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Ukraine war latest: Claiming Ukraine threat, Orban deploys troops to 'protect energy infrastructure"
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (773+ words) Key developments on Feb. 25: Hungary will deploy soldiers and equipment to protect key energy infrastructure amid what Prime Minister Viktor Orban described as a potential Ukrainian threat, he said on Feb. 25, escalating tensions tied to disrupted Russian oil transit. The…...
Explainer: Russia disrupts Ukraine peace talks with timed false accusations
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (1277+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Every time negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. appear to gain momentum, Moscow introduces a new allegation " drone attacks, assassination attempts, nuclear plots, sabotage " that…...
4 Ukrainian defense companies sign partnership deals with European allies valued at nearly $950 million
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (600+ words) Four Ukrainian defense companies have signed partnership agreements with companies from Denmark, Finland, and Latvia under the Build with Ukraine joint production initiatives on Feb. 24, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "We are expanding joint production of drones to defend against Russian…...
Zelensky, Trump hold phone call ahead of Ukraine-US talks in Geneva
8+ hour, 38+ min ago (402+ words) Editor's note: This story is being updated. President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone call with his American counterpart Donald Trump on Feb. 25, said Dmytro Lytvyn, Ukraine's presidential adviser. They are expected to discuss a "prosperity package" to help Ukraine's economic…...
Chart of the week: Ukraine's reconstruction needs rise 12% to $588 billion
12+ hour, 5+ min ago (334+ words) Damage and recovery needs in Ukraine. (Nizar al-Rifai/The Kyiv Independent) The total cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine is $588 billion, the World Bank said in a new report published Feb. 23, as Russia's full-scale invasion enters its fifth year....
Inside the Kyiv Independent: See how we survive the Russia-inflicted energy crisis
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (717+ words) (L-R) Financial Manager Alla Us, COO Zakhar Protsiuk, Editor-in-Chief Olga Rudenko, and CEO Daryna Shevchenko work in The Kyiv Independent office in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 14, 2026. (Elena Kalinichenko / The Kyiv Independent) At 4 p.m. every day, the Kyiv Independent office goes dark....
Claiming Ukraine threat, Orban deploys troops to 'protect energy infrastructure"
13+ hour, 17+ min ago (762+ words) Hungary will deploy soldiers and equipment to protect key energy infrastructure amid what Prime Minister Viktor Orban described as a potential Ukrainian threat, he said on Feb. 25, escalating tensions tied to disrupted Russian oil transit. The move follows weeks of…...
At least 5 killed, 18 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day
13+ hour, 31+ min ago (423+ words) At least five people have been killed and 18 others injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day, local authorities said on Feb. 25. In southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, four people were killed, and two others were wounded by Russian attacks…...
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,262,490 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
14+ hour, 31+ min ago (504+ words) Russia has lost around 1,262,490 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Feb. 25. According to the report, Russia has lost 11,701 tanks, 24,091 armored combat vehicles, 79,971 vehicles…...
As Russia rained missiles on Ukrainian cities last fall, US issued warning to Kyiv over Black Sea drone strike, ambassador says
22+ hour, 17+ min ago (908+ words) The U.S. State Department warned Ukraine in November 2025 that its strike on Russia's Novorossiysk port threatened American economic interests, Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S., said on Feb. 24. Ukraine attacked the Russian Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk on Nov. 14, damaging…...