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Wagner

Detained SBU Officer Roman Chervinsky Granted Bail After More Than a Year

The former SBU Colonel who was arrested on charges of exceeding his authority after organizing an unsanctioned 2022 attempt to get a Russian pilot to defect failed.

By Kyiv Post

July 16, 2024

Donetsk

Russian Troops’ ‘Meat Grinder’ Assaults Allegedly Lead to Mass Losses in Toretsk Sector

A spokesperson for the Khortytsia group of troops told Kyiv Post that Russian losses in the Toretsk sector for the week amounted to 1,502 people, including 635 killed, 855 wounded, and 12 POWs.

By Julia Struck-Feshchenko

July 16, 2024

War in Ukraine

EU Counterparts Warn Hungary Not to Neglect Ukraine Aid

Hungary's Finance Minister presented his counterparts with Budapest's priorities during its time at the helm but maintaining the 27-nation bloc's support for Ukraine was noticeably not listed.

By AFP

July 16, 2024

Odesa

OPINION: Odesa Keeps Ukraine’s Exports Flowing Despite Everything

A Ukrainian lawmaker has provided Kyiv Post with an update on the crucial role that Odesa is playing as an outlet for Ukrainian produce.

By Oleksiy Leonov

July 16, 2024

Moscow Special Units Filter Detained Ukrainians in Occupied Regions

Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs is creating special units charged with filtering citizens of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

By Kyiv Post

July 16, 2024

The Big New Game For Control of The World Is On

Serhiy Kolyada on the emerging new axis of evil boasting that the cards are in its hands. Who will challenge this 'team'?

By Serhiy Kolyada

July 16, 2024

Trump Chooses Ukraine Opponent as Running Mate

“They are celebrating in Moscow tonight,” former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger said of Trump’s VP choice, JD Vance.

By John Moretti

July 16, 2024

EXCLUSIVE

OPINION: Still Time to Save US and Ukraine from Putin and His ‘Western’ Stooges

With Trump reaffirming his pro-Moscow line, Biden should delay no longer and promptly hand over the reins to Harris.

By Andrei Piontkovsky

July 16, 2024

Featured

Lina Kostenko – Ukraine’s Poetic Sphinx, Turns 96

OPINION: A Time for War and a Time for Peace

OPINION: Ukraine Frozen Out in Alaska

War in Ukraine

Russia’s Latest Mobilization – Cats from Tatarstan

Volunteers sending the cats implied that local Ukrainian cats are eating Russian corpses.

By Kyiv Post

July 16, 2024

NATO

UK Launches Armed Forces Review After NATO Summit

The Ministry of Defence announced that the "Strategic Defence Review" will start immediately due to urgent threats facing the UK and aims to deliver a report by mid-2025.

By AFP

July 16, 2024

EXCLUSIVE

NATO

OPINION: Jumping the Line

Controlling the skies is crucial to winning wars. The new NATO commitments in planes and air defense systems will provide Ukraine with an opening. But where is the “clear path” to victory?

By George Woloshyn

July 16, 2024

War in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Mobilisation Campaign Picks Up Despite Faltering Enthusiasm

The Ukrainian military told Reuters in a written statement that the conscription rate had more than doubled in May and June compared to the previous two months, without providing the figures.

By Euractiv

July 16, 2024

Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russia Loses 100th Cutting-Edge Multi-Million Dollar T-90 Tank, Says Oryx

And independent analyst tracking destroyed and abandoned equipment concluded that the Russians have lost at least 100 of their newest model tanks.

By Julia Struck-Feshchenko

July 16, 2024

Economist Says Total Energy Embargo Will Make Russia Stop Its War on Ukraine

Ukraine should prepare for money to become more expensive until the war ends. Partners should slam Russia with sanctions without giving Moscow time to adapt, economist Yuriy Gorodnichenko says.

By Olena Hrazhdan

July 16, 2024