KYIV POST: How the US-Israel-Iran War Affects Russia-Ukraine Peace Negotiations Governments around the globe – including Ukraine and Russia – are now recalibrating, determining how to pursue their respective interests after the paradigm-shifting attack on Iran […]

KYIV POST: ANALYSIS: Ukraine’s Drone and Cruise Missile Bombardment of Russia Is Accelerating Kyiv’s recent deep strike campaign against high-value targets within Russia features longer-range drones, improved warheads, cleverer tactics, and bigger kamikaze aircraft swarms […]

KYIV INDEPENDENT: US deploys LUCAS kamikaze drones against Iran 'for first time in combat' The U.S. launched a series of strikes against Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury, carried out jointly with Israel […]

KYIV POST: Zelensky Won’t Swap Prime Donbas Land for Easy-to-Liberate Border Area Zelensky said Ukraine would not exchange territory in the Donbas – coveted by Moscow – for areas easily seized by Russia along the northern border, calling the battlegrounds strategically different […]

KYIV INDEPENDENT: With slow progress on battlefield, Russia shifts to terror and sabotage in Ukraine Over the course of 48 hours last week, three explosions targeting Ukrainian police officers in different cities raised the prospect of a chilling new front in Russia’s campaign of terror against […]

KYIV POST: A Mandatory Congressional Anniversary Gift for Ukraine – at No Cost to US Taxpayers In the wake of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the US Congress should accelerate measures to pressure Moscow into serious negotiations. https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/70362 […]

KYIV POST: Multiple US Military Aircraft Crash in Kuwait After Iran Strikes, Ministry Says All crew members are safe, according to the Kuwaiti defense ministry, with US Central Command reportedly confirming that the incident was due to “apparent friendly fire.” […]

KYIV POST: Czech Solartec Wins License for Major Ukrainian Graphite Deposit Solartec Esco won the auction and received a license to mine graphite in the Khmelnytskyi region. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71026 #Ukraine

KYIV POST: Drone Strike Hits UK Base in Cyprus, Raising Fears of Wider Escalation A suspected Iranian Shahed drone struck a British air base in Cyprus after London backed US action against Iran, prompting EU leaders to voice support and concern. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71038 #world

KYIV INDEPENDENT: 70% of Ukrainians skeptical US-Ukraine-Russia talks will bring lasting peace, poll shows Only 25% of respondents said they rather believe in the talks' potential success, while 5% remained undecided, according to a poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS). […]

#rusi: The Limits of Decapitation: Mexico's Security Outlook After El Mencho https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/limits-decapitation-mexicos-security-outlook-after-el-mencho After the takedown of the head of the organised crime group Cartel Jalisco Nueva […]

KYIV POST: Iran Says Natanz Nuclear Site Hit in US-Israeli Strikes as IAEA Reports No Wider Damage Tehran says the Natanz enrichment site was struck in US-Israeli attacks, while the IAEA reports no signs of damage to other Iranian nuclear facilities. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71036 #world

KYIV POST: Oil Prices Surge as Conflict in Iran Disrupts Middle Eastern Flows The price surge on the restart of trading after the weekend, however, was less than some analyst predictions. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71032 #world

KYIV POST: Ukrainian Intelligence Reveals Foreign Components Used in Russia’s New Izdeliye-30 Cruise Missile The HUR has published a technical breakdown of Russia’s Izdeliye-30 cruise missile, which – despite international sanctions against Russia – contains components from the US, China, and […]

KYIV POST: Europe’s Iran Reckoning – What Will Today’s Emergency EU Meeting Bring? With Iran’s supreme leader confirmed dead and the regime’s command structure in disarray, Europe risks reacting at bureaucratic speed to events unfolding at revolutionary pace https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71022 […]

KYIV POST: Trump Says He ‘Got Him First,’ Referring to Alleged 2024 Plot Linked to Khamenei The US president referenced what intelligence officials believe was a 2024 assassination plot allegedly tied to Iran, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71024 […]

KYIV POST: France Arrests Activists Blocking Ship Over Alleged Russia Uranium Links French protestors against the import of Russian enriched uranium have been arrested. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71030 #world

KYIV POST: Life in the Line of Fire – the Village Next Door to Kyiv’s Thermal Power Plant An exclusive Kyiv Post report from the village of Pohreby near Kyiv. Located next to one of the capital’s largest thermal power plants, Pohreby is regularly targeted by the Russian army […]

KYIV POST: France ‘Ready to Participate’ in Defense of Gulf States, FM Says France is prepared to help defend Gulf countries targeted by Iranian missile and drone attacks, the French foreign minister said Monday in Paris. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71025 #world #Europe

WAR ON THE ROCKS: Washington Built the AI Infrastructure AUKUS Needs — Then Locked Allies Out https://warontherocks.com/2026/03/washington-built-the-ai-infrastructure-aukus-needs-then-locked-allies-out/ #warontherocks The Manhattan Project brought allied scientists to Los Alamos because […]

KYIV INDEPENDENT: At least 9 killed, 19 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day Russia launched 94 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said, reporting that Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 84 unmanned aircraft […]

WAR ON THE ROCKS: The Deluge, the Paper Cup, and Washington’s Lack of Urgency on Guam https://warontherocks.com/2026/03/the-deluge-the-paper-cup-and-washingtons-lack-of-urgency-on-guam/ #warontherocks As I conclude nearly four decades of military and public service, including as lieutenant […]

KYIV POST: America’s Bad Habit US intervention in Iran is just the latest example of Washington becoming distracted by smaller adversaries. The prospect of a years-long war in Iran casts a specter on US strategy. https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/71013 #world

KYIV INDEPENDENT: General Staff: Russia has lost 1,267,730 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 The number includes 960 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day. https://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-267-730-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022/ #Ukraine

KYIV POST: Operation Enigma 2.0: Breaking Russia’s Attempt to Sabotage Information Resilience The bilateral effort revealing how the information front has become a genuine problem for Russia, and that Ukraine cannot be pushed over easily. https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/71006 #world

KYIV POST: What We Have Learned in 4 Years This war has made Europe realize the chances it was taking by depending on others for their defense. https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/70583 #Ukraine

KYIV POST: ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 1, 2026 Latest from the Institute for the Study of War. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71004 #Ukraine

KYIV POST: One Killed, Two Children Injured in Widespread Russian Drone Assault Russia launched 94 drones overnight, striking Kryvyi Rih and other regions. One man was killed, two children injured, and multiple homes and businesses damaged. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71007 #Ukraine

KYIV INDEPENDENT: Iran 'will not negotiate,' official claims after Trump says Tehran agreed to new talks The U.S. may consider suspending attacks if Iran "can satisfy us," Trump told NBC News on March 1, adding that "they haven't been able to." He separately told the Daily Mail he expected the […]

KYIV POST: War Veterans Train Russian Schoolchildren to Fly Drones – Kyiv While military instruction has long been part of Russia’s education system, Kyiv’s foreign intelligence said it has now escalated, with drone training being introduced at the federal level […]

KYIV POST: Macron to Set Out How France’s Nuclear Arms Could Protect Europe Macron is set to update France’s nuclear doctrine as Russia’s war against Ukraine grinds into a fifth year and NATO allies worry about Washington’s wavering commitment to Europe. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/70999 […]

KYIV POST: Melania Trump to Chair UN Security Council as Iran War Rages President Donald Trump’s third wife has dabbled in diplomacy before, notably working to try to secure the release of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71000 #world #northamerica

KYIV POST: Drones Pound Russia’s Novorossiysk, Oil Terminal Set Ablaze Novorossiysk’s mayor confirmed that multiple buildings were damaged, with videos from locals showing fire raging at a port terminal and explosions ringing across the city. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/70998 #easterneurope

KYIV POST: UK to Bring in Ukrainian Specialists to Help Down Iranian Drones, Starmer Says British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also said London has accepted Washington’s request to use British bases in the region to hit Iranian missile assets. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/70997 #Ukraine […]

KYIV INDEPENDENT: Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Novorossiysk oil terminal in southern Russia Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal, leaving fires in the southern Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight on March 2, Telegram news channel Astra reported […]

KYIV POST: Zelensky Voices Support for ‘Regime Change’ in Tehran As the US’s military operations against Iran unravel, the Ukrainian president said it is “crucial that this opportunity for change for Iran is properly seized.” https://www.kyivpost.com/post/70994 #Ukraine #middleeast

KYIV POST: Oil Price Surges on Middle East Conflict The last time crude prices climbed above $100 was at the start of the war in Ukraine. Gas prices also soared, which played a major role in a prolonged period of rising prices. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/70996 #world #Economy #Energy

KYIV POST: Zelensky Sets Dates for Fico Visit to Talk ‘Outstanding Issues’ Kyiv said the proposed visit might take place on March 6 or March 9 as Slovakia threatens to cut electricity imports to Ukraine over Kyiv’s unwillingness to restore Russian oil flow. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/70995 […]

KYIV POST: Ukraine – Western Allies Give IMF Assurances Getting sign-off for the IMF EFF was also important as an anchor to other bilateral and multilateral lending, including big tickets from the likes of Norway, which is now at $8 billion just for 2026. https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/70993 […]

KYIV INDEPENDENT: Ukraine's air defense expertise 'irreplaceable,' Zelensky says as escalating Middle East war draws in Europe "We are not joining these strikes, but we will continue with our defensive actions in the region," U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. "And we will also bring […]

KYIV INDEPENDENT: Russia's war is erasing Kostiantynivka's Soviet-era mosaics — this is why it matters The mosaics covering the facades of factories, cultural centers, and apartment blocks across eastern Ukraine were designed with a specific kind of permanence in mind. They survived the Soviet […]

KYIV INDEPENDENT: 'I love Russia' — Inside the prison where Ukrainian collaborators wait for Moscow Nelia Checheta served the state for decades — first with the Soviet military in Turkmenistan and later in Ukraine's Emergency Service — earning official honors along the way. At 62, her story […]

KYIV POST: Four Years of Ground-Based Air Defense Evolution in Ukraine What is the single most important area of offensive and/or defensive warfighting in the Russo-Ukrainian War? Air defenses – surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems and anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) […]

KYIV POST: Putin Condoles Iran After Khamenei Is Killed, Slams US, Israel for ‘Cynical Violation’ Vladimir Putin offered condolences to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian over the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, killed by US and Israeli missile strikes, the Kremlin said […]

KYIV POST: Maxim Kolomiiets: Writing Ukraine’s Fragile Truth for the World Stage From Kyiv to Leipzig, Ukrainian composer Maxim Kolomiiets reflects on war, music and ‘The Mothers of Kherson’ – a new opera premiering this year. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/70950 #Ukraine #Culture

KYIV POST: Culture During War: Between Growth and Trauma Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine implemented thousands of cultural projects abroad, won its first Academy Award, started the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Foundation, and so much more. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/70331 #Ukraine

KYIV POST: Belgium Seizes Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker Belgium seized a Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker in the North Sea in a joint operation with France, officials said. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/70977 #world

KYIV POST: Trump and His White House Tried to Throw Ukraine Under the Bus in 2025, But Europe Stepped Up The White House aimed to pressure Ukraine for quick concessions, but instead Europe united against Putin and Trump, and Ukraine’s army became more lethal […]

KYIV POST: Russian Strikes Kills One in East Ukraine A Russian strike killed one man in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region as Kyiv said it shot down 110 of 123 drones overnight. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/70973 #Ukraine

KYIV INDEPENDENT: In its first, Belgium boards Russian 'shadow fleet' vessel Belgium has detained the Ethera oil tanker linked to Russia's "shadow fleet," carrying out the operation jointly with French forces, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken said […]