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    The Kyiv Independent
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    May 19
    Today, The Kyiv Independent is launching the biggest membership campaign in our history. Our goal: 4,000 new members worldwide — including 2,000 in the United States — to help fund independent journalism from Ukraine: kyivindependent.com/membership/?ut…
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    The Kyiv Independent
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    Feb 27, 2022
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️BREAKING: Ukraine confirms peace talks with Russia today.
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    Mar 7, 2022
    ⚡️Hacking group Anonymous interrupts Russian state TV programs with footage of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and an anti-war message. It claims to have accessed TV channels “Russia 24”, “Channel 1”, “Moscow 24”, & streaming services Wink and Ivi.
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    The Kyiv Independent
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    Feb 28, 2022
    ⚡️Switzerland adopts EU sanctions, freezes Putin's assets. Switzerland broke its historically neutral status to adopt EU sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine.
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    The Kyiv Independent
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    Feb 26, 2022
    ⚡️Zelensky posts another video filmed in central Kyiv. "There's a lot of fake information online that I call on our army to lay down arms, and that there's evacuation," he said. "I'm here. We won't lay down our arms. We will defend our state."
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    The Kyiv Independent
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    Sep 30, 2022
    ⚡️BREAKING: Ukraine officially applies for NATO membership.
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    Feb 26, 2022
    ⚡️Hungary now supports cutting Russia off SWIFT. Hungary was the last EU country who opposed the measure.
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    The Kyiv Independent
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    Mar 1, 2022
    ⚡️Ukraine’s Air Force, along with units of the army and territorial defense, destroyed a large Russian military convoy near the city of Bashtanka in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv region. Military bloggers reported that the convoy contained up to 800 vehicles.
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    The Kyiv Independent
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    Apr 7, 2022
    ⚡️BREAKING: UN suspends Russia from Human Rights Council.
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    The Kyiv Independent
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    Feb 26, 2022
    Kazakhstan reportedly denies Russia's request for troops. Kazakhstan, one of Russia’s closest allies and a southern neighbor, is denying a request for its troops to join the offensive in Ukraine, NBC reports citing its sources.
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    The Kyiv Independent
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    Feb 28, 2022
    ⚡️Google Maps disables Google Maps’ live traffic overlay and Live Busyness, a feature that displays how popular a location may be at a given time. Google reportedly made the change in an effort to help keep Ukrainians safe.
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    The Kyiv Independent
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    Mar 7, 2022
    ⚡️Ukrainian forces have retaken Mykolaiv airport, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim.
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    The Kyiv Independent
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    Feb 27, 2022
    Updated numbers of Russia's casualties and other losses as of Feb. 27, according to Ukraine's Defense Ministry.
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    The Kyiv Independent
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    Feb 27, 2022
    ⚡️️Zelensky doesn't believe in the positive outcome of the negotiations with Russia. "But let them try, so that no citizen of Ukraine doubts that I, as president, tried to stop the war when there was still a chance, however small," he said in a video address.