War

People’s Hero of Ukraine Vadym Svyrydenko: "We want to create network of clubs for veterans. We want them to come to play football or volleyball, someone to use exercise equipment, someone to run." People say about people like Vadym Svyrydenko: he is a legend. And they write books, or at least articles on Wikipedia. 12.06.24 19:28 3 828 3 Previously in trend: War

Commander of Strike Company, call sign Banderas: "Most people have no restrictions on air pilotage. Basically, everyone can operate." Before the full-scale invasion, Anton Shmahailo considered himself the biggest pacifist in his social circle. He did not believe in a big war and assured his friends and acquaintances that it would not happen. He was engaged in logistics - international rail transportation. But on February 24, 2022, everything changed and led Anton to the army. 07.06.24 22:41 7 395 2 Previously in trend: War

"I saw them shooting at each other. It was ghastly sight," Armored Group Commander Oleksandr Afanasiev Oleksandr Afanasiev has been at war since 2014 and has seen how attitudes toward the military have changed over the course of ten years of fighting. He has come a long way since starting his fight at the age of 20. The commander of the armored group of the K-2 battalion of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told about how Russians fight, why suicides are not uncommon among them, what the Ukrainian army lacks and how he sees victory in an exclusive interview with Anna Miroshnychenko in the program "Who is with Miroshnychenko?" 06.06.24 21:55 15 428 7 Previously in trend: War

Call Sign Bingo: "Only way out for Russians now is to just leave. For all other options, they are f#cked" The Chief Sergeant of the "Hrim" (Thunder) unit, call sign Bingo, helped to make anti-tank hedgehogs at the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Then he guarded checkpoints. He was also in the TDF (Territorial Defense Forces). After joining the Armed Forces, he studied in the UK for over a month. He fought in the Donetsk direction. Now he is in Kherson, where he is from. 03.06.24 14:15 17 099 8 Previously in trend: War

At front, most people have already come to terms with fact that there will be no demobilization. But there should be rotations - film producer Volodymyr Yatsenko When you think about Ukrainian films that Ukraine nominates for Oscars or that pack the houses and win awards at Venice, Cannes and other A-list film festivals, the name of producer Volodymyr Yatsenko will be one of the first to come to mind. The films Home, Atlantis, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Glare, Me and Felix, and Wild Field are his most famous projects. 04.06.24 14:58 9 598 35 Previously in trend: War

"Be worthy of deeds of our heroes": Posthumous letter from "hospitalist" Iryna Tsybukh (Cheka) Iryna Tsybukh (Cheka), a 25-year-old journalist for "Suspilne" and a paramedic with the "Hospitallers" volunteer medical evacuation battalion, was killed on 29 May during a rotation in the Kharkiv sector. It happened a few days before her 26th birthday. 31.05.24 13:32 19 682 11 Previously in trend: War

"Dad, your war is over, now it’s our war" - two brothers died at front The death of a soldier is a terrible grief for his family. The loss of two soldiers is a tragedy that cannot be described in any words. This is exactly what happened to the Kostiuk family from Kharkiv region. Two brothers were killed at the front: Volodymyr was 27 years old and Oleksiy was 26. 31.05.24 10:56 28 065 19 Previously in trend: War

Tanker, call sign Lincoln: "Katsaps are storming on buggies and motorbikes" The commander of the "Rubizh" Brigade’s tank company, Dmytro, call sign Lincoln, like most guys, used to play Word of Tanks on his childhood console. A game we used to call simply "tanks". However, back then he could not even imagine that he would become a tanker. He never dreamed of it, but fate decided otherwise when he entered the National Academy of the Land Forces. 29.05.24 11:00 12 203 12 Previously in trend: War

Duce Putin! World is tired: "boys" are already coming to you! Ukrainian soldier’s letter to Russian dictator Do you know what was the most difficult thing for me in preparing this material? I didn’t know how to address Vladimir Putin! Mr Putin? What kind of sir is he, seriously? Honourable Vladimir Putin? They will beat me up for sure, because why on earth would anyone in Ukraine have any respect for him nowadays? 28.05.24 18:30 12 599 22 Previously in trend: War

What are results of Russia’s 15-day offensive in Kharkiv region? Actions of Russian and Ukrainian troops on 25 May, 23.00 26.05.24 09:20 23 175 56 Previously in trend: War

New law on mobilisation: questions and answers. PART 2 The people who have been defending the country for more than two years were expecting at least clear rules on demobilisation, rotations and leave from the new law on mobilisation. Unfortunately, it does not mention demobilisation at all. However, the MPs did provide for some changes regarding the grounds for dismissal from service. 23.05.24 11:17 18 859 15 Previously in trend: War

Brigade Commander Pavlo Palisa: "This year’s strategic task for Russian armed forces is to reach administrative border of Donetsk and Luhansk regions" On May 10, Russians launched an active offensive in the Kharkiv region. Ukraine’s defense forces gave a fitting rebuff to the enemy and continue to destroy it. They are also holding their positions in Donbas, in particular in the Bakhmut direction, which has been difficult for a long time. The 93rd separate mechanized brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" is also fighting here. We were able to talk to its commander Pavlo Palisa about what is happening there. 22.05.24 18:21 10 781 26 Previously in trend: War

From frontline to hospital. How Ukraine is learning to truly care for its wounded One of the greats said: "The maturity of a country at war is measured by the extent to which it cares for its wounded." If this is true, Ukraine is now on the path to that maturity. 21.05.24 16:58 6 953 4 Previously in trend: War

About ammunition Supreme Commander-in-Chief Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a statement: "For the first time in the years of war, none of the brigades complains that there is no artillery shell. And this has been happening for the last two months." 20.05.24 17:08 13 905 29 Previously in trend: War

Kharkiv region. Situation in Lyptsi I spent May 15 in Lyptsi. There is a dam and a reservoir behind me. The Russian infantry is trying to break through in the vicinity of the village, but the built-up clear defense front repels all attacks. 17.05.24 18:48 14 948 11 Previously in trend: War

Russian offensive in Kharkiv region. Situation as of 11:30 p.m. on May 15 In the Lyptsi direction, Russians launched several infantry attacks, all of which were repelled with significant Russian losses. In the village of Hlyboke, soldiers of the 92nd Assault Brigade destroyed a group of Russian special forces, and during a counterattack, two Russians were captured. 16.05.24 19:44 9 436 12 Previously in trend: War

About 125th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade and fighters’ contribution to defense of Hlyboke-Zelene area We in no way want to justify the brigade’s command, which ignored the problems and played a paper army. We are talking exclusively about the soldiers who directly participated and are still participating in the fighting in this area. 16.05.24 19:17 13 056 15 Previously in trend: War

Russian offensive in Kharkiv region. Fighting for Vovchansk The topic of the stream is the Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region. 15.05.24 23:20 10 511 10 Previously in trend: War

"Everyone who decided to fight enemy is hero. There are no other heroes in our country," in memory of Deputy Company Commander Andrii Bakhtov (Stilly) This interview was recorded in July 2022, in Druzhkivka, where the Svoboda (Freedom) volunteer battalion, which two months earlier had merged into the 4th Operational Brigade named after Sergeant Serhii Mykhalchuk of the National Guard of Ukraine (the current Rubizh Brigade), was on rehabilitation after withdrawing from the outskirts of Sievierodonetsk. 14.05.24 23:25 11 636 7 Previously in trend: War

Profits from frozen assets of RF will be transferred to Ukraine. What does this mean? Russian funds, even if the West decides to confiscate them completely, will not be enough to compensate for all the losses and destruction caused to our country by Russia. 13.05.24 19:20 34 0 Previously in trend: War

Situation on Russian offensive in Kharkiv region as of 5:00 a.m. on May 13 During the day, the enemy started fighting in the border villages of Hlyboke and Starytsia in the Kharkiv direction. However, they failed to capture the villages completely, and infantry contact battles were ongoing. 13.05.24 16:24 22 437 31 Previously in trend: War

Offensive on Kharkiv The situation in the Kharkiv region. The Russians have launched the very offensive that has been much talked about. 11.05.24 14:10 18 905 27 Previously in trend: War

Russian attack on Kharkiv region on May 10 At night, Russian troops, up to 4-5 infantry battalions - size, crossed the state border and seized four border villages - Strilecha, Krasne, Pylne, and Borysivka. 10.05.24 18:30 25 912 24 Previously in trend: War

Ocheretyne: Russians are preparing offensive on New York and Pokrovsk Another stream is fully dedicated to the situation at the front. The situation in the war is escalating, and the enemy continues to attack. 10.05.24 13:55 5 500 2 Previously in trend: War

Our generals live on ATO memories. And they manage through maps - Yurii Butusov Yurii Butusov, Editor-in-Chief of Censor NET on Radio NV, talks about the situation at the front, the concentration of Russian forces in the Kurakhove and Pokrovsk directions, what is happening around Ocheretyne, the problems of mobilization in Ukraine, the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine and the lack of UAVs at the front. 08.05.24 21:50 14 171 32 Previously in trend: War

"We are transporting man. There was piece of shrapnel sticking out of his body side, bullet was pulled from his leg, and he said: "I feel somehow crappy, it must be blood pressure. It’s 190, little high!" - Oleksandr Nikolov, evacuation vehicle driver and artist He holds a degree in conductor, and he used to earn his keep by designing and creating. However, in his past life. Today, 47-year-old Oleksandr Nikolov is the driver of an evacuation vehicle in the 47th Brigade’s medical company. 07.05.24 23:40 12 791 3 Previously in trend: War

Chief of Staff, call sign Genie: "If we demobilize people who know how to fight now, those who replace will do nothing" Rustam, Chief of Staff of the Unmanned Strike Aviation Systems Battalion "Achilles" of the 92nd SAB, worked as a Chief Technical Officer at an IT company before the full-scale invasion. But on the first day of the Russian full-scale invasion, he joined the 128th Battalion of the TDF (Territorial Defense Forces) and began to fight. His first position was a scout and machine gunner. He jokes that he has made a rapid military career His call sign is Genie. 06.05.24 20:16 12 821 13 Previously in trend: War

"We need to stop enemy with whole country, not in way it is now: in one part of country war is ongoing, and in another part, it is not," - National Guard Officer Mykhailo Vernyhora Battles in Mariupol and an injury during an attempt to evacuate a Ukrainian soldier, amputation of an arm at Azovstal, captivity, release, adaptation, rehabilitation, and service again. This has been the path of Mykhailo Vernyhora, a National Guard Officer, since 2022. However, for him, the war began in 2014, with preparations for the liberation of Sloviansk in Donetsk region. And despite the loss of his arm, his fight continues. 04.05.24 09:20 14 296 107 Previously in trend: War

Situation at front is extremely critical The situation at the front is extremely critical, and it is obvious to everyone that the main problem that prevents us from winning the war is the irresponsibility and incompetence of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Office. We can create innovative solutions on the battlefield, but we cannot scale our successful work due to the lack of centralized management at the highest level. 03.05.24 20:35 35 214 110 Previously in trend: War

BREAKTHROUGH NEAR OCHERETYNE. PROBLEMS ON FRONT LINE Stream about the situation at the frontline. 01.05.24 23:58 19 276 35 Previously in trend: War

Most frequently asked questions about war Censor.NET Editor-in-Chief Yurii Butusov gave his vision of the development of events and the path to victory in his answers to the most frequently asked questions about the war. 30.04.24 15:25 11 212 13 Previously in trend: War

How Ukraine wants to restrict operation of online casinos The Verkhovna Rada has approved in the first reading a draft law on improving state regulation of gambling and lotteries and combating gambling addiction (ludomania). It provides for restrictions on online casino advertising, a ban on sponsorship, and the involvement of the military. 29.04.24 21:54 40 0 Previously in trend: War

Reconnaissance man, call sign Columbo: "We have never suffered shortage of enemy assault meat. There are lots of stupid ruscists who want to die" Our hero is fighting today in one of the most difficult areas - Bakhmut. We don’t show his face because he is the Company Commander of Special Operations Intelligence of the Rubizh Brigade. His call sign is Columbo, similar to the main character of the American detective series about a police lieutenant. 29.04.24 20:30 10 388 9 Previously in trend: War

"Everyone said it was "Operation 200". Vito chose guys and went to Left Bank - all of them returned, even without wounded": in memory of scout Vitalii Nesterenko (Vito) Vito was a ship’s captain, but in 2022, he joined the AFU as a volunteer fighter and became a scout, the first to enter the enemy’s rear on Dnipro’s left bank, creating the preconditions for a bridgehead on the left bank of Kherson region. The soldiers of the 222nd Battalion of the 126th Brigade ask to consider their application and posthumously award the title of "Hero of Ukraine" to scout Vitalii Nesterenko, who never received any awards from the state during his lifetime. 30.04.24 23:00 17 921 7 Previously in trend: War

"In Israel, everyone knows what they will do in war. In Ukraine, it is not clear. Whole country has to fight" - People’s Hero of Ukraine, volunteer Oleh Abramychev (Pyrotechnician) First and foremost, Oleh Abramychev is a volunteer: he has been helping the army since 2014. He is also the head of the Commission on Culture, Education, Youth, Sports and Spirituality and the European Solidarity faction in the Kharkiv City Council. Pyrotechnics is what Oleh used to do before the Russian-Ukrainian war. 24.04.24 22:13 13 505 81 Previously in trend: War

National Guard soldier Ivan Maliarenko: "FPV drone exploded near me. In front of me was comrade whom I was trying to cover. I thought at that moment: "I’m already toast, but he should live." When full-scale war began, Ivan Maliarenko worked as a physical education teacher, educator, and instructor of the Rukopash Spas (Savior) (Ukrainian national sport that has its origins in the Cossack martial art of Spas (Savior) - ed. note). at the Zaporizhzhia Cossack Lyceum boarding school. At the end of February 2022, he joined the National Guard and later became a platoon commander. 22.04.24 19:22 10 624 5 Previously in trend: War

Oleh Karsim: "FPV or "Bat" pilot cannot win war. He can level everything to ground, dismantle dugouts, but he will not go to gain footing." Oleh Karsim is only 24 years old and has been at war for two years. Today, he commands the RUBAK unit of the Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Separate Presidential Brigade. He flies attack drones, which the Russians fear and call "Baba Yaga". He has the call sign Khan. He chose it when he first served in the 95th Brigade. He took the name of one of the characters in the world-famous Fast and Furious as an analogy. 22.04.24 22:58 13 877 9 Previously in trend: War

Marine Anatolii Lukianov: "I don’t want f@ggots to come to Odesa. I would rather cut them off on current front line than here" "A very brave warrior," is how President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Marine Anatoliy Lukianov, call sign Stalker, from the 37th Separate Marine Brigade. He mentioned the soldier in his daily address on 10 August last year, noting his successes during his service in the Donetsk region. A few months later, Anatolii was wounded in the Kherson sector. He underwent rehabilitation in his native Odesa. 18.04.24 15:19 8 238 7 Previously in trend: War

History of first battle near Sloviansk on April 13, 2014 through eyes of soldier A participant in the first combat engagement in the Russian-Ukrainian war, which took place 10 years ago in the suburbs of Sloviansk, Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Mykhayletskyi is now heading one of the departments of the Chortkiv District Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support in Ternopil region. 16.04.24 23:00 9 245 4 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

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 12 891 31 Previously in trend: War

On April 13, 2014, near Sloviansk, for first time in war, Ukrainian troops open fire on enemy 10 years ago, on 13 April 2014, in the battle near Sloviansk, the Ukrainian military opened fire on the enemy for the first time in the war. Mykola Lavrenchuk follows Vadym Sukharevskyi’s order and fires the first shots of the war from the Vladimirov heavy tank machine gun (KPVT). 15.04.24 22:25 30 994 10 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Law on mobilization: without demobilization and sanctions for evaders In the third year of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the parliament adopted a law on mobilization. BusinessCensor made a summary of what people’s deputies voted for. 12.04.24 20:16 66 0 Previously in trend: War

Border guard Volodymyr Zvonskyi: "There was situation when they dropped off their infantry from armoured personnel carrier to go for assault. They were hit by ours, they ran back, their APC turned around and shot them." Volodymyr Zvonskyi is one of those business representatives who had to learn military science during a full-scale war, fighting in the Donetsk sector. Therefore, the 11th Border Guard Detachment soldier was mainly discussed how to quickly adapt for those who have not served before, how to overcome fears and whether it is worth planning for the future without knowing when this war will end. 10.04.24 12:13 14 932 2 Previously in trend: War

Drone tactics to break positional deadlock Everything was invented once. Once upon a time in the First World War, rapid-fire artillery and machine guns stopped the front and made the war a bloody positional meat grinder. Breaking through the front with infantry and holding the front with infantry became prohibitively expensive and virtually impossible. But the British and French created new types of equipment - tanks and aircraft. 08.04.24 14:38 12 743 26 Previously in trend: War

Oleksandr Matiash: "When you’ve been sitting in hole with knee-deep in water for four days, even though you came here for day, and you can’t get out because there’s no one to f#cking replace you, your optimism fades." "All men will have to fight," says Ukrainian Armed Forces junior lieutenant Oleksandr Matiash, call sign Magyar. He knows well what war is. In 2015-2016, he was in Donbas. After the full-scale invasion, he went back to defend the country. 10.04.24 20:11 42 887 47 Previously in trend: War

Actor, junior sergeant Roman Semysal: "The army is not my thing. But I am law-abiding citizen, so I understand that I have to fight" The commander of the ship "Cherkasy" from the film "Cyborgs" has been serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the beginning of the full-scale offensive and has no intention of returning to civilian life until we win, although he misses his job and profession terribly. 03.04.24 13:40 11 211 8 Previously in trend: War

Denys Nahornyi, Artillery Chief of Staff of 4th Rubizh Brigade: "War will turn from trench warfare to subterranean warfare" Denys Nahornyi, Lieutenant Colonel of the National Guard, Artillery Chief of Staff of the 4th Rubizh Brigade, has been involved in countering the Russian invasion for ten years. He has vast experience and heavy battles in the hottest spots of the frontline. In 2014, he liberated Mariupol, Novoazovsk, Volnovakha, was in the Ilovaisk cauldron, and later at the Svitlodarsk bulge. After the full-scale invasion, he defended Rubizhne, Sievierodonetsk, Lysychansk, and Bakhmut. 01.04.24 17:54 163 760 12 Previously in trend: War

Russia is planning new offensive The stream is dedicated to the events currently taking place in the war. 03.04.24 23:00 19 292 16 Previously in trend: War