Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 19, 2025. (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images) U.S.-mediated peace talks to end Russia's war against Ukraine are currently on pause, ...

High oil prices driven by the U.S. operation against Iran are not sufficient to save the Russian economy, according to estimates from the Free Russia Foundation shared with the Kyiv Independent. The U ...

Russia launched 524 drones and 22 missiles, including 14 ballistic ones, Ukraine's Air Force said. Of them, 503 drones and 4 ...

Ukrainian troops are holding several positions in northern Pokrovsk that are "almost cut off" as Russian forces increasingly dominate the skies, logistics routes, and high ground around the embattled ...

Ukraine's Navy said the bulk carrier KSL DEYANG, designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargoes such as grains or coal, was ...

Andriy Yermak, former head of the President's Office, stands in the courtroom in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 13, 2026. (Ivan Antypenko/Suspilne Ukraine/JSC "UA:PBC"/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) ...

Russian forces launched a combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine's central and southern regions overnight on May 18, ...

Drone strike reportedly hits major Russian fertilizer plant linked to explosives production * Kyiv repatriates 528 bodies ...

The alleged figures, which the Kyiv Independent cannot independently verify, follow Kyiv's largest attack on Moscow in over a ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the Ukrainian military's efforts in delivering "significant" long-range strikes on Moscow ...

Russian military drones installed on a truck seen during the Red Square Military Parade's rehearsal, May 7, 2025 in Moscow, Russia (Contributor/Getty Images) Cuba has sought to acquire drones and ...

The remarks came as European officials continue debating future engagement with Moscow amid growing uncertainty over the ...