Ukrainian military releases footage of Russian troops killing civilian in Donetsk Oblast — and Ukraine's retaliation

Ukraine's 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade released video footage on July 22 that allegedly shows Russian troops shooting and killing a civilian riding a bicycle in the front-line village of Torske in Donetsk Oblast. Soldiers with the 63rd Brigade …

Protests in Ukraine as Zelenskyy approves law to weaken anti-corruption agencies - video

Protesters have taken to the streets in cities across Ukraine, in the first major demonstrations against the government since Russia's 2022 invasion. The protests took place in opposition to a bill weakening the nation's anti-corruption watchdogs, …

Anger builds in Ukraine as Zelenskyy signs law targeting corruption watchdogs

Any kind of protest in Ukraine is curtailed under martial law — and limited by the curfew imposed at night. But hundreds of Ukrainian civilians, war veterans and soldiers, as well as corruption watchdogs, came to central Kyiv and chanted: “Veto! Veto! Veto …

Never Too Old To Fight, Say Ukraine's 'Steppe Wolves' Volunteers

Ukrainian military volunteers older than 60 are fixing up malfunctioning rockets and using them against Russian units. That's a specialty of the Stepovi Vovky, or Steppe Wolves, a group that supports Ukrainian Army soldiers. The Ukrainian military also …

Assessing Russian crimes against Ukraine at deeper levels - opinion

Despite protests in major cities, Zelensky signs controversial law stripping Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies of ...

In Kyiv and several other Ukrainian cities, hundreds of people took to the streets on Tuesday in protest against legislation that effectively strips the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) …

‘Point of no return’ — Ukraine’s democracy under threat as new bill guts anti-corruption efforts

Protesters gathered in response to a bill passed in Ukraine's parliament that strips independence from anti-corruption bodies, in Kyiv, Ukraine on July 22, 2025. (Danylo Antoniuk/The Kyiv Independent) "Dark times ahead." "Peak of …

Editorial: Zelensky just betrayed Ukraine's democracy — and everyone fighting for it

President Volodymyr Zelensky in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 4, 2025. (Michal Cizek / AFP via Getty Images) Editor’s note: This editorial has been updated to reflect the fact Zelensky signed the bill into law on the evening of July 22, as shown on …

'Veto the law!' — Protests held across Ukraine after parliament passes bill weakening anti-corruption institutions

Ukrainians rallied in Kyiv and other major cities on July 22 after lawmakers passed a bill that would effectively destroy two of Ukraine's key anti-corruption bodies, in the first country-wide protests since Russia's full-scale invasion began. …

Russia to spend $1.1 trillion preparing for 'upcoming large-scale war,' Ukraine's intel chief says

Russia plans to spend around $1.1 trillion on rearmament over the next 11 years in preparation for a potential large-scale war, Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said on July 22. Moscow has launched its most ambitious weapons program …