The Kyiv Independent [unofficial] Russia’s war against Ukraine A view of damage after a Russian guided aerial bomb hit a residential neighborhood in Zaporizhzhia on April 22, 2025. The Russian strike killed a 69-year-old woman and injured 38 others, including children. (Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images) Putin offers US to freeze Ukraine war […]
Tuesday, April 22
The Kyiv Independent [unofficial] Russia’s war against Ukraine Children splash water in the city fountain on the square in front of the Opera House on Wet Monday in Lviv on April 21, 2025. The day after Easter, many Christians in the region celebrate Wet Monday. (Michael Sorrow/Anadolu via Getty Images) ‘No NATO, US recognizing annexation […]
Monday, April 21
The Kyiv Independent [unofficial] Russia’s war against Ukraine A chaplain of the 115th brigade gives a blessing to military personnel during Easter celebrations in Lyman, Ukraine on April 20, 2025. Ukrainian servicemen celebrate Easter on the Lyman front with cakes, painted eggs and other ritual food. (Jose Colon / Anadolu via Getty Images) Trump hopes […]
Sunday, April 20
The Kyiv Independent [unofficial] Russia’s war against Ukraine People wait as their baskets of Easter cakes are being blessed at the city’s churches on the eve of Easter in Lviv, Ukraine on April 19, 2025. This year, Christians of Western and Eastern Rites will celebrate Easter at the same time on April 20. (Michael Sorrow […]
Saturday, April 19
The Kyiv Independent [unofficial] Russia’s war against Ukraine This photograph shows the interior of a church heavily damaged by shelling in Kostyantynivka, eastern Donetsk region, on April 18, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Roman Pilipey / AFP via Getty Images) ‘Not our war‘ — US may drop Russia-Ukraine ceasefire efforts unless progress is […]
Friday, April 18
The Kyiv Independent [unofficial] Russia’s war against Ukraine The aftermath of a Russian artillery strike against Nikopol, Ukraine, on April 17, 2025. (Ignatius Ivlev-Yorke for the Kyiv Independent) Top Ukrainian officials arrive in Paris for talks with European, US officials. Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov arrived […]
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Thursday, April 17 Russia’s war against Ukraine A weather-beaten flag of Ukraine flutters in the wind on the ruins of a house damaged by an overnight Russian drone attack on Odesa on April 16, 2025. (Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Russia has violated ‘energy ceasefire’ more than 30 times, Ukraine says. Russia has violated a […]
Wednesday, April 16
Ukraine's long-suffering aerospace giants look to Europe to break free from Russian orbit
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
The Kyiv Independent [unofficial] Russia’s war against Ukraine A building is destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 14, 2025. (Nina Liashonok/ Ukrinform / NurPhoto via Getty Images) Kyiv invites EU leaders on May 9 to counter Putin’s victory parade. Ukraine has invited top European Union officials to visit Kyiv on […]
Russian strike kills at least 34, injures 117 in Sumy on Palm Sunday
A Russian ballistic missile strike killed dozens of people in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy on the morning of Palm Sunday, Sumy Mayor Artem Kobzar reported on April 13. At the time of publication, 34 people were killed in the attack, including two children, and at least 117 were injured, including 15 children,