Archive - The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

June 2025

The most heart-wrenching job in Ukraine

Inside the mental coping mechanisms of those who prepare dead children for burial – sadly, an ever-present task amid the rising attacks in Ukraine.

Jun 28 •

Artem Moskalenko

The most important fashion news you’ll read today.

Zelenskyy in a suit: it’s all anyone can talk about in Ukraine, so we’ll fill you in on the details, symbolism, political implications… and the jokes.

Jun 25 •

Mariana Lastovyria

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NEWSFLASH: What Trump’s Iran strikes mean for Ukraine; democracy in Iran

There are few aspects of global geopolitics that won’t be changed by the United States’ entry into the war against Iran.

Jun 22 •

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Mariana Lastovyria

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What Putin wants

For a ceasefire, Putin is demanding full withdrawal of troops from four Ukrainian regions. But it’s not just land – this territory represents the lives…

Jun 21 •

Artem Moskalenko

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Veronika Romanova

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Zoriana Semenovych

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Anastasiia Kryvoruchenko

The death of our dear Dog of War

Goldie, by a tragic coincidence, was our featured June pup in our Dog of War calendar. This week she died during a Russian bombardment.

Jun 19 •

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Anastasiia Kryvoruchenko

Investigation: How Russia steals Ukraine's trillion-dollar mineral wealth

Our investigation into how Russia has been destroying Ukrainian coal mines revealed theft of equipment, illegal exports of coal, and harsh treatment of…

Jun 17 •

Yelyzaveta Tkachenko

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Veronika Romanova

The ‘Red Beaches’ of a Taiwan invasion

These are where Taiwan believes China could land troops. We visit them — and embed with the Taiwanese military — to explore topography, military…

Jun 14 •

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How Holodomor famine still scars Ukraine food habits

Nearly a century after a famine that killed millions, Ukrainians still carry out practices shaped by that trauma, especially as Russia’s treatment of…

Jun 11 •

Veronika Romanova

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Mariana Lastovyria

When your hallway becomes a bomb shelter

With U.S. intel warning of “unrelenting” Russian attacks this week, we’ll be sleeping in the corridors. Myroslava shares how it feels to hide there, and…

Jun 8 •

Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova

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Mariana Lastovyria

NEWSFLASH: Russia's revenge

What it felt like overnight in Kyiv as the Russian dictator lashed out in response to Ukraine's sneak attacks on military targets. This morning, we…

Jun 6 •

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Anastasiia Kryvoruchenko

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Mariana Lastovyria

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