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Taiwan’s drone pilots don’t wait for Trump’s help
While President Trump hesitates to maintain U.S. support for Taiwan in favor of warming ties with China,Taiwanese civilians have been learning from…
16 hrs ago • Elaine Lin
NEWSFLASH: Russia’s scariest attack yet
Hypersonic missiles and hundreds of drones damaged museums, a metro station, an ambassador’s home, and Ukraine’s first-ever McDonald’s.
May 24 • Oleksandra Poda and Kateryna Antonenko
Is Russia opening a new front in Belarus?
Ukraine prepares for a new attack from the north, possibly targeting Kyiv; Belarusian anonymous hackers show why it is a risky move for Lukashenko.
May 22 • Mariana Lastovyria
Why Russia pushes separatism inside NATO
In the spring Russia launched a separatist campaign in Estonian social media. Viktor fled eastern Ukraine in 2014, now settled in the city of Narva and…
May 19 • Anastasiia Lutsenko and Mariana Lastovyria
Putin’s adrenaline crash
What Putin’s comment about the end of the war means, and the psychological victory that has already ensured for Ukrainian forces.
May 17 • Tim Mak and Oleksandra Poda
What Putin’s really like in private
A new scandalous film featuring Vladimir Putin just came out in the U.S., showing a controversial image of the war criminal. We spoke to someone who met…
May 16 • Oleksandra Khelemendyk
NEWSFLASH: Putin launches massive attacks after signaling war’s end
Some say it was the largest aerial attack since the full-scale invasion began. Over 100 people injured and 50 residential buildings hit across Ukraine.
May 14 • Mariana Lastovyria and Jacqueline Cole
Why Ukraine struggles to mobilize
Despite Ukraine gaining the upper hand over Russia, manpower remains critical on the front lines. Growing tensions between military recruiters and…
May 12 • Anastasiia Lutsenko
How mothers explain war to our children
The mothers of The Counteroffensive are raising children of different ages during the war. This Mother’s Day, they share their wartime dilemmas when…
May 10 • Anastasiia Lutsenko, Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova, Oleksandra Poda, and Kateryna Antonenko
Zelenskyy's Russia trolling
Happy Permitting Day for all who celebrate.
May 9 • Tim Mak
NEWSFLASH: Trump declares a 3-day Ukraine-Russia ceasefire
The ceasefire is set to start on the day of Russia’s WWII Victory Day Parade and include a prisoner exchange.
May 8 • Jacqueline Cole and Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova
What communist sympathizers usually don’t get
Communist ideas are actively spreading among Gen Z in the West as a protest against capitalism.Serafima reminds us of the true face of ‘red’ ideology…
May 7 • Serafima Melnychuk
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