Mykyta Ilchenko

In 2025, battlefield evacuation in Ukraine means dodging Russian drones, mines, and shellfire. For the medics of “Snake”—a special unit of Ukraine’s International Legion—it’s simply another day on the job.

Deep inside Russian territory, Ukraine’s elite drone unit, Code 9.2, is waging a relentless war. Operating in the Kursk region, this highly skilled team is striking Russian forces with unmatched precision, diverting enemy troops from eastern Ukraine and reshaping modern combat.

Russia's strategic aviation—Tu-22M3, Tu-95MS, and Tu-160—are the weapons behind Moscow’s brutal attacks on Ukrainian cities. Once, Ukraine had over 100 of these bombers. However, financial debts and international disarmament pressure led to a rapid decline. The former airfield of the 185th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment in Poltava stands as a silent witness to this lost power.

Ukraine’s 225th Assault Battalion has been defending the city of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region for over four months. Several positions ended up surrounded by Russian forces, forcing the soldiers into a 70-day circular defense until the battalion finally broke through.

In 1991, an independent Ukraine signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances in 1994. These decisions, often questioned by Ukrainians today, led Ukraine to eliminate the world's third-largest nuclear arsenal.