Mykyta Shandyba

A group of men is sitting in a circle, discussing anger and ways to overcome it. Joining them is a psychologist who, from time to time, asks the participants follow-up questions. What is unusual about this conversation is how often the men turn to the Bible to support their points. Yet, this is not surprising, given that they are participating in a recovery program for military chaplains. 

For five days, a Russian soldier wandered near the dried-up Kakhovka Reservoir after his unit was spotted and attacked by Ukrainian drones. Wounded, exhausted, and unsure where to go, he eventually encountered Ukrainian special forces and tried to fight them. Hours later, he was their prisoner.

“To my fellow Colombians: Russia offers you money, they offer you everything—and you die. The money stays there. We don’t want that. We decided to change this story, to get to Colombia and tell the truth.”

More than a thousand people gathered in Kyiv’s Ivan Franko Square on July 16 to protest the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov as Ukraine’s Defense Minister.

“God, please forgive your sons. Don’t let anyone come to Russia because they are just selling themselves to go and die. Nobody is coming home.”

“What’s the name of those creatures in Harry Potter that Luna Lovegood says only appear to you after you’ve seen death? Well, whatever they are, we’re all gonna be seeing them now forever.”