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The young reporters at the Kyiv Independent – Ukraine’s fledgling online English-language newspaper – have produced courageous journalism of frightening urgency

Russia just launched its biggest assault in months, going after many cities and civilian targets. It could be a major shift in the almost 8-month war.

Over a country of invading an area. what theyre trying to do is isolate these cities and in particular isolate kyiv so they can decapitate the government of volodymyr zelenskyy. the problem so far for the russian military is ukraine, the ukrainian military, is fighting ferociously. theyre fighting back. i cant really speak to what the citizenry is doing. i dont have a lot of fidelity on that. but according to officials who have been looking at a lot of intel, satellite imagery, theyve been study...

Far. and he inspires courage and devotion and support from the ukrainian public. and his -- his determination remaining in kyiv and defending it to the last is really rallying people together, and i think hes been a leader worthy of the faith that ukrainians now place in him. >> yeah, and i think a couple of weeks ago, there were still people questioning whether thats the case. does he seem to have been growing into this job. we had one of our analysts say youre watching him age in front of you ...

Russia warned residents that it was preparing to hit targets in the Ukrainian capital

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Russian forces are bearing down on Ukraine's capital after attacks on cities and military bases around the country. Meanwhile, Germany made the historic decision to send weapons to Ukraine. Follow DW for the latest.

Missile strikes have hit an oil terminal and a gas pipeline, as Russian forces continue to attack areas around Kyiv. Russian troops have also entered the second-largest city of Kharkiv. Follow DW for the latest.

The European Union said it will spend €450 million on weapons and equipment for Ukraine. Kyiv and Moscow have sent envoys to peace talks on the Belarus border. DW has the latest.