For many people worldwide, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine appeared unprecedented and unthinkable. However, for those familiar with Ukrainian history, it unfortunately represented a familiar pattern. In his latest book, “The Russo-Ukrain…
A plane belonging to the Turkish BBN Airlines company flew through the closed airspace of Ukraine on 25 July, deviating from its course.
Source: Norwegian national broadcaster NRK, citing data from the aircraft tracking service Flightradar24.
Quote: “S…
A Turkish BBN Airlines charter flight briefly entered Ukrainian airspace, which is a no-fly zone, on its way from Oslo, Norway, to Antalya, Turkey, on July 25, a Norwegian NRK reported[1] on Aug. 12. Ukraine closed its airspace shortly after Rus…
Combat medic Andrii Babinskyi died on the Zaporizhzhia front on 8 August. Before the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine he was an activist and organiser of Meramarch in Vyshyvnkas [traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirt – ed.].
Andrii Savchuk, Bab…
The writers’ association PEN Ukraine reported[1] on Aug. 8 that 25,000 English-language books will be donated to libraries across Ukraine, including those located near the front line or in recently-liberated territories.The initiative is part of…
Journalists discovered that the mercenaries of Wagner Private Military Company (PMC), based in Belarus, are now headed by a native of Ukraine Sergey Chubko, who previously fought in Chechnya and Syria.
Source: All Eyes on Wagner monitoring project and …
The Prosecutor General’s Office reported[1] on July 22 that 496 Ukrainian children have been officially reported killed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion last year. An additional 1,068 children have sustained injuries of varying de…
The prominent Belarusian artist Ales Pushkin died in prison in Belarus “under unclear circumstances,” his wife Janina Demuch reported[1] on July 11. Pushkin was charged by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko’s regime in 2021 with “desecrati…
Three employees at the district centers of recruitment and social support of the Kramatorsk district will be tried for forging documents for conscripted citizens to allow them to leave Ukraine by claiming they are unfit for military service, Ukr…
The outcome of the Wagner mercenary group’s armed rebellion will partly depend on the Russian National Guard and other security forces’ loyalty to the state, the U.K. Defense Ministry wrote[1] in its intelligence update on June 24.Wagner founder…