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Ukrainian firefighters Kherson Russian drones

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Kherson under brutal assault as Russia plans a new offensive

Living in Kherson means counting time between explosions. As Russia intensifies its bombardment of this strategic river city, artillery barrages and drone strikes mask preparations for a major new offensive.

byZarina Zabrisky

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France bets its European power on this secret Ukrainian brigade

Forged in France's secret military camps, the Anna of Kyiv Brigade hammers through combat drills with a twin mission: Ukraine's survival and Paris's bold bid for European leadership

byThéo Prouvost

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Georgia’s democratic crisis deepens as thousands rally against “Russian puppet”

The specter of violence looms over Georgia's political crisis as protesters prepare to defend outgoing President Zourabichvili's occupation of the presidential palace.

byThéo Prouvost

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How Georgia’s pro-EU movement built its own intelligence network

A month ago, Giorgi Bregvadze was teaching English to Tbilisi schoolchildren. Now he tracks police movements through encrypted apps, helping protect thousands of pro-EU protesters from state violence.

byThéo Prouvost

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Inside Ukraine’s kitchen drone labs halting Russia’s war advance

Equipped with just free online training, Ukrainian civilians are joining a nationwide effort to produce one million drones, reshaping modern warfare from their living rooms.

byBohdan Ben

A Colombian soldier guarding a trench in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Source: David Kirichenko

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Colombian soldiers trade jungle combat for Ukraine’s tech-driven war

Battle-forged in wars against cartels, Colombian veterans hit brutal truth in Ukraine as guerrilla tactics offer little help against Russia's hi-tech killing zone.

byDavid Kirichenko

A team leader shows a TM-62 anti-tank mine in a contaminated area. Demining in Ukraine during the full-scale Russian invasion

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Ukrainian sappers race against the world’s largest minefield

Deep in Ukraine's south, Ukrainian sappers face deadly mathematics: 3,000 deminers against 180,000 square kilometers of mine-riddled territory, with Russian forces adding more nightly.

byThéo Prouvost

Yasni Ochi Ukraine drone warfare Chasiv Yar

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An entrepreneur’s journey to leading one of Ukraine’s deadliest drone units

Heorhii Volkov never imagined his marketing skills would be used to outwit Russian forces, yet his business background proved crucial to make a UAV unit that now defends the most dire of directions

byDavid Kirichenko

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Inside Sudzha, where Russia’s war comes home to bite

In Kursk Oblast, some stranded civilians still cling to Kremlin propaganda, while others begin to question everything they've been told about the war.

byRoza Yampilska

Black Sea crisis
Kakhovka Dam destruction
Kakhovka HPP
Ukraine war
Sea mines
Environmental impact
Pollution
Ecological crisis
Drifting mines
War impact
Maritime security
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Naval warfare

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Russia’s war devastates Black Sea ecosystems and communities

A year after the Kakhovka dam attack, activists are racing against the clock to prevent an eco-collapse fueled by drifting mines and war-driven pollution.

byThéo Prouvost

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“I’m fortunate to have been born in Ukraine,” says young Kyiv resident

Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress) The ongoing war with Russia has not deterred…

byYevheniia MartyniukandbyCorrie Nieto

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“The war has names”: Memorials echo across Ukraine’s cities

Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress) After over 2.5 years of war, Ukrainian cemeteries…

byYevheniia MartyniukandbyCorrie Nieto

Kherson Oblast Dnipro Dnieper demining water river

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Ukraine deploys demining drones to break Russia’s Dnipro wall

With no formal training and limited resources, Ukraine's innovative drone operators are clearing the mined river, their DIY tactics becoming the linchpin in the battle for the Dnipro

byZarina Zabrisky

Russian drones terrorize Kherson civilians with “human safari”

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Russian drones terrorize Kherson civilians with “human safari”

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress) Two years after liberation, Kherson faces…

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Chasiv Yar’s survival rests on daring night drone team

Each night, a team of drone pilots elopes bombs and FPV attacks to make coveted shots of Russian troop movements in occupied Bakhmut -- hoping that their thermal covers and jammers will not let them down

byDavid Kirichenko

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Lviv residents “shaken” after missile attack on city center

Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress) On 4 September, a Russian attack on central…

byAlya Shandra

Russian drones target civilians in Kherson

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Russian drones hunt civilians, terrorize Kherson with “human safari”

Drone attacks are scarier than shelling: they give no time to run for cover, say residents of a city that Russia pummels incessantly since its liberation two years ago

byZarina Zabrisky

Vovchansk Kharkiv offensive Ukraine tank

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Fifty-year-old howitzers crack under strain in Ukraine’s Kharkiv defense

Recycled shells, ammo from allies, and drone detectors keep Ukraine's 57th brigade firing, but modern artillery is needed to save shells and eliminate guided aerieal bombs and impending Russian assaults

byZarina Zabrisky

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Ukraine now has drones rescuing fallen drones from hazardous battlefields

In a remarkable display of ingenuity, a Ukrainian unit is now using drones equipped with ropes and grappling hooks to retrieve fallen drones from minefields and enemy-controlled areas, reducing the risk to soldiers' lives.

byDavid Kirichenko

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Ukraine’s plan B: turning everyday citizens into defenders

As Russia's aggression continues, Ukraine transforms its civilians into a force capable of "total resistance."

byAlya Shandra