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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?

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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:: 6 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:: 6 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:: 6 days ago

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Zelensky signed the law on the deprivation of state awards for traitors to Ukraine

Zelensky signed the law on the deprivation of state awards for traitors to Ukraine

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: 10 hours ago

Politico: The European Parliament approved all candidates for the European Commission

Politico: The European Parliament approved all candidates for the European Commission

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: 11 hours ago

Spiegel: The saboteurs who blew up the Nord Streams planned the explosion of the Turkish Stream

Spiegel: The saboteurs who blew up the Nord Streams planned the explosion of the Turkish Stream

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 11 hours ago

Trump has chosen a candidate for the post of the US ambassador to the United Nations

Trump has chosen a candidate for the post of the US ambassador to the United Nations

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: 12 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:: 7 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:: 10 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:: 13 days ago

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Media: Russia will try to convey to the USA a plan to divide Ukraine into three parts

Media: Russia will try to convey to the USA a plan to divide Ukraine into three parts

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 14 hours ago

The Russians shot Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Pokrovsk direction

The Russians shot Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Pokrovsk direction

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: 14 hours ago

The game STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is released. It was developed for 15 years

The game STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is released. It was developed for 15 years

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: 14 hours ago

Bloomberg: Ukraine first attacked Russia with long-range Storm Shadow missiles

Bloomberg: Ukraine first attacked Russia with long-range Storm Shadow missiles

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: 15 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:: 15 days ago

The US presidential election. Babel online text broadcast

The US presidential election. Babel online text broadcast

Author:: Liza Brovko
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

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:: two 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)

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:: three days ago

“If the opposition comes to power in Russia, they will immediately amnesty those who punished them.” Interview with the family of the Mejlis Deputy Chairman Nariman Dzhelyalov about captivity, exchange and Russiaʼs future

“If the opposition comes to power in Russia, they will immediately amnesty those who punished them.” Interview with the family of the Mejlis Deputy Chairman Nariman Dzhelyalov about captivity, exchange and Russiaʼs future

Author:: Ghanna Mamonova
Date:: two months 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:: 16 days ago

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Drones, combat vehicles and shells. Germany handed over a new package of military aid to Ukraine

Drones, combat vehicles and shells. Germany handed over a new package of military aid to Ukraine

Author:: Anastasiia Mohylevets
Date:: 15 hours ago

The USA allocated a new $275 million aid package to Ukraine

The USA allocated a new $275 million aid package to Ukraine

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: 15 hours ago

Russian actor and propagandist Mashkov was convicted in absentia in Ukraine

Russian actor and propagandist Mashkov was convicted in absentia in Ukraine

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: 16 hours ago

Babel sources: the Cyber Corps of GUR attacked the Russian MTS bank

Babel sources: the Cyber Corps of GUR attacked the Russian MTS bank

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: 16 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:: 17 days 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:: 23 days 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:: 24 days ago

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Trump chose a former director of a wrestling show to be his secretary of education

Trump chose a former director of a wrestling show to be his secretary of education

Author:: Anastasiia Mohylevets
Date:: 17 hours ago

The number of dead due to shelling on November 18 has increased in Odesa

The number of dead due to shelling on November 18 has increased in Odesa

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: 18 hours ago

The Times: The US allowed Ukraine to fire British Storm Shadow missiles deep into Russia

The Times: The US allowed Ukraine to fire British Storm Shadow missiles deep into Russia

Author:: Oleksandra Opanasenko
Date:: 18 hours ago

The Verkhovna Rada supported the liquidation of MSEС in the first reading

The Verkhovna Rada supported the liquidation of MSEС in the first reading

Author:: Anastasiia Mohylevets
Date:: 19 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:: 28 days 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:: 29 days 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:: 30 days ago

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The Verkhovna Rada passed a law that will deprive traitors of Ukraine of state awards

The Verkhovna Rada passed a law that will deprive traitors of Ukraine of state awards

Author:: Anastasiia Mohylevets
Date:: 20 hours ago

The Verkhovna Rada supported the postponement and demobilization for relatives of those killed or missing in war

The Verkhovna Rada supported the postponement and demobilization for relatives of those killed or missing in war

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: 20 hours ago

The Air Defense Forces shot down 56 Russian drones and two missiles overnight

The Air Defense Forces shot down 56 Russian drones and two missiles overnight

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: 21 hours ago

A priest lost his position in New York — singer Sabrina Carpenter shot a music video in his church

A priest lost his position in New York — singer Sabrina Carpenter shot a music video in his church

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: 21 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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Multiple world tennis champion Rafael Nadal has ended his career

Multiple world tennis champion Rafael Nadal has ended his career

Author:: Anastasiia Mohylevets
Date:: 22 hours ago

General Staff: Russia lost another 1 690 invaders and 8 tanks over the past day

General Staff: Russia lost another 1 690 invaders and 8 tanks over the past day

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: 23 hours ago

WP: The US to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines to stop Russian offensive

WP: The US to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines to stop Russian offensive

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: day ago

Trump chose billionaire Howard Lutnick to be the US Secretary of Commerce

Trump chose billionaire Howard Lutnick to be the US Secretary of Commerce

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: day ago

Ukraine proves in The Hague that Russia illegally built the Kerch Bridge. The essence of the case is explained by the ambassador on special assignments of the MFA Anton Korynevych

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Ukraine proves in The Hague that Russia illegally built the Kerch Bridge. The essence of the case is explained by the ambassador on special assignments of the MFA Anton Korynevych

Author:: Oksana Kovalenko
Date:: month ago

“It would seem that trouble should have united us. But everything turned out the other way.” A year ago, a Russian missile killed 59 residents of Hroza (Kharkiv region). How the tragedy changed the village and people

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“It would seem that trouble should have united us. But everything turned out the other way.” A year ago, a Russian missile killed 59 residents of Hroza (Kharkiv region). How the tragedy changed the village and people

Author:: Yuliana Skibitska
Date:: month ago

34 years ago, the student Revolution on Granite began in Kyiv. It won, but not completely. Event in archival photos

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34 years ago, the student Revolution on Granite began in Kyiv. It won, but not completely. Event in archival photos

Author:: Serhii Pyvovarov
Date:: month ago

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Reuters: Brazilian president cuts off G20 discussion on war in Ukraine, angering Europeans

Reuters: Brazilian president cuts off G20 discussion on war in Ukraine, angering Europeans

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: day ago

Swedish police are investigating the rupture of an underwater cable as sabotage

Swedish police are investigating the rupture of an underwater cable as sabotage

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: day ago

Elon Muskʼs company SpaceX is valued at $255 billion

Elon Muskʼs company SpaceX is valued at $255 billion

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: day ago

The Iranian regime recognized a student who stripped down to her underwear as a sign of protest as “mentally ill”

The Iranian regime recognized a student who stripped down to her underwear as a sign of protest as “mentally ill”

Author:: Anastasiia Mohylevets
Date:: day ago

“160 000 votes of Ukrainians can decide the fate of the elections in the USA.” Baylor University political science professor Serhiy Kudelia explains the “Ukrainian question” in the American election context

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“160 000 votes of Ukrainians can decide the fate of the elections in the USA.” Baylor University political science professor Serhiy Kudelia explains the “Ukrainian question” in the American election context

Author:: Oksana Kovalenko
Date:: month ago

Director Pavlo Ostrikov showed his debut film at the Toronto festival, one of the most prestigious in the world. He went to this for seven years, despite the pandemic and the war. Here is his (subjective) story

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Director Pavlo Ostrikov showed his debut film at the Toronto festival, one of the most prestigious in the world. He went to this for seven years, despite the pandemic and the war. Here is his (subjective) story

Author:: Glib Gusiev
Date:: month ago

The Defense Minister Rustem Umerov gave a two-hour interview to the Left Bank publication. We retell the key points

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The Defense Minister Rustem Umerov gave a two-hour interview to the Left Bank publication. We retell the key points

Author:: Oksana Kovalenko
Date:: month ago

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Indian tribes want to return the skulls of their ancestors from Great Britain — there they wanted to sell them at an auction

Indian tribes want to return the skulls of their ancestors from Great Britain — there they wanted to sell them at an auction

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: day ago

A Chinese ship passed there before the underwater cables in the Baltic Sea broke

A Chinese ship passed there before the underwater cables in the Baltic Sea broke

Author:: Anastasiia Mohylevets
Date:: day ago

“Ukrnafta” buys 51% of the Shell gas station network in Ukraine

“Ukrnafta” buys 51% of the Shell gas station network in Ukraine

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: day ago

Media: Ukraine attacked Russia with ATACMS missiles for the first time

Media: Ukraine attacked Russia with ATACMS missiles for the first time

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: day ago

Ryan Routh, suspected of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, is called a supporter of Ukraine. He really was one, until he got disappointed in it and wrote a book about “ungrateful communists”. Hereʼs what heʼs telling

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Ryan Routh, suspected of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, is called a supporter of Ukraine. He really was one, until he got disappointed in it and wrote a book about “ungrateful communists”. Hereʼs what heʼs telling

Author:: Sofiia Korotunenko
Date:: two months ago

Is the Kursk operation an occupation? How to punish Russia for obstructing the International Committee of the Red Cross? Interview with the chief legal director of the organization Cordula Dröge

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Is the Kursk operation an occupation? How to punish Russia for obstructing the International Committee of the Red Cross? Interview with the chief legal director of the organization Cordula Dröge

Author:: Oksana Kovalenko
Date:: two months ago

Ninety scientists from all over the world are rethinking and writing a new history of Ukraine in three million words. What it will be like — tells the ideologue of the project, historian Timothy Snyder

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Ninety scientists from all over the world are rethinking and writing a new history of Ukraine in three million words. What it will be like — tells the ideologue of the project, historian Timothy Snyder

Author:: Kateryna Kobernyk
Date:: two months ago

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WSJ: Israel found many Russian weapons in Hezbollah warehouses

WSJ: Israel found many Russian weapons in Hezbollah warehouses

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: day ago

Great Britain, Germany, Canada and Luxembourg contributed new funds to the Drone Coalition

Great Britain, Germany, Canada and Luxembourg contributed new funds to the Drone Coalition

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: day ago

Parliament of Abkhazia voted for the resignation of the president

Parliament of Abkhazia voted for the resignation of the president

Author:: Anastasiia Mohylevets
Date:: day ago

Zelensky signed a law that allows the military to independently dispose of payments for missing or captured

Zelensky signed a law that allows the military to independently dispose of payments for missing or captured

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: day ago

How did Ukraine prepare for war with Russia? How did politicians interfere with the army plans? Why did the military not retreat from Bakhmut? — tells Valery Zaluzhnyiʼs adviser in the book “The Iron General”

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How did Ukraine prepare for war with Russia? How did politicians interfere with the army plans? Why did the military not retreat from Bakhmut? — tells Valery Zaluzhnyiʼs adviser in the book “The Iron General”

Author:: Sofiia Korotunenko
Date:: two months ago

On September 2, half of the village of Studenok near Izyum city burned down, and almost all the residents left it. Grim report about people who lost everything overnight

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On September 2, half of the village of Studenok near Izyum city burned down, and almost all the residents left it. Grim report about people who lost everything overnight

Author:: Oleksandr Myasishchev
Date:: two months ago

Exactly ten years ago, the representative of Ukraine signed the first Minsk agreements (and then the second ones, which were even more beneficial to the Kremlin). Hereʼs how it was (and hopefully wonʼt happen again)

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Exactly ten years ago, the representative of Ukraine signed the first Minsk agreements (and then the second ones, which were even more beneficial to the Kremlin). Hereʼs how it was (and hopefully wonʼt happen again)

Author:: Serhii Pyvovarov
Date:: two months ago

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In Germany, sabotage is suspected in the incident with the disconnection of communication cables in the Baltic Sea

In Germany, sabotage is suspected in the incident with the disconnection of communication cables in the Baltic Sea

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: day ago

Scholzʼs fellow party members will hold a meeting without his participation — they will discuss the candidacy for the post of chancellor

Scholzʼs fellow party members will hold a meeting without his participation — they will discuss the candidacy for the post of chancellor

Author:: Anastasiia Mohylevets
Date:: day ago

Military Serhiy Hnezdilov, who publicly went AWOL, will continue to be detained

Military Serhiy Hnezdilov, who publicly went AWOL, will continue to be detained

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: day ago

Denmark will allocate €130 million to Ukraine for the military-industrial complex

Denmark will allocate €130 million to Ukraine for the military-industrial complex

Author:: Iryna Perepechko
Date:: day ago