According to Russian authorities, the remains belong to Ukrainian servicemembers killed in action in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, and Kursk regions. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is our right to take […]
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Ukraine’s military intelligence, partisans blow up bus carrying Chechen soldiers in occupied Melitopol
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) conducted a joint operation with local partisans to blow up a minibus in occupied Melitopol, killing all five soldiers of the Russian-backed Akhmat unit on board. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, […]
Ukraine war latest: Russian missile hits Ukrainian military training ground, killing 3 soldiers, injuring 18
Key developments on July 30: Russian missile hits Ukrainian military training ground, killing 3 soldiers, injuring 18 Over 10,000 Russian chemical attacks documented since start of full-scale war, Ukraine’s SBU says Zelensky signs law on sanctions against Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ Ukraine expects EU – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken […]
Russian missile hits Ukrainian military training ground, killing 3 soldiers, injuring 18
Russia launched a missile attack on a military training facility of Ukraine’s Ground Forces on July 29, killing at least three soldiers and injuring another 18. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, […]
Over 119,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation
Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC Russian service, has confirmed the identities of 119,154 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine. The publications’ latest report covers the period of February 24, 2022 to July 17, 2025. Since it was last updated at the start of – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the […]
Russia ‘afraid to admit’ scale of losses, trying to hide by dumping soldiers’ bodies on Ukraine, Zelensky says
Russia is using the return of war dead as a tool for manipulation to obscure the scale of its military losses from the public, President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a briefing on June 20 attended by the Kyiv Independent. According to Zelensky, Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that at least 20 of the bodies Russia returned […]
Ukraine receives 1,245 bodies of fallen soldiers and citizens, concluding Istanbul repatriation deal
Editor’s note: This item has been updated to include Defense Minister Rustem Umerov’s statement. Ukraine has received the bodies of another 1,245 fallen Ukrainian soldiers and citizens under agreements reached during recent peace negotiations in Istanbul, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (POWs) announced on June 16. The latest repatriation marks […]
Ukraine repatriates bodies of 1,212 fallen soldiers
Editor’s note: This article has been updated with comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide Vladimir Medinsky. Ukraine has brought back the bodies of 1,212 fallen service members, the Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (POW) said on June 11. The announcement follows Russian-Ukrainian Istanbul talks on June 2, which focused […]
12 Ukrainian soldiers dead, 60 injured after Russian missile strike on training center
A Russian missile struck a Ukrainian military training ground on the morning of June 1, killing 12 and injuring 60, Ukraine’s Land Forces has said. A statement on the attack did not identify the location of the training grounds, nor the specific type of missile used by Russia. “We emphasize that no formations or massive […]
The Kyiv Independent wins Ukrainian journalism award for exposing Russian soldiers’ sexual violence
The Kyiv Independent’s investigative documentary, “He Came Back,” which exposes sexual violence committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, has won the 2025 Ukrainian journalism award, “Honor of the Profession.” The winners were announced during an award ceremony in Kyiv on May 29. The documentary, which identifies perpetrators of sexual violence in occupied Ukrainian territories, was […]
At least 206 Ukrainian soldiers died in Russian captivity amid brutal treatment, AP reports
At least 206 of the 5,000 Ukrainian soldiers repatriated to Ukraine died in Russian captivity, the Associated Press (AP) reported on May 27, citing Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (POWs) data. There have been multiple reports of Ukrainian POWs being tortured or killed while in Russian captivity. As of May, […]
Ukraine brings back bodies of 909 fallen soldiers
Ukraine has repatriated the bodies of 909 soldiers who died fighting against Russia, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of the Prisoners of War reported on May 16. The bodies of soldiers were recovered from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv oblasts as well as from morgues in Russia. “Law enforcement officials together with expert […]