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burning Cathedral during a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 15, 2026.

Attack on Kyiv Pechersk Lavra exposes the truth behind Russia's Christianity

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Every empire eventually becomes trapped by its own mythology. Russia happens to be built on a peculiar combination of holy relics, imperial nostalgia, and endless lectures about "traditional values." The problem is that reality keeps interrupting the performance. In 2022, Margarita Simonyan (the Kremlin's propagandist) declared that Russia would never bomb Kyiv because "our shrine is there." The implication being: unlike everyone else, Russia supposedly possesses some special reverence for fait

Poland's President Karol Nawrocki (R) and President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) in Warsaw, Poland, on Dec. 19, 2025.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a signing ceremony in Beijing, China, on May 20, 2026.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives for a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on April 14, 2026.

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Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals in Washington, D.C., U.S. on April 4, 2026.

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A man stands on the roof of a house damaged during an overnight Russian attack in Kherson, Ukraine, on October 30, 2023.

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Putin (R) meets with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (L) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Dec. 22, 2025.

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05:20 PM

Meet Ukrainian drone team that demolished NATO forces in war game in Sweden

In a light pine forest on Sweden's fortress island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, a state-of-the-art Leopard 2 tank was in trouble. The tank had barely begun moving out on an offensive mission before it had been spotted and tracked down by a drone belonging to the opposing forces. Its pilot: 37-year-old Ukrainian reconnaissance drone pilot Kvita, who had, just weeks before, been fighting on positions outside the town of Rodynske in Donetsk Oblast, spotting and destroying very real Russian soldi

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Ukraine strikes Russian shadow fleet tanker in Black Sea, military infrastructure, General Staff says

The tanker is subject to sanctions imposed by the EU, Switzerland, the U.K., Canada, and Ukraine, according to the General Staff.

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Ukrainian, French defense firms to receive $23 million in grants under Brave France initiative

The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Eurosatory 2026 defense exhibition in Paris by French Defence Innovation Agency (AID) Director Patrick Aufort and Brave1 Chief Operating Officer Iryna Zabolotna.

02:28 PM

Almost 70% of Ukrainians expect Zelensky to be replaced after war, poll shows

This marks a notable rise from 23% in 2023, as Zelensky's presidency enters its seventh year, reflecting a broader public demand for change across other branches of government as well.

01:11 PM

Magyar orders investigation into 'gold convoy' case that caused Hungary-Ukraine rift under Orban

"The Prosecutor General must address the matter without delay," Magyar wrote on X on June 17.

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10 killed, 64 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine as Sumy Oblast equestrian school comes under fire

Russian forces launched 119 long-range attack drones, including Shahed-type drones, overnight, Ukraine's Air Force reported.

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