Here's what you helped us achieve in the last week (Patreon)

Dear Kyiv Independent community members,

The first documentary from our War Crimes Investigative Unit, "Uprooted," will be released next Tuesday. The topic is Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia and Russian-occupied territories. Pictured above is the title screen for this documentary.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified of its release. For those in Kyiv, there will be a screening of "Uprooted," followed by a Q&A. Details and registration can be found here.

We'd also like to welcome our 99 new members this week. Thank you for standing with us! We're glad you're here.

Here are some highlights from the Kyiv Independent over the last week:

Our most popular story last week was the investigation into the EU's inability to increase ammo production. Ukraine's ammunition expenditure is still several times higher than Europe's production rates, and both the shortage of ammunition and the lack of consistency of arms across Europe have caused problems for Ukraine's military.

We reported on the NATO summit this week in Vilnius. Igor Kossov's summary explains that despite reducing the number of steps Ukraine needs to pass to join NATO, Ukraine only received a fraction of what it wanted at the summit, since there was no time frame provided as to Ukraine receiving membership.

Episode 16 of "This Week in Ukraine" also covers the NATO summit. Host Anastasiia Lapatina sits down with senior editor Oleksiy Sorokin to discuss why Ukraine is still not in NATO, with your questions starting at 20:35.

We wrote about locals living under Russian occupation near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant. Daria Shulzhenko's article follows the stories of residents living next to Europe's largest nuclear plant, unable to evacuate. One resident said, of a potential disaster, "it would be the end of us."

We also wrote about Russia after Wagner's revolt. Oleg Sukhov's piece takes a look at how, according to one analyst, Putin had destroyed the state's monopoly on violence, and if Putin will stay afloat or face more turmoil as a consequence.

This week, Belarus Weekly includes statements from the Lithuanian president, calling Belarus a "Russian province." Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said ahead of the NATO summit, that Belarus was no longer independent and called to strengthen security of eastern borders. In case you missed it, our next Q&A will be about Belarus: You can register and submit your questions here.

Thank you for standing by our side as we bring independent, locally-sourced news about Ukraine to the world.