Interview

Russia’s goal is to take full control of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions by the end of 2026. Russia’s military leadership reportedly considers that deadline unrealistic and is asking for more time. Ukraine’s Deputy Head of the Office of the President Pavlo Palisa says that even Moscow’s extended timeline for capturing the regions have little to do with battlefield reality.

Inside Kyiv’s Khanenko Museum, where evacuated galleries reflect the ongoing toll of the war in Ukraine, curator Lizaveta German has staged a vital encounter with the past. Hryhorii Havrylenko. New Life gathers the delicate ink drawings of a key figure in Ukraine’s “Sixtiers” movement who quietly resisted Soviet Socialist Realism.

“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.”

Hours after Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, Spain put €570 million on the table for Ukraine. Not for rebuilding after the war, but for projects that will begin while the fighting continues. What is Spain willing to invest in, and why now?

“I woke up to the blast. Even with my eyes closed, I saw a bright flash and thought dawn had come. Then came a few seconds of terrifying silence before the wounded started screaming.”

Polish historian Igor Hałagida explains why the violence between Ukrainians and Poles in the 1940s remains contested, and what it will take for both nations to reconcile.

Russia spent $500,000 on jet-powered Shahed drones to kill Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov. The Ukrainian electronic warfare expert survived the strike and continued developing the drones and air defense systems, reshaping modern combat.

Palantir is often considered controversial for bringing private AI close to war and state power. In Ukraine, it has found its clearest argument: software that can help a democracy survive a larger invading army.

At the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Japanese photographer Hironori Kodama entered the country at war expecting to document destruction. On the silent streets of Kharkiv, he also found teenagers on skateboards.