Opinion

When I found out that 20 Days in Mariupol had won an Oscar, I first thought of one of its characters, police officer Volodymyr. About his endless faith that this movie can change something. At great risk to his own life and the lives of his family, Volodymyr helped Mstyslav Chernov and Evgeniy Maloletka to take the footage out of […]

Ukrainian government has started to sign direct agreements about Ukraine’s security with various countries and is very proud of it. We have already signed agreements with the UK, France, Germany, and Italy. More will probably follow. This could be considered a fantastic breakthrough for Ukrainian diplomacy, if we forget that these “security assurance agreements” contain neither guarantees nor security. They […]

Transnistria. Why it is relevant? Because on February 28, a congress will be held in Tiraspol (as it were, the capital of Transnistria), at which they will vote for the appeal to Putin to join them to Russia. How Transnistria was formed A large number of Soviet weapons was stored in this part of Moldova. Besides, the Soviet 14th Guards Army led by General Lebed was deployed there (by the way, his story ended with […]

Europe is ill with infantilism. While France and Germany are signing some “security guarantees” with Ukraine, their own military industry is not ready and is unlikely to be ready for a war with Russia in the near future.  Europe is a very slow thinker, and so are we and so is the entire collective West. As a result, they fall […]

Combined group of rogue states is now at war against Ukraine. Iran has supplied russia with about 400 ballistic missiles, including the Zolfaghar. I’ve been hearing about Iranian Fateh-110 and Zolfaghar ballistic missile deliveries to Russia since October 2022, from different sources, but so far, not a single Iranian-made missile has been used on Ukraine. But that’s “so far.” Indeed, […]

Avdiivka’s defensive operation… Chasiv Yar’s defensive operation… Robotyne’s defensive operation… potentially – Vuhledar’s defensive operation. Thank you, very much appreciate some partners for delays in weapon supply or chronic underfunding! All thanks to you! Now, do you want to repeat the same scheme next year? Have you forgotten World War II? Look, it might be too late. While you discuss […]

Is the head of the State Rear Operator, which is state enterprise under the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Arsen Zhumadilov still involved the illegal transport and financial business in the occupied territories?  Here below we publish the investigation of Ukrainian activist and human rights defender Oleksandr Aronets, which was posted a few days ago on censor.net. From Skadovsk to Moscow and back to the Ministry […]

In the light of recent events about the promotion of the scandalous draft law on mobilizations, Ukrainian society faces contradictory thoughts and reactions. Here below one of such a kind from a Ukrainian citizen. Will you do a job that involves risking your life if you know in advance that it won’t bring the results you expect? A normal person […]

Malyshev factory, Kharkiv. Tanks. The Malyshev plant had foreign economic contracts in addition to the defense state order. In those days, from 2014 to 2019, the plant very often worked in three shifts, employed new workers, both for labor specialties and for the DB. Young people were happy to go to the DB because of the attractive salary. At the […]

Is the destruction of the LUCH design bureau, which develops missile complexes, already treason or not? Luch Design Bureau, located in Kyiv, Ukraine, is a major Ukrainian developer of components for the defense industry. The company is in close co-operation with the Artem holding company, also located in Kyiv. Artem is the main manufacturer of the models developed by the Luch Design Bureau. The […]

The state is doing its best to ensure that mortar grenades are not manufactured in Ukraine. Opinion of Ukrainian citizen Sichkar Ivan on mortar grenades manufacture, posted on censor.net. “My name is Sichkar Ivan Volodymyrovych, born in 1984. I watched Yuriy Butusov’s broadcast on Butusov Plus about the lack of mass production of mortar grenades. Here is a photo of mortar grenades machined by me personally. I also calculated their production. But, taking […]

Ukraine pilot tells about destroying the russian occupiers’ columns, enemy missile attacks on airfields and flying at extremely low altitudes. His call sign is “Phantom”. This is all the personal data that can be disclosed. – At that time, Ghost was already associated with the “Ghost of Kyiv” – the personification of all the brave pilots of our Air Force […]