The Kyiv Independent

2022-04-14 04:31:01 UN voices concern about UK ‘Homes for Ukraine’ initiative.

The U.N.’s refugee agency said the scheme, which allows U.K. residents to temporarily house Ukrainian refugees, may be exploited without appropriate safeguards. They noted a rising number of reports of Ukrainian women feeling unsafe while staying with male sponsors, as well as concerns about the sustainability of such a project. Open / Comment

2022-04-14 04:24:59 Nearly 2 weeks after liberation, search for dead bodies continues in Bucha

After Kyiv Oblast was liberated from Russian troops on April 1, local authorities found a large mass grave in Bucha, once a cozy suburb northwest of Kyiv, where Russians brutally killed hundreds of civilians.

On April 13, authorities exhumed 17 bodies, putting the total count at 72. Dozens more are presumed to be under the ground. Open / Comment

2022-04-14 04:17:45 Politico: U.S. weighs sending top-level official to meet Zelensky in Ukraine.

Two U.S. officials told Politico the Biden administration is currently discussing sending a high-level official to Kyiv to show further support to Ukraine. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris remain candidates to represent the U.S., but it is more likely an official like Secretary of State Antony Blinken or Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will go, the officials said. Open / Comment

2022-04-14 04:06:13 Ukrzaliznytsia receives 15 of Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink terminals.

State railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia said in a statement on April 13 that the railway company has received 10 first and five second-generation SpaceX devices for access to Starlink satellite Internet. Open / Comment

2022-04-14 03:54:13 France provides over $108 million in military equipment to Ukraine, plans to contribute more.

France’s Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly said on Twitter on April 13 that France has also “worked towards the release of 1.5 million euros by the EU to help Ukraine defend itself.” Parly added that it is “it’s [Ukraine’s] right. It’s security. And also ours.” Open / Comment

2022-04-14 03:49:08 Canadian Prime Minister says it's 'right' to label Russia's actions in Ukraine genocide.

Justin Trudeau said at a news conference on April 13 he “thinks it’s absolutely right that more people be talking and using the word genocide in terms of what Russia is doing, what Vladimir Putin has done.” Open / Comment

2022-04-14 03:24:13 Russia loses membership in numerous UN bodies.

Russia lost its position on the Permanent Forum of Indigenous Issues to which Ukraine was elected by an overwhelming majority, said Ukraine’s Representative to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya. Ukraine will be represented by Suleiman Mamutov, a Crimean Tatar.

Additionally, Russia lost its seat at the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, UNICEF and UN-Women. Open / Comment

2022-04-14 03:16:32 US State Department official: US likely to determine Russia committing genocide in Ukraine.

In an interview with CNN, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said the US has “a process of collecting evidence over time” in order to make a formal government determination of genocide, but that she believes the US is likely to ultimately find evidence of genocide. Open / Comment

2022-04-14 02:10:01 WSJ: US to provide Ukraine with additional intelligence to target Russian military units in Russian-occupied Donbas and Crimea.

The intelligence assistance comes as the White House announced it would send $800 million in additional weapons to Ukraine to help it fight Russian offenses in eastern Ukraine that is expected in the upcoming days. Open / Comment

2022-04-14 01:01:14 Zelensky: Russian occupiers forcibly enlist Ukrainians in southern Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia was applying similar tactics in the temporarily occupied areas of southern Ukraine as Russia’s proxies in eastern Ukraine. This forced so-called “mobilization” is a display of Russia’s uncertainty, Zelensky said. Open / Comment