Here's what you helped us achieve in the past week
Dear KI community members,
Thank you to everyone who took our community survey! We closed the survey this morning, and there were just over 1,000 responses, which is more than we hoped for. We have loved reading all of your comments so far, and we will be using this information to make the community experience better.
Also, we'd like to give a huge welcome to 368 new members that joined this week – and, as always, thank you to everyone for staying with us.
Here are some highlights from the Kyiv Independent in the last week:
We created branded apparel for the first time, which is pictured above. Unfortunately, these products are not for sale yet. We want to know what you think though, and if there is any interest in KI merch.
We have a new team member! Artem Yatsyk joined the KI this week as Executive Assistant.
We were featured in Forbes Ukraine, in an article about our business model and how we are reader-funded. The story is in Ukrainian.
Ukraine has started a southern counteroffensive. Cyrille Amoursky's "General Marchenko: ‘Mykolaiv was to be next city to fall, but Russia terribly failed’" and Daria Shulzhenko's "Ukraine reportedly begins advancing to liberate country's south" both look at the military situation near the major southern capitals Mykolaiv and Kherson, while Alexander Query's "Business far from usual in wartime Odesa" looks at the economic side of things.
We also started a new wrap-up about the war. Asami Terajima's "Ukraine war latest" is a daily update, guiding readers through major developments of the war, with analysis. So far, two topics she has covered the most are the southern counteroffensive and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. We want to know what our readers think – what are you interested in? What are you not interested in? Is there anything you'd like to see added? You can leave a comment below or message us here.
Another popular story this week was Illia Ponomarenko's "How many tanks does Russia really have?" which analyzes what Russia might have stockpiled.
Today we published Belarus Weekly, which looks at the increased rocket attacks from Belarus after Ukraine's Independence Day. You can also subscribe and have Belarus Weekly sent directly to your inbox.
Thank you for standing by our side as we are bringing independent, locally-sourced news about Ukraine to the world.
Comments (39)
I would love to buy the tote bag!
Yep, love the merch, would definitely buy some. Do it :-)
Yes please to merch, great idea!.. I'd buy the Tote (love the design shown), notebook, Tshirt,
please let the KI merch happen!
I absolutely would support the Kyiv Independent with such gorgeous merch. And I love that suggestion of using Ukrainian for some of it too.
Would proudly wear KI merch!
I'd be interested in a t-shirt or a ball cap.
Love the look of the branding on the tote!Would absolutely buy, say, t-shirt, long-sleeve t-shirt, sweatshirt with a similar look. One suggestion: I know KI is English language, but would you consider also having Ukrainian language merch, or maybe some with both English and Ukrainian on them?
Same here, would order KI merch in a heartbeat. :-)
I love the notebook! I left my old one (just like this) on a flight back from Poland and miss it.
I hope you're able to make these available. It would not only identify your supporters but also advertise your reporting.
I’d appreciate non short stuff too. Totes, stickers, magnets, cups etc.
Nice tote! Please make these available. And why not add a couple of different designs?
I think about stopping my NYT plan and increase my KI supporting plan from 5 to 10€. Give me some days.
Good 👍 idea with a hoodie merch. Would take one too!
I would love to have a good quality t-shirt to show my support for The Kyiv Independent. And encourage others to contribute.
missed the survey - can’t keep up with all the articles but so happy to see independent journalism reporting! love the merch idea! tote design is awesome and i love notebooks - cannot have enough notebooks lol
I would love to purchase your merch. Two reasons: one, to support you; two, to advertise about you. People are always asking about t-shirts, bags, etc that share groups/projects they don't recognize.
I love the merchandise - bag and notebook. Do make them available and I'll order them :)
Another good week for The Kyiv Independent. Kudos on the tanks article. It is great to see that level of Independent analysis. (see what I did there) There is a youtube channel, perun https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC3ehuUksTyQ7bbjGntmx3Q/videos , which does weekly defense economics segments. They are 50 minutes to an hour long, so you need to have a cup of coffee at hand. It would be great if KI could collaborate with him. The wrap-up are great. Since they cover so much ground, it would be helpful to have a couple of consistent headings to add some structure. War fatigue. I would love to hear some positive stories about what Ukrainians are doing to reclaim their country. It sounds horrible, but there are probably half a dozen wars around the world at any given time. Foreigners choose which ones to invest in; emotionally, intellectually, and financially. One thing that set the Ukrainian invasion apart from others with the strength of the local resistance. What are regular people currently doing to protect their families, communities, and livelihoods?
would love a t-shirt with the notebook or tote design
Love the merch. Keen for the bag or notebook, but I'd love a t shirt that was done in the colours/design of the bag :)
Hoodie or bag. I love this!!!
Or a hoodie
Vert interested in t-shirt and/or tote bag
merch 🌻🇺🇦👍🏽 not petroleum products please 🙏🏽 Can always use another bag!
Tees pleese :)
Would be great to take note at the office in a KI notebook!
I would love to buy merch if made available.
I would be interested.
Lots of Interest in KI merchandise. Would love to be sporting a T-shirt or two
If I had a KI coffee mug, I'd make sure to have it visible during my many meetings. It will go well with the big UA flag on the wall behind me. That said, the bag design is really good. I love the minimalism and contrast.
I would buy a nice Hoddie with a nice Ukrainian print!
Yes to showing my support of Ukraine!
Absolutely and T-shirts and hats with map logo for Christmas presents in bright colors for kids.
Hoodies please
Let us know when branded apparel etc is available
Yes please, bags and other branded merchandise for sale!
Please let me know when bags like the one pictured and other branded products are available.