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Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to everyone for your continued support. Before we share the recording, I would like to apologize for the delay at the beginning of the event. Due to unexpected technical issues, we were unable to start on time, and I'm very sorry for the inconvenien

Dear community members, Thank you to everyone for your continued support. We're pleased to share the recording of our recent community event Q&A with Daria Rabinovitsch, Co-CEO of Helping to Leave. Helping to Leave is an organization that helps people obtain essential humanitarian aid and evacuation

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to everyone for your continued support. We’re pleased to share with you the recording of our recent community event “Can you trust the news? Q&A on Russian propaganda and disinformation” with experts Alona Hurkivska and Keir Giles, moderated by Mart

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Q&A last week with defense reporter Kollen Post and deputy chief editor Oleksiy Sorokin. Kollen and Oleksiy discussed how Russia’s wartime economy has continued to gain speed, while the West is lagging behind,

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the exclusive premiere of the documentary “No God But Theirs” by our War Crimes Investigations Unit. The film reveals how Russia targets Ukrainian Christian churches in occupied territories — and exposes Kremlin pr

Dear Kyiv Independent members, Thank you to everyone who was able to join our Q&A “Is Europe ready for war?”on Monday. In short, as it stands, Europe is not ready for war. However, a lot could change in the coming months and years. Deputy chief editor Oleksiy Sorokin and senior news editor Martin Fo

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to everyone who joined our Q&A with KI Insights’ Director Jakub Parusinski and Head of Research and Partnerships Olena Yermakova last week. Jakub and Olena answered your questions about the state of peace talks and a potential ceasefire. They also g

Dear Kyiv Independent members, Thank you to everyone who was able to join our Q&A with reporter Francis Farrell and deputy chief editor Oleksiy Sorokin. Francis and Oleksiy answered your questions about what might come next after three years of Russia’s full-scale invasion, including questions about

Dear Kyiv Independent members, Last week, we organized an exclusive screening of the documentary “Curated Theft” by our War Crimes Investigations Unit. The film investigates how Russian forces looted two local museums in Kherson, committing the largest robbery of its kind in Europe since World War I

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who attended our exclusive online premiere of our documentary “Can You Hear Me? The Invisible Battles of Ukrainian Military Medics.” The film follows a group of Ukrainian military medics as they journey from the heat of battle in war-torn U

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who attended our Q&A with deputy chief editor Oleksiy Sorokin and reporter Francis Farrell about what’s next for Ukraine after the U.S. presidential elections. Last week, Oleksiy and Francis discussed what a second Trump White House would m

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who attended last week’s exclusive screening of “Shadows Across the River,” the latest documentary from the Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigations Unit. The film investigates Russian war crimes in the occupied territory of Ukraine’s s

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who were able to join us for our most recent community event: a Q&A about U.S. elections and how the results could impact Ukraine with our New York-based reporter Owen Racer and business editor Liliane Bivings. Owen and Lili answered your q

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who attended our last Q&A with our editor-in-chief Olga Rudenko and reporter Dinara Khalilova about press freedom in wartime Ukraine. Thank you to those who sent in your questions as well – they are always central to our discussions. Last T

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who sent in questions and joined us for our war update with Francis Farrell last week. Here is the recording of the Q&A, just in case you missed it or you’d like to revisit this conversation. Francis answered your questions about Russia’s n

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who were able to attend the exclusive premiere of “He came back” and the Q&A with War Crimes Investigations reporter Olesia Bida and editor-in-chief Olga Rudenko. “He came back” documents two cases of sexual violence committed by Russian so

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who were able to attend our Q&A with former defense reporter Illia Ponomarenko and to those who sent in questions. Illia spoke about his recently released war memoir “I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime Kyiv.” He answered your

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who were able to attend the premiere of “Destroy, in whole or in part” and Q&A with the head of our War Crimes Investigations Unit Yevheniia Motorevska, and one of the unit’s reporters, and author of the documentary, Danylo Mokryk. “Destroy

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who were able to join our conversation about telling the human stories of war with our deputy chief editor Toma Istomina and Tim Mak of The Counteroffensive. Toma and Tim discussed topics like Ukraine’s retreat from Avdivvka, and how both t

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who sent in your questions for our last community event, a Q&A with deputy chief editor Oleksiy Sorokin and news editor Nate Ostiller about how the U.S. elections will impact Ukraine. Oleksiy and Nate discussed the political situation in th

Thank you to those who sent in their questions and who joined us for our last Q&A – our war update with our reporter Francis Farrell. Your questions are always key to our discussions! Francis recounted the main military events of 2023, and answered your questions about what the battlefield looks lik

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who sent in questions and who attended our last community event! On Friday, business editor Lili Bivings and business reporter Dominic Culverwell discussed how business and the economy in Ukraine are doing in wartime, including the agricult

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who attended our last Q&A about life in Kyiv during war, with our deputy chief editor Toma Istomina and chief operating officer Zakhar Protsiuk. Toma and Zakhar discussed what’s changed in Kyiv since the start of Russia’s full scale invasio

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who sent in questions and who attended our war update with Francis Farrell. On Thursday, Francis talked about the current state of the counteroffensive, potential results we might see from the operation in the coming months, and the role of

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who attended this event and to those who suggested we do an event on President Zelensky’s government. Last Thursday, editor-in-chief Olga Rudenko and senior editor Oleksiy Sorokin answered your questions about Ukrainian politics, Zelensky’s

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who attended our last community event, a Q&A about Belarus with Kyiv Independent contributor Maria Yeryoma and Senior Editor Oleksiy Sorokin. They discussed the rumors around tactical nuclear weapons being moved to Belarus, the arrival of W

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who joined our Q&A with reporter Francis Farrell about the Wagner Group’s role in the Battle of Bakhmut. After ten months of fighting, Wagner boss and financier Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed full control over the city. On Thursday, Francis answ

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to everyone who joined our Q&A with defense reporter Illia Ponomarenko and to those who sent in your questions – they’re central to the discussions. Illia answered your questions about the current situation on the eastern front, around Bakhmut, the

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to everyone for sending in your questions and for joining our discussion, as always. Our reporters Francis Farrell and Asami Terajima answered your questions about front-line conditions in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk Oblast, the morale of the soldiers

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to those who were able to attend our last community event and to those who sent in their questions. We’d also like to thank everyone who suggested the topic of corruption and oligarchs. Olga and Oleksiy discussed the main oligarchs in Ukraine, how t

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to everyone who attended our last community event and to those who sent in questions! We really enjoy having these conversations with you. Toma and Oleksiy answered your questions about Ukrainian history, national identity, the relationship between

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to everyone who attended our last community event and to those who sent in questions! Our defense reporter Illia gave an update on one year of Russia’s all-out war – he talked about the current situation in Bakhmut, potential Ukrainian counter offen

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to everyone who attended our last community event and to those who sent in questions! During the event, Francis shared his experience of his January trip to Bakhmut, a town on the front-line in eastern Donetsk Oblast that has recently been the cente

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you so much to everyone who sent in questions and who was able to attend our Q&A with Lili Bivings and Olga Rudenko about Russian disinformation in the media. Lili and Olga discussed disinformation in the form of Twitter trolls and perpetuated false nar

Dear Kyiv Independent community members, Thank you to everyone who attended our last event and to those who sent in questions! We were also happy to see people invited friends. We plan to do more “plus one” events in the future as we believe that journalism should be accessible. During the event, To

Dear KI community members, Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to our Q&A and war update with defense reporter Illia Ponomarenko on Thursday! Illia and Olga discussed the current state of the war, the fighting in Bakhmut, the possibility of an invasion from Belarus, and day-to-day life in

On Thursday, we spoke with reporters Anna Myroniuk and Alexander Khrebet about the second part of their investigation into alleged misconduct in Ukraine’s International Legion. Thank you to everyone who was able to join our event and to those who sent in questions! Anna and Alexander spoke about how

Thank you to everyone who joined our Q&A earlier this week with Power Lines co-hosts Anastasiia Lapatina and Jakub Parusinski. Anastasiia and Jakub spoke about what work goes into each episode, their editorial freedom, and how they approach reporting about Ukraine during the war. Thank you to everyo

Dear community members, Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our Q&A “What the West gets wrong about Ukraine” with our Editor-in-Chief Olga Rudenko and CEO Daryna Shevchenko. Here is the recording for those who weren’t able to attend. Olga and Daryna talked about the misconceptions that

Dear community members, Thank you to everyone who was able to join our conversation with our defense reporter Illia Ponomarenko and defense policy expert Rob Lee about the likelihood of a nuclear attack in Ukraine. Also, thank you to everyone who sent in questions – they are always central to our di

Dear community members, Thanks to everyone who was able to attend our Q&A with our reporter Francis and to those who sent in questions, we hope you enjoyed the discussion. Here is the recording for those who weren’t able to make it. During the Q&A, Francis spoke about his experiences reporting from

Dear community members, Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our conversation with Christian Borys, the founder of Saint Javelin. We hope everyone enjoyed it – and here is the recording for those who weren’t able to attend. Christian discussed starting Saint Javelin, the role of memes and hu

Dear community members, Thanks to everyone who was able to make it to our event with Belarus correspondent Maria Yeryoma “What’s wrong with Belarus?” We really appreciate everyone who asked questions – they led to a great discussion. Maria spoke about the current state of Belarus, the country’s role

Dear community members, Thank you to all who were able to make it to last week’s Story Spotlight with Alexander Khrebet. During the event, we had the chance to hear first-hand how Alexander wrote his article with the Kyiv Independent, “Inside Ukraine’s covert operation to take out elite Wagner Group

Dear community members, Thanks to all who were able to make it to the event with our Editor-in-Chief Olga Rudenko and CEO Daryna Shevchenko last Thursday and for all the great questions. Your support allows us to keep going. For those who weren’t able to attend, we are publishing the recording. Sinc

Dear members, Thank you to everyone who joined our Q&A event with Illia on Thursday. We got a lot of positive feedback and support – thank you for staying with us! We are sorry for the technical difficulties in the first part of the meeting – we weren’t expecting that many people to join the call an