A missile exploded in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa early on Wednesday, March 6, just hundreds of feet from where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The blast, caused by a ballistic missile, took place a few hundred meters away from the leaders’ …
Read More »Air Force contractor accused of giving top secret details about the Russian military to his Ukrainian girlfriend on dating app
An Air Force contractor has been accused of spilling military secrets about Russia’s war in Ukraine to his Ukrainian girlfriend. Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel David Franklin Slater, 63, was arrested Saturday on charges of illegally disclosing national defence information and conspiracy. He pleaded not guilty to …
Read More »Ukrainian village politician detonates grenade during council meeting (video)
A local politician in Western Ukraine unleashed chaos during a village council meeting on Friday morning, Dec. 15, when he detonated 2 grenades, injuring 26 people. The incident was live-streamed on Facebook. In the live video, the man enters the council room during a heated discussion. He stands around for …
Read More »‘I Am Dreaming It Will Stop’: A Deadlocked War Tests Ukrainian Morale
Listening to the daily thud of artillery hitting nearby towns, a school principal in southern Ukraine appealed to parents for donations for a new bomb shelter. A soldier and his girlfriend gave up hope that the war against Russia would end soon, and decided to get engaged, despite not having …
Read More »U.S. Taxes Subsidize Ukrainian Small Businesses as Americans Continue to Struggle
A recent 60 Minutes spot meant to highlight what the American tax dollars are paying for in Ukraine uncovered some details that were likely unknown to most citizens. We’ve all read, and I’ve extensively reported on, the copious amounts of dollars sent to Ukraine focused on military equipment and training. …
Read More »Ukrainian club copy Nigeria’s Super Eagles jersey
Ukrainian side FC Vorskla Poltava have released their home outfit with the same design as the Super Eagles jersey. The jersey which has the same design as that of the Super Eagles will be worn during their home games for the 2023/24 season. Reactions as Super Eagles legend Tijani Babangida …
Read More »Elon Musk Acknowledges Withholding Satellite Service to Thwart Ukrainian Attack
Elon Musk has acknowledged that he denied satellite internet service in order to prevent a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian naval fleet last year, prompting an angry response from a Ukrainian official. The Starlink satellite internet service, which is operated by Mr. Musk’s rocket company SpaceX, has been a …
Read More »Pentagon Plans to Begin Training Ukrainian Pilots on F-16s in U.S.
The Pentagon plans to begin training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in the United States as early as September, a U.S. official said on Thursday. Defense Department officials said last week that Ukrainian pilots would be trained in the United States if European nations, led by the Netherlands and …
Read More »Two Ukrainian Service Members Take a Break to Say ‘I Do’
The groom could not wait to kiss the bride. He kissed her when she walked down the aisle, and during the ceremony. He kissed her after his vows, after hers, and again when they finally said “I do.” Maksym Merezhko, 43, and the bride, Yuliia Dluzhynska, 39, both serve in …
Read More »Photos: Ukrainian surgeons on their own front line
The horrors of war arrive through the night at a hospital in eastern Ukraine, a procession of stretchers bearing limp bodies whisked from the front line. The soldiers come with bandaged limbs soaked in blood, faces blackened with shrapnel fragments and stunned eyes fixed on the ceiling, frozen in shock. …
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