Russian-occupied Crimea has been plastered with recruitment notices for Russia’s security services, a sign of a staffing crisis, according to human rights advocates.
Active recruitment of Russian security personnel in Crimea is being carried out …
Amy B. Zegart
Russian-occupied Crimea has been plastered with recruitment notices for Russia’s security services, a sign of a staffing crisis, according to human rights advocates.
Active recruitment of Russian security personnel in Crimea is being carried out …

Ukraine’s General Staff has officially confirmed the withdrawal of Ukrainian units from Siversk in the Donetsk region.
Ukrainian military said the decision was made to preserve personnel and maintain combat capability amid extremely heavy fighting …



This year saw Donald Trump's return to the presidency, a shouting match with President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, and the famed U.S.-Ukraine "minerals deal."
There were talks in Istanbul, Alaska, Miami, Geneva — almost Budapest — and peace …

MP Roman Kostenko says Ukrainian units in Mirnohrad, Donetsk region, have been pushed into an operational encirclement. Russian control of the skies and key logistics routes is complicating deliveries of food and ammunition to frontline troops. …
Authorities in Crimea will keep mobile internet restrictions in place until the war in Ukraine ends due to security concerns, Sergei Aksyonov, the head of annexed Crimea, said, adding that “there was no other way.”
“Until the end of the special …

Editor's note: The names of some of those from Russian-occupied Ukraine have been changed for security reasons.
With one decree, Russian President Vladimir Putin this month effectively legalized property theft in Ukraine's occupied territories.
The new …

Ukraine’s Defense Forces are currently fielding about 30 different artillery systems against Russian forces, most of them foreign-made.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) now operate a wide range of domestic and foreign artillery platforms, but over …

Around 100 Russian soldiers entered the border village of Hrabovske in Ukraine’s Sumy region during a surprise attack, and Ukrainian forces are now trying to push them out, a Ukrainian military spokesman said.
Viktor Trehubov, head of communications …
Stanislav Orlov, known by the nom de guerre “Spaniard,” was shot dead by masked security forces on December 4, according to Russian outlet ASTRA. Russian media kept news of his death under wraps for several days, ASTRA reported.
Orlov, who led the …


About the author: Mariana Hirniak is a journalist and public speaker on Ukrainian culture and history.
In early 1919, when Ukraine's pleas for recognition were falling on largely deaf ears, it dispatched not only diplomats to Europe, but also a choir. …