This weekly update from the Kyiv Independent aims to shed light on the situation facing Ukrainians living under Russian occupation and the ever-tightening control of information imposed by the Kremlin.

Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on Russia’s oil and gas facilities in recent months, arguing the energy sector both funds and directly fuels Moscow’s more than 4-year-old invasion.

The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Saturday expressed "serious concern" after Moscow accused Ukrainian forces of launching a drone attack on the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine -- an allegation that Kyiv denied.

The Russian drone struck an apartment building, wounding two people, Romanian officials said.

The warning came just days after the Ukrainian capital faced one of the heaviest bombardments since the start of the Russian invasion.

NATO allies increasingly study Ukraine's wartime innovations in drones and defense production as the alliance prepares for its July summit in Ankara.

Belarus' exiled opposition leader visits Kyiv as the city recovers from Russia’s largest missile attack of the year.

In an exclusive look inside Ukraine's hidden drone factories that are rapidly producing kamikaze drones and interceptor systems to counter Iranian-designed Shahed and other Russian drones.

More than 32,000 casualties from the despot's army were reported in April.