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Kramatorsk: An attempt at normalcy and eighteen drones

It is better to look at Kramatorsk from the hill, where three giant wind turbines—electricity generators—stood out from afar. From there, it’s like a typical industrial panorama. But once you drive through the alleys and walk through the parks,...

Nicolas Tenzer: “I tell my Ukrainian friends: do not trust anyone”

As Western governments debate peace and security guarantees for Ukraine, French political thinker Nicolas Tenzer delivers a warning: neither the United States nor Europe can be fully trusted to protect Ukraine’s security.

Father and son in Russian captivity: the story of a Crimean Tatar family

The abduction of a 19-year-old son, followed a year later by that of his father, could sound like the plot of a thriller, but it’s the reality for one Crimean Tatar family. Both were abducted by Russian forces in the...

Druzhkivka: The Last Piece of Halva

A police officer patrolling the sky near a shelled building, rescuers who no longer live here but arrive in an armored vehicle for their shifts — all of them say the same thing as the Azov fighter with the...

Kherson: petals of roses and mines. To the third anniversary of liberation

On the eve of the third anniversary of Kherson’s liberation from the Russian occupation, we walk through its centre and suburbs, descend into shelters, and speak with doctors, soldiers, children, and those who still tend roses — to see and...

Sudan’s war explained: el-Fasher and the role of international actors

Sudan’s long, fragmented war entered a new and deadly phase in October 2025, when the Rapid Support Forces seized El Fasher, the capital of Darfur. The city’s fall followed 18 months of siege and famine — a brutal climax in...

What is happening in Sudan? The roots of the war explained

Since gaining independence in 1956, the country has rarely known peace. Civil wars, ethnic persecution, and decades of neglect have shaped the lives of millions — and still mark the country’s reality today.

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