The staff of the Kyiv Independent answered the question, "If you could go back in time, what would you tell yourself on the eve of Russia's full-scale invasion?"
When Cory Woods was a chef in our city, his kitchen was his battlefield. Now his battlefield is in Ukraine where he flies Ukrainian drones hunting Russian drones on the front lines.
Canadians are rising up saying we have always been and will remain an independent country. That's all Ukraine wants. There is no easy way to get there.
Ukraine President Zelensky’s New Years Eve message of valor resounded in Ukrainian homes, in the bunkers on the frontlines, and echoed around the world.
From the blockbuster hit, Home Alone, to choirs in Carnegie Hall, and concert halls the world over, a Ukrainian composition, Carol of the Bells, sets the tone for Christmas celebrations.
Thousands of North Korean troops joined Russia’s war against Ukraine, positioned 30km from the Ukraine border. The arrival of North Korean soldiers on the battlefields of Europe is an historically unprecedented event that represents a major escalation in the largest European invasion since World War II.
