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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

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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:: 4 days ago

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

Author:: Oksana Kovalenko
Date:: 6 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:: 7 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:: 8 days 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:: 11 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:: 11 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:: 11 days 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:: 12 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:: 15 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:: 18 days 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

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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:: 20 days ago

The US presidential election. Babel online text broadcast

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The US presidential election. Babel online text broadcast

Author:: Liza Brovko
Date:: 20 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:: 21 days 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:: 22 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:: 28 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:: 29 days 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

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

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

“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:: 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

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