Section: Social

    “If necessary, cut off my leg!” The story of a wounded French soldier who is ready to continue fighting for Ukraine
    Sep12

    “If necessary, cut off my leg!” The story of a wounded French soldier who is ready to continue fighting for Ukraine

    Nicolas Brandon is a French fighter of the International Legion of Territorial Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After a serious injury sustained in December 2022, for nine months, doctors have been unable to provide him with proper treatment due to bureaucratic hurdles. Such negligence could cost him his leg. However, despite this, Nicolas...

    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...

    “We should treat better and save more than Russians do.” A frank conversation with a frontline surgeon
    Sep07

    “We should treat better and save more than Russians do.” A frank conversation with a frontline surgeon

    This text will offend everyone, and we really wouldn’t want that. ZN.ua’s (media outlet) decision to publish a major interview with an anonymous surgeon who saves lives near the front lines is not meant to insult officials or volunteers. It’s intended to contribute to the improvement of a system designed to save lives....

    Reserves for the Armed Forces of Ukraine: why teenagers under 18 may not be allowed to leave Ukraine
    Aug30

    Reserves for the Armed Forces of Ukraine: why teenagers under 18 may not be allowed to leave Ukraine

    Many teenagers aged 15-16 do not see a future in Ukraine, but the Parliament has come up with a way to keep them in the country. Minors might be prohibited from traveling abroad without an escort. However, after turning 18, young men are already prohibited from leaving the country under the mobilization law. And if the new initiative comes into...

    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...