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The Silent Victims of War
For the fifth year now, as I follow the news from Ukraine, I keep asking myself: Where have all those flotillas of high-profile environmental activists disappeared to? Why aren’t they laying siege to the Black Sea, calling on Russia to stop the war it unleashed — a war that has dragged into its devastation not only human beings, but the entire flora and fauna of the territories engulfed by it? … Why aren’t these desperate eco-activists gluing themselves to works of art in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg?
Article written by:
Yana Kosinova-Zhukovska
Maybe we've been asking the wrong question all this time
For a long time, I’ve caught myself returning in my mind to our Ukrainian offensive in Russia's Kursk Oblast. There is one thought that keeps coming up and doesn’t let me go. Every time the Kursk operation is discussed, the conversation eventually comes down to the same question: "Was it worth it or not?"
Article written by: Yana Kosinova-Zhukovska
Taking my Breath Away
I'm pausing with this today.
Does it open something in you too?
Article written by:
Sari Follansbee
Ukraine 2026. Survival Guide
The fourth year of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the twelfth year of this war of barbarians against the civilized world, continues.
Article written by:
Oksana Astapovych
Always Remember the Price
Lately, I’ve found myself so deeply immersed in German society through work that I’ve started to forget who I really am. Adapting to new circumstances once again began to take away the feeling that I am a person with my own dreams and goals, that I am a living human being with emotions, that I am Ukrainian.
Article written by:
Ilona Batulina
Hunting Humans
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People cross a street protected by anti-drone nets in front-line Kherson, Ukraine, on October 2, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/NurPhoto)
Hunting from the sky, drones terrorize civilians. Kilometers of roads are now being covered with netting to help people live in a little bit more safety. The so‑called “drone safari” is a grotesque new face of war — It is not combat. It is the deliberate tracking down of civilians for the kill — residents, volunteers, medics — by Russian soldiers who have chosen cruelty over humanity.
People cross a street protected by anti-drone nets in front-line Kherson, Ukraine, on October 2, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/NurPhoto)
Hunting from the sky, drones terrorize civilians. Kilometers of roads are now being covered with netting to help people live in a little bit more safety. The so‑called “drone safari” is a grotesque new face of war — It is not combat. It is the deliberate tracking down of civilians for the kill — residents, volunteers, medics — by Russian soldiers who have chosen cruelty over humanity.
Article written by: Yana Kosinova-Zhukovska