The Kyiv Independent [unofficial] the_kyiv_independent@writeworks.uk

Allies can defend Ukraine in the same way as they protected Israel -- A look at the Russian military's war dolphins -- Ukrainian forces hit command post in Russian-occupied Crime -- Russia plans 'false flag' attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant -- and more

Russian aerial guided bomb attack hits five-story residential building -- Russia aims to capture Chasiv Yar by 'Victory Day' on May -- Half of French youth willing to fight in Ukraine to defend France -- Ukraine joining NATO is a matter of when not if -- and more

Ethnic tensions on the rise in Russia, as government attempts to divert attention from war -- Russian drone attack drops bomb on ambulance injures 1 in Kharkiv Oblast -- Russian proxy claims missile strike on machinery factory in occupied Luhansk -- Trump reportedly thought Ukraine 'must be part of Russia' as president -- and more

Rebuilding Kyiv Oblast power plant possible but 'futile' without air defense -- Ukrainian army collapse cannot be ruled out US official says -- Russia sending units from Far East to replenish losses in Ukraine -- Russia's war existential threat to the people of Ukraine -- and more

EU Parliament refuses decision on budget until members commit more Patriots to Ukraine -- ‘I thought I would never walk again:’ Children injured by Russia's war learn to live with prosthetics -- 'I’d be a king in Somalia with this money:’ Foreign POWs on being lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine -- Freedom House: Ukraine on democratic path amid rising authoritarianism in region -- and more

Nordic, Baltic nations call on NATO to increase support for Ukraine -- UN says more than 600 Ukrainian civilians killed or injured in March, up 20% from February -- Germany delivers artillery shells, drones, armored vehicles to Ukraine -- Small US-made drones perform poorly in Ukraine -- and more

Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles on Jan. 26 -- Russia planning new offensives, Ukraine needs more weapons -- Leopard tanks to arrive in Ukraine within 3 months -- Russian forces intensify assault in direction of Bakhmut, Vuhledar -- UNESCO places Odesa on endangered World Heritage sites list -- and more