Audrey MacAlpine

We’ve all seen news headlines about millions and billions of dollars in military aid for Ukraine. For most people, numbers like these can feel abstract when the cost of a single guided artillery round is more than the houses we live in.

You’re having a conversation about Ukraine; everything is going well until suddenly, the other person drops one of these five common misconceptions or makes one of these mistakes. Here’s a guide on how to navigate it and explain it.

New photos by Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov have sparked outcry across Ukraine and beyond. They show the bodies of Ukrainian prisoners who went through Russian captivity—with signs of heavy abuse and torture.