Yevhen Litvinov was brushing his teeth on Thursday morning when his phone started buzzing — a friend had sent him a YouTube video showing the victory of the Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak at the Paris Olympics overnight.
He hit play and…
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In a surprise attack, Ukraine sends a large force into western Russia : NPR
As Ukrainian forces staged an incursion into western Russia, this house was damaged in the town of Sudzha. The photo was…
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State of emergency declared in Kursk as Ukrainians and Russians clash
A screen grab from a video released by Russian Ministry of Defense shows Russian forces launching a missile attack, targeting the military equipment of Ukrainian Armed Forces at the border area near Kursk Oblast, Russia on August 08, 2024.
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The Current State of Ukrainian Mobilisation and Ways to Boost Recruitment
Recently, both in the Western and Ukrainian media, there has been a discussion about the problems associated with the recruitment of new military personnel into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This coverage presents the current situation in a…
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A Ukrainian breaker’s journey to the Paris Olympics
By the time Russian forces invaded her homeland in 2022, Kateryna Pavlenko was far away in Los Angeles, coming up in the world of the newest Olympic sport of breaking.
She had moved from Kharkiv, Ukraine, a year earlier, partly to pursue her hobby…
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How did life begin on Earth? Research zeroes in on lightning strikes. — Harvard Gazette
About four billion years ago, Earth resembled the set of a summer sci-fi blockbuster. The planet’s surface was a harsh and barren landscape, recovering from hellish asteroid strikes, teeming with volcanic eruptions, and lacking enough nutrients to sustain even the simplest forms of…
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Olga Kharlan: Ukraine’s most successful Olympian fighting for more than medals
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When Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered tanks and troops into Ukraine in February 2022, it triggered Europe’s largest land invasion since World War II.
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As Ukraine Collects Medals in Paris, Its Sports Pipeline Is in Tatters
The Olympic medals have come in a flurry for Ukraine in recent days: golds at the track and on the fencing piste, a silver in gymnastics, two other bronzes.
“It’s a time to celebrate and think not about the war,” Mykhailo Kokhan, 23, a…
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Ukraine to compete for gold, bronze in Olympic wrestling
Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler Parviz Nasibov will compete for the gold medal in the 67-kilogram category at the 2024 Paris Olympics after successfully defeating Azerbaijani wrestler Hasrat Jafarov in the semi-finals on Aug. 7.
Zhan Beleniuk, 2021…
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Ukraine at the Paris Olympics a Symbol of Hope and Determination
“Since we don’t have a recording of the national anthem of Ukraine, will it be a problem if in honor of Baiul the national anthem of Russia is played?”
In 1994, when figure skater Oksana Baiul became the first Olympic champion from…
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