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Visits by foreign partners are indeed Kyiv’s fine air defense (INFOGRAPHIC)

Ukrainian jokes about the "Keith Kellogg’s operating range", the "Duty roster for Western officials in Kyiv", and "The prince has arrived, girls — everyone’s sleeping naked tonight" are funny precisely because they’re true.Texty.org.ua, in collaboration with the StratCom of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, analyzed Kyiv’s air alert archives for 2026. The "popular wisdom" saying that Russian strikes decline when visible support rises is largely backed up by the data.Читати українською
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How Ukrainians are surviving a total blackout because of Russian attacks

How Ukrainians are surviving a total blackout because of Russian attacks
In movies where all the benefits of civilization have disappeared, everyone is driven by their own selfishness. In reality, it's the opposite: people stick together.Russia dealt another blow to Ukraine's energy sector on December 27, just before the New Year. At that time, residents of the city of Vyshhorod in the Kyiv region were left without electricity for almost 100 hours. Olena, a resident of Vyshhorod, told Texty.org.ua about what it's like to live in winter without electricity, water, or heating.Читати українською
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Why most Kyiv residents don't go to bomb shelters

Why most Kyiv residents don't go to bomb shelters
As soon as another phase of active shelling of Kyiv begins, the problem of shelters immediately arises. Some people complain that shelters are dirty. Others that they are too far away, and still others that they were not allowed back in. We asked our readers to share their experiences of staying in shelters to help us summarize the problem. Some of our respondents are pretty satisfied with their nearest shelters, but there is still much room for improvement.Читати українською
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11919 attacks during the war, or 26 per day. General Staff releases data on missile and drone attacks

According to our General Staff, since the beginning of the war and until August 29, 2024, Russia has launched 23,624 missiles and long-range drones at Ukraine. Of these, 11,919 hit our territory and exploded. The remaining 11,705 were shot down, but sometimes there is also damage from the debris. On average, Russia makes 26 launches every day, half of which are guaranteed arrivals.Читати українською
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For two years, russian army has been shelling Nikopol every day, but locals try to live their lives as usual

On 9 May, at 7 am, I woke up to a loud explosion that shook the whole house. The night before Orthodox Easter, I couldn't sleep — I was tossing and turning from the sounds outside. A "Shahed" was flying by, and ukrainian soldiers tried to shoot it down. And every day, I would shudder from the explosions of artillery shells. This is how I remember my six days in Nikopol.Читати українськоюOn 1 July 2022, the first shell hit the city, and since then, russian army continue to terrorise the city almost every day.
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Kharkiv is running on generators. What life is like under constant rocket and bomb attacks

I'm standing in the kitchen, washing the electric stove, the spring sun is shining through the open windows, and a breeze is blowing. Suddenly, there was a loud explosion. The house shook.Читати українською"Yeah, a CAB (guided aerial bomb, read more about it here - Ed.),there's probably going to be another one now, they always come in pairs", - I think. And indeed, almost immediately I hear another explosion.I open a local chat room, and comments are already pouring in, and then there are emoticons: hearts and hands folded in prayer.Finally, the siren turns on. I go on washing the stove.
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“It was a close call” — Eyewitness account from the scene of Russian missile attack in Kyiv

“It was a close call” — Eyewitness account from the scene of Russian missile attack in Kyiv
"Inside, the ceiling and walls are completely cracked, offices, locker rooms, gyms, and a medical room are destroyed. Only the entrance is left of the gym. Some of the walls have completely crumbled," says Oleksandr Yegorov, director of the Lokomotiv sports complex in Kyiv. These are the consequences of the Russian missile attack on Kyiv on 23 January.Читати українською
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