From Catherine II to Putin: How a Swedish flag became symbol of resistance in occupied Ukraine
A Swedish flag gifted by King Carl XVI Gustaf to a Ukrainian village in 2008 survived 8.5 months hidden from Russian occupation forces
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Russian drone and artillery attacks kill 2 civilians in Kherson
Kherson has repeatedly faced Russian attacks since its liberation in 2022, with civilians and infrastructure often targeted.
Kherson’s mayor who survives dog attacks and mock executions, reveals how he stayed loyal to his homeland in Russian captivity
While Russia presented collaboration as survival, Mykolaienko's refused to do it, despite enduring torture three times per day.
Russian forces kill civilian, injure three in morning attacks on Kherson
An 81-year-old woman died and three men sustained injuries ranging from burns to traumatic brain injury during Russian attacks on Kherson
Kherson’s former mayor freed from Russian captivity on Independence Day, while current mayor still suffers behind bars
Mykolaienko's heroic decision to refuse early release in 2022 to save a critically ill cellmate reveals the moral choices facing Ukrainian prisoners.
Inside Human Safari: the film that captures Russia’s drones hunting Ukrainians like prey
"A fantastic horror movie… our reality"
Russia hunts 13-year-old Ukrainian boy with drone in Kherson, as fears grow Kremlin may try to recapture liberated city
Drone attacks, artillery, and infrastructure strikes hit hard as the Kremlin eyes recapturing the only regional capital it seized during the all-out war.
“We’ll cut it off and rape you”: Ukrainian prisoner threatened with castration during interrogation in Russian captivity
Anatoliy Tutov survived four rounds of beatings and sexual torture, and released with broken ribs, internal bruises, and fractured bones.
Kherson withstood occupation once—now Moscow wants it back, but Ukraine says invaders will drown before it happens
Moscow’s forces hit Korabel’s only link to the mainland, aiming to carve out a foothold. But Ukrainian defenders are turning the Dnipro Delta into a trap.
Frontline report: Ukraine destroys Russian radar hub in Black Sea raid, opening new front in coastal war
A Ukrainian Bayraktar drone destroyed Russian resupply boats, cutting off reinforcements before the amphibious landing.
Ukraine reports infant in critical condition after multi-region Russian assault
Russian night attack killed a 45-year-old man in Kherson Oblast and injured three people in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, including an infant in serious condition
Damaged but still stands: Russians bombed vehicular bridge in Kherson
The attack ripped a hole in the deck and cut off the Korabel micro-district from the city center.
Nightly assaults become routine as Russian drones swarm Ukrainian skies, injuring civilians
City after city woke to fires, debris and shattered windows as attacks stretched across the map.
Putin shrugs off Trump’s ultimatum and says he’s ready to wait until Kyiv agrees to his conditions to end war
His conditions haven’t changed since 2024 — only the body count has.
Sanctions fail to hit 200 companies feeding Kremlin’s fake reconstruction system in occupied territories of Ukraine
Russia’s occupation profits flow freely through a maze of unsanctioned shell companies.
Musk orders Starlink shutdown near Kherson in 2022 to thwart Ukrainian army’s counteroffensive – Reuters
Elon Musk's shutdown order, driven by fears of nuclear escalation, left Ukrainian troops without communications and blinded their drones during the September 2022 Kherson counteroffensive.
“Five in one trench, while enemy storming from three sides”: Ukrainian machine gunner survives deadly battle near Pokrovsk
Roman “Peugeot” and his unit survived a Russian assault in Donetsk Oblast.
Russia’s bombs hit apartment block in Kramatorsk, kill 9-year-old boy as Moscow keeps targeting civilians
Russia’s latest attacks left at least three civilians dead and 25 injured across Ukraine, with strikes reported in Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, Odesa, and Kharkiv oblasts.
One woman dead, child injured in Odesa as Russia sends 344 drones and 35 missiles overnight
Ukraine intercepted more than 200 aerial targets, but dozens still reached homes, schools, and infrastructure across 12 locations in several regions.
Russia’s “human safari” drone smashes into rabbi’s vehicle — family in car survives direct hit
A Russian FPV attack failed to kill its target, as Kherson's Jewish leader escapes harm.