Asami Terajima is a staff writer at the Kyiv Independent, where she covers Ukrainian military issues, front-line developments, and politics. With a background in business reporting, she has also focused on international trade and investment, blending these insights into her current work on military and security topics, including drone technology and cyber attacks. Asami's work has been featured in Yahoo News, Kyiv Post, and she is recognized for her contributions to journalism, winning the Thomson Reuters Foundation's Kurt Schork Award in 2023 and the George Weidenfeld Prize.
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Asami Terajima's coverage indicates a strong focus on breaking news and evolving stories related to the Ukraine conflict, Russian aggression, war casualties, military attacks, and international relations. She primarily covers government & politics but also touches on culture & society and crime.
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By: Asami Terajima
Russian troops launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile, three guided Kh-59/69 missiles, and 216 drones against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. It reported downing three guided Kh-59/69 missiles and 204 of the drones in the north, center, south, and east of the country.
By: Kateryna Hodunova
Editor's note: The full names of some service members quoted in this story have not been disclosed for security reasons.Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi took over as Ukraine's commander-in-chief on July 21 after President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Oleksandr Syrskyi, elevating one of the military's most battle-tested commanders to its top post."Drapatyi commands tremendous respect within the Ukrainian military — something that is extremely difficult to earn," Artem Kariakin, a soldier of th
By: Asami Terajima
The comment comes a day after President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Drapatyi's appointment as he faced pressure from mass protests in Kyiv and across the country to dismiss former Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.
By: Asami Terajima
The report comes as the Russian-installed energy operator Krymenergo said on July 27 that power restrictions are in effect across Crimea, citing a "difficult" situation in the northwest, east, and south of the peninsula, following Ukrainian strikes.
By: Martin Fornusek, Asami Terajima, Chris Powers
President Volodymyr Zelensky's unexpected dismissal of Ukraine's defense minister triggered protests across the country and caught some of Ukraine's foreign partners off guard.
By: Asami Terajima
The attack occurred in the town of Shyroke, which sits on a highway about 30 kilometers (about 19 miles) south of Kryvyi Rih.
By: Asami Terajima
The attack comes as Ukraine's Ministry of Reconstruction, Infrastructure, and Transport reported that Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukrainian port infrastructure.
By: Asami Terajima
The video was widely circulated on social media as yet another example of what has been dubbed the "human safari."
By: Asami Terajima
Russian attacks on Ukraine killed seven people and injured at least 123 over the past day, regional authorities said on Aug. 4, as Russia launched two aerial guided bombs (KABs) on central Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast.The morning KAB attack wounded 24 people as of 3:45 p.m., according to Donetsk Oblast Governor Vadym Filashkin. He said that the attack damaged six high-rise buildings, two educational institutions, a bank, a post office, four retail establishments, and eight passenger cars.Ove
Despite the heightened threat in the current drone-dominated phase of the war, Yukov continued to head on repatriation missions from dangerous places, including the Sloviansk and Izium areas.
