Olha Moskaliuk

"Why did state deny me chance to live?" — story of military doctor with cancer Recently, Censor.NET has begun documenting and reporting on violations of the rights of service members and veterans. The newsroom has been receiving letters with personal stories behind which lie broken lives and systemic problems. Among those who wrote to us is Oleksandr Poliarus, a reserve captain who was discharged from the Armed Forces of Ukraine on health grounds because he has cancer. For nearly three years now, he has been forced to undergo treatment for melanoma in Norway because no free treatment could be found for him in Ukraine. 07.01.26 22:34 16 827 48 Previously in trend: Medical care for military personnel

Personnel "kaleidoscope" in "turbo mode". What is Zelenskyy plotting? It appears the president has decided to carry out major personnel reshuffles in "turbo mode" in the new year, describing them as "internal changes in Ukraine." The first high-profile move was the appointment of Kyrylo Budanov as head of the Office of the President. Zelenskyy explained the decision as a need to strengthen Ukraine’s team for peace talks. For the same reason, he appointed diplomat Serhii Kyslytsia, who has already taken part in the negotiation process, as first deputy to the newly appointed head of the presidential office. 06.01.26 21:53 15 083 25 Previously in trend: Staff changes

Call sign Teacher: "I feel sorry for draft dodgers. They’re ones who will never understand they are men." Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, he has been through the hottest sections of the front line and knows what war looks like without any gloss. Yevhenii Yeremenko, call sign Teacher, now serves as Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of the Kraken 1654 Unmanned Systems Regiment of the 3rd Army Corps. 24.12.25 22:24 135 382 215

"Nord Stream" explosion: are Russians conducting court proceedings through "hands" of Germans? While corruption and political scandals are raging inside Ukraine and attempts to diplomatically bring the war to an end are ongoing on the international arena, a process related to the "Nord Stream" explosion is moving forward in Europe. 11.12.25 23:33 8 807 20

FPV pilot with call sign IIID: "Russians’ UAVs are mostly identical: power up and fly. It makes their work easier" Stage, rehearsals, performances – Dmytro Tretiak, an actor and musician from Kharkiv, lived for his art and plans for the future. But when Russia launched its war in Donbas in 2014, he did not stay on the sidelines: he supported the front and performed for Ukrainian troops. After the full-scale invasion, he returned to volunteer work but later decided it was time to join the army himself. 10.12.25 17:19 13 503 5

Call sign Tykhyi: "We are eliminating Russkies on industrial scale" Serhii does not like noise or fuss, so he chose a matching call sign – Tykhyi ("Quiet"). His work is always focused and precise, with no unnecessary words or movements. He is an external pilot with the Khortytsia Ghost unmanned systems battalion of the 15th Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. 03.12.25 23:00 9 648 1

28 points: peace that reeks of defeat "Ukraine may now face a very difficult choice: either a loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner; either a complex 28-point plan or an extremely hard winter," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his address to the nation on 21 November. This is his response to a draft peace plan put forward by the United States. 27.11.25 22:00 5 610 17 Previously in trend: Peace negotiations Peace plan

Ihor Lutsenko: "No one is running this country! There is no one who controls the processes or has any kind of strategic vision" After NABU released the "tapes" of conversations involving figures in the Midas operation close to the president, the country’s political landscape shuddered. The story, already dubbed "Mindich-gate", is rapidly accumulating new, shocking details. Tensions in the political class are off the charts, and society is closely following developments. 25.11.25 14:56 18 920 99

Mykola Melnyk: "It is fact that we will lose Pokrovsk, as follows from balance of forces and assets" Today, Pokrovsk is not just a point on the battle map but a true "nerve" of the frontline. Recently, it has become one of the main flashpoints in the confrontation between the Ukrainian army and Russian occupiers. 06.11.25 21:15 18 228 77

Gas lobby’s influence: why did Italy approve extradition of suspect over Nord Stream blasts? The Nord Stream sabotage case is gaining momentum again. Today, two Ukrainian nationals are in the spotlight, with German investigators leading the probe suspecting them of involvement in the high-profile incident, which occurred in the early hours of September 26, 2022. 03.11.25 22:17 8 146 5 Previously in trend: Blasts on Nord Stream pipelines

Hero of Ukraine Dmytro Vitiaz: "Sometimes enemy dons civilian clothes and, in urban combat, tries to infiltrate our combat formations" Lieutenant Colonel Dmytro Vitiaz commands the 4th Separate Special-Purpose Detachment "Omega" of the National Guard of Ukraine. His work largely remains out of public view but is critical to countering the enemy. 29.10.25 22:21 7 122 3

Yurii Syrotiuk: "We had to live in trenches filled with corpses of Muscovites" Yurii Syrotiuk, a former Member of Parliament and now a senior sergeant with the fire support company of the 5th Separate Assault Brigade, has been on the front line for years. In 2014, he volunteered to go to the front and fought for several months in the Donbas. After Russia’s full-scale invasion began, he once again joined the ranks of Ukraine’s defenders. Despite the exhaustion, he hasn’t lost his sense of humor. 24.10.25 21:00 9 736 27 Previously in trend: War

Call sign Deputy: "Ka-52 flew past us and fired missile. Quite sight! After that, mortar was hardly noticeable" Volodymyr earned the call sign "Deputy" for a reason, in peacetime, he was directly involved in politics, working as an aide to a member of parliament. His focus was mainly on local community issues in the Kyiv region. But when Russia launched its full-scale invasion, his life, like that of all Ukrainians, changed completely. 17.10.25 21:08 7 539 5 Previously in trend: Drone operators

Volodymyr Mykolaienko: Three weeks before Kherson was seized, President came and held press conference saying we were secure in this direction Former Kherson mayor Volodymyr Mykolayenko considers August 24 his second birthday. It was on Independence Day this year that he returned home from Russian captivity. He had spent more than three years there after being abducted by the Russians from his hometown, which was already under occupation at the start of the full-scale invasion. 29.09.25 22:17 17 919 20 Previously in trend: Ukrainians in Russian captivity

Colonel Riumshyn’s case. Interview from behind bars The trial of former commander of the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Anne of Kyiv," Dmytro Riumshyn, has been ongoing for over eight months. He was detained on January 20. He is accused of deliberately failing to notify the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) about cases of AWOL among his unit’s soldiers, of including in the training lists for France individuals who had been subjected to administrative liability, and of failing to conduct legal education for the servicemen. 25.09.25 22:00 16 096 20 Previously in trend: Сase against Colonel Riumshyn

Yanis Tereshchenko: "There are no grounds to believe that this war could end in near future" You may have seen reconnaissance soldier of the Third Army Corps, Yanis Tereshchenko, in the news, where it was reported how he helped a young man in Venice who had suffered multiple stab wounds. The victim was lying on the street, bleeding heavily. Yanis was in the city with his family and happened to be passing by. He applied a tourniquet, saving the man’s life. Afterwards, the mayor of Venice met with our serviceman to thank him and present him with an award. 23.09.25 22:31 15 175 29

Call sign Vovk: "Sometimes enemy doesn’t react to drone. You fly, and he either just looks or keeps walking." Today, Pavlo serves as an FPV drone operator with the 25th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. In the military, he is known by the call sign Vovk (Wolf). He came up with it easily, recalling how he used to wear T-shirts with this animal as a child. His comrades sometimes jokingly call him "wolf cub," given his young age, he is 25 years old. 17.09.25 21:59 9 237 3 Previously in trend: Drone operators Drone industry

Together on front line and in life: story of military couple We met in the center of Kyiv that morning, when the right bank was still shrouded in smoke after one of the largest overnight bombardments. Fires were still being extinguished across the city, rescuers were clearing the rubble, and the air was polluted and heavy. And into this grim reality they appeared: beautiful, smiling, and calm. Yaroslav and Yuliia — a young military couple who had consciously put their normal life on hold to defend the country from the enemy. 05.09.25 19:16 12 118 4 Previously in trend: Drone operators

Call sign Shturman: "If you don’t hear UAV buzzing above you — dig. Because it’s about to appear." He makes difficult decisions and bears responsibility that is hard to put into words for civilians. Under his command is the reconnaissance battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine "Khartiia." 26.08.25 21:45 8 913 2

Call sign Baz: "There are currently many injuries from drones in Kharkiv region. Statistically, they are most numerous" Today, Andrii is temporarily acting as the deputy commander of the medical company for medical work of the NGU’s "Khartiia" brigade. His call sign is Baz or Bazik. This is how he was called back at Kharkiv Medical University, where he studied. 12.08.25 17:00 6 880 0 Previously in trend: Tactical medicine

Call sign Tyson: "We saw how Russian commit suicide on live feed" Artem is only 21 but already has experience under his belt that many much older people shouldn’t have to face. He now operates a Vampire hexacopter with the Unmanned Systems Battalion (UBS) "Pathfinder" of the 115th Separate Mechanized Brigade (SMB). Call sign Tyson. He got it because he boxed when he was younger. He could have kept training and tending bar, as he did before the army, but he signed a contract in early 2023. 06.08.25 20:04 7 383 13 Previously in trend: Drone operators

Call sign Zaval: Enemy is thinking and learning now too. This is no longer 2022, when not everyone even understood what was happening Vitalii, call sign Zaval, currently commands a combat group of the reconnaissance battalion of the 13th Operational Assignment Brigade "Khartiia" of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU). However, before the full-scale invasion, his life was not connected to the military. By profession, he is a welder, studied at the Salvador Dalí Academy of Contemporary Art, and also worked in the beauty industry, doing piercings and artistic tattoos. He got interested in this because it was trendy at the time. 01.08.25 18:35 10 842 14

Vitalii Shabunin: Had there been no war, conversation with this government would have been entirely different The case of Vitalii Shabunin has sparked wide public resonance and is actively discussed in the media, political, and military circles. The head of the Anti-Corruption Center and serviceman has been charged by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI). According to the investigation, he evaded service and unlawfully received payments. 21.07.25 20:15 15 491 75 Previously in trend: The case concerning Shabunin’s official trip Searches on Shabunin

Call sign Taxi Driver: "Enemy drones hover over our infantry positions almost nonstop. There are so many of them." His military path began at 18 with compulsory service, which, due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, shifted from training to resistance against the enemy. During the first few days of the major war, he maintained order at the capital’s train station. Then he guarded Kyiv’s checkpoints. After that came battles in Donbas, a concussion, treatment and rehabilitation, and a growing interest in UAVs. 15.07.25 21:14 9 315 4

Call sign Khmuryi: "Fiber-optic drones are best for targeting military hardware. Or when you need to fly precisely into basement. It’s "ace up your sleeve" Vadym, an FPV pilot of the Ghost of Khortytsia UAV battalion of the 15th Karadag Rapid Response Brigade, has the call sign Khmuryi (Grim). He "inherited" it from his cousin, who served in the same brigade and passed the call sign on after he was discharged. He entered the army in 2019, signed a contract at the age of 20 and went into service. One month before the full-scale invasion, he found himself in a combat zone during a rotation as part of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO). 30.06.25 19:47 16 739 2

Commander of "Minions," call sign Ramses: "In week, air battle can change so much that you won’t even remember how it was two months ago" Serhii, call sign Ramses, commands the "Minions" UAV-interceptor unit. He is originally from Kharkiv. Before the full-scale war, he owned a business, but it was destroyed by the Russians when they launched their offensive. He evacuated his family from the city and spent a month in Novovolynsk, contemplating his next steps. 25.06.25 20:04 8 553 5

Artem Panchyk: "Dozens of body bags lie there. You take each one, unzip it, and see whether it’s your soldier or not" Artem Panchyk holds two Orders For Courage. He is a veteran of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Since childhood, he had wanted to become a soldier. He studied at the Lyceum with Enhanced Military and Physical Training in the town of Tulchyn, Vinnytsia region, and later at the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Academy of Ground Forces, Faculty of Combat Employment of the Troops. He fought in the infantry. Then he commanded a reconnaissance company, and subsequently became a deputy battalion commander. 25.06.25 19:06 13 365 3

Call sign Kasik: "Many watched news and thought, ’I don’t want to go to war.’ But who among us did?! Still, someone has to!" He held off the enemy for ten days from a dugout, alongside two wounded comrades. Armed only with Kalashnikov rifles and grenades. Fortunately, the Russians eventually retreated, and the fighters were evacuated. Oles, call sign Kasik, is a reconnaissance soldier. He now serves as the platoon’s senior sergeant in the reconnaissance battalion of the 5th Separate Assault Brigade (SAB). 17.06.25 19:54 7 557 33

Oleksii Barsuk: "While operating "Osa", I destroyed 61 targets. One of them was Su-25 jet." On the first day of the full-scale invasion, Oleksii Barsuk’s crew shot down an enemy Su-25. For that action the soldiers were recommended for state decorations. At the time they were operating an Osa surface-to-air missile system. Today my interviewee is the deputy commander of a UAV-interceptor battalion within the 1129th Bila Tserkva SAM Regiment. He is fighting in the Donbas—an area that has known no peace throughout the entire Russo-Ukrainian war. 03.06.25 20:10 11 023 3

Call sign "Chek": "Everyone’s banking on drones. It’s come to point where drone pilots are hunting down other pilots along contact line. When they locate one, they unleash everything Oleksandr, call sign "Chek", is currently training to operate naval unmanned drones. He serves as an unmanned systems officer (external operator of USVs (uncrewed surface vessels)) within the unit of the Special Purpose Center’s separate diving detachment of the National Guard of Ukraine. 26.05.25 21:40 16 068 7

Call sign Floki: "Some people told me, "What, are you going to fight instead of People’s Deputies and their children?’" Today, Volodymyr commands a crew of night bombers with the 429th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment. Before the full-scale invasion, he had no ties to the military. He worked as an actor at the Kyiv Academic Puppet Theatre. He chose a thematic call sign — Floki, after one of the characters from the Irish-Canadian TV series Vikings. 12.05.25 19:40 8 691 37

Call sign "Panama": "In Kursk region, there were companies of wounded Russians sitting in trenches without water, food, or proper ammunition" "You could say that people like me were recruited through the announcement," Vitalii jokes. His call sign is Panama, and he’s recalling how he joined the army in May 2022. 02.05.25 22:33 11 017 3

Commander of "Rarog" Regiment, Oleh Huit: "I was stunned when Russian infantryman advancing on crutches. Obviously, he didn’t make it very far" Major Oleh Huit, call sign Khasan, first observed the use of an unmanned aerial system in Popasna at the beginning of the full-scale war. At the time, he was commanding a mortar battery. Today, he leads the 427th Separate Regiment of Unmanned Systems "Rarog," whose troops specialize in aerial reconnaissance, patrol missions, fire adjustment using UAVs, and deploying strike drones. 21.04.25 19:34 13 538 4 Previously in trend: War Drone operators

FPV drone operator Yeva: "I don’t understand how draft dodgers can live in constant fear that someone will catch and mobilize them" When the full-scale war began, Yeva was still in school. At the age of 18, she signed a contract and set out to destroy the enemy. She has spent a year and a half in the combat zone. She serves as an FPV drone operator in the "Rubizh" Brigade. Her call sign is Yunha. She was recently concussed while heading to a frontline position. While she is undergoing treatment, we had the opportunity to speak with her and record this interview. 17.04.25 22:34 38 652 258 Previously in trend: Drone operators

Call sign Maniac: "When we were being taken away, I had to lie on corpse. Then psychologists came up and asked if I needed help." Roman sees death and does his best to save lives. He admits that in order not to lose self-control, he always remembers why he does his job. He is a military medic with the 36th Marine Brigade and a tactical instructor. He has the call sign Maniac. He received it from his comrades because he gives his best. He believes that saving Ukrainians is better than killing enemies. 16.04.25 13:27 10 498 3 Previously in trend: Tactical medicine

Vladyslav Pinchuk: Russians believe that square kilometer of land is worth any losses in manpower or equipment, as long as it remains theirs Vladyslav Pinchuk has been at war since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. But he is already thinking about returning to civilian life — to his loved ones and the work he loves. 03.04.25 22:18 7 188 10 Previously in trend: War

Call sign Ahronom: "If we had any serious reinforcement, for example, with peacekeepers, Russia could find itself in extremely unfavorable position" Serhii has been fighting in Donbas for nearly three years. He commands a company of unmanned systems within the 5th Separate Assault Brigade, whose soldiers operate ground-based drones. His call sign is "Ahronom" (Agronomist), a call sign he received back in 2015 when he took part in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) as a member of the volunteer unit Carpathian Sich. At the time, he was a student at Podil State University, where he was studying agronomy. 01.04.25 22:44 7 532 17

Pilot with call sign Chaplain: "State has given Russian hundred drones, and he throws them around like stones. We have different story" The commander of the Drongo UAV Strike Group of the "Arei" Battalion of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, Serhii, call sign Chaplain, was a journalist in civilian life and served in a Protestant church. He was actively involved in social activities. He started his career in the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2022. 26.03.25 12:55 11 951 10 Previously in trend: UAVs

Assault trooper with call sign Jackson: "I never close my eyes to safety. We are not playing cards here" Yevhen, call sign Jackson, went to war at the age of 22. With no prior military experience, he immediately became an assault trooper. He is currently serving in the Paragon Company, part of the Timur Special Unit of the DIU (Defence Intelligence of Ukraine). 21.03.25 19:10 11 188 13

Call sign Siryi: "Koreans either shoot themselves or slit their wrists but they do not surrender" The pilot, call sign Siryi (Grey), is currently undergoing treatment for a concussion sustained in an enemy drone attack. He admits that he dreams of the war ending and returning to civilian life. Before the full-scale invasion, he was a fitness trainer here and had never held a weapon. 18.03.25 16:43 15 717 4

Call sign Khort: As military force, we must ensure favorable negotiating position. We have to accomplish as much work as possible so that Ukraine can dictate its terms During the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO), Maksym, call sign Hort, was a reconnaissance soldier in the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade. Now he is a deputy battalion commander in the 411th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment ’Yastruby.’ He is experienced and well-trained. In communication, he is sincere and direct. 07.03.25 22:55 8 475 12

War veteran Serhii Velychanskyi: "Government’s Veterans Policy Strategy is just same like billion trees." Before the fateful February 24, Serhii (Charismatic) Velychanskyi was a successful host, actor, and business coach. But he took up arms and went to defend his country. 03.02.25 22:58 7 969 12

Pilot with call sign Hulk: "I flew very close to helicopter. I was excited then: I had to destroy helicopter as well." Roman went to war at the age of twenty-five. Before that, he was engaged in freight transport, working for his friend. But at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he went to fight. He is currently a pilot in the BULAVA unit of the 3rd Mechanised Battalion of the Separate Presidential Brigade named after Bohdan Khmelnytskyi. For his work, he has already received two Orders "for Courage". His call sign is Hulk. 24.01.25 12:32 19 269 4

Call Sign Expert: "It was just hell in Zaporizhzhia sector! The Russians could take a dugout and send 30-40 FPVs to destroy it in a day." Andrii, call sign Expert, is currently the commander of the "Ghost of Khortytsia" unmanned systems battalion of the 15th Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, which was created on 13 December last year. He is a career soldier. He went to war in 2015 after graduating from university and was called up for military service. 09.01.25 13:52 21 103 5

Call sign Ara: "For FPVs, it makes no difference whether they fly into Korean or Russian face. Main thing is accurate result" Andrii is the pilot of the Drongo UAV Strike Group, which consists of four volunteer soldiers. They help the "Arei" Battalion of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army on the battlefield. They are currently fighting in the kursk region. He has the call sign Ara, which is how his friends called him back in civilian life. Before the Russian-Ukrainian war, he had been working in Russia for two years in construction, but returned to Ukraine in February 2014. 03.01.25 13:13 5 566 3

Call sign Droid: "Kurakhove direction is very difficult. It seems that Russians have gathered absolutely all electronic warfare here" Before russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Andrii, call sign Droid, had been repairing electronics for almost a decade and had a workshop. But on 24 February 2022, he was forced to move from Chernihiv to a country house, where he joined the Territorial Defence. He made Molotov cocktails, helped the military, assembled and delivered first aid kits. 26.12.24 15:00 7 849 7

Yehor Firsov, Chief Sergeant of UAV Strike Company of 109th TDF Brigade: "Almost all drones we receive from state need to be retrofitted" We agreed on this interview back in mid-March, but due to lack of time and my hero’s workload, we were able to schedule it only in early December. Yehor Firsov, the Chief Sergeant of the UAV Strike Company of the 109th TDF Brigade, is currently in the Donetsk direction, where the situation has long been extremely difficult. 19.12.24 22:19 14 162 21

Pilot with call sign Shef: "For about two months, I killed at least 50 Russians every week with payload drops. Their corpses were lying everywhere" Mykola, call sign Shef, is currently undergoing treatment after being wounded in Donbas in September this year. He is a pilot with the 15th Operational Brigade named after the hero of Ukraine, Lieutenant Bohdan Zavada. 10.12.24 23:00 9 345 6 Previously in trend: War