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UK cabinet members on list of those barred from entering Russia

Russia’s Foreign Ministry barred 30 U.K. nationals, including lawmakers, journalists, and ministers like Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Finance Minister Rachel Reeves, from entering its territory in a decision published on Nov. 26. Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, and Ed Miliband, the climate secretary, were also on the list. The decision came shortly after […]

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November 27, 2024

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UNESCO adds Ukrainian egg decoration to intangible cultural heritage list

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added the Ukrainian art of egg decoration to its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list, Ukraine's Culture Ministry announced Dec. 3. UNESCO's committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage began its 19th session in Paraguay on Dec. 2. The committee inscribed "Pysanka: Ukrainian […]

Ukraine

December 3, 2024

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BBC includes 2 Ukrainians in list of 2024 most influential women

The BBC's "100 Women 2024" list, which was published on Dec. 3, featured two Ukrainians, Olha Olefirenko and Olha Rudnieva. Rudnieva founded the Superhumans center in Lviv, which provides prosthetics and rehabilitation to war-injured Ukrainians, serving over 1,000 people in its first two years. Ukrainian officials estimate that over 50,000 Ukrainians have lost limbs as […]

Ukraine

December 3, 2024

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Ukraine expands long-range drone strikes target list, alcohol now on the menu

Ukraine faces a tricky dilemma as winter approaches.   How can it disrupt an expected mass Russian missile campaign targeting the country's infrastructure while simultaneously being barred from using Western-supplied weapons to strike deep inside Russia? Despite being limited to the use of long-range kamikaze drones, one method employed by Kyiv has scored some spectacular […]

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October 28, 2024

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Ukraine calls on Moscow to provide list of POWs ready for swap

Kyiv urged Moscow on Nov. 3 to provide a list of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) prepared for an exchange, following Russia’s accusation that Ukraine was obstructing the process. Ukrainian human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets reached out to his Russian counterpart: "We are always ready to exchange prisoners of war!" he wrote on his official […]

Ukraine

November 2, 2024

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Kyiv Independent is 3 years old. Here’s a list of our consequential stories throughout the years

On Nov. 11, 2021, a group of young journalists in Ukraine fired for defending their editorial independence decided to launch a new publication that would stand by those principles. This new publication, without a name at its start, would later become known as the Kyiv Independent. Three years in, the Kyiv Independent’s coverage of Ukraine […]

Ukraine

November 11, 2024

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