Zelensky arrives in Jordan for 'important' security talks
President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Jordan comes after Ukraine signed 10-year defense partnerships with three Gulf countries, as the Middle East war shows no signs of slowing.
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Asami Terajima
ReporterAsami Terajima is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent covering Ukrainian military issues, front-line developments, and politics. She is the co-author of the weekly War Notes newsletter. She previously worked as a business reporter for the Kyiv Post focusing on international trade, infrastructure, investment, and energy. Originally from Japan, Terajima moved to Ukraine during childhood and completed her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in the U.S. She is the winner of the Thomson Reuters Foundation's Kurt Schork Award in International Journalism 2023 (Local Reporter category) and the George Weidenfeld Prize, awarded as part of Germany's Axel Springer Prize 2023. She was also featured in the Media Development Foundation’s “25 under 25: Young and Bold” 2023 list of emerging media makers in Ukraine.
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Russian glide bomb attack on Kramatorsk kills 3, including 13-year-old boy, governor says
Donetsk Oblast Governor Vadym Filashkin said thirteen civilians were wounded, and that the local authorities are determining the extent of the damage.
US tells Ukraine no PURL military aid redirected to Middle East, Sybiha says
Sybiha's comments came after the G7 Foreign Ministers' Summit in France, where U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave the reassurance in person.
'Serious damage:' Ukrainian drones deal fresh blows to Russia's Ust-Luga port, SBU says
Leningrad Oblast Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said rescuers were working at the port to extinguish the fire at around 7 a.m. local time, but reported no casualties.
Russian attacks kill 3, injure 20 civilians in Ukraine over past day
Russian troops launched a Kinzhal aeroballistic missile and 442 drones against Ukraine overnight, of which around 300 were Shahed-type, the Air Force reported on March 29.
UK pledges additional $133 million in air defense support for Ukraine
"As Putin continues his abhorrent attacks across Ukraine, my message is simple — there will be no let up in the U.K.’s support," British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
Russian attacks kill 1, injure 13 in Ukraine over past day
Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 102 drones overnight, of which around 60 were Shahed-type drones, the Air Force reported on March 27.
Ukraine has 'irrefutable evidence' of Russia providing intelligence to Iran, Zelensky says
Neither Russia nor Iran has publicly reacted to Zelensky's claim at the time of publication. Zelensky's statement comes as the Middle East tensions surge in the fourth week of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
In Ukraine’s drone-dominated battlefield, critically wounded face slim chance to survive
For Ukrainian medics, one of the hardest parts of the drone war is accepting that critically wounded soldiers often cannot be saved.
"If it's a critical injury, it's usually lethal," Ukrainian medic Dmytro, who goes by his callsign Winnie, told the Kyiv Independent in his evac vehicle not far from the front.
Wounds in areas where tourniquets can't be used are often the deadliest, such as the head, chest, torso, or groin injuries, he explained.
"We would like to do something, but there is just
Major Russian aircraft manufacturing plant hit in Ukrainian strike, General Staff says
Aviastar produces Il-76 MD-90A heavy military transport aircraft and Il-78M-90A refueling aircraft.
Command post of elite Russian Rubikon drone unit hit in occupied Donetsk, Ukraine says
A core part of Russia's unmanned system program to bolster its drone warfare against Ukraine, Rubikon specializes in both hunting down Ukrainian drone pilots and shooting their drones in the sky.
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 2, injure 20 others over past day
Russian forces launched 147 drones against Ukraine overnight, of which over 70 were Shahed-type, the Air Force said on March 18.
Ukrainian serviceman recruited by Russia to target 3rd Army Corps commander detained, SBU says
The Security Service of Ukraine said it detained a serviceman recruited by Russian intelligence to help organize strikes targeting 3rd Army Corps commander Andrii Biletskyi and his unit's positions.
At least 3 killed, 27 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over the past day
Russian troops launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 126 drones against Ukraine overnight.
Ukrainian drones successfully hit Russian aircraft repair plant in occupied Crimea, SBU says
The long-range drones hit the production workshops of the Yevpatoria Aircraft Repair Plant, located in western Crimea, as well as two Pantsir-S2 systems near a Russian military airfield in Dzhankoi, which sits in the peninsula's northeast, according to the SBU source.
