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@Yam_Nivek @GGW01 Totally awesome!

@KyivIndependent Not much has changed over the years unfortunately

The Executed Renaissance refers to the systematic elimination of a generation of Ukrainian intellectuals who emerged in the 1920s and were later executed, imprisoned, or forced into silence during Stalin’s purges of the 1930s, with repression peaking during the Great Terror — a campaign of mass arrests and executions carried out across the Soviet Union. kyivindependent.com/the-executed-r…

⚡️ Over 400 Russian drones detected in Ukraine's airspace during mass attack, at least 3 killed, over 25 injured. kyivindependent.com/russia-launche…

⚡️ Zelensky speaks with Pope as Russia steps up attacks instead of Easter ceasefire. "The Russians have only intensified their attacks and, instead of silence in the skies, are carrying out an Easter escalation," Zelensky said following the call. kyivindependent.com/zelensky-speak…

⚡️ Ukraine's General Staff confirms strike on oil refinery in Russia's Ufa. "This refinery is a key component of Russia's fuel and energy complex and is used to meet the needs of the Russian military," the General Staff said. kyivindependent.com/ukraines-gener…

⚡️ Ukraine brings back 8 children from Russian-occupied territories. "Yet thousands of children remain under occupation," the NGO Save Ukraine said. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-brings…

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President Volodymyr Zelensky on April 2 lashed out at parliamentary infighting, saying that some lawmakers are trying to disrupt the "unity" necessary for Ukraine's survival. kyivindependent.com/zelensky-slams…

@KyivIndependent They should be ashamed of themselves.

Will expand more on this story, its aftermath, and my personal take in today's episode of War Notes, the newsletter that @AsamiTerajima and I write for @KyivIndependent. Do subscribe to make sure you don't miss it. kyivindependent.com/newsletters/wa…

After a punishing winter, Ukraine has had no time to recover. Russia launched almost 6,500 drones in March, surpassing the total of each of the previous two months, with no sign of slowing down. kyivindependent.com/theyre-testing…

@KyivIndependent They’ve been siding with Russia since the invasion in 2022

In an online interview with the Kyiv Independent on March 30, Ivan Korcok, now a politician in Slovakia's strongest opposition party, accused the current government of "siding with Moscow." kyivindependent.com/slovak-opposit…

⚡️Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashes in occupied Crimea during training flight, Kremlin Defense Ministry claims. The crew ejected and was recovered by a search-and-rescue team, the ministry claimed. kyivindependent.com/russian-su-30-…

@KyivIndependent Great news!

Slovaks are "fed up" with Fico, Slovakia's ex-foreign minister and opposition politician @IvanKorcok told me. We discussed Bratislava's current Ukraine policy — and what the opposition plans to do differently. Watch the interview at @KyivIndependent youtube.com/watch?v=O_Thei…

Following the August summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska, Moscow has repeatedly referred to the 'Anchorage agreements,' invoking the meeting as a supposed foundation for ending the war in Ukraine. kyivindependent.com/trump-agreemen…