⚡️ UK defense secretary: Lethal aid flown from China to Russia, world needs to 'wake up.'

kyivindependent.com/uk-china-suppl… The U.S. and U.K. have evidence Beijing and Moscow are collaborating on combat equipment for use in Ukraine, as lethal aid is flown from China to Russia, British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said on May 22.

⚡️Stoltenberg: Choosing between helping Kyiv and keeping air defenses, allies ‘must choose Ukraine.’

kyivindependent.com/date-set-for-u… NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said when NATO members are faced with the choice between keeping hold of their air defense systems or sending them to Kyiv, they “must choose Ukraine.”

⚡️Update: Johnson’s Ukraine aid bill allocates over $60 billion for Ukraine.

The House of Representatives published the content of the aid bill for Ukraine, which allocates over $60 billion in assistance and mandates the delivery of long-range ATACMS missiles after the day of enactment.

Read more: kyivindependent.com/johnson-says-v… "If the President determines that executing the transfer of long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems to the Government of Ukraine pursuant to sub-section (a) would be detrimental to the national security interests of the United States, the President may withhold such transfer," the document adds.

⚡️ Trump's advisor denies alleged plans to push Ukraine to cede territory.

kyivindependent.com/trumps-advisor… An advisor to Donald Trump, the U.S. Republican Party's presumptive nominee for the 2024 presidential run, refuted claims in the media that the ex-president would push Ukraine to give up some of its territory if reelected, The New York Post reported on April 7.

⚡️ NBC: Biden administration considering supplying Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles.

kyivindependent.com/nbc-biden-admi… The White House is prepared to send Ukraine long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) if Congress approves a new funding package, NBC News reported on Feb. 19, citing unnamed U.S. officials.

Today is the 10th anniversary of the #Euromaidan Revolution.

These images paint the scene of what this monumental revolution was like.

📸1 - A woman prays on her knees in front of a line of police officers on Jan, 24, 2014. 📸2 - The damage caused by protests on Independence Square on Feb. 20, 2014 — two days before the revolution ended.

📷3 - Ukrainian National Riot police lined up in Kyiv.

📸4 - A protester throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with police on Hrushevskoho Street on Jan. 25.

This video shared on Telegram by the 92nd Assault Brigade, a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, depicts a Ukrainian drone operator venturing perilously close to Russian positions, enduring constant shelling. The caption reads, “Sometimes I hear that UAV operators work from safe places.

⚡️IAEA: No mines observed near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant’s cooling pond.

The IAEA said it is aware of the recent reports of mines having been placed near the cooling pond of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, but no such mines were observed during Rafael Grossi’s visit. The IAEA said it is aware of the previous placement of mines outside the plant perimeter and at particular places inside.

⚡️Bulgaria's new defense minister vows to support Ukraine with military aid.

Todor Tagarev, Bulgaria's newly-appointed defense minister, said that his country must do what is necessary to provide Ukraine with military assistance, the Bulgarian News Agency reported. While outlining the main objectives of his future work as the minister of defense, Tagarev said that Bulgaria and its army must contribute to ensuring security and stability in the Black Sea region and South-Eastern Europe.

⚡️Estonian PM: NATO threatens Russia's imperialism, not its security.

Speaking to the media from a security conference in Singapore, Kaja Kallas said that Russia's narrative that NATO plays a role in its invasion of Ukraine sees a great deal of play in Asia and must be refuted. "Here they talk about the expansion of NATO as a process that is somehow not connected with the will of the countries, but I refute this," Kallas told the Estonian publication ERR on June 4.

⚡️CNN: Iran likely ships drones to Russia through Caspian Sea.

Tehran is likely using the Caspian Sea shipping route to supply Moscow with weapon supplies, including the Shahed kamikaze drones, CNN wrote on May 26. The experts observed a number of Russian and Iranian vessels, capable of transporting weapons, regularly switching off their tracking when sailing through the inland sea. This may indicate they wish to hide part of their journey.

The Kyiv Independent launched its War Investigations Unit.

Support their work by joining our community: patreon.com/kyivindependent Our new unit consists of three top-notch Ukrainian investigative journalists who have already started creating documentaries aimed at uncovering crucial information, including the facts, names, and documents surrounding atrocities committed by Russia’s military during the war.

The Kyiv Independent will soon launch a new weekly newsletter, “War Notes from @IAPonomarenko,” with war updates from your favorite defense reporter.

Subscribe here: mailchi.mp/kyivindependen… “The most essential tendencies, events, interesting facts, articles, memes, or videos that were a thing throughout yet another seven days of the biggest European war since World War II. Every Friday, you’ll be getting a letter from your friend in Kyiv,” Illia says.

The Kyiv Independent launched its War Investigations Unit. Support their work by joining our community: patreon.com/kyivindependent Our new unit consists of three top-notch Ukrainian investigative journalists who have already started creating documentaries aimed at uncovering crucial information, including the facts, names, and documents surrounding atrocities committed by Russia’s military during the war.

The Kyiv Independent will soon launch a new project called "Ukraine's True History," publishing stories, videos, and a newsletter explaining Ukraine's past and present without distortions and myths.

Subscribe here: bit.ly/3KoVfgS “As all eyes are now on Ukraine, we feel it's important to give the world a better understanding of what Ukraine is and how its history and culture were distorted by Russian propaganda,” says Kyiv Independent’s Senior Editor Oleksiy Sorokin.

The Kyiv Independent will soon launch a new project called "Ukraine's true history," publishing stories, videos, and a newsletter explaining Ukraine's past and present without distortions and myths.

Subscribe here: mailchi.mp/kyivindependen… “Russia has been trying (often successfully) to take away Ukraine's independence for centuries. The myths Russia had created about Ukraine not only took root in Russian society, but, in a lot of ways, determined how the rest of the world sees Ukraine…

What to read to better understand Ukraine and Russia’s war against it?

Here are some book recommendations from the Kyiv Independent’s team. 1. “Ukraine in Histories and Stories- Essays by Ukrainian Intellectuals"

2. “Red Famine" by Anne Applebaum

3. “The Gates of Europe,” "Chernobyl. History of a Tragedy” and "Lost Kingdom" by Serhii Plokhy

4. "A History of Ukraine" by Oleksandr Palii

In these photos, paramedics proudly wear our merch on the front line of Russia’s war in Donetsk Oblast and in a field hospital. We are happy to announce that together with the @saintjavelin social enterprise, the Kyiv Independent raised $22,000 for @HospitallersU, a Ukrainian voluntary organization of paramedics who save lives at the front line of Russia’s war.

On International Women's Day, we want to celebrate women in Ukraine who withstand brutal Russian aggression and contribute to the fight against it. According to the United Nations, Russia's all-out war has taken "a devastating toll on the well-being of millions of women, girls, and young people."

Most observers understand the primary aim of Russia’s current offensive as the capture of the entirety of Donetsk Oblast, which has consistently seen the heaviest fighting of the war against Ukraine. With this in mind, the capture of Bakhmut, a city on Donetsk Oblast, costly as the fighting may have been, is a necessary stepping stone to then advance on the much larger cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, the central hubs of Ukraine’s operations in Donbas.

Join us in one hour, on the day of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, for a Q&A with our team about how it all started. CEO Daryna Shevchenko, deputy chief editor Toma Istomina, and reporters Illia Ponomarenko and Alexander Query will answer your questions and share their experiences during the first days of Russia’s all-out war.