Anatolii Shara
21 posts
Anatolii Shara is a Ukrainian freelance journalist and disinformation analyst.
Russian war’s cruel whims: some Ukrainian towns rebuild, others remain decimated
Thirty kilometers from the Ukrainian capital, the villages that saved it from the Russian invasion are now either ghost town or success story
“I had a bucket of liquid manure in case Russians wanted to rape me.” Stories from Ukraine’s deoccupied South
Ivanivka is a village located on a crucial road between Kryvyi Rih (Ukraine’s steel capital) and occupied Kherson.…
The battle for Kherson Oblast: dispatch from the hot zones of war
Chased by Russian bombs I left early in the morning to visit the village. On my way, I…
Killed for refusing to shout “Glory to Russia!”: Russian war crimes in Trostianets
On 24 February 2022, two powerful columns of the Russian army broke into Sumy Oblast. One was intended…
How Russia changed its war strategy after suffering defeat in north Ukraine
I spent two weeks in Donbas, a full-scale war zone. I spoke to many military men of different…
He was a Putin fan. Then Russians bombed his house
[editorial]When Russian invaders were unable to break the resistance of Chernihiv’s defenders, they attempted to destroy this beautiful…
Russian attack on Ovruch: greenhouses bombed, death, devastation, and ruins all around.
[editorial]The Russian Army bombed civilians in Ovruch. And the greenhouses. And the small houses from the air. Even…
Russian war crimes in Katiuzhanka: torture chamber, toilets in classrooms, and stolen lingerie
[editorial]In April, information about the Russian war crimes in Katiuzhanka as well as in the other occupied territories…
Cruelty, murder, and destruction in Bucha
My friend Nina is a journalist from Finland. She came to Ukraine just a few days after I…
The Ukrainian Aleppo, or unprecedented terror in Borodianka – Dispatch from Ukraine
You probably have never heard about the small town of Borodianka before Russia’s war. Back in Soviet times,…
Russian occupiers in Makariv shelled the civilian shelter “in an instant” – Dispatch from Ukraine
The town of Makariv is a small quiet picturesque place in the Kyiv Oblast. For a long time,…
Russia turned Bucha into one big torture chamber. Dispatch from Ukraine
I stood on the sidewalk, full of motor oil stains, engine parts, and fragments of uniforms near a…
Gas, money laundering, and pizza: report details Russia’s economic meddling in Europe
It is quite natural that the COVID-19 pandemic is drawing all the attention because of its severe social…
“The evil ethos of impunity and corporatism has been broken” – expert about Ukraine’s judicial reform
A great number of people hoped the Euromaidan revolution would eradicate corruption. The reform of the judicial system…
“Ukraine’s former judicial system crumbles” – lawyer who made it to the new Supreme Court
Olena Kibenko has been practicing law from 1992. This very year, the law firm “Profit” was founded, where…
Probe into Ukraine’s largest military defeat at Ilovaisk pins blame on Russian invasion, admits mistakes
On 14 August 2017, Ukraine’s General Prosecutor’s Office (GPO) released the results of a probe into Ukraine’s largest…
“Ukraine finally to have independent judiciary.” Interview with Head of Qualification Commission of Judges
It’s an open secret that an effective and unbiased judicial system is a must for attracting investments into…
Why did the Russian-militant forces attack Krasnohorivka? Latest flare-up in Donbas, explained
The last week in Ukraine was marked by a sudden announcement by the chief of the unrecognized “Donetsk…
The forgotten war in Donbas. Ceaseless fighting in eastern Ukraine, explained
For the fourth year in a row, Ukraine is fighting an undeclared war with Putin’s Russia. But it…
Avdiyivka. Have you heard about the ceasefire?
Over the last week, Ukrainian media were full of fierce discussions regarding the removal of military units’ at…