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      General Staff operational report May 20, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      May20

      General Staff operational report May 20, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      Russian army’s attacks on civilian infrastructure Operational situation on Ukrainian directions Ukrainian aviation strikes and destruction of Russian equipment The 451st day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 20.05.2023. Russian army’s attacks on civilian...

      General Staff operational report May 19, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      May19

      General Staff operational report May 19, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      The 450th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 19.05.2023. During the past day, the Russian army carried out 6 missile strikes and 51 airstrikes, conducting over 30 shelling attacks from multiple rocket launch systems. Civilian infrastructure suffered damage. In...

      Who will rebuild Ukraine? What does the arrival of the world’s largest investor mean?
      May19

      Who will rebuild Ukraine? What does the arrival of the world’s largest investor mean?

      Signals for the future Who is behind BlackRock? The cost of Ukraine’s reconstruction In recent weeks, several events important for the economic recovery of Ukraine after its victory have taken place. The visits of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Italy and Germany, the first since the beginning of the full-scale phase of the...

      Cultural code: what is the significance of the Ukrainian embroidery ornament?
      May19

      Cultural code: what is the significance of the Ukrainian embroidery ornament?

      Establishment of the Vyshyvanka Day Going beyond the borders of Ukraine What do the patterns and ornaments on the vyshyvanka mean? Northern regions Southern Ukraine and Crimea Eastern regions Western Ukraine Embroidered shirts with Bayraktars Why isn’t Vyshyvanka Day an official state holiday? Every year on the third Thursday of May,...

      General Staff operational report May 18, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      May18

      General Staff operational report May 18, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      The 449th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 18.05.2023. The Russian Federation continues its aggressive war despite significant losses. The Russian army disregards international humanitarian law, launching attacks and shelling not only military but also civilian...

      Systematizing chaos: how the system of control over the reconstruction of war-damaged facilities will work
      May18

      Systematizing chaos: how the system of control over the reconstruction of war-damaged facilities will work

      Why are we talking about this? What is this system and why is it needed? What information will DREAM contain? Who will be able to use the system? What does it provide? What problem does DREAM solve? So, stealing during the reconstruction won’t be possible? What other benefits does DREAM offer? Is the system already operational? What...

      How are cats, dogs, and sometimes ducks, chickens, goats, chinchillas, and parrots evacuated from the combat zone to a safe place?
      May18

      How are cats, dogs, and sometimes ducks, chickens, goats, chinchillas, and parrots evacuated from the combat zone to a safe place?

      Alpha from Bakhmut Rescue under fire The house of 12 cats Finding a new home Mykhailo and Lyuba were walking across a broken bridge. Back in January, the temperature dropped to — 18°. And the ice held the pieces together like cement. A month ago, Zabakhmutka could be reached by car, but now it’s no longer possible. The day before, when they...

      General Staff operational report May 17, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      May17

      General Staff operational report May 17, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      The 448th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 17.05.2023. During the day, the Russian army conducted 5 missile strikes on the cities of Bakhmut and Kherson using the S-300 air defense systems. Additionally, it carried out 32 airstrikes and over 40 shelling attacks...

      A source of non-knowledge: the history of Ukraine in European school textbooks
      May17

      A source of non-knowledge: the history of Ukraine in European school textbooks

      Polish textbooks: good neighborliness vs. confrontation The old-new “Eastern policy” of Germany Geographical regionalism in a British way The Ukrainian shadow in French textbooks Manipulations with historical arguments in international relations are far from being a new phenomenon. However, with the spread of information technologies,...

      Sophie Lambroschini: “The destruction of critical infrastructure, in a sense, equals the destruction of civilization”
      May17

      Sophie Lambroschini: “The destruction of critical infrastructure, in a sense, equals the destruction of civilization”

      This is an interview with Sophie Lambroschini, a researcher of socio-economic history of Central and Eastern Europe at the Franco-German Centre Marc Bloch in Berlin. Sophie teaches socio-economic history at the Paris Nanterre University and is the lead researcher of the Franco-German project LimSpaces. The project brings together colleagues from...