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Kyiv Independent reporter Francis Farrell shows the growing “kill zone” in Donetsk Oblast, where fields and roads are covered with fiber-optic cables from drones increasingly used by both sides in the war.

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Ukrainian artist Daria Koltsova presented the “ECHOES” installation in Venice from May 5-13. Video: Daria Koltsova / Instagram.

To help protect journalists reporting from Ukraine’s front lines, we launched the 'No News is Bad News' collection ahead of Press Freedom Day on May 3.

Russia struck Kyiv with Shahed drones in the afternoon of April 28, sending smoke rising over the city. The attack began around 2 p.m. and lasted nearly an hour. Video: The Kyiv Independent.

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his video shows Hungarians celebrating in central Budapest after the election results on April 12.

Hungary heads to the polls in a high-stakes election after 16 years of Viktor Orban’s rule. The Kyiv Independent is on the ground in Budapest, where concerns over foreign interference and democratic standards loom over a tightly contested vote.

A Russian drone targeted a residential district in Kharkiv on April 6, striking the top floor of an apartment block. Video: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terehov / Telegram.