Editor’s Note: The number of casualties was changed after local authorities published an update, saying there were three killed people, not four. Russia launched an attack on Kyiv early in the morning on Jan. 18, killing three people and injuring three others, Kyiv city military administration head Tymur Tkachenko reported. A 41-year-old woman and two […]
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A fire erupted at an oil depot in the city of Lyudinovo in Russia’s Kaluga Oblast following a Ukrainian drone attack on the facility on Jan. 17, regional Governor Vladislav Shapsha said. Various Russian Telegram channels, citing residents, reported sounds of explosions in the […]
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. An oil depot in Russia’s Voronezh region caught fire following multiple drone strikes, regional governor Alexander Gusev said on Jan. 15. No casualties were reported, according to Gusev. The Kyiv Independent is unable to immediately verify the reports. Voronezh is located approximately 465 kilometers […]
Ukraine has targeted the infrastructure of Russia’s Engels airbase in a “multi-day, comprehensive operation,” Kyiv’s 14th Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Regiment reported on Jan. 14. In a post on Facebook, the regiment — part of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces — said the attacks were to “reduce the enemy’s strategic aviation capabilities” and had struck aviation fuel […]
Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces repelled an assault by North Korean troops in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, the unit’s press service said on Jan. 13, claiming to have killed 17 North Korean soldiers. North Korean troops were deployed to Kursk Oblast last fall to support Russian forces in countering a Ukrainian incursion launched on Aug. 6. Ukrainian […]
The Norwegian government plans to resume construction of bomb shelters, citing Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine as evidence they are needed in case of a “worst-case scenario,” NRK reported on Jan. 10. “There is more uncertainty around us,” Norwegian Justice and Public Security Minister Emilie Mehl told the outlet, adding: “We must take care of […]
Ukraine’s decision to end the gas transit deal with Russian energy giant Gazprom has been hailed by President Volodymyr Zelensky as one of Moscow’s biggest defeats. “When (Russian President) Vladimir Putin was handed power in Russia over 25 years ago, the annual gas pumping through Ukraine to Europe stood at over 130 billion cubic meters. […]
A draft resolution to recognize Russia’s war against Ukraine as genocidal was among the first bills submitted to the new U.S. Congress on Jan. 6., the Congress’ website showed. The draft resolution was submitted by a bipartisan group of legislators, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova said in a Facebook post. “Systematic actions against […]
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A large fire engulfed an oil depot overnight on Jan. 8 in the city of Engels in Saratov Oblast, various Russian Telegram media channels reported. Saratov Oblast Governor Roman Busargin said Ukrainian drone debris struck an unspecified “industrial facility” around 5:30 a.m. local time, […]
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted a drone attack on one of Russia’s largest commercial seaports, Ust-Luga, in Leningrad Oblast on Jan. 4, an intelligence source told The Kyiv Independent on Jan. 6. According to the source, Ukrainian long-range drones flew over 900 kilometers (559 miles) and almost reached St. Petersburg. The source shared […]
Key developments on Jan. 4 – 5: Ukraine launches new offensive in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, mixed reports surface on outcome Russia launches over 300 drones, 20 missiles at Ukraine in first 3 days of new year, Zelensky says Russian soldiers near Toretsk disguise as civilians to bypass Ukrainian positions, military says Heavy Russian, North Korean […]
Ukrainian troops attacked Russian forces in several directions in Kursk Oblast, Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s counter-disinformation center, claimed on Jan. 5. Reports by Russian pro-war Telegram channels have echoed the statement, saying that a new Kyiv offensive is underway. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian troops repelled two offensives conducted by Ukrainian assault […]