Section: Russian invasion of Ukraine

    How Russia prepared to seize Ukraine’s nuclear energy. Part 1: Derkach’s Twelve
    Jan21

    How Russia prepared to seize Ukraine’s nuclear energy. Part 1: Derkach’s Twelve

    In the spring of 2020, a new team (consisting of Galushchenko, Kotin, Hartmut, and Boyaryntsev) was appointed at the National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom, which is associated with the controversial former deputy Andrii Derkach. A year ago, the frontman of this team, German Galushchenko, was promoted and appointed as the Minister...

    “Cross out the sympathy for Russia”: why the West cannot recognize the genocide in Ukraine
    Sep13

    “Cross out the sympathy for Russia”: why the West cannot recognize the genocide in Ukraine

    The United Nations International Commission once again did not find evidence of genocide in Ukraine. This has sparked outrage in Kyiv. Experts have explained why it is important for Ukraine to have Western recognition of the genocide during the war. The United Nations International Commission tasked with investigating violations in Ukraine, as...

    The conscription of those with limited fitness for military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. How will the mobilization of limited-fit soldiers affect the effectiveness of combat units?
    Sep10

    The conscription of those with limited fitness for military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. How will the mobilization of limited-fit soldiers affect the effectiveness of combat units?

    The Ministry of Defense has canceled nine “controversial” articles that exempted individuals from military service. According to various estimates, there are tens of thousands of men with limited fitness for service in Ukraine. The Parliament is considering completely removing this category. In Ukraine, it has been decided to...

    “Where did you lose your weapon? The same place I lost my leg!” How the state plunges servicemen with disabilities into a bureaucratic maelstrom
    Sep08

    “Where did you lose your weapon? The same place I lost my leg!” How the state plunges servicemen with disabilities into a bureaucratic maelstrom

    When they were evacuating Senior Soldier Maksym Slipets after he got injured, he kept shouting one thing: to take his documents along with him. This happened in April of last year near Marinka. Slipets was moving from one position to another when he heard the “exit” of a Russian mine. In an instant, it exploded right next to him. When...

    “He is neither among the living nor among the dead”. The story of the Desna barracks shelling, in which 68 soldiers “disappeared”
    Sep06

    “He is neither among the living nor among the dead”. The story of the Desna barracks shelling, in which 68 soldiers “disappeared”

    31-year-old Andriy Lukyanchuk from the Zhytomyr region was mobilized at the very beginning of the full-scale war. The next day, he reported to the draft board, and within a few days, despite having a child with a disability, he was already in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They sent the man to the Desna training center, where Andriy...

    Torture, pain, and despair: how Russia kidnaps Ukrainian civilians and why it’s so difficult to liberate them
    Aug27

    Torture, pain, and despair: how Russia kidnaps Ukrainian civilians and why it’s so difficult to liberate them

    Hundreds, if not thousands, of Ukrainian civilians are still held hostage in Russian captivity. Retrieving such individuals is indeed quite difficult, and the mechanism for doing so has not yet been established. Furthermore, Russians often classify civilians as prisoners of war. How to repatriate them to Ukraine and why this process is dragging...