Amy B. Zegart
Karina Remez knew her husband — 33-year-old Dmytro Remez — had been captured in 2022 while defending Mariupol. For years, there was no confirmed information about where he was being held. Then, in early February 2025, a man contacted her claiming he …
At least 4,029 people in Russia and in occupied parts of Ukraine have become defendants in politically motivated criminal cases tied to the war against Ukraine, according to the Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial project.
As of February 18, …
Ukraine’s Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Budanov called on Russia to observe the rules of war and refrain from attacks on political decision-making centers as well as civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Even amid the brutality of war, both …
Ukrainian Forces now control 97% of the city of Kupiansk, while Russian occupying troops are effectively isolated in several buildings north of the city center, near the municipal hospital, Viktor Tregubov, a representative of the Joint Forces …
On Tuesday, as Russia’s war against Ukraine crossed the four-year mark, Kremlin-controlled federal TV networks scrubbed any reference to the anniversary. Not a single on-air reminder of the conflict’s duration was broadcast. An operation initially …
Ukraine’s Defense Forces are building additional logistics routes and mining roads and pathways used by Russian troops as fighting intensifies north of Pokrovsk.
Settlements in the Pokrovsk sector - including Sukhetsky, Suvorov, Nikanorivka and Novyi …
Hungary is tightening security at key energy sites and introducing additional measures after an emergency meeting of its Defense Council.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused Ukraine of imposing an “oil blockade” on Hungary. He convened an emergency …
Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) and the National Revenue Administration (KAS) carried out raids and detained six people on suspicion of shipping components via Belarus to Russia for the production of combat drones, authorities said. Three …
Ukraine has increasingly reported using domestically produced Flamingo cruise missiles since November 2025, with the General Staff most recently saying it hit a key missile factory in Russia.
While the FP-5 Flamingo's actual capability has been a …
Editor's Note: This story is part of the "Hidden Canon" – a special series celebrating Ukrainian classic literature and aiming to bring it to a wider international audience. The series is supported by the Ukrainian Institute.
In an age where minds …
When one thinks about the conditions at a nuclear power plant, the image that comes to mind would likely be very different from that which Russian workers at an occupied plant in Ukraine have created.
Russian workers brought in to operate the …
Ukraine’s military says it blew up a large Russian drone depot in Russia’s Kursk region near the border with Ukraine’s Sumy region, destroying thousands of unmanned aerial vehicles, munitions and equipment.
The 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade said …
Germany’s Bundestag reaffirmed Berlin’s support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s military aggression.
On Wednesday, February 25, lawmakers approved the measure by a coalition majority, tying it to the fourth anniversary of Russia’s …
All Flamingo missiles that Ukraine’s Defense Forces launched at the Russian plant in Votkinsk hit their target, demonstrating accuracy and high quality, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Speaking at a news conference with Norwegian Prime Minister …
I came to Ukraine in September of last year, well into the fourth year of the war that had already reshaped the country's geography, economy, and daily life. Having worked for decades in conflict settings, from Afghanistan to Sudan, I am still amazed …
Key developments on Feb. 25:
