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“Angels” risked everything to bring them home — Ukrainian soldiers escape from Russian forced labor in occupied Luhansk

Ukrainian Naval special intelligence unit “Angels” has reported successfully returning home a 29-year-old Armed Forces veteran and a…

byOlena Mukhina

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How Ukraine’s top military units turned soldiers into employees—with better results

After three years in Russian detention, a Ukrainian lieutenant was met off the bus by Azov Care, which arranged his hospital, prosthetic, and 24/7 hotline. This soldier welfare approach—absent in Soviet tradition—helps explain how three units recruited 60,000 troops, The Economist reports.

byMaria Tril

Emergency workers evacuate an injured person from a destroyed home in Lviv Oblast following the Russian attack on 5 October that killed a family of four, including a 15-year-old girl.

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Seven more countries step up to arm Ukraine as Russia intensifies its terror strikes ahead of winter

The initiative ensures Kyiv receives essential missiles, ammunition, and air defense systems, including Patriots.

byOlena Mukhina

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Partisans deep in Russian rear spark chain reaction of delays for Moscow’s southern front in Ukraine

A precise attack on a critical railway hub by Atesh forces causes cascading disruptions to Russian military logistics in Rostov Oblast.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine sends drone warfare experts to Denmark as mystery UAVs trigger Nordic security alert

Ukrainian drone warfare specialists have joined Danish forces for week-long "Wings of Defense" exercises as Copenhagen deals with unidentified aerial vehicles in its airspace

byMaria Tril

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Zelenskyy says he knows exact target of Hungarian spy drones in Ukraine

Hungary's drone surveillance of Ukrainian industrial facilities follows the 2025 discovery of a Hungarian military intelligence network in Zakarpattia.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine creates new assault troops branch as separate military force, Zelenskyy announces

The decision to legally establish assault troops as a distinct military branch came after Russian forces began copying Ukraine's assault unit system, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters.

byMaria Tril

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New front opens for unexpected category of Ukrainians — yet joining remains choice, not command

Volunteers can sign one-year contracts after health checks.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukrainian Phantoms destroy Russia’s S-400 radars in Crimean strike

The destruction of Russia's most advanced radar systems leaves Crimea's air defenses severely compromised, opening the peninsula to larger Ukrainian operations.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine hits Russia’s most dangerous high-tech formation in Donetsk Oblast

The destruction of Rubicon's command post may restore Ukraine's drone advantage after the unit inflicted hundreds of vehicle losses in Kursk.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine’s gamified drone app raises $24K from 45 сountries on launch day

The app's gamification features allow civilian donors to adopt military call signs and track their contributions to specific drone strikes.

byOlena Mukhina

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UPDATE: Ukraine’s strike disrupts oil supplies to two EU countries still purchasing Russian oil

Ukraine's 950km strike completely halted Russia's Druzhba pipeline, cutting oil supplies to Hungary, Czech Republic, and Slovakia while targeting infrastructure that funds Moscow's 6.3% GDP war spending.

byOlena Mukhina