Category: 6. Opinion

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) pledged over $1 billion in new assistance to Ukraine, encompassing energy support, humanitarian aid, and educational resources, USAID Administrator Samantha Power announced these commitments during her visit to Kyiv on 2… Continue Reading

Mariupol Defender Yura Hulchuk, a 23-year-old soldier from the 36th Marine Brigade, spent nearly two and a half years in Russian captivity before being released on 14 September 2024. His return was marked by severe physical and psychological trauma. Immediately after the prisoner exchange, Yura… Continue Reading

Russia aims to force Western countries to stop military support for Ukraine by spreading fear, acting aggressively, and crossing “red lines” with impunity, said Rolf Nikel, Vice President of the German Council on Foreign Relations, according to UkrInform. On 25 September, Putin announced… Continue Reading

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is planning to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin in November, according to the German media Die Zeit. If the call takes place, Scholz would be the first leader among Ukraine’s allies to speak directly with Putin since 2022. Die Zeit, citing… Continue Reading

The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a “strong protest” against the forced mobilization of Ukrainian citizens into the Russian army in occupied territories of Ukraine, according to a statement released on 1 October. The ministry’s statement refers to occupied Crimea and parts… Continue Reading

Day 952 On 2 October, the most interesting developments come from the Pokrovsk direction. Here, the looming rainy season threatens to turn the Ukrainian fields into impassable mud, forcing Russians to launch hurried assaults before their time runs out. Screenshot: Reporting From… Continue Reading

Russian forces reportedly captured the Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, marking Moscow’s most significant battlefield success since taking Avdiivka in February, The Telegraph reported on 1 October. The Telegraph reports that Russian troops have raised their national flag and Soviet victory banners… Continue Reading

Speaking at the opening of the second International Defense Industries Forum in Kyiv on 1 October, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the successful completion of an indigenous ballistic missile flights tests. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine has… Continue Reading

Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 11 Shahed-type attack drones launched by Russian forces overnight on 2 October. Ukraine’s Air Force reports that Russia launched 32 drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Kursk. Ukraine downed 11 drones over Kirovohrad, Odesa, and Sumy oblasts. Four Russian… Continue Reading

Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General has launched a pre-trial investigation into a war crime committed by Russian forces in the Pokrovsk sector, Donetsk Oblast, where 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war were allegedly executed. Videos of Ukrainian POW executions by Russian forces at various… Continue Reading