War

Battle of Izium: how city was defended and retaken The soldier who defended Izium told us chronologically about the Russian invasion of this town in the Kharkiv region in March 2022. And about the four days that he fought side by side with the legendary Yashka, a Special Forces officer Roman Kosenko, who died on March 9. 21.01.24 09:35 17 702 4 Previously in trend: War

Head of Combat Training Department of 3rd SAB Kyrylo Berkal (Kirt): We need to throw corrupt officials out of politics He talked about what had happened in Mariupol shortly before the full-scale Russian invasion, his Russian captivity, where he had spent several months, and his service and defence of the country, from the ATO to the present day. They talked about mobilisation, corruption and what all Ukrainians can and should do to win. An exclusive interview in the programme "Who is with Miroshnichenko?" 19.01.24 09:45 10 991 31 Previously in trend: War

Winter at war: Soldiers’ experience and advice, or "Donetsk wind blows all heat away" How and with what our soldiers keep warm in trenches, dugouts and on duty at observation posts in Donbas, and what they suffer from the most in Kherson region. 18.01.24 09:40 20 646 19 Previously in trend: War

Wife of captured National Guard officer Valeriy Lutchenko: Many people do not even know that 103 Chernobyl NPP defenders are still in captivity She has been fighting for almost two years to get her husband, a National Guard officer who defended the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on the first day of the full-scale Russian attack, back from captivity. During this time, her father, who was the commander of a reconnaissance platoon and fought in Donbas, was seriously wounded and died in hospital, right in front of her. So when we talked to Valeriya Lutchenko, we talked about both of them - the most important people in her life. 17.01.24 10:25 10 800 57 Previously in trend: War

Yevhen Rohachevskyi, combat medic and "VV" guitarist: Creativity? It’s not time for that. There are other tasks here: to survive, to recuperate, to sleep. And, of course, to fulfill the tasks ...In February 2022, Yevhen Rohachevsky and his son Max went to the military enlistment office together. The long-time guitarist of "VV" says this about his motivation at the time: "We were attacked with weapons, and we had to respond with weapons. Motivation? Two words: we had to do it together." And with his usual self-irony, he talks about Max’s role in this choice: "He probably sped me up a bit. If he hadn’t, I might have scratched the back of my head for a couple of days. But it became clear that there was no time. I had to go now. He’s young, hot, fast. That’s why I was already chasing after him." 16.01.24 12:25 9 314 6 Previously in trend: War

Zelenskyy disrupts mobilization: What should state do? Yurii Butusov, Editor-in-Chief of Censor.NET, shared his thoughts on mobilization, the need to register all men, ways to mobilize prisoners and the necessary actions on the part of the state. He also raised the issue of the large number of draft dodgers and objectors. 14.01.24 16:40 17 344 36 Previously in trend: War

Andrii Otchenash, crew commander of "Visitation of God" UAV: "In Klishchiivka, we managed to use copter to evacuate group that was lost in complete darkness" Andrii Otchenash, the crew commander of the UAV "visitation of God" of the 4th Operational Brigade "Rubizh" of the National Guard of Ukraine, has known what war is like since 2014. Back then he fought in a volunteer battalion of the OUN (Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists). Two years later, he signed a contract, after which he went abroad to travel. He hitchhiked about 30 thousand kilometers in Southeast Asia. When the COVID-19 epidemic began, traveling stopped. The borders were closed, so I couldn’t return home. I settled in Cambodia. I found a job and lived here until Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine. 13.01.24 12:25 9 317 11 Previously in trend: War

Drone operator Daniil Novikov was transferred to assault troops and killed by Russian drone In December, my friend and partner Danya died. Danya was 21 years old. And he was a brilliant pilot. 12.01.24 10:20 33 785 130 Previously in trend: War

Oleh Pryimachov, thai-boxing champion and soldier: "I can go longer distance in body armor and equipment, but I don’t have halo of protection either. Everyone is mortal. And this is war." Oleg Priymyachov, the world champion in Thai boxing, did not believe that Russia could wage a full-scale war on Ukraine. He admits that he was not prepared for such events. But when it all started, he joined the ranks of the Poltava-based territory defence unit. In March 2022, he sold his gold medal from the 2017 World Games at an auction for 20 thousand hryvnias. It was bought by a philanthropist from Poltava. Half of the money went to support the military and the other half to IDPs. Currently, she serves in the "Artan" special unit of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. But he does not forget about sports - he goes to the ring to win there. 11.01.24 09:40 12 959 5 Previously in trend: War

Oleh Huit, company commander of Rarog strike unmanned aerial vehicles of 24th Brigade: "During company’s existence, we have inflicted more than hundred million dollars worth of damage to enemy" In just a month, this unit destroyed six tanks, an MSTA-S system, seven armored vehicles, three self-propelled artillery guns, two cannons, five cars, six trucks, hit six more tanks, and confirmed the irrecoverable losses of 25 soldiers of the "second army of the world." 10.01.24 11:20 6 801 4 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 10 202 0 Previously in trend: War

Who put defense under missiles? When people talk about mobilization, they only talk about mobilizing people to the front, and the association is that we need to put more people with machine guns in the trenches because of the significant losses. In fact, there is another side of mobilization that, unfortunately, is not talked about here. This is the mobilization of industry. 08.01.24 08:55 33 463 49 Previously in trend: War

Rodion Kudryashov, 3rd Separate Assault Brigade: "No matter how much we want to relax, to abstract ourselves from this war, reality is quite harsh: if we relax for minute, we will lose it." The deputy commander of the 3rd Brigade, Major Rodion Kudryashov, never wanted to become a soldier. But after the Revolution of Dignity, the annexation of Crimea and Russia’s offensive in Donbas, he joined Azov in spring 2014. 05.01.24 09:10 9 107 5 Previously in trend: War

Mobilization and war-2024 – Butusov About mobilization in 2024, which determines Ukraine’s strategy in the war and its prospects. It is the mobilization that determines the combat capability and defense capability of Ukraine and the entire situation at the front, the future of those who are now on guard in the cold trenches, on duty at the front lines. 01.01.24 12:25 31 109 92 Previously in trend: War

Mobilization in new way: what is hidden behind most scandalous norms and what consequences have they already had There is no doubt that mobilization is needed, but whether it will be possible to ensure it through the draft laws submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers is a big question. First, a number of the proposed norms have outraged society and caused criticism not only from people’s deputies but also from the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights. Secondly, after the registration of one of the documents, on which the working group had been elaborating for quite some time, it turned out that the Ministry of Finance did not know where to get the money to continue mobilization. 29.12.23 18:20 48 665 109 Previously in trend: War

How can we provide uniforms and equipment to 500,000 people? The third year of the bloody full-scale war is about to begin. We hear about a plan to mobilize 500,000+ people. In order to mobilize them, we need a large amount of military uniforms and accessories from underwear, uniforms, boots to bulletproof vests and helmets. At the same time, one of the largest suppliers to the Ministry of Defense has shut down its factories and sent 1,200 people on unscheduled vacation. 28.12.23 16:00 17 922 0 Previously in trend: War

Sniper commander Vlad, call sign Santa: "I am still walking between drops. My armor was torn off, it happened..." ...At first, Vlad did not want to be a sniper. "The risks are too high," he explains his attitude now. - "Sniper raids pose a high level of threat to your life. Not to mention your psychological health." But the war and fate, as well as Vlad’s inherent passion and responsibility, had their own way. 28.12.23 09:05 14 397 8 Previously in trend: War

Full transcript of press conference of Commander-in-Chief of AFU Zaluzhnyi At the first press conference, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi summed up the results of the year of war, gave a forecast for the future and told what he thought of the government’s draft law on new rules of mobilization. 27.12.23 12:35 24 342 0 Previously in trend: War

What’s going on with Russia’s most hyped-up General Teplinsky? To defeat the enemy, it is necessary to understand how the top leadership thinks and "lives and breathes". When it comes to the theater of operations - first of all, it is necessary to understand what motivates the generals who directly make decisions on the battlefield. 26.12.23 14:20 37 307 20 Previously in trend: War

Colonel Oleksandr Gramarchuk (Hrom): "End of war according to classics is defeat or victory. There are still many years of struggle ahead. Unfortunately " Colonel Oleksandr Hramarchuk, call sign Hrom, is a career soldier. At the beginning of 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea and invaded the territory of Donbas, he joined the ATO. He performed combat missions, in particular in Debaltseve and at the Zenit position opposite Donetsk airport. 25.12.23 10:05 16 894 62 Previously in trend: War

Rifleman - Signaller Olha Yehorova: "Attitude to snipers among our own people is 60 to 40. 60 are afraid, 40 are happy when we appear" ...She sat down across from me-smiling, cold-minded, friendly, beautiful. She introduced herself: "I’m Olha Yehorova, call sign Vysota (Height-ed.), and my rank is a Rifleman - Signaller. I’m part of the Surma sniper team. We work in the eastern direction". 22.12.23 15:00 108 570 39 Previously in trend: War

Artem Rakitin (Rocket), DIU Special Forces officer: During operation on "Boiko’s towers" missile struck boat, then airplane was operating How are special operations at sea prepared and conducted? How do Russians storm Ukrainian positions on the ground? The secrets of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine were revealed by Artem Rakitin, a DIU Special Forces officer "Rocket". He told about what was happening on Zmiinyi Island (Snake Island-ed.), how an airplane shelled a boat at sea, why his comrade-in-arms spent 14 hours in the open sea and about the "road of life" from Chernihiv. These and other topics were discussed in the program "Who is with Miroshnychenko?". 20.12.23 11:35 24 815 0 Previously in trend: War

The best weapons, drones and electronic warfare systems are created by private individuals, but they are involved in criminal cases. The army needs drones. And electronic warfare. And a lot of weapons, in general. All kinds of weapons. Preferably innovative. Everyone wants it. The President, the Prime Minister, the Chief of the Army, parliamentarians, ministers. But this is not happening. Although everyone wants it very much and allocates money. 19.12.23 09:50 16 759 2 Previously in trend: War

Avdiivka is being surrendered due to inaction and impotence of Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff. Since 1 October, the Russian army has been storming Avdiivka for two and a half months. 17.12.23 16:20 246 161 125 Previously in trend: War

Dmytro Kukharchuk (Slip), 3rd Brigade commander: War has changed in August-September this year and turned into drone warfare Dmytro Kukharchuk, commander of the 2nd Assault Battalion of the 3rd Separate Mechanized Brigade with call sign Slip, went to the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2014. But he resigned the following year. - I wouldn’t have done it if the country’s leadership at the time had been willing to fight for Ukrainian territories. We understood that this was not the case," he explained to me. - "In fact, I really regret not staying then. Thus, there was no intense fighting for a long period of time, but I would have had the opportunity to improve my military skills. But it has already happened. It didn’t matter. As soon as the full-scale invasion began, I came back. Now I have to push the matter through. 18.12.23 19:30 16 639 7 Previously in trend: War

Shogunate of company commander You never see your unit in its entirety. In the years 14-21, people were either on training or vacation, or business trips or in prolonged AWOL (absence without leave). Now, many people are wounded, there are vacancies, and there is a constant turnover of personnel: some are transferred, some are promoted, some are discharged, some are treated, etc. As a result, the classic company-platoon-unit management scheme almost ceases to work. 14.12.23 18:25 13 131 0 Previously in trend: War

"Commander of Special Forces Regiment (OSBr) Abdula: we have never received more than 100 FPV drones at once from state, and brigade’s minimum monthly requirement is 1000 units. Mykola Volokhov, with the call sign Abdul, has been defending Ukraine since 2014 and served in the reconnaissance platoon. However, with the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, he became an aerial reconnaissance officer in the "Terra" unit within the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade. Later, he became the commander of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) battalion. 15.12.23 10:05 9 413 23 Previously in trend: War

Military judge Oleksii Sytailo: I took warnings of full-scale invasion seriously. Back in December, there was information that Prosecutor General’s Office started taking out files Oleksii Sytailo, the head of the Seredyna-Buda District Court in Sumy region, prepared for the full-scale invasion in advance, so he ensured that the cases were archived and evacuated from the court. He did this because he had received information from border guards a few weeks earlier that the Russians were preparing an offensive. 12.12.23 18:20 18 343 14 Previously in trend: War

COUNTEROFFENSIVE IN WASHINGTON POST: ARTICLE ANALYSIS On a topic that has caused a great public response both in our society and among Western diplomats and military officers. The Washington Post, one of the most influential political publications in the United States, published a large article analyzing the problems and failures of the Ukrainian offensive, or counteroffensive, as we call it, in the South in 2023. In Ukraine, a war of incremental gains as counteroffensive stalls. 11.12.23 23:10 24 595 54 Previously in trend: War

State is fooling people. People are fooling state. It shouldn’t be like that," - Vsevolod Kozhemiako Vsevolod Kozhemiako is an agrarian who has earned millions of dollars. On February 24, he was abroad but returned to his native Kharkiv and formed a volunteer unit called Khartiia (Charter -ed.), which took part in the fighting in the East and then rose to become a brigade. Now Vsevolod sees his task as modernizing the army, among other things. 11.12.23 18:48 18 089 0 Previously in trend: War

One of main tasks of society is to provide 100 thousand drones monthly An engineering and analytical room somewhere in the General Staff should be the basis. All successful cases of using the latest technologies should be monitored daily along the entire front line, taken as a basis and scaled up. The whole country should work on priority tasks. One of the main tasks of our society should be how to provide ourselves with 100 thousand drones per month. 07.12.23 22:12 8 242 60 Previously in trend: War

How to fight mice on front line. A few basic methods "There is nothing so refreshing in the morning as a mouse in your sleeping bag" - a real rodent plague on the front line has led to new jokes. And we asked the soldiers which product proved to be the best in the fight against these small pests 04.12.23 17:03 32 219 0 Previously in trend: War

Serhii Dykun, who lost his leg in war: "I think I’ll be useful in army. My amputation is not too big yet - one leg... I will be useful in army somewhere" Serhii Dykun is from Nikopol of the Dnipropetrovsk region. He is an ATO (anti-terrorist operation) veteran who worked abroad for five years and returned to Ukraine after the full-scale invasion. In August this year, he lost his right leg during a combat mission in the Luhansk region. Now he is undergoing treatment and waiting for a prosthesis at the Unbreakable Rehabilitation Center in Lviv, where he was admitted on 24 October. This is where we met. This is the first interview he has ever had, so he does not hide his emotions. He feels shy. But he speaks sincerely and frankly. 04.12.23 19:45 10 131 5 Previously in trend: War

Mustang roufer who went to war: Infantryman is when everyone is trying to kill you and from time to time it happens He became a world-famous Ukrainian roufer after painting a Soviet star blue and yellow in Moscow in 2014. After returning from the US after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, Mustang Wanted joined the army, first flying drones and then becoming an infantryman. 04.12.23 23:48 23 713 0 Previously in trend: War

Azov soldier, call sign Lemko: "In Olenivka, Russians wanted to execute all of us. As usual, they planned poorly, and not all of us died." Books and films should be written and made about people like him. These soldiers are making the history of modern Ukraine. Major Arsen Dmytryk is 29 years old, and he has been fighting in the Russian-Ukrainian war for nine years. At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he defended Mariupol. He was at Azovstal. After leaving the plant, he was sent to Olenivka. He survived the terrorist attack that took place here on the night of July 28-29 last year. 01.12.23 17:50 27 645 16 Previously in trend: War

How much Ukraine and Russia spend on war BusinessCensor compared how much Ukraine, together with its allies, and the occupying country spent on the war. 30.11.23 19:20 38 0 Previously in trend: War

Yurii Butusov: "The next commander of the Armed Forces will hang on every word of "Servants of the People" Yurii Butusov, Editor-in-Chief of Censor.NET, on the campaign against Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the problems of the Armed Forces and the current state of affairs at the front. 30.11.23 16:13 31 877 1 Previously in trend: War

"Our company commander taught us that when we go to our positions, we all return. It doesn’t matter if we are alive, WIA (wounded in action) or KIA (killed in action)," platoon medic Apostol Klishchiivka is a village in Donetsk region, located two kilometers from Russian-occupied Bakhmut. The fighting near Klishchiivka began in November 2022. In early July 2023, the Ukrainian Armed Forces began to knock the occupiers out of the mountain near the village. On July 20, 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reached the outskirts of Klishchiivka. On September 3, part of the settlement was under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, part was in the "gray zone", and a certain part was controlled by the Russians. 28.11.23 17:57 11 313 3 Previously in trend: War

Infantryman Viktor Chonhovai: "If I didn’t have a family, I would sit on the wheelchair in which I move, attach another one behind me, put ammunition in it, take a rifle and follow my commander." He joined the army after his father to protect him. He has fought in most areas. During the counteroffensive in the Zaporozhzhia direction, he was seriously wounded. At that time, he and his comrades had to gain a foothold in the positions they had recently recaptured from the enemy. But they didn’t. The occupiers began to drop grenades from the drone. One of them fell right on Viktor’s feet. 27.11.23 21:24 29 933 7 Previously in trend: War

"I worked with a sniper rifle like a machine gun," - Sniper-Stormtrooper Brake What is the difference between soldiers and the military, is mobilization needed and what could it be, how to try yourself in the role of a stormtrooper and what is the complexity of the war with the Russian army - this and not only told the sniper of the 3rd Assault Brigade Roman Trokhymets, without hiding his face. 24.11.23 23:59 18 931 11 Previously in trend: War

Maidan-3 for Minsk-3, or Where will lie the border between the United States and China? President Zelenskyy was portrayed in the publication in "Time" for Ukrainians as alone in his own environment, where the anonymous thesis of one of his loyalists prevails - "We will lose. But try to tell him about it." 21.11.23 23:35 18 501 40 Previously in trend: War

Who is the most important in the war right now? Commanders think that the most important specialty is a HIMARS and F-16 operator. 15.11.23 22:35 22 908 82 Previously in trend: War

Company commander of the 47th Brigade Mykola Melnyk: "The Russians knew our routes of advance, and everything was flying there - the 152nd, 120th, and Grads... The lawyer, who since 2014 joined the volunteer fighters in Avdiivka from time to time, in 2022 joined the 47th newly formed brigade and lost his leg during the first assault of the unit on the Zaporizhzhia direction in June 2023. 16.11.23 23:30 48 298 25 Previously in trend: War

Military serviceman Artem Moroz: "Two and half liters of blood were infused into me. I don’t know how I survived" Before the full-scale invasion, Artem Moroz worked as a civil engineer. Together with his wife, he raised two children. He went in for sports. He did not stop training even after the injury, due to which he lost both legs. This happened in September 2022 in the Kherson region. And in half a year, Artem ran the Boston Marathon with prostheses. 14.11.23 23:21 11 584 5 Previously in trend: War

Deputy Platoon Commander of the Tsunami Assault Regiment of Assault Brigade of National Police of Ukraine "Liut (Fury-ed.)" Roman: "We are people, we are scared. But the task can be fulfilled if everything is done correctly." This fighter comes from Zolote, which has been under occupation since 2022, took part in the mopping-up operation of Klishchiivka near Bakhmut, including the last one, when this village returned to Ukrainian control. 15.11.23 22:00 10 761 4 Previously in trend: War

Battle for Avdiivka: Russians have prepared new assault, situation is critical, reinforcements are needed In the near future, Russian troops will launch a new assault on Avdiivka. The Russians have concentrated on new fresh reserves. The enemy will once again try to attack the city itself and break through to the north and south of the city. 05.11.23 23:30 26 624 0 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Our rear line of defense of "Avdiivka fortress" should have been here, but nothing has been done in nine years of war The military administrations, which are directly subordinate to the president, would have to build the frontiers together with construction equipment, civil organizations, and supply of construction materials. But they don’t do it, because the president doesn’t ask them for it. 02.11.23 22:55 26 008 99 Previously in trend: War

Battle for Avdiivka on November 2: critical situation developed and there was real threat of losing the city Simulated combat conditions: 02.11.23 17:55 25 479 59 Previously in trend: War