Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s approval rating climbed to 74 percent in the first half of May 2025, according to a nationwide poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS). The figure for May was the latest in a series of increases recorded by KIIS and represented Zelenskyy’s highest approval rating from the pollster […]
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Ukrainian long-range drones knock out 10% of Russia’s oil refining capacity, reports Reuters
Ukrainian long-range drone strikes have knocked out around 10% of Russia’s oil refining capacity since the start of 2025, according to new data from Reuters. Calculations by Reuters analysts based on oil industry trade figures covering the period from January to early February 2025 indicate that Ukraine’s drone offensive has disabled approximately one-tenth of Russia’s […]
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Innovation and improvisation are fueling Ukraine’s emergence as a defense tech hub
When they first came across each other, the potential for collaboration was obvious. One team was trialing a remote controlled ground drone that looked like a miniature tank. Next to them on the military training area, a different team were test firing a remote controlled machine gun, developed with the help of a Ukrainian sniper. […]
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Naval Drones: Ukraine’s secret weapon in the Battle of the Black Sea
On the very first morning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, a huge Russian warship loomed over the Black Sea horizon and approached the tiny Ukrainian garrison on Snake Island with an ultimatum: “Lay down your arms and surrender, or you will be bombed.” Although hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned, the handful of Ukrainian troops […]
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Kyiv real estate market avoids wartime price crash
Despite expectations among some potential international buyers, it looks fairly safe to say that there will be no major wartime collapse in Kyiv real estate prices, especially not in the historic city center. Kyiv’s crisis-resistant property prices reflect a number of factors including Ukrainian resilience, low carrying costs, and the role played by real estate […]
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Vladimir Putin’s biggest mistake was underestimating Ukrainian resilience
Over the past eighteen months, Ukraine’s ability to overcome the destruction and disruption created by Russia’s invasion has been so striking that some outside observers have even questioned the reality of the war. Every so often, video footage of Ukrainians engaged in everyday activities appears on social media accompanied by suggestions that the situation in […]
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Lifeline Ukraine needs more support to help Ukrainian society cope with the trauma of Russia’s invasion
Ukraine’s national suicide prevention hotline Lifeline Ukraine has experienced a sharp rise in calls since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022
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Lviv’s new Superhumans Center: Helping to heal a generation of Ukrainians wounded by Russia’s invasion
The war unleashed by Vladimir Putin has left tens of thousands of Ukrainians with life-changing injuries and transformed Ukraine into the most heavily mined country in the world
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Ukrainians are loving’ it: McDonald’s reopens five restaurants in Dnipro
Global fast food giant McDonald’s is steadily resuming its activities in Ukraine following a nationwide shutdown in response to Russia’s February 2022 invasion