introduced two crossover models the CX-5 and CX-50 sourced from a plant in China and sold with official warranties. https://kyivindependent.com/mazda-quietly-returns-to-russian-market-despite-2022-exit/ https://kyivindependent.com/mazda-quietly-returns-to-russian-market-despite-2022-exit/"
X Link 2026-02-09T12:19Z 1.9M followers, 55.7K engagements
"⚡Ukraine France move toward joint arms production with new agreement. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-france-move-toward-joint-arms-production-with-new-agreement/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-france-move-toward-joint-arms-production-with-new-agreement/"
X Link 2026-02-09T12:57Z 1.9M followers, 21K engagements
"Ukraine and France took a step toward joint arms production on Feb. [--] as Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and his French counterpart Catherine Vautrin signed a letter of intent in Kyiv Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced"
X Link 2026-02-09T12:57Z 1.9M followers, 19.3K engagements
"Russia launched its worst-ever attack on Ukraine's nuclear-connected substations on Feb. [--] cutting the volume of electricity generated by the country's nuclear power by around 50% Vitaliy Zaichenko CEO of Ukrenergo the state grid operator told the Kyiv Independent. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-repairs-nuclear-substation-but-situation-remains-critical-after-mass-attack/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-repairs-nuclear-substation-but-situation-remains-critical-after-mass-attack/"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:20Z 1.9M followers, 25K engagements
"⚡ US boards Venezuela-linked shadow fleet vessel in Indian Ocean. The vessel is part of the "shadow fleet" a group of tankers used by Moscow to export oil in violation of international sanctions according to Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR). https://kyivindependent.com/us-boards-venezuela-linked-shadow-fleet-tanker-in-indian-ocean/ https://kyivindependent.com/us-boards-venezuela-linked-shadow-fleet-tanker-in-indian-ocean/"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:55Z 1.9M followers, 19.4K engagements
"Norways Svalbard fiber optic cables a pair carrying vital Arctic satellite data from SvalSat the worlds largest commercial ground station thread through waters dangerously close to Russias reach. https://kyivindependent.com/russias-arctic-shadow-war-how-moscows-most-probed-front-fuels-its-ukraine-invasion/ https://kyivindependent.com/russias-arctic-shadow-war-how-moscows-most-probed-front-fuels-its-ukraine-invasion/"
X Link 2026-02-09T20:11Z 1.9M followers, 27K engagements
"⚡ Moldova's new prime minister makes first official visit to Ukraine to deepen EU security ties. "We stand with Ukraine as neighbours and friends" Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu said upon arrival. https://kyivindependent.com/moldovas-new-prime-minister-visits-kyiv/ https://kyivindependent.com/moldovas-new-prime-minister-visits-kyiv/"
X Link 2026-02-10T08:21Z 1.9M followers, 19.9K engagements
"⚡ EU chief diplomat calls Olympics crowd boos of JD Vance a sign of 'European pride.' "Well I guess we have heard a lot of not-so-nice words from the United States regarding Europe" EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. https://kyivindependent.com/eu-chief-diplomat-calls-olympics-crowd-boos-of-jd-vance-a-sign-of-european-pride/ https://kyivindependent.com/eu-chief-diplomat-calls-olympics-crowd-boos-of-jd-vance-a-sign-of-european-pride/"
X Link 2026-02-10T08:57Z 1.9M followers, 37.3K engagements
"⚡ Russia says 'long way to go' in Ukraine peace talks as Lavrov rejects US optimism. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned against what he described as excessive optimism surrounding the talks. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-says-long-way-to-go-in-ukraine-peace-talks https://kyivindependent.com/russia-says-long-way-to-go-in-ukraine-peace-talks"
X Link 2026-02-10T10:10Z 1.9M followers, 28.1K engagements
"In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week the Kyiv Independents Anna Belokur examines SpaceXs move to curb Russias illegal use of Starlink satellite internet a technology that has been vital to Ukraines defense since [----]. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=qCC0GQUCsBc https://www.youtube.com/watchv=qCC0GQUCsBc"
X Link 2026-02-10T13:05Z 1.9M followers, 17.4K engagements
"⚡ 11-year-old child killed alongside mother after Russia strikes Sloviansk with glide bombs. The attack brings the official number of children confirmed killed by Russia's war to [---] according to statistics published by the Prosecutor General's Office. https://kyivindependent.com/11-year-old-child-killed-alongside-mother-after-russia-strikes-sloviansk-with-glide-bombs/ https://kyivindependent.com/11-year-old-child-killed-alongside-mother-after-russia-strikes-sloviansk-with-glide-bombs/"
X Link 2026-02-10T13:38Z 1.9M followers, 18.1K engagements
"⚡Ukraine moves its power grid underground to shield it from Russian attacks. So far Ukraine has secured one substation in an underground concrete bunker with a second one underway. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-moves-its-power-grid-underground-to-shield-it-from-russian-attacks/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-moves-its-power-grid-underground-to-shield-it-from-russian-attacks/"
X Link 2026-02-10T14:12Z 1.9M followers, 32.6K engagements
"⚡ Update: Russian lawmaker says Telegram restrictions part of Russia's 'struggle with NATO.' "Information security is an integral part of the struggle between us and NATO" Russian lawmaker Andrei Gurulev said. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-reportedly-restricts-telegram https://kyivindependent.com/russia-reportedly-restricts-telegram"
X Link 2026-02-10T14:46Z 1.9M followers, 16.6K engagements
"⚡ Moldova delivers vital energy aid to Ukraine as new prime minister visits Kyiv. "The first batch of equipment is already in Ukraine today" Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said. https://kyivindependent.com/moldovas-new-prime-minister-visits-kyiv https://kyivindependent.com/moldovas-new-prime-minister-visits-kyiv"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:28Z 1.9M followers, 17.6K engagements
"Ukraine's arms makers often lament that they can make far more weapons than the Ukrainian government has money to buy. Selling or building new weapons internationally can help they say but export restrictions keep them bottled up in-country. https://kyivindependent.com/analysis-what-we-know-about-zelenskys-opening-of-weapons-exports/ https://kyivindependent.com/analysis-what-we-know-about-zelenskys-opening-of-weapons-exports/"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:45Z 1.9M followers, 22K engagements
"⚡ More arms purchases for Ukraine under NATO-led PURL initiative on the way US ambassador says. Three European nations Norway Germany and the Netherlands have contributed the most to the program the ambassador added. https://kyivindependent.com/more-arms-purchases-for-ukraine-under-nato-led-purl-initiative-on-the-way-us-ambassador-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/more-arms-purchases-for-ukraine-under-nato-led-purl-initiative-on-the-way-us-ambassador-says/"
X Link 2026-02-10T18:24Z 1.9M followers, 21.8K engagements
""The U.S. and Europe have the leverage to make this energy ceasefire permanent; the time to act is now" writes Olga Khakova a nonresident fellow in the Atlantic Councils Global Energy Center in this op-ed. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-broke-the-energy-ceasefire-the-west-can-enforce-one-that-lasts/ https://kyivindependent.com/russia-broke-the-energy-ceasefire-the-west-can-enforce-one-that-lasts/"
X Link 2026-02-10T19:10Z 1.9M followers, 18.7K engagements
"Russia is coercing the families of Ukrainian POWs to register Starlink terminals for use by Russian troops on the battlefield; Russian forces struck the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast killing an 11-year-old child and her mother; and more. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-russia-threatens-families-of-ukrainian-pows-to-register-starlink-terminals-ukraine-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-russia-threatens-families-of-ukrainian-pows-to-register-starlink-terminals-ukraine-says/"
X Link 2026-02-10T21:18Z 1.9M followers, 22.1K engagements
"⚡Another Ukrainian athlete says IOC barred helmet honoring 'Ukrainian bravery' at Olympics. https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-athlete-says-ioc-barred-helmet-honoring-ukrainian-bravery-at-olympics/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-athlete-says-ioc-barred-helmet-honoring-ukrainian-bravery-at-olympics/"
X Link 2026-02-11T06:09Z 1.9M followers, 23.7K engagements
"Kateryna Kotsar a Ukrainian freestyle skier said on Feb. [--] that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) barred her from using a custom helmet with the inscription "Be Brave like Ukrainians" at the [----] Winter Olympics"
X Link 2026-02-11T06:09Z 1.9M followers, 21.5K engagements
"The comment came after the Financial Times reported that Kyiv was preparing to hold both votes this spring and that Zelensky could unveil the plan on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion"
X Link 2026-02-11T10:35Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Europe and NATO should seriously prepare for Russian attacks on energy infrastructure in the event of a war with Russia and look to Ukraine for help the CEO of Ukraines largest private energy firm said at the International Energy Week Conference in London on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-energy-ceo-urges-europe-nato-to-prepare-for-russian-strikes-on-power-grid/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-energy-ceo-urges-europe-nato-to-prepare-for-russian-strikes-on-power-grid/"
X Link 2026-02-11T12:46Z 1.9M followers, 17.7K engagements
"Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk became the first high-ranking official to ask the question on everyones mind Was convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein working with Russia He added that Poland would investigate possible links between Epstein and Russian intelligence services. https://kyivindependent.com/was-jeffrey-epstein-a-russian-asset-inside-his-extensive-ties-to-putins-inner-circle/ https://kyivindependent.com/was-jeffrey-epstein-a-russian-asset-inside-his-extensive-ties-to-putins-inner-circle/"
X Link 2026-02-05T20:45Z 1.9M followers, 72.8K engagements
"⚡Zelensky says Russia presented $12 trillion economic plan to US called 'Dmitriev package.' President Volodymyr Zelensky described it as a proposed framework for large-scale U.S.-Russia economic cooperation. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-of-risk-us-russia-could-strike-bilateral-deals-on-ukraine-without-kyiv https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-of-risk-us-russia-could-strike-bilateral-deals-on-ukraine-without-kyiv"
X Link 2026-02-07T09:30Z 1.9M followers, 485K engagements
"⚡ Ukraine hits 'important' Russian cruise missile fuel plant in Tver Oblast drones spark 'massive fire.' Data from the FIRMS satellite monitoring service which tracks fires worldwide in near real time showed active burning on the plant's territory following the strike. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hits-important-russian-cruise-missile-fuel-plant/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hits-important-russian-cruise-missile-fuel-plant/"
X Link 2026-02-07T12:19Z 1.9M followers, 108.6K engagements
"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Feb. [--] according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"
X Link 2026-02-09T07:57Z 1.9M followers, 24.7K engagements
"⚡Ukraine needs 'specific date' for entry into EU Zelensky says. "I am absolutely confident that if . there is no date then Russia will do everything to block the process" President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Feb. [--]. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-needs-specific-date-for-entry-into-eu-zelensky-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-needs-specific-date-for-entry-into-eu-zelensky-says/"
X Link 2026-02-11T21:07Z 1.9M followers, 33.7K engagements
"⚡Update: Ukraine secures nearly $38 billion in military aid after Ramstein meeting. Ukraine will receive nearly $38 billion in new military aid Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Feb. [--] during a press conference following the Ramstein meeting. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-defense-minister-outlines-ukraines-military-priorities-ahead-of-ramstein-meeting/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-defense-minister-outlines-ukraines-military-priorities-ahead-of-ramstein-meeting/"
X Link 2026-02-12T21:56Z 1.9M followers, 29.1K engagements
"⚡Nearly [-----] North Korean troops stationed in Russia's Kursk Oblast at start of [----] media reports. https://kyivindependent.com/nearly-11-000-north-korean-troops-stationed-in-russias-kursk-oblast-at-start-of-2026-media-reports/ https://kyivindependent.com/nearly-11-000-north-korean-troops-stationed-in-russias-kursk-oblast-at-start-of-2026-media-reports/"
X Link 2026-02-13T12:58Z 1.9M followers, 23.3K engagements
"⚡ 'Modern Ukrainian technology battle-tested' Zelensky unveils 1st drone produced by German-Ukrainian joint venture. The facility is expected to produce up to [-----] drones within a year according to Zelensky. https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-technology-proven-in-battle-zelensky-unveils-1st-drone-produced-by-german-ukrainian-joint-venture/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-technology-proven-in-battle-zelensky-unveils-1st-drone-produced-by-german-ukrainian-joint-venture/"
X Link 2026-02-13T16:22Z 1.9M followers, 18.1K engagements
"⚡ US ambassador questions troop presence in Poland after official says Trump doesn't deserve Nobel Prize. Poland has been among the United States' closest allies in Europe since the 1990s. https://kyivindependent.com/us-ambassador-questions-troop-presence-in-poland-after-official-says-trump-doesnt-deserve-nobel-prize https://kyivindependent.com/us-ambassador-questions-troop-presence-in-poland-after-official-says-trump-doesnt-deserve-nobel-prize"
X Link 2026-02-06T11:28Z 1.9M followers, 47.1K engagements
"⚡Ukraine destroys nearly [----] Russian FPV drones in major strike on military targets General Staff says. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-destroys-nearly-6-000-fpv-drones-in-large-scale-strike-on-russian-military-targets-general-staff-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-destroys-nearly-6-000-fpv-drones-in-large-scale-strike-on-russian-military-targets-general-staff-says/"
X Link 2026-02-09T14:00Z 1.9M followers, 23.8K engagements
"⚡Orban declares Ukraine 'enemy' of Hungary. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban criticized Ukraine for calling on the EU halt imports of cheap Russian energy. "Anyone who says this is an enemy of Hungary so Ukraine is our enemy" he said. https://kyivindependent.com/orban-declares-ukraine-enemy-of-hungary https://kyivindependent.com/orban-declares-ukraine-enemy-of-hungary"
X Link 2026-02-07T18:17Z 1.9M followers, 276.2K engagements
"Ukraine's debt is ballooning. By the end of last year the country owed over $213 billion to creditors a hair's breadth away from the size of the country's entire economy. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-ballooning-debt-explained/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-ballooning-debt-explained/"
X Link 2026-02-11T08:09Z 1.9M followers, 23.5K engagements
"⚡US military aid to Ukraine dropped 99% in [----] report finds. European countries stepped in to fill the gap increasing military aid to Ukraine by 67% and non-military support by 59% in [----] according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. https://kyivindependent.com/us-military-aid-to-ukraine-dropped-99-in-2025-report-finds/ https://kyivindependent.com/us-military-aid-to-ukraine-dropped-99-in-2025-report-finds/"
X Link 2026-02-11T20:17Z 1.9M followers, 181.5K engagements
"⚡ Russian losses exceeded recruitment for second month in a row Ukraine says. The figures indicate a negative balance of [----] personnel for the month. https://kyivindependent.com/russian-losses-exceeded-recruitment-for-second-month-in-a-row-but-hur-says-moscow-can-sustain-mobilization/ https://kyivindependent.com/russian-losses-exceeded-recruitment-for-second-month-in-a-row-but-hur-says-moscow-can-sustain-mobilization/"
X Link 2026-02-12T18:20Z 1.9M followers, 53.1K engagements
"⚡Ukraine will not accept a bad peace deal Zelensky says. In an interview with The Atlantic President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would rather accept no deal than pressure Ukrainians into a bad one emphasizing the need for a dignified lasting peace. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-will-not-accept-a-bad-peace-deal-zelensky-says https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-will-not-accept-a-bad-peace-deal-zelensky-says"
X Link 2026-02-13T01:00Z 1.9M followers, 29K engagements
"⚡Several Ukrainian children abducted to Russia returned in initiative backed by Melania Trump White House says. https://kyivindependent.com/several-ukrainian-children-abducted-to-russia-returned-in-initiative-backed-by-melania-trump-white-house-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/several-ukrainian-children-abducted-to-russia-returned-in-initiative-backed-by-melania-trump-white-house-says/"
X Link 2026-02-13T04:14Z 1.9M followers, 36.8K engagements
"Our newest Love is Action collection features two simple statements with profound meaning: I love Ukraine and I love the Kyiv Independent. These are more than just designs; they are public declarations of solidarity"
X Link 2026-02-13T10:18Z 1.9M followers, 18.1K engagements
"⚡ Zelensky's ex-chief of staff Yermak to represent Ukrainian athlete in IOC case lawyer says. Andriy Yermak President Volodymyr Zelensky's former chief of staff has joined the team of lawyers representing Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych. https://kyivindependent.com/zelenskys-ex-chief-of-staff-yermak-to-represent-ukrainian-athlete-in-ioc-case-lawyer-says/ https://kyivindependent.com/zelenskys-ex-chief-of-staff-yermak-to-represent-ukrainian-athlete-in-ioc-case-lawyer-says/"
X Link 2026-02-13T10:32Z 1.9M followers, 33.5K engagements
""The pressing question therefore is how peace can be restored. The Trump administration's answer has been to put pressure on the victim of aggression and not on the aggressor" writes Edward C. Chow an oil and gas expert in this op-ed. https://kyivindependent.com/whither-trumps-peace-in-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/whither-trumps-peace-in-ukraine/"
X Link 2026-02-13T12:26Z 1.9M followers, 17.1K engagements
"⚡ Russia just laid out its Ukraine war endgame here's what Moscow actually wants. While U.S. Ukrainian and Russian officials met for trilateral talks in January and again in early February with another round expected next week the Kremlin has used the same period to restate its position. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-just-laid-out-its-ukraine-war-endgame https://kyivindependent.com/russia-just-laid-out-its-ukraine-war-endgame"
X Link 2026-02-13T12:44Z 1.9M followers, 65.4K engagements
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