servicemen

Circumstances surrounding killing of five Ukrainian soldiers by Russian occupier in village near Kharkiv have been established SSU investigators served a notice of suspicion to Leonid Ryzhikov, a soldier in the 1009th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 68th Division of the Russian Armed Forces, who on October 13 killed five Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian and attempted to hide in Kharkiv. The circumstances of this crime are noteworthy; my company is also operating in this very area. 16.10.26 09:40 25 252 143 Previously in trend: Killing of servicemen

Liudmyla Moriak: "I gave birth to Serhii’s daughter month after his death, and to his son… two years later" Liudmyla and Serhii were together for just one year and two months. Serhii, who served in the 66th Brigade, became a father to the four children of the woman he loved. He dreamed of having two children with her. He was killed knowing that his first child, a daughter, was on the way. Even after his death, Liudmyla fulfilled their shared dream: through artificial insemination, she carried and gave birth to Serhii’s son as well. She and all her children now bear Serhii’s call sign, Moriak, as their surname. Five months before his death, Serhii had also changed his surname to Moriak. 28.09.26 21:58 18 075 14 Previously in trend: Storage of service members’ biological material

Call sign Sviatyi: "When I could no longer bear pain, I asked guys to "knock me out" to avoid drawing enemy’s attention" His call sign is Sviatyi, although he was never particularly religious, and after being wounded, he stopped believing in God altogether. He lost both legs in the war. His fellow soldiers spent nearly ten hours evacuating him from right under the enemy’s nose, while he applied his own tourniquets and endured searing pain so as not to give away their position. 07.08.26 19:15 9 015 7 Previously in trend: Evacuation of the wounded

Death of Andrii (Kapa) Hlembotskyi: Why can’t soldier’s family receive compensation even four years after his death? The story of the death of soldier Andrii Hlembotskyi and the bureaucratic circles of hell his family has had to endure is well known and has been covered by nearly every media outlet. The Ukrainian defender, known by his call sign Kapa, returned from Israel specifically to defend his homeland. He was killed in action on August 23, 2022, during a combat mission, yet his wife and three children have still not received the compensation of 15 million hryvnias that they are entitled to. The reason: six months into the full-scale war, Hlembotskyi had not been officially enlisted in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 07.11.25 19:13 12 128 24

Front would have collapsed if it all depended on motivation Sometimes I think about it and ask myself: What the f#cking miracle is it that we still have a frontline?" 10.09.25 21:26 14 496 179 Previously in trend: Reforms in the army

Butusov on detention of military commanders During the broadcast, Censor.NET Editor-in-Chief Yurii Butusov commented on the detention by the SSU (Security Service of Ukraine) and the SBI (State Bureau of Investigation) of two generals and a colonel responsible for the unsuccessful defense of Kharkiv region during the invasion of the occupiers in 2024, and the former commander of the 155th Mechanized Brigade "Anne of Kyiv" Dmytro Riumshyn as responsible for the AWOL (absence without official leave) of the brigade’s personnel in France. 21.01.25 22:23 20 972 10

Survive and win in battle. In search of BGMT (Basic General Military Training) What is it like to crawl on your side? Has anyone tried to do it in a bulletproof vest? If you have magazines in two rows and on the sides, you won’t even roll over, let alone crawl. And the main question is why do it? But this is taught at basic general military training (BGMT). 07.01.25 20:03 9 149 12

How system of rights protection in army works: real stories and mechanisms In times of war, the rights of the military become not only a matter of justice, but also a matter of national security. Protecting those who risk their lives every day is about trust in the army, morale, and the ability of the system to work together even in crisis situations. 19.11.24 21:35 6 770 8

Transfer from unit to unit for servicemen is one of key problems of army I heard a typical story. A contract sergeant, a qualified artilleryman, from a military family, several years of service, fought flawlessly from the beginning of the great invasion, was the right hand of the combatant and senior battery officer, no jambs. And then the commander was replaced. And the new commander, to put it mildly, did not correspond to his position. 22.10.24 11:03 10 043 24

Polygraph for fraudsters. How scammers "make money" on war victims and why they test each other on polygraph Since the beginning of the full-scale war, the crime rate in Ukraine has dropped rapidly, but fraudsters have not only recovered quickly and diversified their schemes and approaches. Both civilians and military personnel are among their victims. 19.08.24 18:56 9 275 5

In memory of fallen aerial reconnaissance man of 59th SMIB Pavlo Petrychenko Pavlo Petrychenko, a sergeant with the 59th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and an activist, was killed in the fighting against the Russian invaders in Donetsk region. At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he was involved in the development of the Serhii Prytula Volunteer Center, and in April 2022 he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 16.04.24 16:40 13 142 31 Previously in trend: War

"Violets will sprout in spring": In memory of warrior and poet Maksym Kryvtsov Ukrainian warrior and poet Maksym Kryvtsov died in battle against the Russian invaders at the age of 33. His book "Virshi z biinytsi" ("Poems from the Battlefield" - ed. note) was recognized as one of the best Ukrainian books of 2023 by PEN Ukraine. 08.01.24 11:00 10 564 0 Previously in trend: War

Even after being wounded, he did not stop commanding battle - story of Hero of Ukraine, Heorhiy Lysenko On the Independence Day of Ukraine, Major Heorhii Lysenko was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine... With the beginning of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the officer took a direct part in the defence of Kyiv. Then he performed combat and special tasks in Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions. He was killed in November 2022, drawing fire on himself to save the lives of his comrades. 13.10.23 08:01 8 453 0 Previously in trend: War

United States Army Europe Commander Ben Hodges: Three priorities for army reform are combat training, critical self-analysis of operations, and sergeant corps Commanding General of United States Army Europe Ben Hodges told Censor.NET in an exclusive interview about the threat of Russian invasion, U.S. strategy of aiding Ukraine, capabilities of the Ukrainian Army, and three priorities of military reform in Ukraine on the pattern of the U.S. Army. 31.07.17 10:40 56 699 32

Heroes of two wars Photographer Oleksandr Chekmenev made a photo series of heroes from two wars that affected Ukraine - the WWII and the current war in the Donbas. 10.05.17 11:14 38 359 8 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

British military expert Glen Grant plans a housing reform in Ukraine's Defense Ministry British coordinator of the project aimed at providing comfortable living conditions for Ukrainian soldiers told Censor.NET how to reform Ukraine’s Army housing, why he likes working in the tough Ukrainian reality, and how many military facilities stand idle in Ukraine. 28.11.16 15:37 33 955 1

Rapid mobility brigade of National Guard of Ukraine: from creation to the Colors A new military unit – the rapid mobility brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU) – has just received its Colors. This is a revolutionary project aimed at creation of a military unit of a new kind for conducting combat activities in modern low-intensity warfare. Thanks to guys from the Armed Forces who fight at the front line, the brigade received significant time for selecting new people and creating a military unit from scratch. The brigade bases on officers and soldiers who had already fought in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO). 01.06.16 22:45 35 855 57

NATO's philosophy. Top 10 principles. There seems to be a lack of clarity about what NATO standards are and mean. So here are the top ten MILITARY NATO standards that must be reached before UKRAINE WOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR acceptance to NATO. 25.02.16 10:47 33 633 37

“‘Sever’ dragged Poroshenko off the scraping machine on Dec. 1, shot at militia from revolver at Instytutska St., burned down armored vehicles at Khreshchatyk, and was killed in tank battle at Donetsk airport tower” A year ago, on Nov. 6, 2014, the youngest defender of the Donetsk airport, the 18-year-old Right Sector volunteer Serhii Tabala, call sign Sever, was killed at the airport’s most dangerous area – in its new terminal tower. It was a tank battle taking place during the ‘truce’… Over his short life, Serhii managed to do many things, and his life is worth to be remembered, as well as worth being put into books and movies. Tabala was remembered on his death anniversary in his hometown of Sumy. 10.11.15 16:43 289 0 Previously in trend: Episodes of the Russian-Ukrainian war

Senior Lieutenant Oleksandr Konstantynov: “My crew destroyed two Russian T-64 tanks in Ridkodub on Feb. 1” Senior Lieutenant Oleksandr Konstantynov is the commander of a tank company within the 17th tank brigade. On Feb. 1 in Ridkodub village during the Debaltseve battle, his tank together with soldiers of the 25th ‘Kyivska Rus’ mechanized battalion destroyed two tanks of Russian mercenaries from the 7th motorized rifle brigade. Gratuity for the battle has not yet been paid, soldiers not yet honored, although images of the destroyed tanks are on the Internet, and the enemy did confirm the losses. 29.09.15 16:39 59 061 61 Previously in trend: Episodes of the Russian-Ukrainian war

The Story of Heroic Medic Who Rescued People in Ilovaisk: "I Gathered as Many Wounded as I Could and Drove them on the Hood and Windscreen ..." MD, professor Vsevolod Stebliuk gave an interview to Censor.NET, which will not leave anyone indifferent. It is a live testimony to the fact that defeat, along with the shame and pain, has its own pages of glory and valor. 05.09.14 12:15 214 011 73 Previously in trend: Volunteers for the Army