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French trade chief says Paris involved in rare earths research in Ukraine, adds US not a competitor French point man for foreign trade, Laurent Saint-Martin, came to Kyiv during a turbulent time. As U.S. aid to Ukraine was drying up, President Donald Trump had made public his desire to get a hold o...

The Kyiv Independent talked to Laurent Saint-Martin, French point man for foreign trade, about rebuilding Ukraine, extraction of rare earth minerals in the country, and a potential trade war between Kyiv’s closest allies.

Kyivstar secures approval to acquire Uklon in multimillion-dollar deal The Ukrainian Anti-Monopoly Committee (AMCU) approved Kyivstar’s acquisition of taxi service Uklon on Feb. 6, Kyivstar CEO Oleksandr Komarov announced at an American Chamber of Commerce event in Ukrai...

⚡️ Kyivstar secures approval to acquire Uklon in multimillion-dollar deal.

The Ukrainian Anti-Monopoly Committee (AMCU) approved Kyivstar’s acquisition of taxi service Uklon on Feb. 6, Kyivstar CEO Oleksandr Komarov announced at an American Chamber of Commerce event in Ukraine.

Kyiv Independent raises over $66,200 to support Ukrainian newsrooms hit by US aid freeze A GoFundMe campaign launched on Jan. 30 quickly surpassed its initial goal of 40,000 pounds ($50,000) within days. Now closed, the campaign’s funds are being distributed to the impacted media outlets.

⚡️ Kyiv Independent raises over $66,200 to support Ukrainian newsrooms hit by US aid freeze.

A GoFundMe campaign launched on Jan. 30 quickly surpassed its initial goal of 40,000 pounds ($50,000) within days. Now closed, the campaign’s funds are being distributed to the impacted media outlets.

It’s sad to see a man with such a kind heart leave office for the last time. I pray that 2025 will be a better year for America, Ukraine, and their allies. 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇸🇺🇦

“Today we honor the heroic feat of our "Cyborgs" -242 days of defending Donetsk airport. They held their ground to the very end, in a place where it seemed impossible. This is a story of extraordinary courage — of people who endured where concrete could not”. -Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

This hero will NEVER be forgotten. 🕊️🇺🇦🕊️🇺🇦🕊️🇺🇦🕊️

🇺🇦💥🇷🇺 Ukrainian soldiers clearing a compound in the Donetsk region.
#SlavaUkraine
#Ukraine

🇺🇦💥🇷🇺 Ukraine’s 47th Mechanised Brigade is busy eliminating Russians orcs in the Kursk region.
#SlavaUkraine
#Ukraine

🚨🇺🇦/🇷🇺 UKRAINE NEWS:
Ukraine claims their Air Force has shot down 43 out of 61 Russian drones attacking 9 regions in Ukraine. Of the ones that were not shot down no major damages or deaths were immediately reported. (January 20, 2025)
#Ukraine
#Russia

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Beautiful work

Happy New Year everyone!

To celebrate the start of 2025, I thought I’d make a thread of some of Russia’s biggest fails in 2024.

Enjoy everyone, and let me know if I missed any. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

SLAVA UKRAINE!

Ukrainian drone operators getting the job done!
#SlavaUkraine

20 Days In Mariupol (2023).
Shows a first-persons view of Mariupol on the early days of the Russian invasion.

It was named one of the top five documentary films of 2023.
#Ukraine
#Russia

🇷🇺🔥 Yesterday a KAMAZ truck maintenance center burst into flames in Stavropol, Russia.

#Ukrainian drones were dropping supplies to this surrendered #Russian soldier only for a Russian FPV drone to kill him, not wanting him to surrender.

More terroristic acts by Mother #Russia, against the people of #Ukraine.

Oh yes civilians holding weapons.
More #Russian propaganda.

🇺🇦🇰🇵 North Korean soldiers have suffered significant losses in the Kursk region

🇺🇦🇷🇺 #Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers fighting for #Russia. They are currently being held in #Kyiv, and being treated for their injuries.
#SlavaUkraine

Didn’t this just age well for you Jackson?

🇷🇺 The reality of #Russian trenches…
#Russia

Boris Johnson calls Vladimir Putin a f*cking idiot.
#Russia
#Uk

If we assume a body volume of the average ruzzian solider at 0.08m3, with 800000 losses the meat cube would have a side of exactly 40m!
#MeatCubeExpansionIsInevitable

🤡🇷🇺 Out of everything he had, this #Russian orc threw an anti-tank mine at a #Ukrainian FPV drone.

I think it’s safe to say he is no longer with us.
#Ukraine
#Russia

While filming a video this Chechen fighter fell down an open manhole in Bakhmut, Ukraine. Yikes, anyway.

Glory to the heroes of Ukraine. 🇺🇦🌻

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukrainian GUR (Main Directorate of Intelligence) snipers eliminating Russian orcs near Pokrovsk, Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraine
#War