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The DPRK sends its people, weapons, ammunition and the best generals to the war in Ukraine. Why does North Korea have such an ally as Russia?

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The DPRK sends its people, weapons, ammunition and the best generals to the war in Ukraine. Why does North Korea have such an ally as Russia?

Author:: Oleksiy Yarmolenko
Date:: 10 days ago

“The businessman who took the Mariupol people hated them for the disgrace inside”. Journalist Anna Murlykina tells real stories about her native Mariupol before and after the occupation

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“The businessman who took the Mariupol people hated them for the disgrace inside”. Journalist Anna Murlykina tells real stories about her native Mariupol before and after the occupation

Author:: Kateryna Kobernyk
Date:: 14 days ago

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In Ukraine, it will be forbidden to transfer medics to the infantry

In Ukraine, it will be forbidden to transfer medics to the infantry

Author:: Olha Bereziuk
Date:: 36 minutes ago

Pantone named the main color of 2025

Pantone named the main color of 2025

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: 54 minutes ago

Poll: The majority of French people want to hold presidential elections as early as 2025

Poll: The majority of French people want to hold presidential elections as early as 2025

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: hour ago

In 2025, for the first time, medicines for children will appear in the “Affordable Medicines” program

In 2025, for the first time, medicines for children will appear in the “Affordable Medicines” program

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: hour ago

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Zelensky needs Lytvyn, but does the country? A large profile of the presidentʼs communications adviser

Author:: Oksana Kovalenko
Date:: 15 days ago

During 1 000 days of full-scale war, Kherson citizen Kostyantyn survived the Russian occupation, became a partisan, was captured twice, and now he delivers mail under fire. Here is his story

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During 1 000 days of full-scale war, Kherson citizen Kostyantyn survived the Russian occupation, became a partisan, was captured twice, and now he delivers mail under fire. Here is his story

Author:: Kamila Hrabchuk
Date:: 16 days ago

Donald Trump shocks the Congress: he nominated a TV presenter, a conspiracy theorist, an alleged rapist and an anti-vaccinator to his cabinet. This is a dream team (nope)

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Donald Trump shocks the Congress: he nominated a TV presenter, a conspiracy theorist, an alleged rapist and an anti-vaccinator to his cabinet. This is a dream team (nope)

Author:: Oleksiy Yarmolenko
Date:: 17 days ago

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The former head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kuleba became a senior researcher at Harvard University

The former head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kuleba became a senior researcher at Harvard University

Author:: Olha Bereziuk
Date:: hour ago

Traffic accident at a checkpoint in Kyiv: ex-judge Oleksiy Tandyr is kept in custody

Traffic accident at a checkpoint in Kyiv: ex-judge Oleksiy Tandyr is kept in custody

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: hour ago

Syrian rebels entered the city of Hama, the fourth largest city in the country

Syrian rebels entered the city of Hama, the fourth largest city in the country

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: three hours ago

MP: Director of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine Androschuk did not return from a foreign trip

MP: Director of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine Androschuk did not return from a foreign trip

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: three hours ago

Lana Shevchuk is a former host of pro-Russian channels that were banned in Ukraine. Who is she? And who is she talking to at the new “Lana Tut” site?

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Lana Shevchuk is a former host of pro-Russian channels that were banned in Ukraine. Who is she? And who is she talking to at the new “Lana Tut” site?

Author:: Sofiia Korotunenko
Date:: 20 days ago

84 years ago, German bombers destroyed the city of Coventry in one night and almost brought Britain to its knees. The story of a large-scale air strike that Churchill was unable to prevent

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84 years ago, German bombers destroyed the city of Coventry in one night and almost brought Britain to its knees. The story of a large-scale air strike that Churchill was unable to prevent

Author:: Serhii Pyvovarov
Date:: 21 days ago

“The most important thing at the place of fire is the person”. Photographer Heorhiy Ivanchenko has been documenting the war for the 3rd year. We talked about his work in Bakhmut

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“The most important thing at the place of fire is the person”. Photographer Heorhiy Ivanchenko has been documenting the war for the 3rd year. We talked about his work in Bakhmut

Author:: Oleksandr Myasishchev
Date:: 21 days ago

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The owners and management of the online casino are suspected of Russiaʼs complicity

The owners and management of the online casino are suspected of Russiaʼs complicity

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: three hours ago

The Verkhovna Rada adopted the draft law as a whole, which returned the confiscation of property when concluding an agreement in corruption

The Verkhovna Rada adopted the draft law as a whole, which returned the confiscation of property when concluding an agreement in corruption

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: three hours ago

“The difficult situation of the Ukrainian authorities”. The Prime Minister of Georgia reacted to Ukraineʼs sanctions against Georgian politicians

“The difficult situation of the Ukrainian authorities”. The Prime Minister of Georgia reacted to Ukraineʼs sanctions against Georgian politicians

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: 4 hours ago

NYT: Moscow planned to strike Ukraine with “Oreshnik” long before the US permission to strike ATACMS deep into the Russian Federation

NYT: Moscow planned to strike Ukraine with “Oreshnik” long before the US permission to strike ATACMS deep into the Russian Federation

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: 4 hours ago

The Ukrainian line of defense is slowly collapsing. How does it happen on different levels? Why does it happen? And what to do with it? — high-ranking officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine explain

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The Ukrainian line of defense is slowly collapsing. How does it happen on different levels? Why does it happen? And what to do with it? — high-ranking officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine explain

Author:: Oksana Kovalenko
Date:: 22 days ago

Lawyer and blogger Taras Nykyforchuk is watched and read by hundreds of thousands of people. He tells them that bribes are normal and that Putin wants peace. And he takes money for worthless consultations — an analysis

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Lawyer and blogger Taras Nykyforchuk is watched and read by hundreds of thousands of people. He tells them that bribes are normal and that Putin wants peace. And he takes money for worthless consultations — an analysis

Author:: Kamila Hrabchuk
Date:: 24 days ago

“It is important that Biden manages to provide Ukraine with everything possible.” MP Serhiy Rakhmanin observes the elections in the USA and shares what impressed him. Short review

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“It is important that Biden manages to provide Ukraine with everything possible.” MP Serhiy Rakhmanin observes the elections in the USA and shares what impressed him. Short review

Author:: Oksana Kovalenko
Date:: 27 days ago

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Military Vladyslav Sord was informed of a new suspicion of illegal possession of weapons

Military Vladyslav Sord was informed of a new suspicion of illegal possession of weapons

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 4 hours ago

Paris has become the most popular city in the world in 2024. It is followed by Madrid and Tokyo

Paris has become the most popular city in the world in 2024. It is followed by Madrid and Tokyo

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: 5 hours ago

In Finland, the Russian neo-Nazi Petrovsky is being asked to serve a life sentence for war crimes in Ukraine

In Finland, the Russian neo-Nazi Petrovsky is being asked to serve a life sentence for war crimes in Ukraine

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 5 hours ago

Jury courts can be established in Ukraine

Jury courts can be established in Ukraine

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: 5 hours ago

Ghanna Mamonova has been documenting war crimes for two years. We talked with her about the hopelessness of the victims, the rudeness of the investigators and why the Russians torture

Ghanna Mamonova has been documenting war crimes for two years. We talked with her about the hopelessness of the victims, the rudeness of the investigators and why the Russians torture

Author:: Oleksandr Myasishchev
Date:: month ago

The US presidential election. Babel online text broadcast

The US presidential election. Babel online text broadcast

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: month ago

Georgians are beaten, shot at with rubber bullets and dispersed with water cannons that leave burns. Blitz with a journalist from protesting Tbilisi

Georgians are beaten, shot at with rubber bullets and dispersed with water cannons that leave burns. Blitz with a journalist from protesting Tbilisi

Author:: Oksana Kovalenko
Date:: two days ago

Pseudo-expert Yuriy Shvets became famous thanks to Dmitry Gordon and Putin. He constantly makes false predictions, invents facts and mentions “his country” — the Soviet Union

Pseudo-expert Yuriy Shvets became famous thanks to Dmitry Gordon and Putin. He constantly makes false predictions, invents facts and mentions “his country” — the Soviet Union

Author:: Sofiia Korotunenko
Date:: three days ago

“We donʼt expect that all the obituaries will be read,” the co-founder of “Memorial” Gayane Avakyan

“We donʼt expect that all the obituaries will be read,” the co-founder of “Memorial” Gayane Avakyan

Author:: Oleksandr Myasishchev
Date:: 6 days ago

The professor of the Institute of Journalism Mykyta Vasylenko collects hundreds of thousands of views, commenting on the war. Babel analyzed his speeches, following the standards of journalism

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The professor of the Institute of Journalism Mykyta Vasylenko collects hundreds of thousands of views, commenting on the war. Babel analyzed his speeches, following the standards of journalism

Author:: Anton Semyzhenko
Date:: month ago

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The Verkhovna Rada supported two draft laws that bring Ukraine closer to the Rome Statute

The Verkhovna Rada supported two draft laws that bring Ukraine closer to the Rome Statute

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 5 hours ago

Japanese sake was recognized as a cultural heritage of humanity

Japanese sake was recognized as a cultural heritage of humanity

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 6 hours ago

The US House of Representatives rejected Bidenʼs request for additional $24 billion in aid to Ukraine

The US House of Representatives rejected Bidenʼs request for additional $24 billion in aid to Ukraine

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: 7 hours ago

Ukraine imposes sanctions against the Georgian authorities for dispersing protests

Ukraine imposes sanctions against the Georgian authorities for dispersing protests

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: 7 hours ago

“We are told that people live well only in Moscow, but they donʼt. And itʼs not understandable why they interested in a war.” Combatant Andriy Pidlisny talks about the first days and months of the Kursk operation

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“We are told that people live well only in Moscow, but they donʼt. And itʼs not understandable why they interested in a war.” Combatant Andriy Pidlisny talks about the first days and months of the Kursk operation

Author:: Kamila Hrabchuk
Date:: month ago

People take to the streets in Georgia: they deny the victory of the pro-Russian party of a local oligarch in the parliamentary elections. Were the elections really rigged? How serious is it? We explain as briefly as possible

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People take to the streets in Georgia: they deny the victory of the pro-Russian party of a local oligarch in the parliamentary elections. Were the elections really rigged? How serious is it? We explain as briefly as possible

Author:: Sofiia Korotunenko
Date:: month ago

Will Russia ever run out of tanks, planes, missiles and kamikaze drones? Nope (although there will be fewer of them) — we retell the research of the CNA think tank

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Will Russia ever run out of tanks, planes, missiles and kamikaze drones? Nope (although there will be fewer of them) — we retell the research of the CNA think tank

Author:: Glib Gusiev
Date:: month ago

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Media: Ukraine is negotiating with Trumpʼs team about settling the war

Media: Ukraine is negotiating with Trumpʼs team about settling the war

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: 8 hours ago

The Austrian court again refused to extradite Firtash to the USA

The Austrian court again refused to extradite Firtash to the USA

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 8 hours ago

The Russians attacked Ukraine with ballistics and drones. The Air Defense shot down 30 out of 44 drones

The Russians attacked Ukraine with ballistics and drones. The Air Defense shot down 30 out of 44 drones

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 9 hours ago

General Staff: Russia lost 1 580 soldiers over the past day

General Staff: Russia lost 1 580 soldiers over the past day

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 9 hours ago

Israel “has nuclear weapons” if the enemies ask, and it “does not have” if the allies ask. This is how it built its Schrödinger arsenal

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Israel “has nuclear weapons” if the enemies ask, and it “does not have” if the allies ask. This is how it built its Schrödinger arsenal

Author:: Serhii Pyvovarov
Date:: month ago

Hungarian PM Orbán comforts Putin and criticises Ukraine. Has he forgotten how the Kremlin destroyed Budapest and killed thousands of Hungarians under the “fighting the fascists”? We remind you that it was 68 years ago

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Hungarian PM Orbán comforts Putin and criticises Ukraine. Has he forgotten how the Kremlin destroyed Budapest and killed thousands of Hungarians under the “fighting the fascists”? We remind you that it was 68 years ago

Author:: Serhii Pyvovarov
Date:: month ago

GOGOLFEST under guided air bombs. Big photo Babel report from the festival of modern art in shelter and underground parking

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GOGOLFEST under guided air bombs. Big photo Babel report from the festival of modern art in shelter and underground parking

Author:: Glib Gusiev
Date:: month ago

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The police began an investigation against the president of South Korea

The police began an investigation against the president of South Korea

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 9 hours ago

South Koreaʼs president has appointed a new defense minister after lifting martial law

South Koreaʼs president has appointed a new defense minister after lifting martial law

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 10 hours ago

Trump wants to appoint Jared Isaacman, the first non-professional astronaut in outer space, to head NASA

Trump wants to appoint Jared Isaacman, the first non-professional astronaut in outer space, to head NASA

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 10 hours ago

The Netherlands will allocate €22 million for air defense and cyber resilience of Ukraine

The Netherlands will allocate €22 million for air defense and cyber resilience of Ukraine

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 10 hours ago

The Russians bombed a care home in Sumy. Older people were separated and evacuated — memories, pictures and a bit of romance remained. Photos from a care home

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The Russians bombed a care home in Sumy. Older people were separated and evacuated — memories, pictures and a bit of romance remained. Photos from a care home

Author:: Ghanna Mamonova
Date:: month ago

Presenting the victory plan, President Zelensky talks about “strategically valuable resources” worth trillions of dollars. Do they really cost that much? Yep (but there are nuances)

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Presenting the victory plan, President Zelensky talks about “strategically valuable resources” worth trillions of dollars. Do they really cost that much? Yep (but there are nuances)

Author:: Glib Gusiev
Date:: month ago

Zelensky says that North Korea entered the war on the side of Russia. It seems like a long time ago? But now everything is much worse — its soldiers are already dying in Ukraine. This resource the DPRK does not spare

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Zelensky says that North Korea entered the war on the side of Russia. It seems like a long time ago? But now everything is much worse — its soldiers are already dying in Ukraine. This resource the DPRK does not spare

Author:: Sofiia Korotunenko
Date:: month ago

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The President of Romania declassified an intelligence report on an “aggressive advertising campaign” of a far-right candidate

The President of Romania declassified an intelligence report on an “aggressive advertising campaign” of a far-right candidate

Author:: Olha Bereziuk
Date:: 21 hours ago

Managers at the Main Service Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be changed after the journalistsʼ investigation

Managers at the Main Service Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be changed after the journalistsʼ investigation

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 21 hours ago

“Ukrzaliznytsia” doubled the Internet limits in high-speed trains

“Ukrzaliznytsia” doubled the Internet limits in high-speed trains

Author:: Olha Bereziuk
Date:: 23 hours ago

By the end of Bidenʼs presidency, the United States plans to transfer aid to Ukraine in the entire amount of $61 billion

By the end of Bidenʼs presidency, the United States plans to transfer aid to Ukraine in the entire amount of $61 billion

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 23 hours ago