War in Ukraine

After a wave of Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries and a seasonal price surge, Russia’s fuel sector is sliding deeper into crisis. Ukraine’s disruption of logistics is proving effective, as civilians grow unwilling to endure the Kremlin’s “everything for the front” policy.

With thousands of American long-range ERAM missiles on the way, Ukraine may soon strike depots, supply hubs, and the vital arteries of Russia’s war machine.

In Denmark—hundreds of kilometers away from Ukraine—little Luka celebrates his 5th birthday. “Make a wish!” his mother says, holding a candle-lit cake. “I wish we were in Ukraine!” Luka answers. Like millions of other Ukrainian children, the boy was forced to flee his home due to Russia’s full-scale war, and now—dreams of returning. 

All targets—civilian. A precise Russian missile strike hit a US-owned appliance factory in Mukachevo, injuring 15 people and triggering a massive firefighting response. It is not the first time American businesses have burned because of Moscow.

Among the conditions laid out by Russian leader Vladimir Putin during the Alaska talks is the full surrender of the Donetsk region, part of Ukraine’s sovereign territory. For Putin, such a concession would be a gift: hundreds of thousands of his soldiers have failed to take the region in more than a decade of fighting.

David Chichkan’s family, friends, and comrades gathered to honor the artist, who lived his art and remained committed to his principles of freedom and equality until the very end.