Ukrainian soldier reveals what it’s like to face Russian convicts from Butyrka prison in battle
Fighter Anton Shket endured 17 days of assaults by Russian "zeks" and foreign troops.
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Kyiv bade farewell to servicemen, former MP Oleh Barna and his commander Valeriy Dorokhov
Former member of Verkhovna Rada (unicameral parliament of Ukraine) 8th convocation, Oleh Barna, who was killed in combat,…
Yevhen Konovalets, a leader who knew how to unite Ukrainians and was assassinated by NKVD
14 June 2021 marked 130 years since the birth of Ukrainian Colonel Yevhen Konovalets (14 June 1891 - 23 May 1938), who founded the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and was among the main Ukrainian political leaders of the 1930s who pursued Ukraine's independence at a time when the nation was split under Soviet and Polish rule.
Cyborgs recount the Battle of Donetsk Airport. Direct quotes
Ukraine recently commemorated the fallen defenders of Donetsk Airport, the fifth anniversary of the last tragic battle for…
The Bolbochan raid: How Ukrainian troops captured Crimea 100 years ago
- Salaam Aleikum! Don’t shoot! Glory to Ukraine! They moved forward and stood under the only lamp…
Ayshe Seitmuratova – a Crimean Tatar heroine at 80
A nation and those who care about it should know its heroes: and for Crimean Tatars, one of…
Story of the “cyborgs”: Ukraine’s Donetsk airport defenders to hit big screen
The legendary Ukrainian "Cyborgs" of the Donetsk Airport. Only this time, they're actors on a film set in…
Cyborgs on Film: New Documentary Chronicles Donetsk Airport Battle
The Ukrainian war documentary "Spirit Warriors" premiered in Kyiv this month. The film takes a closer look at…
The first museum of war in Donbas opens in Dnipro [PHOTOS]
About 2000 artifacts in 3 halls will tell the history of the Donbas war in the first Ukrainian…
Paris Opera singer Wassyl Slipak killed in Donbas war
At approximately 6 AM of 29 June 2016, a world-known opera singer from France perished on the front…
The Ukrainian who saved Krakow from destruction and other little-known WWII heroes
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs gathered five remarkable stories of Ukrainians helping citizens of other countries during World…
Terrorists capture “pile of rubble” at Donetsk airport
Last night Ukrainian "cyborgs" left the Donetsk airport. The facility, on which $875 million had been spent in…
History repeating itself: 1943 soldier’s grave found by the Ukrainian military
Wings Phoenix, one of Ukraine's volunteers supplying the Army with necessary equipment, shared a story from the frontlines.…