Anastasiia Chvylova says Russia’s children’s rights commissioner, later wanted by the International Criminal Court, told abducted Ukrainian children they were Russian and pushed them toward Russian education and youth programs.
Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat, expressed "frustration" over the slow pace of the bloc's defense industry production, drawing a stark contrast with Ukraine's growth.
The attacks come after the three-day Victory Day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia ended.
Key developments on May 12: * Ukrainian drones strike Russian gas facility over 1,500 kilometers from border, Zelensky says * Ukraine strikes Russian targets in occupied Donetsk Oblast after renewed attacks, military says * New Russia sanctions feature individuals exposed in Kyiv Independent documentary * Russian attacks kill 4 civilians, injure 27 after Victory Day ceasefire ends Ukrainian drones attacked a gas industry facility in Russia's Orenburg Oblast on May 12, targeting a site more
Ukraine’s business police, known as the Bureau of Economic Security, searched and confiscated products from e-cigarette sellers in 12 regions, including Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, and Zakarpattia, Pavlo Buzdyhan, the bureau’s deputy director, told the Kyiv Independent.
I have had the same conversation about investing in Ukraine over 50 times since 2022, and the excuse keeps evolving into every possible variation. Four years ago, the reason not to invest in Ukraine was the war. Two years ago, it was the war plus worries about Western support. But then, Ukrainian defense tech did something inconvenient for all these excuses — it scaled to levels few could have predicted. Those who don't follow the space are shocked by how vibrant Ukraine's startup market has b
Months later, Russians responsible for acts of genocide against Ukrainian children find themselves added to Western sanctions lists.
Who is winning? Since the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the information space around the war has been obsessed with this deceptively simple question, and the constant new iterations of answers to it. In the hands of those fighting the narrative war, from officials on both sides, online cheerleaders, armchair generals, and a certain world leader who likes to talk about who has the cards, the answers differ radically, but all are delivered with consistent venom, emotion, and
