At the end of July 2023, a mural was unveiled in Kyiv in honour of Anastasia Tykha, an animal rights activist. At the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the girl was filmed evacuating dogs from Irpin, some of whom were in w…
A skirmish between Ukrainian gunboats and a Russian military aircraft occurred in the Black Sea near Zmiinyi (Snake) Island – in the area of the so-called “Boyko towers” – on Tuesday, 22 August. [The Boyko towers are the gas drilling platforms B312 Pet…
Ukraine’s defence forces clashed with Russian occupation 38 times over the course of the past 24 hours.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, information as of 18:00 on 26 August
Details: Over the past 24 hours, the Russians launched th…
Over the past day, the Russian invaders unsuccessfully attacked the Kupiansk and Avdiivka fronts, while the Defence Forces held back the Russian invasion on the Marinka front. In total, 26 military clashes took place over the past 24 hours.
Source: Gen…
Russian forces shelled the Kurakhove settlement in Donetsk Oblast on Aug. 24, damaging a supermarket and injuring four women, the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office reported[1].According to the prosecutors, Russia launched the attack at around 1…
About 30 combat clashes occurred on 21 August between the Defence Forces of Ukraine and the Russian invaders.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook
Quote: “Over the past day, the enemy launched 2 missile and 43 air strikes an…
The Russians are advancing near Klishchiivka, Marinka and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast, while the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to advance on the Melitopol front and consolidate their positions.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukra…
Multiple Russian attacks across several Ukrainian oblasts over the past 24 hours killed at least 1 person and injured 25 others, according to reports from local officials.According to Ukraine’s Air Force status report[1] on Aug. 19, 15 of the 17…
Escape from Kupiansk: How one cop tricked the RussiansEditor’s note: Due to security concerns, the Kyiv Independent isn’t publishing the real name or the photo of the police officer at the center of this story. He is identified in the story as Oleksand…
On Friday 18 August, Russian forces shelled an invincibility centre in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast , injuring four civilians.
Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office on Facebook
Quote: “On 18 August 2023, the Russian occupation army fired at Chasiv Y…