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Svitlana Morenets

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Georgia is on the brink of revolution

Svitlana Morenets has narrated this article for you to listen to. For weeks, the Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi has looked like a battlefield. Thousands...

09.05.2024 20

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Why does the West protect Israel but not Ukraine?

Svitlana Morenets has narrated this article for you to listen to. When Israel and its allies shot down hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles, they...

18.04.2024 10

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Ukraine’s controversial new conscription law takes effect

The Ukrainian parliament has finally stopped delaying the inevitable and voted for a new law that tightens mobilisation processes, strengthens...

12.04.2024 30

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How Ukraine plans to revive its birth rate

Svitlana Morenets has narrated this article for you to listen to. In my village in Ukraine, there aren’t many families left intact. The funerals of...

28.03.2024 50

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Ukraine has brought the war back to Russian soil

Ukraine can’t stop Vladimir Putin’s re-election as Russian President on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean it can’t shatter the perfect image of...

15.03.2024 3

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Zelensky’s sacked army chief posted to London

When Ukrainian war hero Valery Zaluzhny was fired as the head of the military a month ago, all talk was on what his new role would be. The logical...

08.03.2024 6

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Zelensky: ‘31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed so far’

After two years of secrecy, Volodymyr Zelensky has finally revealed the number of fallen Ukrainian soldiers. ‘31,000 Ukrainian military personnel...

25.02.2024 10

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Will the Ukrainian army retreat from Avdiivka?

The battle for Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast is a bloodbath. The city, which is also called the ‘gateway to Donetsk’, is semi-surrounded. Some 50,000...

16.02.2024 9

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What Tucker Carlson should have asked Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin relished being interviewed by American journalist Tucker Carlson, who doesn’t seem to know much about Russia, Ukraine or the war. The...

09.02.2024 10

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Ukraine / Zelensky will find it hard to replace General Zaluzhny

If you have to ask Ukrainians to name the biggest hero of the past two years, most would probably say Valery Zaluzhny, who has just been fired as the...

08.02.2024 4

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Ukraine is in a bind over mass conscription

Svitlana Morenets has narrated this article for you to listen to. In the second world war, the average age of a combat soldier was 26. In the...

08.02.2024 30

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Who is persecuting Ukraine’s journalists?

Investigative journalism has often been deadly for the careers of corrupt politicians in Ukraine, with stories leading to resignations and even...

19.01.2024 20

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Weapons / What Britain’s defence deal with Ukraine means for the war

In his surprise visit to Kyiv, Rishi Sunak had two pieces of good news for Ukrainians: another £2.5 billion in military aid and an agreement to sign...

12.01.2024 9

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Ukrainians can’t trust Putin’s hollow promises

Ukraine’s parliament will soon vote on much-needed conscription regulations which would draft an extra half a million recruits into the army. The...

04.01.2024 9

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What will it take to stop Putin?

I feel sorry for Volodymyr Zelensky. It’s devastating watching him travelling all around the world, struggling to convince even his closest ally,...

15.12.2023 7

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Russia’s plan to freeze Ukraine

Winter hasn’t officially started, but Ukraine is already covered in snow. As temperatures dip a few degrees below zero, the nation is grappling with...

24.11.2023 7

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Zelensky must be honest about the state of the war

Svitlana Morenets has narrated this article for you to listen to. ‘Happy New Year! The year of our victory!’ said Volodymyr Zelensky on 1 January....

16.11.2023 8

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Zelensky’s new rival

The debate over the necessity of Ukraine’s presidential elections is creating chaos in a nation at war. The ceasefire among Ukrainian politicians is...

03.11.2023 4

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Will the new US Speaker spell trouble for aid to Ukraine?

For the past few weeks, the US House Speaker’s chair has sat empty. Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the position on 3 October amid accusations from...

27.10.2023 20

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Is Russia’s latest offensive faltering?

Russia’s latest offensive has exacted a heavy toll on its forces. They have lost 127 tanks, 239 armoured personnel vehicles and 161 artillery...

17.10.2023 6

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Russia is trying to break through Ukraine’s front line before winter

Ukraine is on fire. Russian forces have launched an offensive across the entire front line in their final push before winter. About a hundred combat...

13.10.2023 5

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Should Ukraine hold a general election next year?

In the months before Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Volodymyr Zelensky was fighting for his political life. The former comedian was elected in 2019...

28.09.2023 7

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Can Poland and Ukraine reach a solution on grain?

Poland has said it will no longer supply Ukraine with weapons, that it may cut aid to refugees and that it could restrict the import of a larger...

22.09.2023 3

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