Orysia Hrudka

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Orysia Hrudka is a journalist, book reviewer, researcher, and communications manager for Krytyka Journal and Publishing House. She does her research on the public impact of social media and self-writing practices of diaries and letters, and mentors teenagers' local initiatives at Agents of Change School. She got her Political Science degree at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and her Journalism degree at the Ukrainian Catholic University.

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Analysis

Ukraine starts addressing its army woes: soldiers can now change their units

On 15 November 2024 Ukraine took a significant step towards modernizing its military personnel policies by implementing a groundbreaking mechanism allowing soldiers to transfer between units based on their preferences.

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Culture of Ukraine

From bullets to songs: Ukraine’s top artists fight back in English

From Mariupol's ruins to the Grammy lists, Ukraine's wartime musicians transform their nation's struggle into timeless English-language hits.

Ukrainian military: Russians hold east, southeast of strategic Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast

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Latest news Ukraine

Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers missing from duty return to units after new amnesty law

Over 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers have returned to their units since 29 November, when a new law took effect, allowing service members who left their units without authorization to resume military service without facing criminal charges. The law applies only to first-time unauthorized absences and offers amnesty to soldiers who return before 1 January 2025.

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Latest news Ukraine

Belarusian court sentences Ukrainian to ten years for alleged espionage

Belarusian authorities claim he allegedly received training to transport weapons and explosives into Belarus for potential attacks.

KAB-500Kr, illustrative image. Photo via Wikimedia.

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Latest news Ukraine

Chinese company supplies technology for Russian glide bombs

Investigation reveals electronic parts from a Chinese company owning a California facility continue flowing to Russia despite China's October export controls.

Examples of Ukraine's unmanned ground vehicles.

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine expands military robotics capability with major procurement of unmanned ground vehicles

Thousands of robotic vehicles are expected to support Ukrainian defenders on the frontlines at a time when almost 200 Russian small infantry groups attack every day.

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Latest news Ukraine

More Chinese banks cut ties with sanctioned Russian financial institutions

However, alternative shadow payment methods are emerging in response.

Latest news Ukraine

Estonia advocates European troops in Ukraine to secure peace

“What we do have is money. We have lots of money,” he said, advocating for tax measures similar to those Estonia implemented to fund defense spending.

Latest news Ukraine

G20 fails to condemn Russia as six European ministers reaffirm support for Ukraine

Foreign ministers from only six countries issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to holding Russia accountable and supporting Ukraine.

Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine’s FM calls US Congress to recognize Russia’s actions in Ukraine as genocide

Sybiha stressed that some of the war’s most horrific consequences are crimes against children.

Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine pursues justice for 170,000 war crimes since Russian full-scale invasion

Most of them address violations of war laws, including attacks on civilians, mistreatment of prisoners, and the use of banned weapons. A small portion of them also includes collaboration, treason, and crimes against Ukraine’s territorial integrity.

Latest news Ukraine

Pentagon: No signs Russia preparing nuclear weapons use against Ukraine

Russia's updated doctrine frames large attacks by non-nuclear states backed by nuclear powers as joint assaults on Russia, but the Pentagon views this as rhetorical rather than a practical shift in military posture.

ukraine has received only 10% latest us aid package zelenskyy reveals ukrainian president volodymyr press conference iceland 30 october 2024

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Latest news Ukraine

“If they will cut, I think we will lose,” Zelenskyy tells Fox News on US aid

"Of course, anyway, we will stay and we will fight. We have production, but it's not enough to prevail," Zelenskyy added.

M142 HIMARS and ATACMS missiles/ Source: Militarniy, mil.in.ua, photo by Mariusz Burcz

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Latest news Ukraine

RUSI: concentrated ATACMS strikes essential for Ukraine’s extended operations

Ukraine must concentrate its ATACMS strikes on critical targets while Western allies, especially Germany with its Taurus missiles, need to step up support to sustain pressure on Russian forces, according to a new Royal United Services Institute analysis.

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