Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska, can easily be tagged as the country’s best-kept secret. What started as an extremely private life eventually evolved into that of a reluctant public figure.

As of 2026, more than 75,000 women work within the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including more than 55,000 servicewomen. This year, there are 7,000 more female defenders in the Ukrainian military than a ...

Ukraine will boycott the closing ceremony of the Winter Paralympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Sunday having also skipped the ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Local organizers of the Milan Cortina Paralympics defended their actions after Ukraine’s ...

This weekly update from the Kyiv Independent aims to shed light on the situation facing Ukrainians living under Russian occupation and the tight control of information imposed by the Kremlin. Key ...

Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainian courts have convicted thousands of people of collaboration and treason. The Kyiv Independent’s Kateryna Hodunova and Olena Zashko report ...

The National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine has reported biased treatment by representatives of the International Paralympic Committee and the Organising Committee towards Ukrainian athletes during ...

And the U.S. isn’t the only country calling Ukraine for assistance.

I put my soul in every composition,” said owner Olha Sahaidak, who moved with her husband and their two kids to Chicago in ...

Even within a global decline in women's rights, North Korean women remain the most invisible and least protected women in the ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ordered that a shipment of Ukrainian cash and gold seized last week by Hungarian authorities be held in custody for up to 60 days while his country’s tax ...