Ukraine’s most-bombed city just produced two world champions
The city sits 40 kilometers from Russia. Close enough to hear missile launches before sirens wail. Yet in one month, Kharkiv produced two world freediving champions.
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Information about Ukraine people’s way of life today.
Putin gave him 13 years. Europe gave him its highest honor.
He taught English with cigarette packets in Putin's prison. Europe just honored his courage
Six outspoken Ukrainian voices assassinated for anti-Russian position in Ukraine
From a Crimean Tatar activist to an elite intelligence officer and former parliament speaker, each killing bears Russian fingerprints that demonstrate Moscow's deadly reach inside Ukraine.
“Revenge on Ukrainian authorities”: Suspect says he killed to find son’s body, while officials investigate Russian link to lawmaker assassination
Ukrainian police detained a 52-year-old man suspected of assassinating the longtime anti-Kremlin politician who was involved in organizing Ukraine's biggest pro-democracy revolutions and called for Russia's "complete destruction" during the full-scale invasion.
Blue hair, drones, and evac crews: Ukraine’s fallen women fighters (Part 1)
Nobody drafted them; nobody forced them. These women fighters chose to go to war and face death.
Everyone’s talking about Usyk’s knockout—but did you know he can hold his breath longer than dolphins?
While you were watching Usyk flatten Dubois, you probably missed the wildest fact about boxing's new favorite champion.
“Bakhmut wasn’t the darkest”: Ukrainian medic exposes Russia’s deadlier strategy from the war’s new hell
As the world debates peace, Mykhailo Malinovskyi's combat diary exposes the brutal truth: the Ukraine war everyone knew is over, replacing Bakhmut's past hell with "one chance in a hundred."
“I will crawl but get him on his feet”: Devoted father doesn’t leave son’s bedside for years. Son was paralyzed defending Ukraine
From an unresponsive soldier with bilateral skull fractures who couldn't move, speak, or recognize anyone in 2022, Vitalii Shumey has transformed into a man who now jokes with nurses, asks about his nephew, remembers the past, and lifts his head independently.
“They trample corpses”: Ukraine’s Muslim leader-turned-medic exposes what Russians really fight for
As Russian soldiers crawl over their own dead, Ukraine's ex-mufti saves the lives they claim — revealing what really drives the world's second army to raze peaceful cities.
“They put grenades in washing machines.” Hero Brit killed while saving Ukrainian families from Russian “surprises” left behind infant daughter
Booby-trapped homes awaited returning Ukrainian civilians. While the world looked away, Chris Garrett made defusing these deadly "welcome gifts" his mission—until his final device.
“Bucha Witches” take down the drones that once hunted them
Forged in occupation, Bucha's women turned from war victim into drone hunters, protecting the very ground where they once ran for cover.
Blood-soaked uniforms and bedtime stories: How war reshapes Ukrainian motherhood
For Ukrainian mothers, drone classes have replaced leisure, medical ID bracelets have become essential accessories, and a perpetually bleeding heart has become the price of loving more fiercely than ever before.
Trump vows his peace deal will end Russia’s war and save lives. Ukraine’s war victims have a word to say
Ukrainians who buried loved ones stand against Trump's Russia-serving "surrender proposals", vowing their sacrifice must result in a victory, not a betrayal.
The champion who trains by touch: From Donetsk exile to leading Ukraine’s Olympic dreams in darkness
When the lights cut out during high bar routines at his Kyiv training facility, Olympic gold medalist Oleg…
Sister battles to rescue teen brother from Russian torture camps
Kyrylo Rozumiei kidnapped by collaborators in Kherson Oblast as terror grips Ukraine’s occupied territories.
Ancient Ukrainian sword stole the show in Usyk’s victory over Fury, angering Russia
Oleksandr Usyk's unanimous victory over Tyson Fury secured more than his championship titles. By raising Hetman Mazepa's 300-year-old saber, he reignited the legacy of a Ukrainian leader cursed by Russia for seeking independence.
Ukraine’s most accomplished mountaineer carries fallen soldier’s dream to the top of Everest
He dreamed of standing on top of the world. Ukraine's most accomplished mountaineer Antonina Samoilova carried his photo to Mount Everest's summit.
“No greater joy for warrior than dying in battle.” Ukrainian combat medic’s poignant farewell letter
Russian drone kills medic Oleksandra “Mike” Mulkevych, one day before her rotation’s end.
Mother breaks barriers as Ukraine’s first female armored service leader and battlefield veteran
Known by her call sign “Malva”, Liudmyla Meniuk went from volunteer to seasoned fighter, speaking on the global stage about Ukraine’s ongoing battle for survival.
How Buffett-funded rehab rebuilds lives of Ukraine’s war amputees
As multi-limb loss branded thousands of Ukrainians untreatable, Lviv's Superhuman Center stepped in to tackle the war trauma crisis sweeping the nation.