War in Ukraine
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![The damaged Russian intelligence ship Ivan Khurs moored in Sevastopol’s Oil Harbor, occupied Crimea, June 2026. (Source: Krymskyi Veter)]( "The damaged Russian intelligence ship Ivan Khurs moored in Sevastopol’s Oil Harbor, occupied Crimea, June 2026. (Source: Krymskyi Veter)")
![Explosion at a Russian drone launch site in Pokrovsk following a Ukrainian strike. (Source: 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces)]( "Explosion at a Russian drone launch site in Pokrovsk following a Ukrainian strike. (Source: 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces)")
![Damage at the Russian-controlled Dzhankoi checkpoint following Ukrainian drone strikes on June 13, 2026. (Source: 1st Separate Assault Regiment video screenshot)]( "Damage at the Russian-controlled Dzhankoi checkpoint following Ukrainian drone strikes on June 13, 2026. (Source: 1st Separate Assault Regiment video screenshot)")
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![Mixed Russian ruble banknotes of various denominations, including 100, 500, 1,000, and 5,000 rubles. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Mixed Russian ruble banknotes of various denominations, including 100, 500, 1,000, and 5,000 rubles. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Russian Tor-M2 air defense system moments before being struck by Ukrainian drones in occupied Zaporizhzhia region. (Source: Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine)]( "A Russian Tor-M2 air defense system moments before being struck by Ukrainian drones in occupied Zaporizhzhia region. (Source: Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine)")
![Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian tank. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian tank. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
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![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
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- War in Ukraine
Russian forces lost another 1,310 troops, one tank, and 88 artillery systems over the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on June 13.![Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) guards hold Chinese and Russian flags. (Source: Getty Images)]( "EU Intelligence Confirms China Trained Russian Troops for Ukraine War")
![People play the Pokemon GO game on smartphones. (Source: Getty Images)]( "How 30 Billion Pokémon Go Scans Became a Military AI Tool for Drone Warfare")
![Ukrainian servicemen walk with firearms on July 1, 2025, in an unspecified location, Ukraine.]( "Ukrainian servicemen walk with firearms on July 1, 2025, in an unspecified location, Ukraine.")
![Ukrainian infantrymen walk in front of a burned car wreckage at an abandoned checkpoint next to Druzhkivka stele on Kostiantynivka-Kramatorsk road on April 24, 2026 in Donetsk region, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Despite Heavy Losses, Russia Has Failed to Achieve Strategic Objectives in Ukraine, Estonian Intelligence Says")
![Russian Propaganda Isn’t All-Powerful. Authoritarian Control Is]( "Russian Propaganda Isn’t All-Powerful. Authoritarian Control Is")
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![Khrystyna Borovkova]( "Khrystyna Borovkova")
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It is undeniable that propaganda permeates Russian society. At the same time, this is not about a population with “washed brains,” but about propaganda as an inseparable element of Russian power. Wherever Russian state control is present—including in the occupied territories of Ukraine—propaganda is present as well.![A medical cooler containing a donor organ being rushed through a hospital corridor by Ukrainian medical staff.]( "Inside Ukraine’s Wartime Race to Transplant Organs & Save Lives")
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![Photo of Jamal Marcelin]( "Photo of Jamal Marcelin")
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“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.”![Ukrainian Special Operations Forces operator looks at the Ukrainain Air Forces helicopter, 2026.]( "Ukrainian Special Operations Forces operator looks at the Ukrainain Air Forces helicopter, 2026.")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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Ukraine is trying to make military service clearer, faster, and more professional: new contracts promise fixed terms, higher combat pay, paperless signing through Army+, and equal conditions for foreign volunteers joining the fight.
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-a9762382e5dbc3eb8a0c7fcf632566ba.jpg "Russian Propaganda Isn’t All-Powerful. Authoritarian Control Is")
-7ab3d055d78b4fffc2530930d91ffaa7.jpg "Khrystyna Borovkova")
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