Amira Barkhush

“Russia has come to our land and is killing us. What more motivation do you need?” Zoits, a drone operator, speaks with the calm precision of someone who has destroyed a Russian tank, standing tall despite her petite frame. Once civilians with careers in sports, marketing, and sales, more Ukrainian women are now picking up military uniforms as Russia’s full-scale invasion rages on into its fourth year.

Russian state media is notorious for promoting its own interests while ridiculing other countries and cultures. Among its frequent targets are US President Donald Trump and the American people who support him.

Russia has abducted thousands of Ukrainian children, stripping them of their identities, indoctrinating them, and transferring them to Russia, Belarus, or occupied Ukrainian territories. There, many of these kids are trained and deployed to Ukraine’s frontlines as soldiers in the Russian army.