The Kyiv Independent [unofficial] the_kyiv_independent

Russian aerial guided bomb attack hits five-story residential building -- Russia aims to capture Chasiv Yar by 'Victory Day' on May -- Half of French youth willing to fight in Ukraine to defend France -- Ukraine joining NATO is a matter of when not if -- and more

Ethnic tensions on the rise in Russia, as government attempts to divert attention from war -- Russian drone attack drops bomb on ambulance injures 1 in Kharkiv Oblast -- Russian proxy claims missile strike on machinery factory in occupied Luhansk -- Trump reportedly thought Ukraine 'must be part of Russia' as president -- and more

Rebuilding Kyiv Oblast power plant possible but 'futile' without air defense -- Ukrainian army collapse cannot be ruled out US official says -- Russia sending units from Far East to replenish losses in Ukraine -- Russia's war existential threat to the people of Ukraine -- and more

EU Parliament refuses decision on budget until members commit more Patriots to Ukraine -- ‘I thought I would never walk again:’ Children injured by Russia's war learn to live with prosthetics -- 'I’d be a king in Somalia with this money:’ Foreign POWs on being lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine -- Freedom House: Ukraine on democratic path amid rising authoritarianism in region -- and more

Nordic, Baltic nations call on NATO to increase support for Ukraine -- UN says more than 600 Ukrainian civilians killed or injured in March, up 20% from February -- Germany delivers artillery shells, drones, armored vehicles to Ukraine -- Small US-made drones perform poorly in Ukraine -- and more

Ukrainian drones responsible for more than 65% of destroyed Russian tanks -- Russia spreads false claims about alleged attacks on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant -- WSJ uncovers how black market supplies Russian troops with Starlink -- Russia likely faces issues in Kh-101 missile production due to sanctions -- and more

How Russia is losing superiority in the Black Sea -- Ukraine receives US-made assault breacher -- Germany's military support for Ukraine will continue at least until 2032 -- Russian courts in Crimea have issued 472 verdicts for 'discrediting' Russian army since start of full-scale invasion -- Moldova's security chief says Russia spent $55 million on destabilization campaign -- and more

Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles on Jan. 26 -- Russia planning new offensives, Ukraine needs more weapons -- Leopard tanks to arrive in Ukraine within 3 months -- Russian forces intensify assault in direction of Bakhmut, Vuhledar -- UNESCO places Odesa on endangered World Heritage sites list -- and more

Russia continues missile production despite Western sanctions -- Electricity deficit in Ukraine at 19% after latest Russian attack -- Defense secretary says US is not preventing Ukraine from developing long-range strike capabilities --Ukraine's air defense downs all 8 Russian drones in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast -- and more

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