Aleksander Palikot

Status: 09.07.2024 11:12 a.m. A lack of soldiers means that many Ukrainians stay at the front for months before they can rest for a few days.

Ten years after the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, Russia’s war is raging across a wider swath of Ukraine, claiming new victims and further undermining international order. The fight for justice continues, but the pain of loss is “something one can never get over.”

Two months after a controversial military call-up law took effect, Ukrainian authorities say that conscription has speeded up. As Russia’s invasion persists, the state is walking a tightrope between discontent about the draft and the dire need to replace weary troops and continue fighting.

Many of the children at a “patriotic-nationalistic” summer camp in central Ukraine have relatives fighting against the Russian invasion. The boys and girls, aged 10-13, assemble rifles, learn first aid, and go through rituals steeped in symbolism.

Religious freedom, the Russian invasion, and the U.S. election: All three are among the factors in disputes over a bill that would ban a major Ukrainian Orthodox church with long-standing ties to Moscow. Lawmakers in Kyiv may return to the issue next week after a summer recess.

KYIV -- Iryna was among dozens who gathered near a traffic junction to get a freshly cooked free meal on a recent afternoon.

Amid its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia held another illegitimate election in occupied Crimea. The voting, which was denounced by Ukraine and not recognized by most countries of the world, will most likely solidify the local elites’ grip on power.

Ryan Routh, who was known as an active supporter of Ukraine’s military in its defense against Russia’s invasion, has been arrested in connection with what the FBI said was an attempted assassination against former President Donald Trump.

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In 2020, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was caught up in the U.S. election campaign against his will. This week, he walked right into it on a visit just weeks before a vote that could have massive influence on Kyiv’s defense against Russia.