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As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approached the four-year mark in early 2026, the international media widely reported that the war had now lasted longer than the Soviet fight against Nazi Germany during World War II. This historical comparison made for attention-grabbing headlines, but it was not entirely accurate. In fact, the Russia-Ukraine War did not begin in 2022; it started eight years earlier in 2014. Efforts to end the war must reflect this reality. Despite

On 30 September 2025, Russia celebrated the anniversary of the ‘reunification of new regions’ – how pro-Kremlin disinformation refers to the occupation of parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions. To mark the occasion, Russia minted coins depicting Ukrainian lands and organised lavish concerts where top Russian celebrities praised the Moscow’s ‘care’ for the occupied territories. Through these carefully choreographed events, the Kremlin sought to

The humanitarian crisis in Donbas is worsening, revealing the Kremlin’s neglect of its “new regions” in Ukraine and promising a bitter...

Putin has given Ukrainians until September to become Russian citizens or leave the occupied territories in his latest attempt to erase...

Researcher and artist Darya Tsymbalyuk focuses on the processes of displacement and the after-effects of war in Donbas by employing a...