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

The Kyiv Independent posts on X about ukraine, russia, zelensky, kyiv the most. They currently have XXXXXXXXX followers and 1491 posts still getting attention that total XXXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

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[ukraine](/topic/ukraine) #100, [russia](/topic/russia) #126, [zelensky](/topic/zelensky) #34, [kyiv](/topic/kyiv) #9, [drone](/topic/drone) #191, [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) #603, [moscow](/topic/moscow) #14, [kremlin](/topic/kremlin) #28, [president donald](/topic/president-donald) #147, [losses](/topic/losses) #158

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### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::1462548977367359490/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"Sign up for the New York screening of the Kyiv Independent's documentary "Can You Hear Me The Invisible Battles of Ukrainian Military Medics." The films screening will take place on Oct. XX at 6:30 PM at XX Park Ave New York. Sign up here:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977825474190639129) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T19:55Z 1.9M followers, 55.9K engagements


"Ballet dancer Sergei Polunin was stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship by a presidential decree on Oct. XX according to law enforcment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978158922990051360) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-14T18:00Z 1.9M followers, 97K engagements


"⚡18 year-old Russian singer detained by St. Petersburg police for performing anti-Putin song. The band Stoptime has previously performed songs by other artists labeled as "foreign agents" by the Russian government"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978516784647995774) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T17:42Z 1.9M followers, 40.2K engagements


"⚡ Ukraine war latest live: Russian missiles drones target energy infrastructure once again. Russia launched a large-scale missile attack at Ukraine in the early hours of Oct. XX targeting cities in several oblasts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978755943526449514) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T09:32Z 1.9M followers, 30.2K engagements


"The three vessels originally named the Finikia the Laodicea and the Souria were once owned by the Syrian government a key ally to Russia under the rule of former dictator Bashar Al-Assad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978790180229107949) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T11:48Z 1.9M followers, 32.7K engagements


"⚡ Russia says 'will do everything' to ensure its safety if US sends Tomahawks to Ukraine. "Our military knows what to do; they have the military potential and all the necessary capabilities" Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978799358725202298) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T12:25Z 1.9M followers, 44K engagements


"The Kyiv Independents War Crimes Investigation Unit has completed a new investigation into the treatment of Ukrainian children in the Russian-occupied territories. The film uncovers a systematic indoctrination of children to serve as future soldiers in Putins regime"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978903995906216039) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T19:20Z 1.9M followers, 38K engagements


"U.S. President Donald Trump appeared noncommittal on providing Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine on Oct. XX just hours before he is set to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978936918726332476) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T21:31Z 1.9M followers, 33.4K engagements


"⚡Update: Zelensky speaks to European leaders after Trump meeting. Zelensky and Trump spoke in a closed-door meeting for over two hours. Zelensky then held a conference call with European leaders a source in the Ukrainian delegation told Suspilne"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979286190332494288) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T20:39Z 1.9M followers, 36.9K engagements


"A Russian missile strike this week on a Ukrainian training ground the latest in a series of deadly strikes on training centers has heightened scrutiny and sparked criticism of the Ukrainian military commands ability to protect recruits"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979490325899923863) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-18T10:10Z 1.9M followers, 43.3K engagements


"Lithuania's new government quietly reduced the state-provided security for exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya a move that has been attributed to financial concerns and a perceived lower threat level"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979544686210458100) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-18T13:46Z 1.9M followers, 40.1K engagements


"Seeking to curb Moscow's influence Latvia and Estonia are phasing out the Russian language in education tightening immigration rules and targeting Russian-linked organizations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979886914259030482) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-19T12:26Z 1.9M followers, 42.3K engagements


"⚡ Putin admits Russian air defense opened fire at Azerbaijani airliner in 2024. Putin claimed that the missiles exploded a few meters away from the plane which was then hit by fragments"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976263357947629577) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-09T12:27Z 1.9M followers, 158.2K engagements


"Among the seven nations increasing their purchases France saw a XX% jump importing XXX billion euros ($2.5 billion) while the Netherlands imports surged XX% to XXX million euros ($579 million). Belgium Croatia Romania Hungary and Portugal also raised their imports"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976695983686951334) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-10T17:07Z 1.9M followers, 38.1K engagements


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


"⚡ Russian space agency head visits US for first talks with NASA since 2018 Russia says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1950168004311830737) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-07-29T12:14Z 1.9M followers, 35.8K engagements


"⚡ India resumes Russian oil imports despite US tariffs Bloomberg reports. Indian Oil Corp. and Bharat Petroleum Corp. bought several shipments of Russian Urals crude in recent days with deliveries expected in September and October"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1958123852342649077) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-08-20T11:08Z 1.9M followers, 38K engagements


"⚡Latvia extends nighttime airspace restrictions near borders with Russia and Belarus"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1975569069161259366) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-07T14:29Z 1.9M followers, 31.9K engagements


"⚡Ukraine allocates $XX million to bolster energy grid of frontline regions amid Russian strikes Zelensky says. The announcement comes as Russia stepped up its campaign against Ukraine's energy infrastructure in recent days"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1975601646563697020) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-07T16:38Z 1.9M followers, 34K engagements


"Russia has escalated its strikes on the countrys critical railway infrastructure targeting Ukrainian Railways also known as Ukrzaliznytsia in what appears to be a bid to disrupt military logistics amid new arms delivery announcements"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1975610234183016619) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-07T17:12Z 1.9M followers, 35.5K engagements


"⚡Estonian court sentences soldier for spying for Russia. Estonia's State Prosecutor Triinu Olev-Aas said Ivan Dmitriev an active member of the Estonian Defense Forces who handled drone operations posed a significant threat to Estonia's security"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1975632267092631730) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-07T18:40Z 1.9M followers, 39.4K engagements


"Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Oct. X said those who built Nord Stream X not those accused of sabotaging it "should be ashamed and remain silent" adding it is "not in Poland's interest" to hand over the suspect"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1975639536270254557) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-07T19:09Z 1.9M followers, 54.7K engagements


"⚡ Taiwan ready to halt Russian naphtha purchases if EU requests minister says. "We will respect and abide by EU and G7 norms" Taiwan's Economy Minister Kung Ming-hsin said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1975890136723538051) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-08T11:44Z 1.9M followers, 39.1K engagements


"⚡EU ambassadors approve plan to phase out Russian gas oil by 2028 Reuters reports. The plan to phase out Russian oil and gas by January 2028 has received broad backing from most member states though Hungary and Slovakia continue to oppose it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1975975637040140453) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-08T17:24Z 1.9M followers, 36.1K engagements


"⚡Russian stock market plummets to 3-year low after Kremlin statement on 'collapsing' US-Moscow relations. The XXXX% drop brings the MOEX Russia Index the primary benchmark of the Russian stock market to its lowest levels since September 2022"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976021193292464500) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-08T20:25Z 1.9M followers, 44.4K engagements


"⚡ Belgium wants EU to share risks of XXX billion euros Ukraine loan Politico reports"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976176788071121358) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-09T06:43Z 1.9M followers, 34.6K engagements


"⚡ Tomahawk deliveries could force Russia to 'sober up' and negotiate Zelensky says. "Right now it is important to send a signal that Ukraine will be strengthened by all means possible" President Volodymyr Zelensky said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976203053716980053) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-09T08:28Z 1.9M followers, 68.9K engagements


"⚡ Europe faces 'significant risk' of major war if Russia starts mobilization Zelensky says. "There is a significant risk that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin will actually go to a world war" President Volodymyr Zelensky said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976257553873998191) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-09T12:04Z 1.9M followers, 54.2K engagements


"⚡ Russian MiG-31 fighter jet crashed in western region during landing Moscow says. The MiG-31 a twin-seat supersonic aircraft capable of carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles has been widely used by Russia to strike targets deep inside Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976534496976699727) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-10T06:25Z 1.9M followers, 34.1K engagements


"⚡ Poland's foreign minister visits western Ukraine amid mass Russian attack on Kyiv other cities. Radoslaw Sikorski visited the site of a Russian attack against the village of Lapaivka on Oct. X which killed four family members"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976569232231186843) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-10T08:43Z 1.9M followers, 29K engagements


"⚡ German finance minister 'sure' that EU will find more ways to use Russia's frozen assets. "I am sure that in the end we will get there that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin will pay for this war" Germanys Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976610560650207300) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-10T11:27Z 1.9M followers, 35.7K engagements


"⚡Seven EU states increase Russian energy imports in 2025 Reuters reports"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976695815105335638) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-10T17:06Z 1.9M followers, 59.1K engagements


"⚡Zelensky 'not satisfied' with defense of Kyiv's energy facilities. "We cannot use Patriot missiles against drones" Zelensky said. "What questions might I have for the mayor I could tell you now what I think about all this but I won't.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976837360559296877) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-11T02:28Z 1.9M followers, 58.6K engagements


"⚡Latvia orders over XXX Russian citizens to leave by mid-October"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976926093652427156) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-11T08:21Z 1.9M followers, 46.6K engagements


"Latvia has ordered XXX Russian citizens to leave the country by Oct. XX citing their failure to meet legal requirements including proof of Latvian language proficiency and passing a national security screening Politico reported"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976926120365973893) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-11T08:21Z 1.9M followers, 34.1K engagements


"⚡Estonia closes border crossing with Russia over unusual military activity. Estonia has temporarily closed the Saatse border crossing following heightened Russian military activity near the area the Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Oct. 10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977015991571038336) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-11T14:18Z 1.9M followers, 42K engagements


"⚡German airlines call to shoot down drones threatening airports. Germany's airlines are calling for drones that threaten airport operations to be shot down amid a recent surge of drone sightings across Europe Der Spiegel reported on Oct. 11"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977114634181071308) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-11T20:50Z 1.9M followers, 59.9K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Oct. XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977280692494254274) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-12T07:50Z 1.9M followers, 50K engagements


"⚡Ukraine liberates village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast military claims"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977348033185521819) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-12T12:18Z 1.9M followers, 43.2K engagements


"⚡Russia has pounded Ukraine's rail infrastructure XXX times since August official says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977386464447979923) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-12T14:50Z 1.9M followers, 40.4K engagements


"Russian troops launched more than 3100 drones around 1360 glide bombs and XX missiles on Ukraine in the past week Zelensky said; Ukrainian troops have liberated the village of Mali Shcherbaky in Zaporizhzhia Oblast; and more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977429045903061017) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-12T17:39Z 1.9M followers, 44.7K engagements


"⚡Trump calls on Congress to investigate 2019 hoax impeachment over Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Oct. XX calling for the reinstatement of the investigation into the 2019 impeachment proceedings against him. The Ukraine impeachment (of me) Scam was a far bigger illegal Hoax than Watergate Trump said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977508872773403004) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-12T22:57Z 1.9M followers, 78.8K engagements


"⚡Around XX% of Ukrainians want Zelensky to stay president after war poll shows"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977715649762804064) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T12:38Z 1.9M followers, 60.1K engagements


"Learn more about the event and reserve a place here: All proceeds will support the Kyiv Independents War Crimes Investigations Unit that continues documenting crimes committed by Russia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977754057189020009) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T15:11Z 1.9M followers, 31.1K engagements


"Ukraine's move to a corps-based command structure aimed to boost military efficiency. Almost a year later the promised improvements remain out of reach"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977759201850958188) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T15:31Z 1.9M followers, 42.6K engagements


"⚡ Zelensky confirms plans to meet Trump in Washington this week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977770602116124920) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T16:17Z 1.9M followers, 37.1K engagements


"The Kyiv Independent's Francis Farrell spent several days documenting a drone crew from the International Battalion of Ukraines Azov Corps in Donetsk Oblast where volunteers from across the world have joined the ranks and adapted to modern drone warfare"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977778551345783144) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T16:48Z 1.9M followers, 65.1K engagements


"Russia is ready to test European borders and escalate the current tensions into an open confrontation at any moment German intelligence head Martin Jaeger said; Ukraine will form new helicopter groups to intercept drones Zelensky said; and more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977807829982671205) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T18:45Z 1.9M followers, 43.5K engagements


"The European Council has agreed to reduce and eliminate duties on a range of Ukrainian agricultural products paving the way for the first significant update to tariffs under an EU-Ukraine trade agreement since it was adopted in 2016"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977821298236817783) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T19:38Z 1.9M followers, 43.1K engagements


"Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov issued a new round of veiled threats towards Moldova on Oct. XX warning Chisinau not to suffer from the same fate as Ukraine just weeks after an election that saw the pro-European Action and Solidarity Party secure a parliamentary majority"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977859485906416018) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T22:10Z 1.9M followers, 41.5K engagements


"⚡ Trump says Turkey's Erdogan could mediate Russia-Ukraine war. "He's respected by Russia. Ukraine I can't tell you about but he is respected by (Russian President Vladimir) Putin" Trump told journalists"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978012786610360800) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-14T08:19Z 1.9M followers, 36.6K engagements


"⚡ US defense manufacturer reveals new Tomahawk launcher just what Ukraine would need to hit Russia. The Tomahawk's range would open up great swathes of Russia to Ukrainian long-range missile strikes most notably Moscow and St. Petersburg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978022588665253960) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-14T08:58Z 1.9M followers, 73.3K engagements


"U.S. President Donald Trump's success in brokering a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has been praised worldwide. What seems to be diplomatic victory in the Middle East contrasts with Trump's failure to negotiate a ceasefire in Eastern Europe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978331810581872943) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T05:27Z 1.9M followers, 38.4K engagements


"⚡ Russia charges Khodorkovsky XX anti-war activists with 'terrorism attempted coup.' According to the FSB the Russian Anti-War Committee's goal is the "violent seizure of power" and the "change of the constitutional order.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978386664239063058) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T09:05Z 1.9M followers, 32.4K engagements


"Our new T-shirt asks a question the world needs to answer. When you wear it you're refusing to let the world forget. You're turning conferences streets and casual encounters into spaces where Ukraine's voice cannot be ignored. Order here:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978387655499919402) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T09:09Z 1.9M followers, 30.7K engagements


"Since 2022 there have been calls to establish an international court to prosecute Kremlin leaders for the war against Ukraine. In 2025 a version of such a court exists on paper but it's unclear when or even if Vladimir Putin might be in the dock"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978448122297606611) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T13:09Z 1.9M followers, 31.5K engagements


"⚡Denmark allocates over $XXX million for Ukraine's military support; Sweden weighs new aircraft supply"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978510847291904252) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T17:18Z 1.9M followers, 30.6K engagements


"⚡ Italian Supreme Court overturns extradition of Ukrainian in Nord Stream sabotage case. The ruling sends the case back to a new panel of judges at the Bologna Court of Appeal for review"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978514277741871535) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T17:32Z 1.9M followers, 33.3K engagements


"⚡Odesa mayor is a Russian citizen but passport published by Ukrainian intelligence is fake journalists claim. Databases confirm that Odesa Mayor Hennady Trukhanov is a Russian citizen but his alleged Russian passport published by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) is fake the Insider a Russian investigative journalism outlet claimed on Oct. XX. Based on Trukhanov's Russian citizenship President Volodymyr Zelensky stripped him of his Ukrainian citizenship on Oct. 14"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978519719519883429) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T17:53Z 1.9M followers, 50.8K engagements


"⚡'Not in Poland's interest' to hand over Ukrainian in Nord Stream probe Tusk says. "From our point of view the only people who should be ashamed and should remain silent on the issue of Nord Stream X are those who decided to build it" Tusk said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1975613367864992146) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-07T17:25Z 1.9M followers, 135.4K engagements


"⚡ Indian refiners asked to pay for Russian oil with Chinese yuan Reuters reports. Indian Oil Corp the country's leading state-owned refiner has recently purchased two to three cargoes of Russian oil using Chinese yuan sources told Reuters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1975810142412403006) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-08T06:27Z 1.9M followers, 41.2K engagements


"⚡Pro-Trump US lawmaker to meet with Putin's envoy this month. Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna said on Oct. X that she will meet with Kirill Dmitriev to discuss "peace" and "trade." Luna opposes all U.S. aid to Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976073583421161886) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-08T23:53Z 1.9M followers, 40.3K engagements


"⚡Fire breaks out at Russian gas plant after reported drone strike. A fire allegedly broke out at the Lukoil Korobkovsky gas processing plant in Kotovo Russia following a reported drone attack overnight on Oct. 9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976137454936522809) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-09T04:07Z 1.9M followers, 48.4K engagements


"⚡ Trump suggests 'throwing out' Spain from NATO over defense spending. "They have no excuse not to do this. Maybe you should throw them out of NATO frankly" U.S. President Donald Trump said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976572731815800984) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-10T08:57Z 1.9M followers, 31.4K engagements


"⚡ US Senate approves $XXX billion defense bill proposes $XXX million for Ukraine. The legislation reflects a $XXX million increase in the aid for Ukraine over the House of Representatives' version"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976631738786050535) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-10T12:51Z 1.9M followers, 33.4K engagements


"A new film by the Kyiv Independent's War Crimes Investigation Unit exposes a vast system that turns education and leisure for Ukrainian children in occupied territories into tools for building Russia's next army"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976653995616911639) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-10T14:20Z 1.9M followers, 34.6K engagements


"⚡ NATO starts annual nuclear drills amid heightened tensions with Moscow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977674139113853420) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T09:53Z 1.9M followers, 45K engagements


"The Kyiv Independent is seeking a Video Creator to join our team. This role blends technical capabilities with artistic vision to create visual stories that inform our YouTube audience about all things Ukraine its current events its culture its history and more. Our primary content includes Youtube explainers news summaries and field reports as well as documentaries. Learn more and apply here:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977710193073914010) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T12:17Z 1.9M followers, 40.1K engagements


"⚡ Trump says he'll focus on Ukraine war after brokering Israel-Hamas deal. Speaking about past negotiations with Moscow Trump said U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff "had no idea about Russia had no idea about Putin too much" at the time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977730807700594976) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T13:39Z 1.9M followers, 45.9K engagements


"⚡ Update: Kremlin calls Witkoff effective negotiator after Trump admitted envoy had no idea about Russia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978065439461638443) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-14T11:48Z 1.9M followers, 45.4K engagements


"⚡Delivery of Tomahawks to enhance Ukraine's ability to strike Russia NATO top official says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978422800667820342) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T11:28Z 1.9M followers, 36K engagements


"⚡Finland Lithuania join PURL initiative to arm Ukraine; new aid announced"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978435880768426364) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T12:20Z 1.9M followers, 32.9K engagements


"Lithuania plans to contribute $XX million toward procuring weapons for Ukraine. Finland meanwhile has announced a new military aid package with full details expected to be released later this week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978435999991574666) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T12:21Z 1.9M followers, 26.8K engagements


"The Kyiv Independents Chris York sits down with U.S. defense expert Tom Karako to discuss how the potential provision of the Tomahawk to Ukraine could affect the course of Russias war and Russian President Vladimir Putins calculations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978462542369263838) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T14:06Z 1.9M followers, 27.5K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Oct. XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979807068808004076) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-19T07:09Z 1.9M followers, 49.2K engagements


"U.S. President Donald Trump mused about offering both Kyiv and Moscow security guarantees during his White House meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Oct. XX leaving the Ukrainian delegation taken aback Reuters reported on Oct. XX citing its sources"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980067999513264187) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-20T00:26Z 1.9M followers, 38.3K engagements


"⚡Trump meets with Stubb vows to defend Finland in case of Russian attack. During a White House meeting on Oct. X U.S. President Donald Trump said he would vigorously defend Finland if Russia attacked it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976436507771797809) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-09T23:55Z 1.9M followers, 35.8K engagements


"The move follows growing frustration among American airlines which have been barred from flying over Russia since 2022 while Chinese carriers continue to use the route"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976546008567062553) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-10T07:11Z 1.9M followers, 28.6K engagements


"⚡Ukraine Netherlands sign memorandum on joint drone production. Zelensky met with Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans to finalize the agreement describing drone production as "one of the most promising areas of our bilateral cooperation.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976728552981848539) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-10T19:16Z 1.9M followers, 40.8K engagements


"⚡Over XX% of Americans support additional sanctions on Russia poll finds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977184520198930836) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-12T01:28Z 1.9M followers, 95.6K engagements


"⚡Update: Zelensky Trump confirm plans to meet in Washington this week. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Oct. XX that he plans to meet his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Washington later this week with Trump later confirming the meeting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977925133541999053) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-14T02:31Z 1.9M followers, 48.5K engagements


"⚡ Trump admin reportedly proposes banning Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on US routes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976545984961445972) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-10T07:10Z 1.9M followers, 43.3K engagements


"⚡Belarus launches military readiness check as security concerns grow. The Belarusian military is implementing a "set of measures" to bring select units to their "highest level of combat readiness" under Alexander Lukashenko's direct orders"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976941048531501364) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-11T09:20Z 1.9M followers, 49.2K engagements


"Just imagine: a long-range missile is launched and is flying and we know that it could be nuclear Peskov said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977441944487043380) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-12T18:31Z 1.9M followers, 45K engagements


"⚡Trump may offer Putin minerals access in exchange for peace Telegraph reports. U.S. President Trump is preparing to offer Russia access to Ukrainian minerals and Alaskan natural resources to secure a ceasefire The Telegraph reported on Aug. 13"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1955751131931406553) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-08-13T21:59Z 1.9M followers, 87.3K engagements


"Right-wing figures across the U.S. and Europe are now exploiting Ukrainian refugees tragic stories not to promote wartime aid for Ukraine but to stoke fear and push racist xenophobic policies at home"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1965487636786909271) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-09-09T18:49Z 1.9M followers, 1.7M engagements


""Ukraine is fighting not only for its own survival but for the stability and security of Europe: Russia's recent incursion into Poland's airspace shows that Russia will not stop until it is stopped" writes Natalka Cmoc Canada's ambassador to Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1969369507413082529) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-09-20T11:54Z 1.9M followers, 38.6K engagements


"⚡Serbia sends humanitarian aid to Russia's Kursk Oblast worth around $X million Moscow claims"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976336881475322117) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-09T17:20Z 1.9M followers, 40K engagements


"⚡Russian-owned oil company in Serbia loses U.S. sanctions exemption. Serbia's largest Russian-owned oil company Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) announced on Oct. X that it had not received an extension of its U.S. sanctions waiver Reuters reported"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976364765531324768) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-09T19:10Z 1.9M followers, 46K engagements


"⚡ US falling behind Russia and China in hypersonic weapons race study says. The assessment shows a critical gap in U.S. military capabilities as Russia deploys hypersonic missiles against Ukraine and China rapidly advances its own arsenal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976557803386044777) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-10T07:57Z 1.9M followers, 30.7K engagements


"⚡ Venezuelan opposition leader awarded Nobel Peace Prize Trump loses out. The committee described Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as "a brave and committed champion of peace.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976596120525742256) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-10T10:30Z 1.9M followers, 36.3K engagements


"Trump threatens China with additional XXX% tariffs amid trade tensions. "The United States of America will impose a tariff of XXX% on China over and above any tariff that they are currently paying" Donald Trump said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976914865576198487) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-11T07:36Z 1.9M followers, 44.5K engagements


"⚡Russia launched over 3100 drones XX missiles nearly 1360 aerial bombs against Ukraine in a week Zelensky says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977319986310881411) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-12T10:26Z 1.9M followers, 43K engagements


"⚡'Very dramatic moment' Moscow concerned over possible Tomahawk missiles supplies to Ukraine. "The topic of Tomahawks is of extreme concern" Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Oct. 12"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977441941450113496) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-12T18:31Z 1.9M followers, 97.9K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Oct. XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977597210952118691) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T04:48Z 1.9M followers, 55.9K engagements


"⚡ Russia likely helping North Korea with submarine development Seoul says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977653441418903883) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T08:31Z 1.9M followers, 43.8K engagements


"South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Pyongyang has received "various technologies" but it remains unclear whether it was able to test launch a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977653503763059061) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T08:31Z 1.9M followers, 29.6K engagements


"⚡ X Russian colonels charged in absentia over 2023 missile attack that killed XX people. Russia hit a 9-story apartment building in Uman in the early hours of April XX 2023 during a mass missile strike against Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977702260915175917) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T11:45Z 1.9M followers, 39.3K engagements


"The Kyiv Independent is pleased to announce its first ever live event in New York City where the team will share stories from the life of a newsroom in times of war. Date: Tuesday Dec. X 2025 Time: 6:00 PM 9:00 PM Location: Ukrainian Institute of America"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977754054802526701) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T15:11Z 1.9M followers, 87.4K engagements


"Estonian officials say Moscow is intensifying its provocations after an unusual movement by Russian troops near the border forced Tallinn to shut down a border crossing point on Oct. 10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977817005035282870) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T19:21Z 1.9M followers, 62K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Oct. XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977968253730254861) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-14T05:22Z 1.9M followers, 51.9K engagements


"⚡ Belarus detains at least XX over alleged ties to military monitoring group rights watchdog says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978150452752425259) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-14T17:26Z 1.9M followers, 36.8K engagements


"⚡Trump says Putin should 'do something' to end war in Ukraine cites 'a million and a half' Russian losses. "I mean I had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin but he just doesnt want to end that war" Trump said on Oct. 14"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978223015520244148) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-14T22:14Z 1.9M followers, 46.3K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Oct. XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978331323962974474) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T05:25Z 1.9M followers, 42.3K engagements


"A delegation of senior Ukrainian officials met on Oct. XX with representatives of Raytheon the manufacturer of Tomahawk missiles in the U.S. presidential aide Andriy Yermak said on X"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978443768735977769) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T12:52Z 1.9M followers, 28.1K engagements


"⚡Estonian citizens to receive drone training under new state initiative"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978470279975145544) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T14:37Z 1.9M followers, 30.7K engagements


"The Estonian Defense Ministry the Estonian Defense League and the non-profit organization HK Unicorn Squad MTU signed on Oct. XX a memorandum of cooperation to enhance drone piloting skills among Estonian citizens"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978470336242073876) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T14:37Z 1.9M followers, 26.5K engagements


"At least 1076 Cuban nationals have fought or are fighting for Russia in Ukraine Ukraine's military intelligence said; Denmark has pledged $XXX million in military aid to Ukraine; and more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978533074414580071) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T18:46Z 1.9M followers, 36.5K engagements


"⚡'They want to go offensive' Trump to discuss Ukraine returning war to Russia during meeting with Zelensky"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978637227623059645) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T01:40Z 1.9M followers, 50.8K engagements


"Trump said he'd "make a determination" on Ukraine's desire to "go offensive" against Russia during his upcoming meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978637295868608985) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T01:41Z 1.9M followers, 38.3K engagements


"⚡ Update: Indian refiners reportedly brace for Russian oil cuts; New Delhi remains evasive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978742051391914053) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T08:37Z 1.9M followers, 35.1K engagements


"⚡ Trump ready to slap 'Ukrainian victory tariff' on China if Europe follows suit treasury secretary says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978770252033884509) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T10:29Z 1.9M followers, 39K engagements


""President Trump has instructed the ambassador and myself to tell our European allies that we would be in favor of whether you would call it a 'Russian oil tariff' on China or a 'Ukrainian victory tariff' on China" U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978770378710302866) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T10:29Z 1.9M followers, 30K engagements


"Despite no elections on the horizon political advertising is gradually ramping up in wartime Ukraine. Under martial law political advertising is not banned. But its appearance is viewed by some as inappropriate in a country grappling with a brutal war"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978808352655224974) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 27.9K engagements


"⚡ Update: Indian Foreign Ministry says 'not aware' of Trump-Modi call on stopping Russian oil purchases"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978823390405271761) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T14:00Z 1.9M followers, 28.7K engagements


""To the best of our knowledge I am not aware of any conversation between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump yesterday" Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978823422055502286) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T14:00Z 1.9M followers, 23.8K engagements


"As the European Commission unveils its new Defense Readiness Roadmap on Oct. XX one key of cornerstone proposals the European Drone Defense Initiative is likely to turn into a political battleground of its own"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978823767418679732) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T14:02Z 1.9M followers, 25K engagements


"⚡ Trump Putin hold phone call ahead of Zelensky visit to Washington. The call marks the first direct contact between the two leaders in nearly two months and comes amid heightened tensions over the stalled peace talks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978844910313701513) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T15:26Z 1.9M followers, 33.5K engagements


"North Korean soldiers are now helping Moscow direct attacks into Ukraine Ukraine's General Staff said; Another Ukrainian military training ground was hit by a Russian missile strike on Oct. 16; and more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978906984104476943) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T19:32Z 1.9M followers, 42.6K engagements


"Olli Ruohomaki a Middle East expert at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs told the Kyiv Independent that Putin's meeting with al-Sharaa "looks like a desperate attempt to keep hold of something that they are losing.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978913839551828326) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T20:00Z 1.9M followers, 34.2K engagements


"⚡ Update: Zelensky holds talks with US energy secretary defense companies. Zelensky on Oct. XX met with U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright as well as representatives of energy companies and the Raytheon and Lockheed Martin arms manufacturers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979088418857513181) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T07:33Z 1.9M followers, 31.3K engagements


"⚡ Russia Ukraine not ready for peace deal Vance says ahead of Zelensky-Trump meeting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979113332251492577) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T09:12Z 1.9M followers, 38.2K engagements


"⚡ Belarus seeks to engage EU countries to break isolation Reuters reports"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979126239454474371) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T10:04Z 1.9M followers, 32.3K engagements


"A senior Belarusian diplomat told a European official that Belarus could be involved in the Russia-Ukraine peace efforts and play a role in discussions on European security Reuters reported"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979126270173536279) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T10:04Z 1.9M followers, 28.8K engagements


"Russian President Vladimir Putin's renewed overtures to U.S. President Donald Trump have raised concerns that once again the Kremlin is attempting to derail Western support for Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979129085616886042) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T10:15Z 1.9M followers, 38.6K engagements


"⚡ Orban calls with Putin ahead of Trump summit in Budapest. The phone call follows an announcement that in the coming weeks Budapest will host a meeting between Putin and Trump as part of efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979130256318513401) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T10:19Z 1.9M followers, 31.9K engagements


"Putin reportedly gave a lengthy lecture on medieval Rus princes such as Rurik or Yaroslav the Wise as well as the 17th-century Cossack leader Bohdan Khmelnytskyi taking Trump aback"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979144205407523155) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T11:15Z 1.9M followers, 33.6K engagements


"A general sense of skepticism prevails among European officials and diplomats over U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of planned Ukraine peace talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Hungary"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979161363864764837) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T12:23Z 1.9M followers, 29K engagements


"⚡ Zelensky meets Trump in Washington as Ukraine hopes for Tomahawk deliveries. The U.S. leader greeted Zelensky near the White House where the two leaders are expected to speak to reporters before closed-door discussions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979239181655089458) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T17:32Z 1.9M followers, 28.8K engagements


"⚡ Update: Trump says he hopes Tomahawk missiles won't be needed to end Russia's war in Ukraine. "Hopefully we'll be able to get the war over without thinking about Tomahawks" Trump said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979250188142227923) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T18:16Z 1.9M followers, 34.2K engagements


"⚡ Update: Trump says Budapest meeting with Putin will be 'a double meeting.' "It'll be a double meeting but we will have the president Zelensky in touch. There's a lot of bad blood between the two presidents" U.S. President Donald Trump said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979252393985314980) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T18:25Z 1.9M followers, 37.3K engagements


"⚡Update: 'They make a very good drone' Trump hints at openness to weapons deal with Ukraine. Zelensky suggested Tomahawks for Ukraine could be part of a mutually beneficial exchange with Kyiv helping the U.S. gain an edge in drone technology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979259862124020161) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T18:54Z 1.9M followers, 37.8K engagements


"⚡BREAKING: No answer on long-range Tomahawks Zelensky says after Trump meeting. Zelensky told reporters that he and Trump discussed the provision of long-range weapons to Ukraine but agreed not to present any decisions publicly at this time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979288093208514971) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T20:47Z 1.9M followers, 44.6K engagements


"⚡Update: Zelensky counting on pressure from Trump to secure ceasefire. Following a 2-hour conversation with Trump Zelensky said he was "realistic" about the prospects of Ukraine getting Tomahawks and that the current priority was securing a ceasefire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979300880282222947) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T21:37Z 1.9M followers, 41.8K engagements


"⚡Foreigner fatally stabbed in western Ukrainian city of Ternopil police report A Latin American citizen was fatally stabbed after a dispute in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil local police said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979506841051656369) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-18T11:16Z 1.9M followers, 39.2K engagements


"⚡Austria drops objections paves way for EUs 19th Russia sanctions package. Vienna had previously held up the sanctions over a demand that the EU compensate Austrias Raiffeisen Bank International for losses inflicted by Russian penalties"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979616109583372489) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-18T18:30Z 1.9M followers, 45.4K engagements


"⚡Putin reemphasized full Donetsk control as key to any deal while signaling possible compromises on Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts in Trump call WP reports. Some White House officials described the proposal as progress while a senior European diplomat cautioned that Ukraine would likely view it in a very different light. Its like selling them their own leg in exchange for nothing the unnamed diplomat said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979729091478589456) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-19T01:59Z 1.9M followers, 98K engagements


"In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week Anna Belokur reports on another TrumpZelensky meeting in Washington following Russian President Vladimir Putins intervention to dissuade the U.S. from supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979883516205900207) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-19T12:13Z 1.9M followers, 71.4K engagements


"⚡'He's going to take something' Trump says Putin has 'won' territory in Ukraine. "He's won certain property" Trump told Fox News indicating that Putin would lay claim to Ukrainian lands as part of a U.S.-brokered peace deal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979992567874781280) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-19T19:26Z 1.9M followers, 63.4K engagements


"⚡Updated: Zelensky should not be pressured to give up territory Poland's Tusk says. "We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980004067947520400) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-19T20:12Z 1.9M followers, 80.6K engagements


"⚡Belarus seeks talks with Kyiv amid efforts to break Western isolation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980061142098604280) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-19T23:58Z 1.9M followers, 44.3K engagements


"The head of Belarus' State Security Committee Ivan Tertel claimed on Oct. XX that his agency is prepared to engage in dialogue with Kyiv to "find a consensus" to end Ukraine's war with Russia Belarusian state media reported"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980061144191574033) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-19T23:58Z 1.9M followers, 34.7K engagements


"⚡Updated: Trump suggested offering both Kyiv Moscow security guarantees during White House meeting Reuters reports"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980067997025771679) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-20T00:26Z 1.9M followers, 48K engagements


"⚡Major Russian gas plant forced to suspend gas intake following Ukrainian drone attack"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980108684320518635) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-20T03:07Z 1.9M followers, 46.5K engagements


"⚡Major Russian gas plant forced to suspend gas intake following Ukrainian drone attack"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980108811529777152) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-20T03:08Z 1.9M followers, 46.6K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Oct. XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980189684849402057) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-20T08:29Z 1.9M followers, 30.7K engagements


"⚡ 'Russia's stance doesn't change' Kremlin responds to Trump's proposal to freeze Ukraine front line"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980236142328074333) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-20T11:34Z 1.9M followers, 35.8K engagements


"⚡Drone incidents reported in Moscow St.Petersburg. In response to drone threats Russias aviation agency temporarily suspended operations at multiple airports in major cities of the Volga and Central regions of European Russia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1959378261290766437) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-08-23T22:12Z 1.9M followers, 48.6K engagements


"⚡ 'Hatred between Zelensky and Putin unfathomable' Trump says. "I think I'm going to have to do all the talking. they hate each other so much they almost can't talk" U.S. President Donald Trump said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1967502304959148184) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-09-15T08:14Z 1.9M followers, 67.5K engagements


"The Kyiv Independent is proud to announce the U.S. premiere of its full-length documentary Can You Hear Me The Invisible Battles of Ukrainian Military Medics hosted in collaboration with the Embassies of Sweden and Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976276754454163723) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-09T13:21Z 1.9M followers, 31.1K engagements


"⚡Azerbaijan releases Russian propagandist as tensions with Moscow ease. Igor Kartavykh editor-in-chief of Sputnik Azerbaijan was moved from police detention to house arrest in Baku according to Kiselyov who oversees Sputnik's parent organization"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976654317596950795) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-10T14:21Z 1.9M followers, 29.9K engagements


"⚡ UK France Germany to move forward with using Russian assets to aid Ukraine. "We agree to develop further bold and innovative mechanisms to increase the cost of Russia's war and ramp up pressure" the British government said in a statement"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1976923029914722517) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-11T08:09Z 1.9M followers, 139.8K engagements


"⚡Trump says he will urge Putin to end the war or face the US sending Tomahawks to Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. XX that he is prepared to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine but said he plans to first discuss the matter with Russian President Vladimir Putin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977530185143509409) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T00:21Z 1.9M followers, 124K engagements


"⚡Kremlin issues veiled threats towards Moldova cites Ukraine as warning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977859481477296320) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-13T22:10Z 1.9M followers, 55.2K engagements


"⚡Military aid to Ukraine declines sharply in recent months report says. Military aid to Ukraine has fallen dramatically in recent months a report by the Kiel Institute published on Oct. XX has found"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1977950274317697388) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-14T04:11Z 1.9M followers, 114.3K engagements


"⚡ Lukashenko ready for 'big deal' with US if it serves Belarus's interests. "We will wait for their big proposals for a big deal as they like to say. They love these big deals" Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978033671417315782) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-14T09:42Z 1.9M followers, 45.9K engagements


"Russia has earned XXX billion euros from exports of fossil fuels since the intensification of its war against Ukraine in 2022 XXX billion euros of which came from the EU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978089747659563517) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-14T13:25Z 1.9M followers, 37.5K engagements


"⚡ Russian internet provider 'impoverished by XX million rubles' after Ukrainian cyberattack HUR source claims. HUR claims that Orion Telecom was actively used by Russian security services in operations related to Russias war in Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978431842597400621) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T12:04Z 1.9M followers, 30.8K engagements


"⚡Ukrainian government delegation meets with Tomahawk missile manufacturer in US"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978443634853740681) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T12:51Z 1.9M followers, 94.8K engagements


"⚡India assures White House it will stop buying Russian oil Trump says. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured U.S. President Donald Trump that India will no longer buy Russian oil the U.S. leader said on Oct. 15"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978579192036950121) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-15T21:50Z 1.9M followers, 50.7K engagements


"⚡Russian missiles pound Ukrainian cities in massive morning attack. Explosions have been reported in Kharkiv Ilium Kropyvnytskyi and Poltava. Earlier the Air Force issued a nationwide missile warning after Russia launched MiG-31 bombers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978659551655178428) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T03:09Z 1.9M followers, 50.2K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Oct. XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978691236358672613) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T05:15Z 1.9M followers, 45.3K engagements


"After Trump claimed Modi assured him India would stop buying Russian oil the Indian Foreign Ministry said its import policies are guided by the "interests of the Indian consumer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978742076545077453) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T08:37Z 1.9M followers, 26.2K engagements


"⚡North Korean troops helping to direct Russian strikes into Ukraine General Staff says. Ukraine's General Staff has released a recording of what it says are North Korean soldiers guiding strikes into Ukraine's Sumy Oblast"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978824864430485747) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T14:06Z 1.9M followers, 27.8K engagements


"Ukraines Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko called on Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers to make Russias immobilized bank reserves available for Ukraine from the beginning of 2026 in a meeting held on Oct. XX in Washington D.C"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978829170810511756) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T14:23Z 1.9M followers, 28.3K engagements


"⚡Ukraine has liberated over XXX square kilometers in Pokrovsk sector of Donetsk Oblast since August General Staff says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978851972452114521) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T15:54Z 1.9M followers, 45.3K engagements


"⚡ Update: Trump Putin to meet in Budapest for new Ukraine peace push. The announcement followed a phone call between the two leaders during which they also agreed to hold a high-level U.S.-Russia meeting next week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978875348591726949) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T17:27Z 1.9M followers, 36.3K engagements


"⚡ Update: Orban hails Trump-Putin planned meeting as 'great news' says Hungary 'ready' to host. In April Hungary's parliament voted to approve the country's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court potentially allowing Putin to visit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978881086600999336) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T17:49Z 1.9M followers, 33.4K engagements


"⚡'We need them too' Trump hesitant on providing Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine following call with Putin ahead of talks with Zelensky"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978936916054561099) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-16T21:31Z 1.9M followers, 46.4K engagements


"These are the indicative estimates of Russias combat losses as of Oct. XX according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979052629519929499) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T05:11Z 1.9M followers, 41.4K engagements


"According to Vance there is "fundamental misalignment of expectations where the Russians tend to think that they're doing better on the battlefield than they actually are.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979113360508543416) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T09:12Z 1.9M followers, 29.1K engagements


"⚡ Putin lectured Trump on Kyivan Rus during Alaska summit FT reports"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979144181546094631) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T11:15Z 1.9M followers, 40.3K engagements


"⚡ Polish court refuses extradition of Ukrainian suspect to Germany in Nord Stream case. Poland's refusal follows a similar move by Italy's Supreme Court which on Oct. XX overturned the extradition of another Ukrainian national on related charges"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979160159503954392) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T12:18Z 1.9M followers, 56.9K engagements


"⚡ Update: Putin not under EU travel ban spox says ahead of planned Budapest summit. "We have Putin and Lavrov under asset freeze but not specifically under travel ban" European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979162747125329976) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T12:29Z 1.9M followers, 47K engagements


""Trump has an opportunity today to do something that could genuinely make sure that a quiet night is as quiet as those we knew before the war." "All he has to do is not fall for Putin's bullsh*t.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979181021460365474) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T13:41Z 1.9M followers, 31.5K engagements


"⚡ Ukrainian-American author Yurii Tarnawsky dies at 91"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979181384565506253) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T13:43Z 1.9M followers, 30.4K engagements


"A co-founder of the New York Group a collective of Ukrainian emigre writers Tarnawsky helped to expand and redefine contemporary Ukrainian literature through his embrace of narrative structure experimentation and linguistic innovation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979181413111906509) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T13:43Z 1.9M followers, 27.2K engagements


"When you support The Kyiv Independent you help us bring independent locally sourced news about Ukraine to the world including our front-line reporting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979200394778595605) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T14:58Z 1.9M followers, 28.3K engagements


"⚡Around XX% of Ukrainians believe government should be criticized even during war poll shows. Of those respondents XX% said that criticism should be balanced and constructive in order "to not destabilize the situation in the country.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979208848910045306) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T15:32Z 1.9M followers, 28.7K engagements


"The Kyiv Independents Kollen Post investigates Ukraines newest cruise missile the Flamingo its manufacturer and the politics of Ukraines defense industry to find out if the Flamingo is really as powerful as claimed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979241611188957454) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T17:42Z 1.9M followers, 50.1K engagements


"Russia shot down its own Su-30SM fighter jet over Crimea while its air defense was trying to intercept Ukrainian drones; Ukraine confirmed that a drone strike targeted an oil depot and industrial facility in occupied Crimea; and more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979251748586881383) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T18:22Z 1.9M followers, 34.4K engagements


"⚡Update: Trump not sure if Tomahawk threat brought Putin back to negotiating table. "I don't know what's bringing him I think he wants to make a deal that's all" Trump told reporters on Oct. 17"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979264385559179709) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-17T19:12Z 1.9M followers, 38.5K engagements


"⚡Updated: 'Stop right now at the battle line' Trump calls on Russia Ukraine to end war immediately along current front line. "You go by the battle line wherever it is otherwise it's too complicated you'll never be able to figure it out.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979347389048852908) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-18T00:42Z 1.9M followers, 54K engagements


"⚡Repairs underway at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as ceasefire zones established IAEA says. International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said "both sides engaged constructively" with the agency to enable the repair plan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979525372493680778) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-18T12:30Z 1.9M followers, 43.3K engagements


"⚡European leaders push for Ukraine peace plan after disappointing Washington meetings. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the meeting had not gone as Zelensky had hoped"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979575607798231397) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-18T15:49Z 1.9M followers, 54.1K engagements


"At least 1076 Cuban nationals have fought or are fighting for Russia in Ukraine Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. XX. Ninety-six are known to have died or gone missing in action"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979583722853666961) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-18T16:21Z 1.9M followers, 43.9K engagements


"Many think that the Russians are forced to fight. In fact the Kremlin is afraid of mobilizing its people Kateryna Stepanenko Russia research fellow at the Institute for the Study of War told the Kyiv Independent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979881337436971138) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-19T12:04Z 1.9M followers, 51.5K engagements


"⚡Ukraine peace deal should give no unoccupied lands to 'terrorist' Putin Zelensky tells NBC. Soldiers should "stay where they stay" and not offer new territory to Putin who has reportedly demanded full control of Donetsk Oblast as a peace condition"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979948520561070477) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-19T16:31Z 1.9M followers, 56.2K engagements


"⚡Russian mass attack traps nearly XXX miners underground evacuation underway. Russia launched a large-scale attack against a coal mine in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Oct. XX trapping XXX employees underground the Ukrainian energy company DTEK reported"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1979968524731703413) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-19T17:50Z 1.9M followers, 54.7K engagements


"Russia's Orenburg gas processing plant was forced to halt gas intake from Kazakhstan on Oct. XX following a Ukrainian drone attack on the facility Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry announced"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980108817540268387) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-20T03:08Z 1.9M followers, 40.7K engagements


"⚡ Update: Trump denies asking Zelensky to cede all of Donbas to Russia. "We never discussed that. We think that what they should do is just stop at the lines where they are the battle line. the rest is very tough to negotiate" Trump said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980155073054351422) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-20T06:12Z 1.9M followers, 37.6K engagements


"The call between the U.S. and Russian presidents effectively derailed the Washington meeting between Trump and Zelensky and the expectations that came with it according to two sources with direct knowledge of the situation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980177020089946355) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-20T07:39Z 1.9M followers, 38.8K engagements


"In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week The Kyiv Independents Anna Belokur reports on the reappearance of unmarked little green men on Estonias border a chilling reminder of Russias hybrid warfare tactics from 2014"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980213004575875207) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-20T10:02Z 1.9M followers, 50.2K engagements


"Ukraine has presented potential gas nuclear and oil projects to the White House and American companies as Washington pushes Europe to rid itself of Russian energy and fuel Zelensky told reporters during a press briefing on Oct. 19"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980278434157732044) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-20T14:22Z 1.9M followers, 16.8K engagements


"⚡ Spanish airport temporarily halts flights over suspicious drone sighting. The news follows a string of similar cases across Europe in recent weeks which have already caused air traffic disruptions in Germany Norway and Denmark"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980278924400902613) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-20T14:24Z 1.9M followers, XX engagements


"The Kyiv Independents Francis Farrell spent several days with one of the International Battalion of Ukraines Azov Corps' drone crews to document how these foreign fighters have integrated into Ukraines ranks and adapted to modern drone warfare. Watch the full video here:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1978041418850423032) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-14T10:13Z 1.9M followers, 461.3K engagements


"⚡ Lavrov Rubio hold phone call ahead of planned Trump-Putin meeting. Lavrov and Rubio are also scheduled to meet in person on Oct. XX according to Reuters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KyivIndependent/status/1980283600982700267) [@KyivIndependent](/creator/x/KyivIndependent) 2025-10-20T14:42Z 1.9M followers, 15.6K engagements