Russia-Ukraine War

An ambulance car on a road covered in anti-drone netting in Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, on Feb. 22, 2026.
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Drone warfare is tragically transforming humanitarian aid

by Alex McDonald

"Drone! Drone! Drone!" — trainees shout as miniature helicopter blades buzz overhead. At a Safer Access security course near Kyiv in late February, aid workers are learning how to react when their mission comes under fire. Seconds later, they shout: "Attack! Attack! Attack!" The trainees throw themselves into the snow. There’s a flash of mottled green and iridescent purple: a grenade with propellers, dives toward them. It hits, explodes. They count to five, then scramble for cover. The course,

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As Russian attacks on Ukraine's railways intensify, passenger trains now targets for drones

Russian attacks on Ukraine's railways are escalating and posing a more direct threat to civilians, as Moscow increasingly shifts from hitting infrastructure to targeting moving trains, including passenger trains. Attacks on the railway system rose from 134 in January to 166 in February and peaked at 206 in March, Ukrzaliznytsia — Ukraine's national train operator — told the Kyiv Independent. "There is a clear tendency since late 2025, and especially now in spring — focused strikes on rolling s

Passenger train following russian drone strike in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine, on March 14, 2026.

Investigation: Unmasking the anonymous hosts of 'Russians With Attitude,' a pro-war podcast popular with US far-right

Editor’s note: This story is a collaboration between the Kyiv Independent and TUA Research, an independent OSINT group. It's not uncommon for artillery soldiers to write messages on shells before firing them — for the sake of posting them online. They can be vengeful or mocking. But one signed shell that Russians fired around August 2024 stood out as unusual. It promoted a podcast. "Subscribe to 'Russians With Attitude'," read the message, scribbled across the shell. Launched in 2020, "Russi

An investigation has uncovered the identities of the hosts behind Russians With Attitude

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