The red and black colours of the OUN flag symbolise the land and the blood shed for it.
In Pavlychko’s poetry, red is love and black is sorrow. [Dmytro Pavlychko was a Ukrainian poet and politician. In this case, the reference is to his poem Dva colior…
Early 1980s, Kyiv – Afghanistan.
Tetiana Tepliuk was working as a nurse. At 28, feeling bored and not too happy with life, she signed a contract with the Soviet Armed Forces and was deployed to Afghanistan. She had no prior connection to the mili…
“Glory to Ukraine, guys. If anyone makes it home, tell them what’s happening in Taganrog.” – Mykhailo Chaplia was in Pre-Trial Detention Centre No. 2 in Taganrog, Russia, when he came across this message, origin unknown. Now is not the time to reveal e…
Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey, a Ukrainian Reuters cameraman and war correspondent who was injured during a strike on a hotel in Kramatorsk, is recovering and even has carolled on Christmas Eve.
Source: Mariia Semenchenko, Ivan’s wife, on Facebook
Details: Frien…
Drone attacks on companies have been reported in Russia’s Voronezh and Belgorod oblasts on the evening of 19 November.
Source: Russian Telegram channel Astra; governors of Belgorod and Voronezh oblasts
Details: According to Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor…
More than 70% of Ukraine’s wounded military personnel returned to duty following treatment. However, the situation varies across the front.
Source: Andrii Kazmirchuk, Commander of Ukraine’s Medical Forces, in an interview with Ukrinform
Quote: “W…
The Russians launched a drone strike on Kherson, resulting in the death of an elderly man, on 9 October.
Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Details: Reportedly, an elderly man was killed as a r…
Russian troops attacked a geriatric care facility in Stepanivka, Kherson Oblast, injuring two nurses, at around 02:00 on the night of 8-9 October.
Source: Kherson Oblast Military Administration
Details: It is reported that a 31-year-old woman sustained…
Reuters cameraman Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey, who was severely injured during a Russian attack on a hotel in Kramatorsk on 24 August, has regained consciousness.
Source: Lyubysh-Kirdey’s wife, Mariia Semenchenko, on Facebook
Quote: “I have some very good news…
A single artillery round takes several kilograms of gunpowder to propel the projectile out of the barrel and provide it with the necessary velocity. The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have caused the demand for ammunition to skyrocket and made pro…