War

Celebrities of Ukrainian descent

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has prompted Ukrainians to take an even closer look at their family trees and understand their lineage. The same is true for people with Ukrainian roots, who may not have even realised that they are...

De-occupation

‘I have nothing except for these people.’ The battle for Bakhmut and Ukrainian counteroffensive

The town of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, formerly known as Artemivsk before decommunisation in Ukraine, was already an area of confrontation between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russia-backed militants in 2014. The battles continued for several months back then,...

War

“New fire from Kholodnyi Yar.” How the 93rd Brigade fights

“My conscience is clear. And hands? I will scrub them off.” Reportage on how the 93rd Mechanized Brigade Kholodnyi Yar fights Text and images by Olena Maksymenko

War

Testimony of a woman who survived two wars in Izium

Along with the joyful news about the de-occupation of Izium, Slobozhanshchyna, in September 2022, the whole world became aware of the following heinous crimes committed by the Russians: dozens of tortured people and mass burials, from which 447 bodies were...