His last letter arrived April 19: "Hi Mom. I've already been in Donetsk for a month for a retrial, you probably didn't know." He called for the last time on December 24. He said: calls are stopping, only letters from now on. 7/
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Mykola’s identical letters: mother rereads and calls relatives
Mykola's letters all say the same thing because he does not know what gets through: "Mom, everything will be fine. I hug and kiss you. Your son Mykola." She rereads every letter and calls all her relatives, reading it aloud to them. 6/
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Mother waits days for son’s call after prisoner exchange
His mother waits after every prisoner exchange. Once she waited three days for a scheduled call — there was no electricity. She took her daughter to the city council's resilience point and waited an hour. When he finally called he said: "Mom, there's no time — no tears, listen
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Defender of Mariupol gets 27 years for terrorism
On December 21, 2023 he was sentenced for the first time. On April 27, 2026 — for the second time. His current sentence is 27 years under Article 205 — terrorism. A man who defended Mariupol. 4/
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Bullet entry near forehead, exit near heart, operated in Azovstal bunker
During the defense of Mariupol a bullet entered near his forehead and exited a few millimeters from his heart. He was operated on directly in the bunker under Azovstal without proper conditions. His left hand could not be raised, his fingers were broken. The medics said: he was
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Mykola walked out of Azovstal into captivity to save his wounded brothers-in-arms
On May 16, 2022 Mykola walked out of Azovstal into captivity to save the lives of his severely wounded brothers-in-arms. Before that he had been out of contact for 17 days and his mother did not know if he was alive. 2/
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Mother of POW: son’s youth in torture, exile, while others married
"They are living their youth in torture chambers, prisons, and exile. We spent those years getting married, having children", says the mother of prisoner of war Mykola Puzhnenko. Since childhood he said: "I will wear epaulettes. I will be an Azov soldier." — Suspilne. 1/
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Azov medic tortured to death in Russian captivity
Oleksandr Krokhmaliuk—a military medic who joined the Azov Battalion in 2016—was tortured to death while in Russian captivity, according to Sviatoslav “Kalyna” Palamar, deputy commander of the 1st Corps of the National Guard’s Azov Battalion. Krokhmaliuk’s body was returned in
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Ukrainian robot vehicle rescues wounded soldier after hitting two mines
A Ukrainian robotic evacuation vehicle equipped with an armored capsule successfully rescued a wounded soldier from a frontline position.
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) 22 mai 2026
During the extraction, the vehicle struck two mines on its return route. Despite the blasts, the armored capsule protected the wounded… https://t.co/84Cv2IMueX pic.twitter.com/rjwdARtyJ6A Ukrainian robotic evacuation vehicle equipped with an armored capsule successfully rescued a wounded soldier from a frontline position. During the extraction, the vehicle struck two mines on its return route. Despite the blasts, the armored capsule protected the wounded
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Night explosions hit Russian military targets in occupied Starobilsk
❗️Consequences of night explosions in occupied Starobilsk, Luhansk region. According to local authorities, the strikes were likely carried out on 🇷🇺Russian military targets. pic.twitter.com/fX1BWsEAL6
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 22 mai 2026Consequences of night explosions in occupied Starobilsk, Luhansk region. According to local authorities, the strikes were likely carried out on Russian military targets.