This week marks 1,000 days of fighting in Ukraine.For millions of Ukrainians, including 32-year-old Oleh Reshetnyak and his loved ones in Kyiv, the mounting death toll, air raid sirens, and explosions have been a grim reality.
Some 68,000 women are serving in Ukraine’s armed forces as of June, 10,000 of whom are engaged in combat.Women are occupying positions that until recently were considered men’s, and they often end up wearing men’s uniform.But thanks to volunteers, that might be changing.
In order to educate students lifetime lessons on survival and patriotism, Ukrainian schools have introduced a new subject called “Defense of Ukraine,” which includes first aid, drone operation, and weapons safety handling.
Patriot missiles and F-16 fighter jets are among the expensive military hardware being sent to Ukraine.However, many Ukrainian soldiers have found that the U.S.-made 60-millimeter M224 mortars, which are also utilized by the U.S. Marine Corps have shown to be very effective against Russian forces.
Heavy fighting has been going on since May 2024 near to the village of Hlyboke, around 30 kilometers from Kharkiv, and animals are suffering from the fighting just as much as locals. Four ponies were recently rescued from Hlyboke by volunteers, and now these animals are giving back—in their own way.
Suicide drones are a new threat to Syrian rebels. Rebels say that Russian forces and the Syrian government have used tactics mostly developed by Russia in its war on Ukraine to strike both military and civilian targets.
With Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the number of Ukrainian citizens seeking adoption for children has significantly increased.
Dozens are injured in Ukraine by Russian missile strikes.The news comes as Moscow claims it has intercepted 158 drones launched from Ukraine over night, according to the news.
The billionaire founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was arrested in France last Saturday. Russia urges France not to turn the investigation as “political persecution,” and this arrest is reverberating around the world.Durov is under formal investigation over alleged illegal activities on Telegram.
Ukrainians are moving quickly to get power and transportation after Russia’s massive air attacks across Ukraine on Monday.The Ukrainian military says Russia launched more than 200 missiles and drones during the attacks, with more strikes on Tuesday.