Stories Pavlo Kazarin was Crimean by nature, Russian by passport and worked in Moscow. Now he has been in the Ukrainian army for a year and considers himself simply a Ukrainian. An interview about the long way home Author: Yevhen Spirin Date: 22 hours ago
Stories Russia plans to replace Shaheds with its own drones and double the missiles production. What will come out of this — says the deputy head of Ukrainian intelligence (GUR) Vadym Skibitsky. A brief retelling of his interview Author: Kateryna Kobernyk Date: 5 days ago
Stories The International Criminal Court allowed the arrest of Putin (finally!). Will Putin be convicted? Will he be imprisoned? And for how much time? What will happen? Cold-headed answers to simple questions Author: Oksana Kovalenko Date: 6 days ago
Stories The Russians have been trying to surround Bakhmut for almost a month. They do not succeed — Ukraine defends the city. The situation at the front on the 390th day of a full-scale invasion, with maps Author: Oleksiy Yarmolenko Date: 8 days ago
Stories World museums recognize Ukrainian art, which was earlier considered Russian. Art critic Oksana Semenik is fighting for this. Her story is about the occupation in Bucha, studies in the USA, and millions of views on Twitter Author: Oksana Rasulova Date: 9 days ago
Stories Switzerland has not intervened in wars for more than 200 years, but during World War II it made an exception for Nazi gold and weapons. Hereʼs the story of Swiss flexible neutrality Author: Serhii Pyvovarov Date: 13 days ago
Stories In a village in the Kyiv region, a 76-year-old “monk” is being tried for collaborationism. Neighbors say: he christened the tanks of the Russians. How it happened that the village (almost) forgave him? A large report Author: Ghanna Mamonova Date: 15 days ago
Stories Volodymyr “Shamil” Sheredeha was injured in the war and has not been able to walk since. He overcame depression, was in a psychiatric hospital twice, and now he helps other wounded fighters — a long interview Author: Yuliana Skibitska Date: 15 days ago
Stories The Russians are trying to surround Bakhmut, but canʼt. Ukraine is strengthening its defenses, the offensive of the occupiers has slowed down. Analysis of the situation on the 380th day of a full-scale invasion — with maps Author: Oleksiy Yarmolenko Date: 19 days ago
Stories In Georgia, there are protests against laws on foreign agents, which are very similar to Russian ones. This is a continuation of the political crisis in the country, which began four years ago — a brief explanation Author: Yuliana Skibitska Date: 20 days ago
Stories The holiday “Womenʼs Day” was started by American socialists, spread by European ones, and appropriated, distorted and tied to March 8 by the Bolsheviks. A history of the holiday in pictures Author: Serhii Pyvovarov Date: 20 days ago
Stories ”Our role is not to point fingers, but to carry out tasks. Ukraine finds it difficult to accept.” Interview with the head of the Ukrainian office of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Stephan Sakalian Author: Oksana Kovalenko Date: 21 days ago
Stories PTSD has been known since ancient times, it was described by Shakespeare and studied by Freud. Soldiers with it were bullied, but in the 1970s feminists came to the rescue. Hereʼs how this disorder was studied in the past Author: Serhii Pyvovarov Date: 22 days ago
Stories The Russians cut the road from Slovyansk to Bakhmut. There are 10 kilometers left to the encirclement of the Ukrainian army in Bakhmut. Analysis of the situation on the 370th day of a full-scale invasion, with maps Author: Oleksiy Yarmolenko Date: month ago
Stories In the past, the Donetsk region was a refuge and a window of opportunity for national minorities. Now their homes are under occupation, and their culture is being destroyed by Russians. And not for the first time Author: Serhii Pyvovarov Date: month ago
Stories On February 24, at 3:35 am, the Russians invaded the village of Zorynivka in the Luhansk region — this is how a full-scale war began. “Babel” spoke with a border guard who met the invaders with weapons Author: Ghanna Mamonova Date: month ago
Stories The Russians are pressing harder and harder along the entire front, but not very successfully. And they are also preparing for air operations. Analysis of the situation on the 360th day of a full-scale invasion — with maps Author: Oleksiy Yarmolenko Date: month ago
Stories Russians deprived Crimean Tatar Lerane Khaibulaeva of her home twice. Her family was deported in the 1940s, and Lerane had to flee the occupation now. The tragedy of the Crimean Tatar people told via story of one family Author: Oksana Rasulova Date: month ago
Stories Russia is stepping up its offensive in Donbas. Perhaps the Ukrainian army will have to withdraw from Bakhmut. Our analysis of the situation at the front on the 351st day of the war — with maps Author: Oleksiy Yarmolenko Date: month ago
Stories Russia tests Ukrainian defenses along the entire front line — in a hurry to do this before UAF receives Western tanks. Our analysis of the situation at the front on the 340th day of the full-scale invasion — with maps Author: Oleksiy Yarmolenko Date: month ago
Stories Before the occupation, Roma of the Kherson region were apolitical. Now they are donating to the Ukrainian army and joining it. Researcher Janush Panchenko explains why this happened and why Roma are now proud to be Ukrainian Author: Oksana Rasulova Date: two months ago
Stories The war. Russia attacked Ukraine from the air, air defense shot down all drones and 47 missiles, the first “financial Ramstein” took place. Day 338: live coverage Author: Anna Kholodnova Date: two months ago
Stories The Defense Forces of Ukraine withdrew from Soledar, Ukraine will receive tanks, and Russia launched a massive missile attack this morning. Day 337: Online Author: Anna Kholodnova Date: two months ago
Stories The war. The USA can send Abrams tanks to Ukraine, Germany may agree to the Leopard transfer, Zelensky fired five heads of the regions, and the IAEA didnʼt find weapons at Ukrainian NPPs. Day 336: live coverage Author: Anna Kholodnova Date: two months ago
Stories For 500 years, the Russians dreamed of capturing the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Bolsheviks organized communal flats in it, then Moscow popes built hotels and did business. Now the complex is (finally) being returned to Ukraine Author: Ghanna Mamonova Date: two months ago
Stories The war. The Russians attacked Sumy and Kherson regions, the Ukrainian army shot down two Russian Su-25s and a helicopter, Estonia will give Ukraine all its 155-mm howitzers. Day 335: live coverage Author: Anna Kholodnova Date: two months ago
Stories The war. The military leadership has been tasked with creating reserves, France does not rule out supplying Ukraine with its Leclerc tanks, and Italy is preparing to transfer SAMP-T. Day 334: live coverage Author: Oleksiy Yarmolenko Date: two months ago
Stories The war. The Ukrainian army has already destroyed 120,000 invaders, the enemy insurgents tried to break into the Sumy region, the US and its allies agreed to cap the prices of Russian oil products. Day 333: live coverage Author: Oleg Panfilovych Date: two months ago
Stories The war. New aid packages for Ukraine were announced at Ramstein, but sides didnʼt agree on Leopard tanks, the USA recognized “Wagner” as an international criminal group. Day 332: live coverage Author: Oleg Panfilovych Date: two months ago
Stories The war. Allies have promised Ukraine even more weapons, Poland is ready to hand over Leopard 2 without Germanyʼs permission, Russia continues its missile terror of Ukrainians. Day 331: live coverage Author: Sofiia Telishevska Date: two months ago