Legendary Buddy from Aidar Battalion to star in documentary
Buddy has been in the war zone since the summer of 2014; someone abandoned the baby German Shepherd…
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Ukrainian hostages in the “LNR” and “DNR: The price of life
The Russian media recently headlined how “LNR” special services searched a Luhansk garage where they found a Ukrainian…
The Aftermath of War#5: Stories that need to be told
RUSLAN FRIZIN Ruslan is a big, burly man, but extremely soft-spoken with a childlike smile and a deeply…
On the front lines with medic Yevdokiya Popovych: “They’re my children!”
-I arrived on December 23, 2014, and I’ve been here since that day. I go home every 2-3…
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…
Ukrainian Women at War
Olena Mosiychuk, call sign “Maliok” (Baby), paramedic “Some tips for women at war: War has no rules and…
How UPA veteran Anna survived the “Russian world”
After WW2, Anna Kushyk moved to the Donbas to escape the vigilant eye of the Soviet secret police.…
The Aftermath of War#4: Stories that need to be told
The war in Ukraine. “Little green men” (aka unmarked Russian soldiers) entered the Crimean peninsula at the end…
The Aftermath of War#3: Stories that need to be told
The war in Ukraine. “Little green men” (aka unmarked Russian soldiers) entered the Crimean peninsula at the end…
Soldier uses disability compensation to launch eco-friendly business
After losing both legs at the front, Oleksandr Chalapchy invested all his disability compensation in an eco-friendly business…
The Aftermath of War#2: Stories that need to be told
The war in Ukraine. “Little green men” (aka unmarked Russian soldiers) entered the Crimean peninsula at the end…
Jewish commander: When Russian troops invaded my native Donbas, I rushed to the front!
The so-called “DNR” and “LNR” “special services”, which operate in the occupied regions of Donbas with the support…
War report: Wassyl Slipak’s and Anatoly Koval’s last combat mission
On June 29, in response to the continuous massive firing on their positions, the Ukrainian army was forced…
Mourners on Maidan bid farewell to “Uncle Kolya” and “Raven”
Several hundred people fell on their knees before the coffins of two Aidar fighters during the memorial service…
“If not for the war”: 12 photo reports about maternal love and heroism
For Mother’s Day, volunteers have created an amazingly eloquent portrait gallery of Ukrainian heroes and their mothers who…
The Aftermath of War#1: Stories that need to be told
The war in Ukraine. “Little green men” (aka unmarked Russian soldiers) entered the Crimean peninsula at the end…
No respite : yet another young man killed in eastern Ukraine
Soldier Oleh Afanas (born 1991) served in the 81st Air Assault Brigade. Oleh, call name “Afonya”, was killed…
Soldier Oleksandr: “I will fight to the end, the pain will pass.”
20-year-old Oleksandr from Chernivtsi Region was recently admitted to the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Clinical Hospital. On his FB page,…
Pro-Russia Militants in Occupied East Ukraine Torture Protestant Pastor To Convert To Russian Orthodox Church
The story of Aleksandr Khomchenko, a Protestant clergyman from Donetsk, though sadly all too typical, is no less…
Taras Kostanchuk: “I saw professional Russian soldiers in the Donbas”
“The group I was in charge of captured three commandos. That unit was led by a Russian officer…