After Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine became the most heavily mined country in the world. “In Ukraine, because of the nature and the intensity of the conflict, we’re often seeing double or triple or even quadruple amputees, and a lot…
Category: 1. Ukraine
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Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, neighboring countries have increased their military spending
Describing someone as “young” or “old” is rather arbitrary. However, something we can quantify is whether a given person is “young” or “old” compared to the rest of the world.
Imagine we sorted all 8 billion people alive today from…
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The world must not forget Ukrainian children
Amidst the horrors perpetuated by Russia in its war against Ukraine, perhaps the gravest have been the crimes Vladimir Putin’s army has committed against Ukrainian children. Nearly 600 children have been killed and nearly 1,300…
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Ukraine negotiates nuclear plant protection with UN atomic watchdog observers
As Russia is likely to launch attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure this winter, Kyiv is currently in talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to place foreign observers near its nuclear power plants to protect the country’s…
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How would Trump and Harris handle the Russia-Ukraine war?
Ukraine and its war with Russia have become a central and controversial topic in the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign. The brutal conflict, in which a million people have been killed or severely injured, shows no signs of ending. Kamala…
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Ukraine: DOD Could Strengthen International Military Training Coordination by Improving Data Quality
What GAO Found
DOD’s Office of the Secretary of Defense and the U.S. European Command (EUCOM), through the Security Assistance Group-Ukraine (SAG-U), coordinate international military training for Ukraine with the Ukraine Defense Contact…
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Ukrainian Poet and Rock Star Fights Near Front and Performs Behind It
When the Ukrainian army hit a crisis of recruitment earlier this year amid rising losses on the battlefield, one of the most popular cultural personalities in the country stepped up and enlisted.
“At some point it became uncomfortable not to…
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RFE/RL Reveals Spike In War Deaths From Russia’s Ethnic Regions
More soldiers from the central Russian regions of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan have died than any other region in the country, according to a confirmed tally of war deaths compiled by RFE/RL’s Tatar-Bashkir Service, with a further sharp increase…
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Russia-Ukraine: War closer to the end than some think, Zelensky says
In a statement ahead of the visit, Zelensky said the plan included further weapons donations, diplomatic efforts to force Russia to agree to peace, and holding Moscow accountable for its full-scale invasion in 2022.
In his interview with ABC News,…
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Volodymyr Zelensky Has a Plan for Ukraine’s Victory
Volodymyr Zelensky’s situation room, where the Ukrainian President monitors developments in his country’s war with Russia, is a windowless chamber, largely taken up by a rectangular conference table and ringed by blackened screens, deep…
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