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# ![@kyivindependent Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:youtube::UCGAC5yzlYgjKoJABDZ7zEyw.png) @kyivindependent Kyiv Independent

The Kyiv Independent has been reporting on the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, highlighting Ukraine's military efforts and the humanitarian situation. Recent reports include investigations into Russian torture of Ukrainian POWs and the impact of the war on civilians, such as the situation in the Chornobyl area. Ukraine's military has also been conducting special operations and swapping POWs with Russia.

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**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  #6510 [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  #2771 [finance](/list/finance)  #2671 [currencies](/list/currencies)  #3182 [social networks](/list/social-networks)  XXXX%

**Social topic influence**
[ukraine](/topic/ukraine) #165, [russia](/topic/russia) #632, [york](/topic/york) #2342, [zelensky](/topic/zelensky) #220, [moscow](/topic/moscow) #132, [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister) #1072, [euro](/topic/euro) #317, [putin](/topic/putin) #459, [president donald](/topic/president-donald) 2.9%, [infrastructure](/topic/infrastructure) #422

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@lolaqueenofherring](/creator/undefined) [@panistefa](/creator/undefined) [@prettyhighkitchen](/creator/undefined) [@kyivindependentcom](/creator/undefined) [@mbn](/creator/undefined) [@propicstv](/creator/undefined)
### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/youtube::UCGAC5yzlYgjKoJABDZ7zEyw/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"Is Ukraine's new Flamingo missile really that good"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SmF8ilOCsV0) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-17T16:42Z 310K followers, 88.2K engagements


"Two days with Azov's foreign drone team"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KIE0Blthync) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-13T16:28Z 310K followers, 399.5K engagements


"NATO should 'not take the Russians too seriously' alliance chief claims"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T7sppR8E1WM) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-15T18:38Z 310K followers, 73.1K engagements


"Russias war effort runs on contract soldiers"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3SU9Y-k7Vlg) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-17T14:25Z 310K followers, 487.7K engagements


"Boris Johnson on what could stop Russia in Ukraine"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iSBMrvslplw) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-09-15T14:00Z 310K followers, 111.6K engagements


"Trump can still end Russia's war ex-US ambassador says"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iDr_V9_ZnpU) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-22T14:26Z 310K followers, 2491 engagements


"6 killed XX injured in Kyiv Oblast during mass Russian attack"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v7_qGS5F--o) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-22T12:34Z 310K followers, 8920 engagements


"Exclusive interview with Boris Johnson"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0-iMm6X38GA) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-09-17T12:30Z 310K followers, 18.6K engagements


"Russian forces are killing civilians in Pokrovsk"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4rCTKoVPnyE) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-20T19:00Z 310K followers, 83.2K engagements


"Is Ukraine's new Flamingo missile really that good"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AHwEDWHgZ9M) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-21T10:00Z 310K followers, 26.5K engagements


"Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack against Ukraine"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BL6Tx-7Wk9M) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-22T09:12Z 310K followers, 4258 engagements


"Exclusive: Russian POWs on fighting in Ukraine supporting Putin"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IhezW3JC5YM) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-06-16T14:45Z 310K followers, 348.8K engagements


"Foreign fighters at the front of Ukraine's drone war"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IxPwAHffd_Q) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-14T17:19Z 310K followers, 84.7K engagements


"Inside Ukraine's fight to stop Russia near Kupiansk as war evolves"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MZXeVkFrOAU) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-04T12:00Z 310K followers, 210.5K engagements


"How fiber optic drones reshape warfare in Ukraine"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NwkOxXgAWZ0) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-06-27T15:46Z 310K followers, 205.2K engagements


"How Ukraines oil strikes could shift Russia's war"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WO7zFBR07j8) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-09-12T14:12Z 310K followers, 113K engagements


"Exclusive: Russian POWs on fighting in Ukraine supporting Putin"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=m8_aGTPPsGs) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-06-13T16:39Z 310K followers, 257.8K engagements


"Dare to Ukraine Lviv the ultimate first stop to experience Ukraine"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oYkRd-2GtbQ) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2024-08-31T12:00Z 310K followers, 109.5K engagements


"Interviewing Russian soldiers in POW camp in Ukraine"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p3fi9dz11-Q) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2023-10-26T18:02Z 310K followers, 2.2M engagements


"Trump holds back Tomahawks Ukraine This Week"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tZEl6fi0gWo) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-19T12:01Z 310K followers, 25.1K engagements


"Canadian soldier's first combat mission in Ukraine"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yap-85HCFpw) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-17T12:43Z 310K followers, 48.3K engagements


"Inside Ukraine's fight to stop Russia near Kupiansk"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1WrqhaWrkxY) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-11T11:00Z 310K followers, 70.2K engagements


"Ask the team with Yuliia Taradiuk"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4Wr5IDm3Dfk) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-06T17:06Z 309K followers, 6103 engagements


"Could Tomahawks force Putin to end Ukraine war"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9wlibum0hmo) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-18T12:00Z 309K followers, 9828 engagements


"Inside Ukraine's fight to stop Russia near Kupiansk as war evolves"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NnwJ0o7Fk4c) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-05T11:30Z 309K followers, 24K engagements


"Russian POWs speak about their capture in Kursk Oblast"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W3QSrXmAoqc) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2024-09-03T12:00Z 310K followers, 45.6K engagements


"Volodymyr Zelenskys most memorable jokes"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eEUzu1EtV9Q) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-04-01T14:29Z 309K followers, 11.8K engagements


"Chinese POWs captured by Ukraine on fighting for Russia"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AiPVrQFutcY) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-04-16T15:36Z 310K followers, 292K engagements


"Inside the Battle of Kostiantynivka under drone-infested sky"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BR4jjq1-iZI) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-08-02T12:00Z 310K followers, 382.7K engagements


"Why Americans Europeans choose to fight for Ukraine"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RNxI3CwEXRI) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-08-09T12:23Z 310K followers, 129.1K engagements


"Boris Johnson calls for NATO troops in Ukraine"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TOsgLKzouEI) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-09-16T12:30Z 310K followers, 96.2K engagements


"Ukrainian soldiers on capturing North Korean POW"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mCjbEm63POo) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-01-15T17:43Z 310K followers, 1.1M engagements


"Inside Ukraine's desperate fight to stabilize Donbas front"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rNiVe45g6GE) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-03-15T12:59Z 310K followers, 201.8K engagements


"First North Korean POWS questioned by Ukraine"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=H60fmj-gnRM) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-01-13T16:05Z 310K followers, 490.9K engagements


"Russia's Su-57 - is it any good"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XiqQVGxn8jo) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2024-07-29T17:25Z 310K followers, 100K engagements


"Trump holds back Tomahawks Ukraine This Week"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lgewHey0BLc) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-10-19T15:30Z 310K followers, 13.4K engagements


"Foreign fighters driven by a deep commitment to Ukraine"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zBP8JsrK_gc) [@kyivindependent](/creator/youtube/kyivindependent) 2025-08-13T14:12Z 310K followers, 674.3K engagements