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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Querfront Red brown alliance USA anti-Ukraine pro-Russia

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Analysis

Inside the USA’s anti-Ukraine network, from hard left to far right

They make for unlikely allies: hardcore MAGA Republicans and anti-imperialist leftists, isolationist libertarians and conspiracy-minded YouTubers. But as a Texty report reveals, these disparate factions are increasingly united in their opposition to American support for Ukraine.

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International

Most allies now support Ukraine striking targets in Russia; Italy and Belgium oppose, Germany, US undecided

While the UK, Poland, and now Germany support the move, Belgium, and Italy remain opposed, and the United States is still undecided

Zelenskyy: Ukraine pursues 7 new security pacts, eyes US deal, as bridge to NATO

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Analysis

Debunked: the top corruption myths Russia pushes to discredit Ukraine

From claims that Ukraine resells Western weapons to assertions that elites profit at the expense of soldiers, a new report breaks down the most pervasive false corruption narratives spread by Russia.

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Culture of Ukraine

Record Ukrainian Easter amid Russian threat. PHOTO REPORT

Easter celebrations in Lviv served not only as a respite from the hardships of war but also as a powerful manifestation of the very Ukrainian identity that Russia seeks to erase.

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Sobering update from NATO: Russia’s military now larger and more capable post-invasion

Russia has become a learning organization that little resembles the chaotic force that invaded Ukraine two years ago, Gen. Cavoli argues.

Ukrainian soldiers carry an artillery shell.

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Ukraine’s new mobilization law falls painfully short of frontline expectations

While aiming to bolster the country's defense, the long-awaited law betrays frontline soldiers by omitting key provisions for troop rotation and demobilization

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This winter, 32 Ukrainian POWs were executed by Russian forces, UN report reveals

Before being executed, one Ukrainian soldier was forced by the Russians to conduct demining work.

torture chamber Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast

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Russian War Crimes

«Welcome to hell»: UN report exposes Russia’s systematic torture, killings, and crimes against humanity in Ukraine

"No creature alive deserves to be treated like Russians treat Ukrainians in their detention facilities," a Ukrainian POW told the UN commission

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International

EU unveils sweeping strategy to get «defense ready» amid Russia-Ukraine war

EU will ramp up arms production, boost cooperation, and strengthen its defense industrial might in the face of rising geopolitical threats.

national anti-corruption bureau of Ukraine

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Analysis

Corruption problem in Ukraine is exaggerated, European experts assert

Although Ukraine has made significant progress in anti-corruption measures, the country is still perceived as highly corrupted, a viewpoint exacerbated by media emphasis and a deep-seated distrust among citizens in state institutions.

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Russian Aggression

Defense expert: Ukraine aid ramps up fast despite western bureaucracy, isn’t «drip-feeding»

"A year ago, the debate was still going on about tanks. Fighter jets were not even in the making," stresses Andras Racz

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Culture of Ukraine

Documental de periodista ucraniano sobre Mariupol nominada a los Premios Oscar

El documental "20 Días en Mariupol", que captura el devastador asedio de la ciudad ucraniana por las fuerzas rusas, ha obtenido una importante nominación al Oscar.

Farmer Chernihiv Oblast destroyed farm Russian forces war

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2023

Kids starved as Russians devoured the villagers’ chickens, pigs, and dogs: war crimes near Chernhiv

As the Russian soldiers occupied villages of Chernihiv Oblast, they locked up nearly 400 people, including kids and…

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How Russia justifies the murder of Ukrainians: Russia’s 2022 “genocide handbook” deconstructed

Holocaust historian Timothy Snyder called the Russian infamous declaration “What Russia should do to Ukraine” published on 3 April 2022 a “genocide handbook”. The text justifies the Russian murder of Ukrainians and the destruction of the Ukrainian nation, testifying an intent to destroy a specific group, which falls under the legal definition of genocide.

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