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Independent English-language journalism in Ukraine. Our website: https://kyivindependent.com/ Become a member: kyivindependent.com/membership/ The official channel of The Kyiv Independent.
Updated: 2026-08-24
⚡️Ukraine weighing 'radical' mobilization changes amid recruitment challenges, official says. Ukraine is preparing changes to its mobilization system, including potential revisions…
⚡️Ukraine strikes 2 Russian fighters, air defense assets in Krasnodar Krai, drone commander says. The two jets, a Su-33 and a Mig-29, as well as a large Orion strike drone, were hi…
⚡️Elections now would 'destroy Ukraine,' Zelensky says, revealing new details on disagreements with Fedorov. "Elections right now are a tsunami for the state that will split Ukrain…
⚡️'Hunting their launch sites' — Zelensky reveals new details about Ukraine's ballistic missile defense. Zelensky said that Ukrainian military struck an Iskander ballistic missile …
⚡️Russia planning 'peripheral' mobilization of 300,000 men after elections, Zelensky says. Russia's voluntary recruitment system has increasingly struggled to make up for losses on…
⚡️Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Wildberries rival, Ozon, in Russia's Orenburg. Ukraine's military reportedly launched a drone attack on the Russian city of Orenburg overnight …
⚡️Zelensky, former Trump envoy Kellogg discuss Ukraine's air defense needs during visit to Kyiv. Keith Kellogg, the former U.S. envoy to Ukraine, met with President Volodymyr Zelen…
⚡️Fedorov decries corruption in Defense Ministry, doubles down on calls for elections. Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov detailed what he described as widespread corruption …
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How advertisers reach Korean audiences on Telegram — the real-name banking regime that pushes activity offshore, one of the world's most intense retail-crypto cultures, gaming and esports adjacency, and won-denominated payment friction.
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