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Life in Russian-occupied Oleshky was dire. Now it's 'hell'

Residents in Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast face an escalating humanitarian crisis, as constant Russian drone attacks and artillery shelling have made it impossible to deliver essential food and medicine supplies or evacuate civilians by road. "These people need to be saved," Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's human rights ombudsman, said on Sept. 16, adding that residents are desperate to escape "from this hell." "People are driven to despair and are simply walking along mined roads (to e

The aerial view of Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine in a photo published on Sept.16, 2026.

Reporter's Notebook: How constant drone attacks became a normal workday in Kyiv

Wednesday, Sept. 23, was supposed to be a normal office day for me, researching for an investigative story. But amid Russia's daily drone and missile barrages, the word "normal" has taken on a new meaning for Ukrainians. Since August, Russian attacks on Kyiv and other cities have intensified, enabled by faster, jet-powered versions of Shahed drones that are more difficult to intercept. Unlike the nightly drone and missile attacks Ukrainians had grown used to, these new attack waves stretch thr

People walk past a building damaged by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 23, 2026.

After Nestle and Auchan seizures, Russia is coming for others

The recent Russian seizure of assets belonging to corporate giants Nestle and Auchan made headlines, all the more striking given the companies' years of loyalty to the Kremlin regime, including throughout Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This action seems shocking, but should not be surprising. Fascist imperial Russia has not seen and does not see Western companies as partners for mutual benefit, only as targets for weaponization, manipulation, and confiscation. One can only wonder wh

Putin walks walks through the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 20, 2026.

About Energy infrastructure

Ukraine's energy infrastructure includes thermal power plants, nuclear facilities, hydroelectric stations, and an extensive transmission network. Russia has systematically targeted power generation and distribution facilities since February 2022, destroying approximately 50% of Ukraine's thermal generation capacity and causing widespread blackouts across multiple oblasts.

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