Kherson residents remember 1 March 2022 as one of the most tragic days in the history of their city. While conducting heavy shelling, Russian forces surrounded the city and reached the main highway, advancing to the village...
We met with Andriy and Anton in late May 2022 while they were planning the next batch of humanitarian aid for Ukraine’s east and south. “The war has begun” Anton awoke at 5:30 a.m. on February 24th to a phone call from...
In July 2022 Kyiv is far from being as vibrant as it used to be. The city’s metro is working but trains run less frequently, cafes are opening again but adjust their working hours in line with the curfew, and although the central...
On March 6, the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security announced that about 20,000 foreign volunteers from different countries were ready to fight for Ukraine. To date, there are probably more, and more are arriving....
“So, here I am, a full-fledged fighter of the Territorial Defense Forces. Week 2 of the war, living and sleeping with my machine gun,” relates Vadym Petrasiuk, a journalist with Ukrainska Pravda. In January 2022,...
The first local defense units emerged in Ukraine in 2015. However, these were neither part of the armed forces nor had any central headquarters. Ukraine’s Territorial Defense volunteers prepare to support army in case of Russian...
Past days in the war zone Ukraine’s east On 3 January, the Russian-led militants violated the ceasefire 3 times, firing automatic and anti-tank grenade launchers. There were no ceasefire violations during 2 January 2021 News flash...
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the reserve system reforms introduce a number of key changes (Army Inform, April 22): Help reduce the time needed to reinforce the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) and other military formations since...
According to Ukraine’s intelligence services and that of international agencies, the Kremlin is preparing large-scale provocations with potential incursions deeper into Ukrainian territory. NATO’s European Command has raised...
In October 2022, a few weeks before the Ukrainian Army liberated Kherson, Russian soldiers parked several school buses next to the Regional Art Museum named after Oleksii Shovkunenko. Over four days, the invaders loaded their vehicles with...
