Interview

Holding the Line: Can Ukraine Thwart Russia’s Spring Offensive and Stabilize the South?

Holding the Line: Can Ukraine Thwart Russia’s Spring Offensive and Stabilize the South?

Can Ukraine really stop Russia’s looming spring offensive? A frontline veteran reveals fragile gains in the south, dangerous weak points and why the war’s next phase could decide everything.

“There Is No Cure for People Like You. If You’re Exchanged — You’ll Live. If Not — You’ll Die”: The Story of a Former Prisoner of War

“There Is No Cure for People Like You. If You’re Exchanged — You’ll Live. If Not — You’ll Die”: The Story of a Former Prisoner of War

“If you’re exchanged, you’ll live. If not—you’ll die here.” A Ukrainian POW reveals two years of torture, illness, and survival inside Russia’s prison system before finally returning home.

“Holding the Position Isn’t Hard, It’s Hard to Get In and Out”: Interview with an Infantryman Who Spent a Month at the Front Line near Lyman with Shrapnel Wounds

“Holding the Position Isn’t Hard, It’s Hard to Get In and Out”: Interview with an Infantryman Who Spent a Month at the Front Line near Lyman with Shrapnel Wounds

“Holding the position isn’t hard — getting in and out is.” Wounded infantryman shares 63 days at the Lyman front, the toll of drones, survival and brotherhood.

Full-Scale War Was No Accident: Ukraine Was Deliberately Weakened Before 2022 Invasion

Full-Scale War Was No Accident: Ukraine Was Deliberately Weakened Before 2022 Invasion

Was Ukraine deliberately weakened before Russia struck? General Serhii Kryvonos says political decisions left the country exposed — and may explain why Putin attacked in 2022.

Starlinks on the Front Lines and Trains: How “White Lists” Work and What Became a Weapon Against Blackouts and Russians

Starlinks on the Front Lines and Trains: How “White Lists” Work and What Became a Weapon Against Blackouts and Russians

Explore how Starlink went from keeping lights on to shaping battlefield communications — including whitelist strategies to block misuse, support frontline units, and counter Russian tech in Ukraine.

“If It Feels Like Everything Is Falling Apart — Look for Someone Beside You”: How Luhansk Native Svitlana Helps Other Displaced People

“If It Feels Like Everything Is Falling Apart — Look for Someone Beside You”: How Luhansk Native Svitlana Helps Other Displaced People

When everything collapsed, Svitlana chose to stand beside others. A displaced Luhansk native now helping fellow Ukrainians survive war — a story of strength and human solidarity. | empr.media

In Her First Month of Service, She Evacuated a Wounded Comrade by Drone: The Story of a 19-Year-Old UGV Operator

In Her First Month of Service, She Evacuated a Wounded Comrade by Drone: The Story of a 19-Year-Old UGV Operator

In her first month of service, a 19-year-old Ukrainian UGV operator used a drone to evacuate a wounded comrade under fire — a fierce, inspiring story of bravery on the front lines.

It Is a Great Honor: Kyrylo Marsak on the Olympic Atmosphere, the Viral Hopak, and the Pride of Being Ukrainian

It Is a Great Honor: Kyrylo Marsak on the Olympic Atmosphere, the Viral Hopak, and the Pride of Being Ukrainian

At Milan-Cortina 2026, 21-yr-old Kyrylo Marsak talks Olympic atmosphere, a viral hopak dance moment, training, resilience from Kherson, and what it means to skate for Ukraine. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}

Kudrytskyi: Yermak and Shurma Had a Wild Idea. Halushchenko Did Not Understand the Need for Shelters. Two Years Lost

Kudrytskyi: Yermak and Shurma Had a Wild Idea. Halushchenko Did Not Understand the Need for Shelters. Two Years Lost

Former Ukrenergo chief Kudrytskyi slams Yermak and Shurma’s “wild ideas” and Halushchenko’s dismissal of shelters, blaming bureaucratic blunders for wasted years in Ukraine’s energy strategy.:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

“Russia Is Not a Country: It Is an Intelligence Services Hub Driving a Perpetual War” — Ukrainian Security Expert

“Russia Is Not a Country: It Is an Intelligence Services Hub Driving a Perpetual War” — Ukrainian Security Expert

A Ukrainian security expert argues Russia is not a real state but an intelligence-run system manipulating data and oil exports to fuel a never-ending war.

“I Asked the Commander: Why Are You Sending People There?” What Really Lies Behind Stories of Infantrymen Spending Hundreds of Days in Positions

“I Asked the Commander: Why Are You Sending People There?” What Really Lies Behind Stories of Infantrymen Spending Hundreds of Days in Positions

In a raw interview with a frontline Ukrainian infantryman, months-long rotations, freezing trenches and manpower shortages reveal why troops remain in the same deadly positions far beyond typical deployment — on empr.media.

Dmytro Khylyuk, Journalist Held by Russia for 3.5 Years: “I Was Constantly Starving. I Even Tried Eating Toothpaste”

Dmytro Khylyuk, Journalist Held by Russia for 3.5 Years: “I Was Constantly Starving. I Even Tried Eating Toothpaste”

Journalist Dmytro Khylyuk recounts 3.5 years in Russian captivity: starvation, brutal conditions and even trying to eat toothpaste to survive, fighting to rebuild life after release.

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