Yurii Marchenko

What happens when an empire tries to outrun history? Historian Serhii Plokhy explains how Russia’s attempt to preserve its imperial reach through war follows a familiar and fatal pattern.

The Ukrainian struggle for freedom has inspired people across the globe—including renowned US adventurer, filmmaker, and director Mark Fisher. Now, he’s looking for a way to share that inspiration with the world, filming in Ukraine.

War isn’t won by weapons alone. Ukraine’s Armed Forces are using battlefield grit and message discipline to rally a nation to resist the Russian aggression, building a fighting force from the ground up.

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is the key governing body of European football. The same organization that announced a boycott of Russia and claims to refuse cooperation with the aggressor. Supposedly. In reality, behind the scenes, UEFA has been embroiled in scandals involving steps toward Russia and efforts to look the other way as the largest war of modern times continues.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s global image has undergone a profound transformation—from a victim of war to a frontline defender of freedom. This shift is, to a large extent, the result of Ukrainian diplomacy, which has successfully rallied democratic countries into a steadfast alliance.

Despite years of bold claims from Moscow about next-generation weaponry, many of Russia’s most publicized military projects have failed to meet expectations. From advanced tanks kept away from the front to warships sunk by drones, these high-profile systems reveal the widening gap between Russian military propaganda and battlefield performance.