Kyiv Independent
4 audits on the record
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“One was shot in the leg and had an artery severed, and he was bleeding out. He is in very serious condition in a medical facility.”
September 4, 2026 · see it in context →“the SBU opened fire on unarmed HUR officers”
September 4, 2026 · see it in context →“Russian opposition figure Stepan Kaplunov”
September 4, 2026 · see it in context →“the march on July 31 had gathered a considerable crowd, well into its thousands.”
August 2, 2026 · see it in context →“Ukrainians gathered in Kyiv on July 31 for what organizers described as a 'march for dialogue and reforms in defense,' renewing demands that President Volodymyr Zelensky reinstate former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.”
August 2, 2026 · see it in context →“Zelensky has not offered a detailed explanation for Fedorov's dismissal, pointing only to the conflict between the former defense minister and Syrskyi.”
August 2, 2026 · see it in context →“Trump's comments walk back his earlier statements about granting Ukraine a license to produce its own Patriot interceptors”
August 1, 2026 · see it in context →Audits citing Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine's Spy Agencies Shot at Each Other, and the Files Split on Whether Anyone DiedSeptember 4, 2026
- A Third Week in Central Kyiv, and the Crowd Is Filed at Four SizesAugust 2, 2026
- We Have Not Agreed to That: Trump on Patriot licenses, three weeks laterAugust 1, 2026
- He Fired the Minister, Then Offered Him a Way Back. Fedorov Declined in Writing.July 31, 2026
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