The Chinese payment system UnionPay has stopped accepting cards issued by Russian banks that are subject to sanctions. This was reported by Kommersant on Sep. 2. This decision relates to the fear of secondary sanctions. It is reported that UnionPay, ...

The Iron Sky Art Exhibition has opened its doors at the Kyiv Art Gallery National Museum. It will run till September 25. The event is chaired by the Vice President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Yuriy Vakulenko. During this ongoing w...

The Chinese payment system UnionPay has stopped accepting cards issued by Russian banks that are subject to sanctions. This was reported by Kommersant on Sep. 2. The decision relates to the fear of secondary sanctions. It is reported that UnionPay, o...

A video ridiculing Russian soldiers fleeing Russian-held Kherson that was shared on the Defense of Ukraine Twitter handle, has gone viral on social media. More than 900,000 people have so-far watched the 40-second video since it was posted on Wednesd...

The Kremlin has announced that Vladimir Putin will not be attending the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, the very last president of the Soviet Union, in what will be perceived as a remarkable snub by the Russian leader. According to a Kremlin spokespers...

The IAEA’s Director General has stated that a portion of the mission to the Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine will remain there “until Sunday or Monday.” Rafael Grossi, who is leading an inspection of ...

Key Takeaways Independent polling showed that a majority of Russians still support the Russian war in Ukraine. Russian and proxy officials are solidifying their narratives surrounding the Ukrainian counteroffensive to claim it will debilitate the Ukr...

Since 29 August 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been conducting renewed offensive operations in the south of Ukraine. One element of this offensive is an ongoing advance on a broad front west of the Dnipro River, focusing on three axes within R...

A daytime artillery attack on Kharkiv’s central area was launched by Russian forces on Tuesday, resulting in a deadly strike on a play school, official reports have now confirmed.  At least five people were killed and nine were injured during ...

Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) on the southern front seemed to be slowly gaining ground on Friday, official and unofficial information sources said, but Russian state-controlled information platforms claimed Kyiv’s attacks around Kherson and elsewher...