War

How Ukraine’s Red Cross is helping during war

Tetyana has volunteered with the Red Cross of Ukraine for almost three years. The following is Tetyana’s personal story about the help she provided to civilians during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and an explanation of the difference between the...

The war in Ukraine threatens to cause a global food crisis

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could potentially trigger the global food crisis. The Russian military constantly shells the main seaports of Ukraine, as well as a large swath of areas of agricultural significance. According to the UN Secretary-General, the lack of...

Listen to the voice of Mariupol. Kyrylo

“Listen to the voice of Mariupol” is a series of stories of the people who have managed to evacuate from besieged Mariupol. We continue our conversation series with Kyrylo, who helped provide antiviral medicines to patients with HIV in dangerous...

What are Russian troops bombing?

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Defense Ministry of the aggressor country has repeatedly denied the destruction of civilian infrastructure. Russia states that in Ukraine, they fire only at military facilities and do not launch any...

Money for scrap metal: Why did Russians squander 164 million pensions?

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in more than one month of active hostilities, Russia has lost 4,417 units of various equipment, as well as more than 17,000 troops. The Pentagon states that as of...

Where can Russians still fly despite the travel restrictions?

The airspace over the territory of Ukraine has been closed since February 24th. Nonetheless, even when Ukrainians are looking for an opportunity to fly somewhere, it is mainly because they are fleeing for their lives. While the people of Ukraine...

26/03 – 31/03. How Ukraine is resisting Russian occupation. Photo digest №6

During this weekend Russian occupiers attacked Lviv with 6 missiles. In Warsaw, thousands of people lay on the ground of the city square near the Drama Theatre to honor the fallen due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Children are...

How Russian soft power kills

Russia has been honing soft power tools for years. And did it successfully in different countries, not only in Ukraine. Russia is using every means to push and maintain its chauvinistic, imperial narratives in the world. Russia’s cultural expansion has...