While Russia lacks an effective long-range strike drone, Ukraine’s experimentation has produced an array of inexpensive, plastic aircraft, jury-rigged to drop grenades or other munitions.
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Ukraine’s Children Bear Burdens of War: Photos
Summer for Ukraine’s children means sunshine and swimming, but also long hours in bomb shelters and mine-safety training. A photographer captured their days in Kyiv for The New York Times.
Ukrainian Grandmaster Bids to Unseat Russian Head of World Chess Body
Hoping to end Russia’s domination of the International Chess Federation, Andrii Baryshpolets is running for the presidency of the powerful governing organization.
Living Side by Side, Ukrainian and Russian Sailors Are Tested by War
Sailors are accustomed to not discussing politics at sea, but the war between the two countries has made that more difficult.
Kyiv Nightlife Comes Back Amid Urge for Contact. ‘This Is the Cure.’
Frenzied raves. Crowded bars (with free therapy). And of course, cuddle parties. Nightlife is returning to Ukraine’s capital. But revelers still have to reckon with guilty feelings. Plus curfew.
The War in Ukraine Is the True Culture War
With Russia trying to erase Ukraine’s national identity, the fight to preserve, and build upon, Ukraine’s artistic heritage has taken on new urgency.
Australia’s Prime Minister Promises More Aid During Ukraine Visit
President Volodymyr Zelensky described the visit as the first by an Australian prime minister to his country during their history of diplomatic relations.
Lesia Tsurenko Plays Tennis to Earn Money to Help Ukraine
She used to compete because she loved tennis, but now Tsurenko wants to win as much prize money as possible to help people in her war-torn country.
Missile Strike in Kyiv Rattles Residents After Weeks of Quiet
The strike on Sunday morning shook many out of the relative sense of security that has prevailed in Ukraine’s capital since the Russians were pushed out of its periphery in early April.
For a Kyiv techno collective, ‘now everything is about politics.’
“This war has destroyed the statement that art could be outside politics,” the group’s booking and communications manager said.