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Independence Day, as our parents remember it
Ukraine marks 35 years of independence, an anniversary that carries a different meaning today than it did decades ago. We asked our families what it was…
 • Oleksandra Poda, Mariana Lastovyria, and Mariana Stadnyk
Russia turned our hometowns into hunting grounds
Ally and Sasha are two reporters united by the same fear: Their families in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia have become potential targets for FPV drones in the…
 • Oleksandra Poda and Oleksandra Khelemendyk
NEWSFLASH: Ukraine has a new defense minister
Despite more than 30 days of protests pushing for Mykhailo Fedorov’s reappointment, the Ukrainian Parliament voted for a new Minister of Defense…
 • Oleksandra Poda, Mariana Lastovyria, and Petro Gordon
Summer vacations under Russian missiles
This summer, despite constant Russian attacks, beaches in the Odesa region are flooded with tourists. Still, tourism faces unprecedented challenges.
 • Oleksandra Khelemendyk and Oleksandra Poda
My trauma, living in defenseless Kyiv
A joint reporter's notebook that documents the changing nature of Russian attacks and why they’ve gotten more devastating as time goes on.
 • Jacqueline Cole, Mariana Lastovyria, and Mariana Stadnyk
With no Patriots, Ukraine builds missile interceptors
While losing its logistics to Ukrainian strikes, Russia targets civilian infrastructure and prepares to mobilize. In turn, Ukraine is doubling down on…
 • Oleksandra Khelemendyk and Mariana Lastovyria
Taiwan’s shrinking population is a national security threat
An OBGYN in Taipei explains why Taiwanese women are not having kids, and why that could mean danger for the island's future.
 • Elaine Lin
Ukrainian drones deliver devastating package to Russia’s Amazon
Kyiv targets Wildberries, Russia’s main marketplace openly selling drones. Issac, a former U.S. Marine and volunteer for Ukraine, thinks this is an…
 • Petro Gordon, Oleksandra Khelemendyk, and Mariana Lastovyria

July 2026

Ukraine's interceptor drones help arm pacifist Japan
While Russia actively steals Japanese technology, Ukrainian drone companies are helping Japan to rearm itself.
 • Petro Gordon
Peter Strzok on Kash Patel’s “ill-advised” trip to Russia
The FBI Director plans a trip to Russia this fall, hosted by the FSB. Strzok, an ex-FBI special agent who worked on the Russian probe, laid out how…
 • Mariana Lastovyria and Tim Mak
U.S. poop parasite is familiar Ukraine nightmare
A parasite outbreak spooked the U.S. for a week. In Ukraine, contaminated water happens every winter when Russia turns off the power, causing the same…
 • Oleksandra Poda
Can Ukraine keep striking beyond the front line without Fedorov?
Concern is growing over the future of Ukraine’s game-changing mid-range strikes after the DefMin’s dismissal. A serviceman who loads and launches these…
 • Mariana Lastovyria
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