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.
Jake Waddington, a former British Army soldier who fought in the fierce battle for Bakhmut with Ukraine's International Legion, was killed on 6 January when a Russian drone dropped a grenade on his position in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
European airline executives have urged the European Commission to address unequal market conditions; Lufthansa called for ensuring "fair competition" by potentially requiring all flights to avoid Russian territory.
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen pledged support for Ukraine while highlighting the twin threats posed by Russia's shadow fleet: continued war funding and potential environmental catastrophe in Baltic waters.
Responding to Donald Trump's comments about "understanding Russia's feelings" on Ukraine's NATO bid, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged against rushing to conclusions about US policy.
Russian occupation authorities in Crimea have detained 218 people (including 132 Crimean Tatars), escalated militarization with strategic deployments, all amidst an ongoing ecological disaster from a recent oil spill.
Previously, in the summer of 2024, Russian-installed authorities have deported 40,000 children from occupied Ukrainian territories under the guise of recreational and "patriotic education" activities.
The December 13 intercept marked the first time in the Fighting Falcon's four-decade combat history that one pilot has eliminated so many cruise missiles in one mission, demonstrating the deadly fusion of Western technology with Ukrainian tactical innovation.