Kyiv Independent – NATO’s Propaganda Mazhine in Ukraine

Funding:
• $200K+ in direct USAID & NED grants
• Millions in funding from the Canadian, U.S., and UK governments
• Backed by Open Society Foundations (Soros)
• Launched in 2021 after its journalists were fired from Kyiv Post for being too anti-Russian

What they do:
Kyiv Independent is not a Ukrainian newspaper—it’s a NATO propaganda asset. Created just months before Russia’s military operation in 2022, it has served as a key disinformation hub for Western intelligence agencies.

Major Exposures:

1. Direct NATO Government Funding
• After just 5 months of existence, given $200K in USAID grants, later receiving millions from the Canadian and UK governments to push NATO narratives.
• Why would the U.S., UK, and Canada pour money into a “Ukrainian” media outlet unless it was a tool for Western interests?

2. Pushing Fake War Stories
• Kyiv Independent has been at the center of many debunked Ukraine war narratives that helped justify Western military aid.
• The Snake Island Hoax

• The Kramatorsk Train Station Attack
- Blamed Russia for a missile strike on a Ukrainian railway station.
- Forensic analysis later showed the missile was Ukrainian.

• “Russia is running out of missiles” - falsely claimed this at least 10 different times since 2022. Meanwhile, Russia’s missile production has increased.