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As Russia deploys jet-powered Shaheds, companies turn to faster interceptor drones

Ukrainian companies are developing faster interceptor drones to counter Russian jet-powered Shaheds. SkyFall unveiled its P1-SUN Jetkiller, which has downed over a dozen jet-powered Shaheds. General Cherry is also working on a faster Bullet interceptor, aiming for 500 kph speeds. Firebolt Engineering has developed a jet-powered Griffen interceptor drone for…

The Economic Times · Jul 21

A Ukrainian family built a community in Cleveland. Now, they face deportation

After the US said seeking affordable medical care for their son would not impede their re-entry, Tamila Vashchuk and her 10-year-old were issued removal orders

The Guardian - US · Jun 21

War-hardened Kyiv residents return to routine after Russian strikes

KYIV (UKRAINE) - Sunbathing on terraces, playing in the streets, sitting at cafes: Despite a weekend of intense Russian bombardment, Kyiv residents returned to their normal routines on Monday, with some saying they had become desensitised after more than four years of war.

Bangkok Post · May 26

‘I felt euphoria’: Ukraine’s borderland refugees praise incursion into Russia

While thousands have had to flee their homes, there is widespread feeling that the attack is a justified defence

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024

‘Record falsification’: Kremlin critics decry vote won by Russia’s Putin

Although Putin’s popularity among most Russians is not in doubt, observers say the recent election was far from fair.

Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2024

In Ukraine, A Russian Surgeon Atones For Putin's War

Andrei Volna had long started losing faith in his homeland before Russian tanks entered Ukraine.

International Business Times · Feb 5, 2024

‘Fighting two enemies’: Ukraine’s female soldiers decry harassment

Women in armed forces express anger at stigma and treatment by male colleagues and say complaints are being ignored

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023

'We work at Europe's biggest nuke plant and fear new Chernobyl under Russians'

Russia gained control of Zaporizhzhia - Ukraine's large nuclear power plant - in March 2022 and since then, engineers have become increasingly concerned a catastrophe is "waiting to happen"

Daily Mirror · May 31, 2023

Kyiv hit by Russia’s ‘largest drone attack’ yet since invading Ukraine; 1 killed

Russia launched the attack overnight Saturday with Iranian-made Shahed drones, a senior Kyiv military official said. The attack lasted more than five hours, with air defense reportedly shooting down more than 40 drones.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 28, 2023

Ukraine blames Russian-occupied dam as village grapples with flooding

As the water lapped against ruined appliances in Ihor Medunov's kitchen, he recalled the dozens of birthdays he has marked in his Ukrainian riverside village, most of which is under several feet of water.

Reuters · May 25, 2023