Why the West must support the mental health of Ukraine's defenders
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Why the West must support the mental health of Ukraine's defenders

by Nathalie Timtchenko

As Ukraine continues to seek ways to sustain its army and its citizens, the country's mental health crisis has long been deprioritized, and the West is doing little to address it. Without systematic intervention now, overlooked trauma could become embedded in Ukraine's demographic future, with repercussions for generations to come. Given that Ukraine's resources are spread thin, it is unlikely that the country will substantially allocate them to the dire mental health needs, as all immediate p

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Ukraine war latest: Zelensky says Russia produces 500 Shahed drones, dozens of ballistic missiles daily

This is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,429 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: President Volodymyr Zelensky said Jan. 22, 2026, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that Russia is producing about 500 attack drones and "dozens" of ballistic missiles every day, calling on Europe to strengthen its own defenses as the war in Ukraine grinds on. Zelensky said Ukraine is manufacturing about 1,000 interceptor drones per day and using them again

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On one of the first days of 2026, the Ukrainian military downed a Russian drone of a new type. It was identified as Geran-5, a fast and long-range drone. It shares the name with the Russian copies of Iranian Shaheds — Geran-1, Geran-2, Geran-3, and Geran-4 — and is made by the same Russian manufacturer and with similar components. But the new drone is quite different from the earlier Geran ones. The Geran-5 drone resembles a winged missile, unlike Russian Shahed-type drones — triangular and d

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