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

Dear Kyiv Independent community members,

Today is the final day of our November campaign to reach 500 new members – thank you for your support, as today we've not only reached, but surpassed our goal. With every additional member, we’re better prepared to enter 2024, despite the uncertainty that comes with the new year and the new phase of the war.

We'd like to welcome the 185 new members who joined us this week. Thank you for helping us achieve our goal!

Pictured above, the Kyiv Independent team poses with the white board we've been using to track the progress towards our goal. We are so grateful for our community. Thank you for standing with us.

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

Our War Crimes Investigations Unit released their third documentary, "Faces of Torture," which is an investigation into the Olenivka POW camp in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast and the systemic torture and horrendous conditions Ukrainian prisoners were subjected to there.

Our next community event is a Q&A with the War Crimes Investigations Unit about their recent documentary. The event is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 7, with the documentary’s author and head of the unit, Yevheniia Motorevska, war crimes reporter Danylo Mokryk, and editor-in-chief Olga Rudenko. You can register for the event and submit your questions here.

Our most popular article last week was an op-ed by reporter Francis Farrell "Ukraine could still lose the war. Let’s get some things straight." which explains the grim reality of the current situation: a static front line, the West's reluctance to properly arm Ukraine, and Ukraine's inability to sustain such a fight on its own.

Episode 36 of "This Week in Ukraine" is also about this new dark phase in Russia's war. Host Anastasiia Lapatina and reporter Francis Farrell discuss why there's once again a possibility of Ukraine losing the war, with your questions starting at 27:45.

We wrote about how aid for Ukraine benefits the U.S. economy. Nate Ostiller's article explains that specifically red, or conservative-leaning, states reap the economic benefits of aid for Ukraine, despite hesitation from Republicans to support Ukraine militarily.

We reported on the shortcomings of both judicial reform efforts and efforts to curb domestic corruption. Oleg Sukhov's articles explain how judicial reform remains in limbo, as only a few tainted judges have been fired or convicted, as well as how one of the cases against Kolomoisky will likely be closed, which may be a death knell for Ukraine’s long-running efforts to prosecute the oligarch.

This week, Belarus hosted the Collective Security Treaty Organization summit, and Belarus Weekly takes a look at the notable attendance of Vladimir Putin and the absence of Armenia's representative, as tensions between Yerevan and Moscow mount due to Russia's failure to halt Azerbaijan’s offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh.

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