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Ukrainian wartime poetry through the ages
For centuries, Russia has tried to erase Ukrainian culture by silencing its most powerful voices, but poets have long been using art to document their…
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Sofia Konoplytska
4
Where Ukraine’s eff-you attitude comes from
Much of Ukrainian identity comes from the Cossacks. The most famous portrayal of them is in a painting, where they brainstorm to tell a Sultan off…
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Anastasiia Kryvoruchenko
, 
Mariana Lastovyria
, and 
Sofia Konoplytska
37
Ukrainian sabotage groups operating behind Russian lines
Since 2022, agents of the underground resistance movement Atesh have relentlessly carried out brutal sabotage against the Russian army. Djohar, leading…
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Mariana Lastovyria
27
NEWSFLASH: Trump-Putin summit ends with…. sweet nothings?
The meeting seemed less about securing a ceasefire and more about allowing Russia’s leaders to downplay the war while advancing their own agenda.
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Clara Preve
 and 
Alessandra Hay
35
Putin is asking Trump for Ukraine’s Fortress Belt
Russia is sneakily trying to take control of a vital fortification line that has protected Ukraine since 2014. Those who poured their blood and sweat…
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Mariana Lastovyria
, 
Tanya Novakivska
, and 
Anastasiia Kryvoruchenko
23
How bones tell stories of missing Ukrainian soldiers
Ukraine has greatly expanded its DNA testing sites to identify the remains of soldiers who have died on the frontlines, and give their families the…
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Anastasiia Kryvoruchenko
15
No to Peace At All Costs
Trump has already bent over backwards to accommodate Putin. This path will not lead to a sustainable peace, nor is it worthy of the sacrifices Ukraine…
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Tim Mak
69
NEWSFLASH: Putin, Trump to meet face to face next week
Trump confirmed he will meet Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15 — the first in-person meeting between a U.S. president and the Russian leader since the war…
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Clara Preve
 and 
Alessandra Hay
46
Kostia’s last trip.
In a time defined by war, this Ukrainian soldier traveled to more than a dozen places around the world he most wanted to visit.
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Tanya Novakivska
23
Behind the ads Ukrainian units make to compete with one another
Amid a nationwide shortage of soldiers and growing competition among brigades, Ukraine’s military units are turning to advertising agencies to help them…
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Artem Moskalenko
28
AI will slash, burn the journalism field
... and who you should support in the great reshuffling.
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Tim Mak
44
The U.S.-Ukraine Beer Bridge
Ukrainian beer has turned out to be a surprisingly strong connection between the two countries. We saw it in Lviv, where Veronika oversaw brewing with…
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Veronika Romanova
33
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