A fiber optic drone attacked Proliska’s evacuation van. Oleh Tkachenko: “The drone pilot could clearly see we were a humanitarian team. But he decided to go on a human safari. We were supposed to rescue an injured person. We couldn’t reach him. He died.” 6/
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Parents watch officers carry away son’s body after fatal strike
The parents of 44-year-old Yevdokimov Andriy stood and watched as two officers carried away their son’s body in a black bag — one day after a strike killed him in the city. 5/
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Rescuers from Proliska evacuated under UN aid amid rubble-filled streets
Rescuers from Proliska, which evacuates civilians with UN support, drive into the city like playing Russian roulette — streets choked with rubble and pocked with craters. 4/
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Over 1,000 drones daily: medieval siege meets modern technology
Captain of the 28th Brigade Yevhen Alkhimov: “People live like in the Middle Ages — it is a mix of medieval siege with modern technology.” Over 1,000 drones fly above the city every day. 3/
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Kostiantynivka: Russian army reduces city to rubble, 2,000 remain.
Kostiantynivka is another city the Russian army is turning to rubble. NYT: before the war 67,000 people lived here. Now about 2,000 remain. No electricity, gas, heat or running water. People live in basements, burn wood and scavenge garbage for fuel. 2/
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Elderly man shows neighbor’s improvised grave in courtyard due to danger
75-year-old resident Anatoly shows NYT journalists the improvised grave of his neighbor — right in their courtyard. Getting to a cemetery is too dangerous. So they bury people where they fall.
Anatoly: “You survive. You don’t live.” 1/ -
Ukraine intercepted less than a third of Iskander-M missiles in May
Ukraine was able to intercept less than a third of Iskander-M missiles in May, while Russia more than doubled their use, — Bloomberg During the recent massive strike, the Russian Federation launched 30 missiles, of which Ukraine shot down 11. In the regions outside the
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Distant perspective on Ukraine, questioning time away during war
Of course, you see things much clearer a continent and an ocean away from Ukraine. By the way, how long has it been since you were last in Ukraine yourself? Two, three, four years, the entire time of the full-scale war since 2022?
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UK sanctions crypto networks aiding Russia
The UK has announced new sanctions targeting crypto networks and shadow financial systems it says Russia is using to bypass restrictions and fund its war economy. The package also hits a Kremlin-linked “A7 network” operating through Kyrgyzstan to route financial flows linked to
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Ukrainian forces destroy Russian artillery park in Belgorod region
❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian forces destroyed a 🇷🇺Russian artillery park in the Belgorod region, striking self-propelled howitzers Msta-S and Gvozdika, a self-propelled Tyulpan mortar, D-30 howitzers, and 120-mm mortars. pic.twitter.com/1MKgecyeYw
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 26 mai 2026Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian artillery park in the Belgorod region, striking self-propelled howitzers Msta-S and Gvozdika, a self-propelled Tyulpan mortar, D-30 howitzers, and 120-mm mortars.