Here's what you helped us achieve in the past week
Dear KI community members,
We hope you've been well this past week. Thank you for your continued support!
We'd also like to extend a warm welcome to our 130 new members – we're glad you're with us. We wouldn't be able to accomplish what we do without support from our readers.
Here are some highlights from the Kyiv Independent in the last week:
Paul Massaro dropped by our office at the end of last week. Pictured above is Massaro with some of the KI team members. Massaro is the senior policy advisor for counter-corruption and sanctions on the U.S. Helsinki Commission and is also well-known on Twitter.
We reported on the Ukrainian military's surprise counteroffensive with Asami Terajima's "Ukraine liberates 1,000 square kilometers, over 20 settlements in Kharkiv Oblast" and her wrap-up "Ukraine War Latest."
We revisited the Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk train station. Daria Shulzhenko's story follows one of the survivors, a 19-year-old student and her recovery after losing a limb in April.
Volunteers and charities have both played an important part in the war so far. Cyrille Amoursky's story on volunteers in Mykolaiv and Odesa and Illia Ponomarenko's piece on the charity Come Back Alive look at these efforts.
One of our most popular stories was Daryna Antoniuk's "How Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet keeps Ukraine online," which looks at how the portable satellite dishes keep the country connected despite the war.
Today we published Belarus Weekly. This week, the newsletter covers Belarus' military drills, which simulated crossing the border with Ukraine.
We are hiring! We are currently looking to fill two positions: Social Media Manager and Head of Marketing. If you know anyone who might be a good fit, please pass this opportunity along to them.
Thank you for standing by our side as we are bringing independent, locally-sourced news about Ukraine to the world.
Comments (9)
Your work is so important. Please stay safe. I pray for you and your countrymen several times a day. Slava Ukraini !!!
You Guys are so awesome! Know that you are the first words that I read in the morning and the last words that I read at night.
It has been a while since I posted. I was curious to see if a couple of (hopefully) thoughtful posts and questions would create a conversation around some of The Kyiv Independent articles. As an American following the Ukrainian War for Independence very closely, I keep coming back to a few fundamental questions about the government, economy, and civil society. How do the people of Ukraine feel about the current government's ability to make decisions in their best interest? How confident are the Ukrainian people that the current government is laying the groundwork for fair and open elections in the future? How confident are the Ukrainian people that the government can improve the efficiency with which it meets the needs of the people? Are people willing and able to pay taxes to support government operations? Is the current government taking steps to address these issues? On the economic side, there has been much discussion about the shrinking GDP and other measures. Unfortunately, that happens during war. The critical questions are what to do next? In particular, how efficiently are goods flowing in and out of Ukraine to trading partners in the EU? Trucks sitting in line waiting to cross the border raise the price of everything. What are the import levels of machine tools and construction equipment? These goods will be required to build the economy. How is the ecosystem of businesses, both small and large, which support the military? Everything that can be done 'in country' helps revive the long-term economy. There seems to be no shortage of topics that can shed light on how Ukraine is doing in its war for independence. How efficiently the military de-occupies western Kharkiv is just as important as last week's battles. Everybody pays attention as the leading force advances. The important questions will be answered as we see how effectively the Ukrainian Armed Forces can shift their defensive lines east. Then the government and law enforcement agencies will need to reestablish the foundation for a working society.
Today, Sept 10, is amazing, staggering to see town after town wholly liberated. At a terrible cost. Thank you, Ukraine.
Thank you for all that you are doing! Slava Ukraijni!
Continued prayers from US!
You're amazing dudes. Much love to you all from Australia
What you do is wonderful, thank you so much
Thank you for keeping us informed.