UKRAINE, KHARKIV, Feb. 26 — “We were sleeping, when an explosion went off. My scared kid started to cry. I realised that something happened in our home.” This is how Marharyta, 30, describes the first seconds after the Russian Shahed drone hit the …
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“We didn’t even have time to get scared.” Kharkiv recovers after another overnight Russian drone, missile attack
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Lithuania updates national security strategy, warns Russia could wage full-scale war with NATO by 2030
Lithuania’s government on Wednesday, February 25, approved an updated National Security Strategy that identifies Russia as an existential threat to the country and the broader Euro-Atlantic community. The document now goes to the Seimas for approval, …
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Zelenskyy against the Kremlin's traps: what will the real security guarantees be?
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Russian FPV drone on fiber optic cable reaches Kharkiv for 1st time since start of full-scale invasion, prosecutor's office says
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German foreign minister rules out seizing Russian assets
Despite Hungary’s veto of a €90 billion interest-free loan to Ukraine, the EU will not return to another option for supporting Kyiv that involves using frozen Russian assets.
Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul made the statement at a joint …
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Canadian AI software could flip Russia's disinformation war on Europe
A new artificial intelligence (AI) agent could equip Europe to better defend itself against the barrage of Russian disinformation attacks.
Cipher is Canadian-developed AI software that has proven to accurately and quickly detect Russian disinformation …
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Ukrainian ground robot ambush kills two Russian infantrymen on the Pokrovsk axis
Paratroopers from the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ 7th Rapid Response Corps identified a Russian infantry route and set up an ambush.
On the Pokrovsk axis, a ground robotic system from Ukraine’s 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, positioned in a preplanned …
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How Russia blackmails the desperate families of Ukrainian POWs
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 …
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Ukraine brings back bodies of 1,000 fallen soldiers
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More than 4,000 face war-related political prosecutions in Russia and occupied Ukraine, Memorial says
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, …
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Budanov calls for mutual ban on strikes against national leaders, urges adherence to rules of war
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 …
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459 targets hit in one night! Missile shipment to air defense forces stopped the Russian attack
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Ukraine controls 97% of Kupyansk as isolated Russian troops lose Starlink access
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 …
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Kremlin orders Russian TV to avoid mentioning Ukraine war anniversary
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 …
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US, Ukraine hold talks in Geneva to discuss recovery, next round of Russia negotiations
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More than 90,000 Ukrainians officially missing due to Russia's war, commissioner says
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Ukrainian Forces hold key villages north of Pokrovsk amid intensified Russian pressure
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 …
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Hungary boosts security at critical infrastructure as Orban warns of possible Ukrainian actions
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 …
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At least 1 killed, 33 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day
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Poland detains six over alleged shipments of sanctioned drone-production gear to Russia via Belarus
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 …
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Ukraine’s reported Flamingo missile strikes may shift toward heavy strikes deeper into Russia, experts say
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 …
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Overlooked by the Western canon: Why Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi matters now
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 …
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"Shahed drones," ballistics, and KABs: Zaporizhzhia under Russian fire #shorts
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'It's a disgrace' — Russian workers turn occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant into 'resort'
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 …