In the spring of 2022, 52-year-old mechanic Vyacheslav Zavalny was detained by the Russian military at a checkpoint in city of Pology when he was on his way to evacuate his son and wife from Mariupol. Ten long months of imprisonment followed, where he survived together with other Ukrainians, both civilians and military.Читати українською

Chief of the General Staff — Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2014-2019, General Viktor Muzhenko (now a leading researcher at the Armed Forces Research Institute), in an interview with media Fakty, assessed the current situation at the front, outlined the main problems in the army and listed the key reasons for the failure of the counteroffensive. Texty.org.ua publishes key fragments of the conversation in the form of Muzhenko's organized direct speech.Читати українською

Tetiana and Oleksandr Muzyrov took in nine-year-old Oleksii in January 2023. A year earlier, on February 28, 2022, in the first days of the Russian army's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, their 26-year-old son Dmytro was killed in the village of Kyinka near Chernihiv.Читати українською

Throughout November, the hotspots along the frontlines remained unchanged, as did the tactics of the Russian forces. Their advance showed a slightly higher pace compared to October, while the number of their casualties increased. However, it is still not enough to significantly slow down their offensive.Читати українською

The generation of young people is less numerous than the generation of middle-aged people due to low birth rates in the first years of independence. Therefore, reducing the mobilization age cannot significantly increase the reserve.Читати українською

This was reported by a source for Texty.org.ua. According to them, Russian attack drones of the Shahed / Geranium-2 type drop unspecified ammunition anywhere along the route.Читати українською

On November 21, in the early morning hours, Russia used an intercontinental ballistic missile against Ukraine for the first time, albeit without a warhead. Russia has attacked Ukraine many times before with weapons that can carry a nuclear warhead and has even launched missiles with a simulated nuclear warhead. But the latest attack was special. This missile, which our experts call Rubizh and Putin calls Oreshnik, had a unique sound and visual effect.Читати українськоюWe talked to people who were close to the place of the attack.

Today, November 21, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine for the first time.Читати українськоюAccording to the report, the Russians fired the intercontinental ballistic missile at Dnipro from the Astrakhan region. Additionally, during the attack on Dnipro, Russian forces used a "Kinzhal" missile and seven X-101 cruise missiles.Texty.org.ua marked the approximate routes of enemy air targets during the November 21 attack on a map, visualizing information provided by the Telegram channel war_monitor.

On the night of November 17, Russia launched one of its most massive attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Texty.org.ua has visualized, using data from open sources, the targets hit by the occupiers and provided approximate locations from which the aggressor launched its missiles and drones.Читати українською

"Beautiful places are more likely to receive protected status, while there’s no one to stand up for "unattractive" nature," writes Ukrainian steppe researcher Liubov Ilminska, adding that scenic cliffs over water contain only a fraction of the biodiversity found in a typical meadow-steppe ravine.Читати українськоюThis "rich inner world" might seem unphotogenic: a broad plain, grass, shrubs, with no tall cliffs, ancient trees, or dramatic elevation changes. Why protect something like that? But in reality, these "unphotogenic" spots are a vital part of a fragile ecosystem, one that today suffers both from climate change and human intervention.