The Russian Federation is an empire and it will fall apart, sooner rather than later, because of Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine, an action that highlighted his desire to restore the empire and the fact that what he and others...
I am not a military man. I never wanted to be in the military. I am a researcher, have a PhD in history and work at a museum. I am also sort of a writer. I am supposed to be researching history, writing scientific and popular science...
Daily overview — Summary report, July 5 Key points of military expert Stanislav Haider’s assessment of the July 5 morning: The General Staff’s operational update regarding the Russian invasion as of...
Diver tortured The mayor of Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Dmytro Orlov reported that Andrii Honcharuk, an employee of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, was required to dive into a splashing pool by the Russian invaders, refused to follow...
Vladimir Putin’s contempt for the border between the Russian Federation and Ukraine is obvious, but there is one place where that border and others around Russia have already disappeared completely: the Internet map service Yandex...
Zmiinyi (Snake) Island in the Russia-Ukraine war Former Ukrainian defense minister Andriy Zahorodnyuk said that Russia used Zmiinyi island and Russian-captured drilling rigs off the Odesa coast to control and blockade maritime...
On 24 February 2022, two powerful columns of the Russian army broke into Sumy Oblast. One was intended to move towards Kyiv and join other Russian units, which were preparing to seize Chernihiv and block Kyiv from the left bank of the...
Ukrainians have changed more since Putin launched his full-scale aggression against Ukraine in February than they had in the previous 30 years, a development that has transformed their society but is one that Russians as yet have failed to...
Daily overview — Summary report, July 4 Key points of military expert Stanislav Haider’s assessment of the July 4 morning: Donetsk Oblast. In the Sloviansk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repulsed the...
Dearest daughter, I’m writing to you from a distant place where the sky and the earth are ablaze with savage flames, where life has almost disappeared, where death is everywhere. The only thing that keeps me going is you. Memories...
Daily overview — Summary report, July 3 A map of the approximate situation on the ground in Ukraine as of 00:00 UTC 03/07/22. pic.twitter.com/eGO2NgGdLS — Ukraine War Map (@War_Mapper) July 3, 2022 The General...
Right after Russia started its full-scale war of aggression in Ukraine, Daniil Cherkasskiy got a desperate call at night. His close friend just had kids. To survive, the prematurely born twins needed preemie formula— in Kyiv. The...
Putin’s goals and philosophy Sławomir Sierakowski: What is Putin’s ultimate goal in this war? Timothy Snyder: That’s no big secret: to destroy Ukraine as a state and...