His commander said Huzenko was never afraid to go anywhere and worked at the front to record operations. “He never saw the world as black and white,” friend and photographer Larysa Kalik said. “Even near death, he found color, meaning, and light.” 6X
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Kostia was gentle and vulnerable but incredibly brave, enlisted
“Kostia was gentle and vulnerable, but incredibly brave,” said photographer Karina Piliuhina. “He felt documenting wasn’t enough. He wanted to fight beside his comrades.” He enlisted in 2024, joining the Marine press service as a photographer and press officer. 4/
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Huzenko: from media producer to Marine volunteer documenting liberated towns
Before joining the Marines, Huzenko worked as a media producer and podcaster. As a Ukrainer volunteer since 2020, he filmed liberated towns, displaced families, and front-line schools — showing life after occupation through human stories. 2/
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Ukrainian photographer and sergeant killed in Russian strike
Russian strike killed 28-year-old Kostiantyn Huzenko — Kyiv photographer and staff sergant of 35th Marine Brigade. He joined the army in 2024 after documenting the war for Ukrainer and died on Nov 1 in a Russian strike in eastern Ukraine – Kyiv Independent. 1/
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Russian drones pound Chernihiv; power grid attacks double as winter nears
Russian drones pound Chernihiv, 40 miles from the border. Attacks on the power grid doubled this month, cutting heat and light as winter nears. “Even one drone getting through still causes damage,” said Andriy Podorvan, a city official. 4/
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Russia’s double-tap drone strikes kill over 100 Ukrainian rescuers
Moscow uses “double-tap” tactics. Drones strike once, then again when rescuers arrive. Ukraine’s energy ministry says Russia uses the same method as in Syria. It killed over 100 Ukrainian rescuers and 7 energy workers and wounded more than 350. 2/
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Chernihiv power line workers refuse flak jackets, prioritize families
Savchenko’s colleagues in Chernihiv still repair power lines without flak jackets. They say armor slows them down. When asked if they’d quit, they just shook their heads. “We worry about our families more than ourselves,” one said as air raid sirens wailed. 3/
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Russian drones target Ukrainian repair crews, killing two in Chernihiv
Russian drones hunt Ukrainian repair crews fixing power lines and rails In Chernihiv, a Lancet drone hit a truck mid-repair. Anatoliy Savchenko, 47, crawled out with a broken leg. His partner, Ruslan Deynega, 46, ran to help. A second drone struck and killed them both – Times 1/
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Breaking free from Russian world to Europe’s civic space of freedom
True victory is not just restoring borders – it’s breaking free from the “Russian world” and returning to Europe’s civic space of rights, accountability, and freedom. “Freedom is not luxury. For us, it is survival”, Matviichuk writes. 8X
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Resistance as survival for Ukraine and European democracy
She stresses that peace cannot come from surrender. “Occupation is the same war, just in another form. Countries that grow tired of proving their identity disappear”, she writes. Resistance is survival – not only for Ukraine but for Europe’s democratic order. 5/