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The Kyiv Independent’s Myroslava Chauin speaks with Kateryna Rashevska, a legal expert at the Regional Center for Human Rights and a children’s rights activist, about evidence that Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied territories were transferred to a children’s camp in North Korea.
Why Russia sent Ukrainian children to North Korea, explained
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Kyiv Independent’s Myroslava Chauin speaks with Kateryna Rashevska, a legal expert at the Regional Center for Human Rights and a children’s rights activist, about evidence that Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied territories were transferred to a children’s camp in North Korea.
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"Shchedryk is not just music, it is a story of resistance. Its composer was murdered, its Paris premiere nearly sabotaged by Russian agents, and today, amid a war that seeks to erase Ukrainian culture, Shchedryk is still played around the world," Mariana Hirniak, a journalist, in this op-ed.
Carol of the Bells: the song that made the world speak about Ukraine
About the author: Mariana Hirniak is a journalist and public speaker on Ukrainian culture and history.
In early 1919, when Ukraine's pleas for recognition were falling on largely deaf ears, it dispat...
kyivindependent.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"Shchedryk is not just music, it is a story of resistance. Its composer was murdered, its Paris premiere nearly sabotaged by Russian agents, and today, amid a war that seeks to erase Ukrainian culture, Shchedryk is still played around the world," Mariana Hirniak, a journalist, in this op-ed.
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This is what remains of a Ukrainian town after a Russian advance. Homes destroyed, streets reduced to rubble, and civilian life erased.
December 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This is what remains of a Ukrainian town after a Russian advance. Homes destroyed, streets reduced to rubble, and civilian life erased.
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Lyman is now blanketed in drone fiber-optic cables.
The scene highlights the brutal intensity of drone warfare and the lasting environmental damage left behind by Russia’s invasion.
The scene highlights the brutal intensity of drone warfare and the lasting environmental damage left behind by Russia’s invasion.
December 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Lyman is now blanketed in drone fiber-optic cables.
The scene highlights the brutal intensity of drone warfare and the lasting environmental damage left behind by Russia’s invasion.
The scene highlights the brutal intensity of drone warfare and the lasting environmental damage left behind by Russia’s invasion.
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Kyiv School of Economics in Ukraine is raising $4m to fund 800 full scholarships for students hit by Russia’s war ($5k each: tuition + accommodation).
I meet them every day—studying between air-raid alerts and power cuts.
Please donate: foundation.kse.ua/en/donate-to...
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I meet them every day—studying between air-raid alerts and power cuts.
Please donate: foundation.kse.ua/en/donate-to...
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December 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Kyiv School of Economics in Ukraine is raising $4m to fund 800 full scholarships for students hit by Russia’s war ($5k each: tuition + accommodation).
I meet them every day—studying between air-raid alerts and power cuts.
Please donate: foundation.kse.ua/en/donate-to...
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I meet them every day—studying between air-raid alerts and power cuts.
Please donate: foundation.kse.ua/en/donate-to...
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9 months ago today we killed 34 civilians attending an Easter church service because we are fighting to defend Christian values from the godless west who attack them.
December 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
9 months ago today we killed 34 civilians attending an Easter church service because we are fighting to defend Christian values from the godless west who attack them.
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Globally women work longer and earn just 32% of men's earnings per hour (paid and unpaid labor) Even when unpaid domestic labour is not included, women only earn 61% of what men make. Women aged 15 to 64 work 10 hours more a week than men.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘The patriarchy runs deep’: women still getting a raw deal in the workplace as equality remains a dream
Women work longer and per hour earn a third of what men are paid, in figures that have changed little in 35 years, UN report shows
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Globally women work longer and earn just 32% of men's earnings per hour (paid and unpaid labor) Even when unpaid domestic labour is not included, women only earn 61% of what men make. Women aged 15 to 64 work 10 hours more a week than men.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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On Dec. 5, 1994, Ukraine signed a set of political agreements that would guarantee the country's sovereignty and independence in return for accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
Why Ukraine doesn't have nuclear weapons
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine found itself the inheritor of the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal.
kyivindependent.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
On Dec. 5, 1994, Ukraine signed a set of political agreements that would guarantee the country's sovereignty and independence in return for accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
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🔴 Russian forces completely destroyed the railway station in the city of Fastiv I'm the Kyiv region during the attack overnight.
Photos show the train station before and after the attack.
Photos show the train station before and after the attack.
December 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
🔴 Russian forces completely destroyed the railway station in the city of Fastiv I'm the Kyiv region during the attack overnight.
Photos show the train station before and after the attack.
Photos show the train station before and after the attack.
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Our community has reached 25,000 members today!
Thank you to everyone who chose to support independent journalism from Ukraine and make this milestone possible.
If you’d still like to join us, you can become a member here: kyivindependent.com/membership/?...
Thank you to everyone who chose to support independent journalism from Ukraine and make this milestone possible.
If you’d still like to join us, you can become a member here: kyivindependent.com/membership/?...
December 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Our community has reached 25,000 members today!
Thank you to everyone who chose to support independent journalism from Ukraine and make this milestone possible.
If you’d still like to join us, you can become a member here: kyivindependent.com/membership/?...
Thank you to everyone who chose to support independent journalism from Ukraine and make this milestone possible.
If you’d still like to join us, you can become a member here: kyivindependent.com/membership/?...
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⚡️ Russia is now handing out military draft notices to its own citizens as they land at major airports, targeting naturalized Russians and returning expats.
Russia Starts Issuing Draft Notices at Airports to New Citizens and Returning Expats
Russian officials are issuing military draft notices to citizens at airports, heightening concerns of ethnic profiling and legal complexities in airport immigration procedures.
united24media.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
⚡️ Russia is now handing out military draft notices to its own citizens as they land at major airports, targeting naturalized Russians and returning expats.
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Russia destroyed the house where this family built their memories for generations.
December 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Russia destroyed the house where this family built their memories for generations.
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Russia claims it doesn’t target civilians while its missiles hit homes directly.
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Russia claims it doesn’t target civilians while its missiles hit homes directly.
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😡🇺🇦 Horrible attaque cette nuit à Ternopil : au moins 10 morts et 37 blessés.
2 frappes massives sur des immeubles résidentiels, délibérées.
Des civils tués dans leur sommeil, des étages pulvérisés.
#SkyShield aurait pu les protéger.
Combien de morts encore avant d’agir ?
2 frappes massives sur des immeubles résidentiels, délibérées.
Des civils tués dans leur sommeil, des étages pulvérisés.
#SkyShield aurait pu les protéger.
Combien de morts encore avant d’agir ?
November 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
😡🇺🇦 Horrible attaque cette nuit à Ternopil : au moins 10 morts et 37 blessés.
2 frappes massives sur des immeubles résidentiels, délibérées.
Des civils tués dans leur sommeil, des étages pulvérisés.
#SkyShield aurait pu les protéger.
Combien de morts encore avant d’agir ?
2 frappes massives sur des immeubles résidentiels, délibérées.
Des civils tués dans leur sommeil, des étages pulvérisés.
#SkyShield aurait pu les protéger.
Combien de morts encore avant d’agir ?
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⚡️Angelina Jolie visits Kherson.
The American actress, model, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador was seen in the southern Ukrainian city, local authorities confirmed to Suspilne.
The American actress, model, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador was seen in the southern Ukrainian city, local authorities confirmed to Suspilne.
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
⚡️Angelina Jolie visits Kherson.
The American actress, model, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador was seen in the southern Ukrainian city, local authorities confirmed to Suspilne.
The American actress, model, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador was seen in the southern Ukrainian city, local authorities confirmed to Suspilne.
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A Russian woman says she “drove around the Kremlin for an hour” after GPS jamming made navigation impossible in Moscow.
November 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A Russian woman says she “drove around the Kremlin for an hour” after GPS jamming made navigation impossible in Moscow.
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🔴 Ukraine was rocked by one of Russia’s deadliest overnight assaults in weeks that killed at least six peoplez including two children.
Russia Launches One of Its Deadliest Overnight Strikes on Ukraine in Weeks, Killing Six Including Two Children
Ukraine faced intense attacks from Russia, resulting in six casualties, including two children, and significant damage to cities and energy systems.
united24media.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:21 AM
🔴 Ukraine was rocked by one of Russia’s deadliest overnight assaults in weeks that killed at least six peoplez including two children.
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🕯️🇺🇦 Horreur sans nom ce matin en Ukraine, à Dnipro.
3 morts. La Russie a utilisé une bombe à sous munitions contre des civils.
On me demande souvent si la guerre se terminera « bientôt. »
Voici la réponse du Kremlin : la Russie continuera à tuer tant qu’elle ne sera pas arrêtée.
#SkyShieldNow
3 morts. La Russie a utilisé une bombe à sous munitions contre des civils.
On me demande souvent si la guerre se terminera « bientôt. »
Voici la réponse du Kremlin : la Russie continuera à tuer tant qu’elle ne sera pas arrêtée.
#SkyShieldNow
September 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
🕯️🇺🇦 Horreur sans nom ce matin en Ukraine, à Dnipro.
3 morts. La Russie a utilisé une bombe à sous munitions contre des civils.
On me demande souvent si la guerre se terminera « bientôt. »
Voici la réponse du Kremlin : la Russie continuera à tuer tant qu’elle ne sera pas arrêtée.
#SkyShieldNow
3 morts. La Russie a utilisé une bombe à sous munitions contre des civils.
On me demande souvent si la guerre se terminera « bientôt. »
Voici la réponse du Kremlin : la Russie continuera à tuer tant qu’elle ne sera pas arrêtée.
#SkyShieldNow
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⚡ BREAKING: Starlink 'down across the entire front line' in Ukraine as internet service suffers global outage.
The service has become vital for hospitals, schools, and front-line military units across Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com/ukraine-affe...
The service has become vital for hospitals, schools, and front-line military units across Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com/ukraine-affe...
BREAKING: Starlink 'down across the entire front line' in Ukraine as internet service suffers global outage
The service has become vital for hospitals, schools, and front-line military units across Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM
⚡ BREAKING: Starlink 'down across the entire front line' in Ukraine as internet service suffers global outage.
The service has become vital for hospitals, schools, and front-line military units across Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com/ukraine-affe...
The service has become vital for hospitals, schools, and front-line military units across Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com/ukraine-affe...
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The estimated number of deaths so far due to USAID cuts are truly mind-boggling. Musk will be complicit in the unnecessary deaths of millions of people.
(estimation below done by www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi... )
(estimation below done by www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi... )
September 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The estimated number of deaths so far due to USAID cuts are truly mind-boggling. Musk will be complicit in the unnecessary deaths of millions of people.
(estimation below done by www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi... )
(estimation below done by www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi... )
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Worth noticing that Ukraine defended itself far better than NATO and against a much more extensive Russian attack at the same time. If we want to be safe we have to help and learn from the Ukrainians.
The incursion of “Russian drones into Poland overnight were a test of NATO’s capabilities”—and NATO flunked, Phillips Payson O’Brien writes.
Russia Tested NATO in Poland. NATO Flunked.
A drone incursion shows the limits of an alliance without America at its head.
bit.ly
September 12, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Worth noticing that Ukraine defended itself far better than NATO and against a much more extensive Russian attack at the same time. If we want to be safe we have to help and learn from the Ukrainians.
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In Russian social media, there’s ecstasy again — in Kyiv, drone strikes killed a woman and a two-month-old infant, and at night they set fire to empty government offices.
Oh, what happiness! What joy!
The greatness of Russia, risen from its knees!
They showed those khokhols!
That’s how we’ll win!
Oh, what happiness! What joy!
The greatness of Russia, risen from its knees!
They showed those khokhols!
That’s how we’ll win!
September 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
In Russian social media, there’s ecstasy again — in Kyiv, drone strikes killed a woman and a two-month-old infant, and at night they set fire to empty government offices.
Oh, what happiness! What joy!
The greatness of Russia, risen from its knees!
They showed those khokhols!
That’s how we’ll win!
Oh, what happiness! What joy!
The greatness of Russia, risen from its knees!
They showed those khokhols!
That’s how we’ll win!
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"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda
How quick we forget.
How quick we forget.
September 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda
How quick we forget.
How quick we forget.
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Russia is racing to turn its Shahed drones into jet-powered, remotely controlled weapons designed to devastate cities, shatter energy networks, and terrorize civilians.
united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
Russia’s New Jet-Powered Shahed Drones Can Now Hunt Moving Targets
Find out how Moscow turned Shahed drones into jet-powered killers built to devastate cities, cripple energy, and even hunt moving targets.
united24media.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Russia is racing to turn its Shahed drones into jet-powered, remotely controlled weapons designed to devastate cities, shatter energy networks, and terrorize civilians.
united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
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C'est très inhabituel : une attaque sur Kyiv est en cours depuis environ 3h, en plein jour. Des drones signalés au-dessus de la ville. Quelques explosions lointaines entendues.
Pour les enfants qui ont repris l'école hier, l'année commence donc dans des abris.
Pour les enfants qui ont repris l'école hier, l'année commence donc dans des abris.
September 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
C'est très inhabituel : une attaque sur Kyiv est en cours depuis environ 3h, en plein jour. Des drones signalés au-dessus de la ville. Quelques explosions lointaines entendues.
Pour les enfants qui ont repris l'école hier, l'année commence donc dans des abris.
Pour les enfants qui ont repris l'école hier, l'année commence donc dans des abris.