Ivan Khomenko
News Writer
Ivan is a news writer for UNITED24 Media. He covers key developments in the war, providing readers with sharp, informed analysis from the front lines and beyond.
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![Italian Centauro B1 armored vehicle. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)]( "Italian Centauro B1 armored vehicle. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)")
![Officials exhume bodies of civilians from a mass grave behind St. Andrew’s Church in Bucha, Ukraine, following Russian attacks. April 10, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Officials exhume bodies of civilians from a mass grave behind St. Andrew’s Church in Bucha, Ukraine, following Russian attacks. April 10, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The “Not For Sale” sign inside Ukraine’s national pavilion—an installation originally showcased at EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Japan, symbolizing that human values cannot be bought or sold. (Source: United24)]( "The “Not For Sale” sign inside Ukraine’s national pavilion—an installation originally showcased at EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Japan, symbolizing that human values cannot be bought or sold. (Source: United24)")
![How Canadian-Made Rifles Are Arming Russian Troops Despite Sanctions and Export Bans]( "How Canadian-Made Rifles Are Arming Russian Troops Despite Sanctions and Export Bans")
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Despite full export bans, elite Canadian sniper rifles are still reaching Russian front lines—arming military units fighting in Ukraine. Investigators have traced the route through US firms, Kazakh intermediaries, and a supply network that continues to bypass Western controls.![BTR-82A armored vehicle at Victory Day Parade rehearsal on Palace Square, St. Petersburg, May 3, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "BTR-82A armored vehicle at Victory Day Parade rehearsal on Palace Square, St. Petersburg, May 3, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A damaged WOG gas station in Mykolaiv after a Russian Iskander-M missile strike. (Source: Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration)]( "A damaged WOG gas station in Mykolaiv after a Russian Iskander-M missile strike. (Source: Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration)")
