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Ruins instead of a city: footage of the destroyed Toretsk in the Donetsk region
09.05.2025
Operators of the 4th Battalion of the 101st Separate Guard Brigade of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have published terrifying footage from the frontline town of Toretsk. The video shows what remains of the once 35,000-strong city in the Donetsk region.Destroyed buildings, burned-out streets — all this is the result of the so-called “liberation” carried out by the russian aggressorA two-meter anti-war sculpture “Khuylo” was installed in Poland
09.05.2025
A two-meter anti-war sculpture “Khuylo” by Lithuanian artist Martynas Gaubas was installed in Poland.The author presented his work as part of an exhibition held on the territory of the cemetery-mausoleum of Soviet soldiers.Soldier of the AFU, liberated from captivity, sings Chervona Kalyna [video]
09.05.2025
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In the first minutes on his native land, a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, liberated from captivity, sings “Chervona Kalyna”.The video of this moment was published on social media. In the recording, a young soldier sings a fragment of a famous Ukrainian song among his comrades on a bus.russians who fought against Maidan revolution and took part in the occupation of Crimea were liquidated at the front
27.04.2025
russians who participated in the occupation of Crimea and fought against the Euromaidan revolution were liquidated in the war against Ukraine. This was reported by radiosvoboda.org.It is noted that recently, 33 new obituaries have appeared on the website of the project Cargo 200, which documents the deaths of Crimeans who fought for russia in the war against Ukraine, in the last two weeks. The list includes former employees of law enforcement agencies who participated in the occupation of Crimea and ...Liberation of Crimea from the russian occupiers is possible and was thoroughly tested by the Ukrainian army in 1918 [interactive map]
24.04.2025
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The “Cultural Forces” platform and the Deep State analytical project presented an interactive map of the liberation of Crimea in 1918.“Ukrainians already have a successful experience of liberating Crimea from the russians. On the anniversary of Petro Bolbochan’s Crimean campaign, we, together with the DeepState analytical group, remind you that this is possible and was tested by the Ukrainian military in 1918,” culturalforces.military said in a statement.You can follow step by step how one of the most successful operations of ...Crimean Tatars categorically reject attempts to recognize Crimea as russian territory
24.04.2025
The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People categorically rejects any proposals or actions aimed at russian recognition of Crimea, which is an integral part of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, the head of the Mejlis, Refat Chubarov, was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.Chubarov stated that the Mejlis’ position remains unchanged, and emphasized its unwavering commitment to the struggle for the restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the ...Ukraine’s MFA handed the ambassador evidence of the Chinese involvement in the military production in russia
23.04.2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine, Ma Shengkun, due to the revealed facts of the participation of Chinese citizens in the war on the side of the russian Federation, and the involvement of Chinese companies in the production of weapons on the territory of russia, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said in a statement.Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yevhen Perebyinis emphasized to the Chinese Ambassador that the facts ...russia stole over 1.7m Ukrainian cultural artifacts from occupied territories and sells them on the black market
23.04.2025
The russians have stolen over 1.7 million pieces of Ukrainian cultural heritage from the occupied territories. They are trading them on the black market, the Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications Mykola Tochytskyi said in an interview with ukrinform.ua.“One million seven hundred thousand pieces of our cultural heritage were stolen from the occupied territories: from archaeological finds to museum collections, which the russian Federation appropriated for itself, violating all possible norms of international law. And if in ancient times, when ...Poroshenko challenges Zelenskyy’s sanctions in the Supreme Court
17.04.2025
The fifth President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is challenging “the illegal sanctions” that President Zelenskyy’s Decree introduced in the Supreme Court, eurosolidarity.org reported.According to the case materials, the sanctions were introduced without any legal grounds as a preventive measure, Poroshenko said. And the documents themselves, in particular the NSDC decision and the Presidential Decree, were falsified, he added.“They want to forbid you from knowing the reason for the sanctions, which did not exist. Sanctions are ...Intelligence identified a large-scale russian disinformation campaign in Austria against Ukraine
25.03.2025
In connection with allegations of espionage against a Bulgarian citizen, investigators from the Directorate for State Protection and Intelligence (DSN) identified an extensive russian disinformation campaign in Austria, the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior said in a statement.A Bulgarian national is suspected of spying for russia and of being largely responsible for conducting a disinformation operation directed from there. The purpose of this covert campaign was to manipulate public and political opinion to the detriment of Ukraine and to ...Any reference to Budapest Memorandum disappeared from White House website
09.03.2025
Any references to the Budapest Memorandum, signed by the United States in 1994 to provide security guarantees to Ukraine, have “inexplicably” disappeared from the White House website.https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/03/12/statement-g-7-leaders-ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/03/11/daily-briefing-press-secretary-jay-carney-031114https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/02/28/press-briefing-press-secretary-jay-carney-2282014https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/03/13/press-briefing-press-secretary-jay-carney-3132014Former Ukrainian No. 1 tennis player to the US: If your goverment doesn’t want to honor Budapest Memorandum, just say so
02.03.2025
Sergiy Stakhovsky, former Ukrainian No. 1 tennis player in Ukraine, multiple Grand Slam, Davis Cup and Olympics participant, reacted to reports that US President Donald Trump might halt all military aid to Ukraine, nv.ua reported.“Dear Americans, your past government gave my country’s past government signed assurances about integrity and safety of Ukrainian territory and its borders, in return we surrended THIRD BIGGEST nuclear arsenal in the WORLD,” Stakhovsky wrote.“I am personally extremely grateful to the American people for their support. But ...
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