Laboratory analysis has confirmed the presence of E. coli and cholera in the waters near the city of Kherson following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, but not in high concentrations, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Military Media Center re…
Russian forces have mined a large number of hydraulic structures in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts, Major Vladyslav Dudar, a representative of the Defense Ministry, reported[1] on June 13. “They are currently blowing up small hydraulic s…
Kate Tsurkan
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Kate Tsurkan is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. She is a writer, editor, and translator. Her work has been published in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Harpers, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. Sh…
Four Ukrainian oblasts will have problems with water supply and water will not flow to Crimea from the Kakhovka reservoir for “at least a year” due to the Kakhovka dam’s destruction, head of Ukrainian state-owned energy company Ukrhydroenergo Ih…
Russian forces have unsuccessfully attempted to advance near the Donetsk Oblast village of Blahodatne, which was recently liberated by Ukrainian forces, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported[1] on June 12. There are several …
Kate Tsurkan
News editor
Kate Tsurkan is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. She is a writer, editor, and translator. Her work has been published in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Harpers, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. Sh…
Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren told[1] Reuters in a June 12 interview published on June 12 that the Netherlands and other allies were hoping to start F-16 fighter jet training for Ukrainian pilots this summer.In May the U.S. and several …
Kate Tsurkan
News editor
Kate Tsurkan is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. She is a writer, editor, and translator. Her work has been published in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Harpers, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. Sh…
Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said[1] on June 12 that he was on his way to visit President Volodymyr Zelensky to present an assistance program for the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.Concerns over the nuc…
Kate Tsurkan
News editor
Kate Tsurkan is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. She is a writer, editor, and translator. Her work has been published in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Harpers, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. Sh…