Outgoing Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu sat with The Kyiv Independent for an interview in Taipei. “The war may sometimes happen in a very surprising way, and I'm sure Beijing is planning for a surprise attack against Taiwan as well.” kyivindependent.com/taiwans-fm-dem…

I had the honor of getting to know her during a Summer retreat in Germany in 2022 — and bumped into her a couple of times in Donbas. She was incredibly brave, kind, smart, and really open about helping you with contacts and everything 💔 She was so passionate about her job. RIP.

Despite the recent Russian push towards Kharkiv, the main front in the war for Ukraine remains the Donbas region, where Russian troops are steadily advancing, Asami Terajima reports kyivindependent.com/with-all-eyes-…

With all eyes on Kharkiv, Russian troops take one Donbas village after another "We are losing every day little by little – somewhere we regained a little, somewhere they took, but we lost much more than we gained," said Dmytro, deployed near Ivanivske. kyivindependent.com/with-all-eyes-…

Grim reality for Ukrainian brigades in Donbas. Of the roughly 70 infantrymen – mostly young and inexperienced – deployed to a trench just outside Ivanivske in Feb, about 80 percent were either killed or severely wounded within four days Asami Terajima

As Russia scales up its offensive in Donbas, fear grows at Dnipro's Mechnikov Hospital that it could run out of surgeons – especially neurosurgeons – to keep up with the intense pace. Since full-scale war, about 29,000 wounded soldiers were brought in. kyivindependent.com/fear-mounts-at…

Interviewed DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company about a worse-case scenario for Ukraine this winter. Ukraine could face 20 hrs of blackouts a day if the country doesn't get more air defense and financing for repairs. kyivindependent.com/worst-case-sce…

Using data from the Ukrainian analytical project DeepState UA, I made a quick and dirty chart showing Russian territorial advances since last October, when Russia retook the initiative following Ukraine's 2023 offensive. As you can see, Russia's rate of advance has accelerated

Russia has launched an absolutely massive aerial attack across the whole of Ukraine. Big explosions in Kyiv, power and water outages reported. All the latest here: kyivindependent.com/explosions-in-…

Russia's rising use of chemical agents exposes the unpreparedness of Ukrainian soldiers, who often dismiss the threat and lack proper gas masks – making them especially vulnerable. Some say the scariest part is a comrade – or oneself – falling into panic. kyivindependent.com/silent-killer-…

“Russia tends to throw gas grenades one after another, purposefully waiting for the effect of the previous gas grenade to run out before throwing in the next one, soldiers say.“ a must read by Asami Terajima kyivindependent.com/silent-killer-…

Russians using WW1 tactics to advance in the Donbass- GAS!! - AFU needs masks ASAP telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…

How would I define Ukraine's victory? Ukraine safe and secure within its internationally recognised borders, part of EU and NATO. More from my interview with The Kyiv Independent.

Ukrainian soldiers are often unprepared and unequipped to counter Russia's surging use of chemical agents. Many lack a proper gas mask and dismiss the suffocation tactic's threat, saying that FPV drones, glide bombs, and artillery are scarier. kyivindependent.com/silent-killer-…

Devasted to hear about the death of a young, talented, and brilliant journalist who covered the war in Ukraine extensively, from battlefield developments to corruption. When we were chatting a few days ago, he seemed well and excited to return to Ukraine in autumn. RIP, David.

Today we mourn the loss of a brilliant journalist, but - more importantly - a magnificent human being. His listeners included ambassadors and the heads of US departments, but he never changed. He was utterly authentic and empathetic. Thank you, David. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…