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🇺🇦🇺🇸 Serhii Volynskyi, a defender of Mariupol and Azovstal, says U.S. support played a major role in helping Ukraine wit...
06/01/2026

🇺🇦🇺🇸 Serhii Volynskyi, a defender of Mariupol and Azovstal, says U.S. support played a major role in helping Ukraine withstand Russia’s invasion and expresses hope that America will continue supporting Ukraine as the war goes on.

06/01/2026

For many Georgians, Ukraine’s war is deeply personal. Their struggle against Russian domination stretches back generations, long before the 2008 invasion. Georgian volunteer Miro Vanadze, who is also an MMA fighter, saw defending Ukraine as part of that same fight — a decision that left him severely wounded, but with no regrets.

05/31/2026

🇺🇸🇺🇦 This week from Odesa: Ukraine expands its use of battlefield robots, U.S. lawmakers discuss the future of security.

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Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections are shaping up to be a major geopolitical test for the South Caucasus.Prime M...
05/31/2026

Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections are shaping up to be a major geopolitical test for the South Caucasus.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government has moved closer to the United States and the European Union while distancing itself from Moscow after years of reliance on Russia for security.
Recent polls show strong public support for Armenia’s Western trajectory ahead of the June 7 vote.

05/30/2026

"We expect to receive the first capabilities, the first Gripens, within the next 10 months," — Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

✈️ Sweden is transferring 16 Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine with the latest $2.7 billion aid package. In addition to the package, Ukraine itself is ready to purchase 20 fighter jets.

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Maksym Kolesnikov survived a Russian prison camp on cabbage soup. 🍎 In Russian captivity, he lost 32 kg (70 lbs). Just m...
05/30/2026

Maksym Kolesnikov survived a Russian prison camp on cabbage soup.

🍎 In Russian captivity, he lost 32 kg (70 lbs). Just minutes after the prisoner exchange, he was given a fresh apple for the first time in a year. The footage quickly spread around the world.

Now he's helping build the drones aimed at the people who held him.

🎥 Watch Maksym’s story in the five-part project “Forged by War – Stories of Ukrainian Veterans” on Independence Avenue Media YouTube channel!

05/29/2026

🔹 A drone that Romanian officials say was Russian crashed into an apartment building in the eastern city of Galati, near the country's border with Ukraine. It injured two people and prompted strong reactions from NATO allies.
🔹 Romania summoned Russia’s ambassador, announced that it was closing a Russian consulate and called for stronger anti-drone defenses. NATO, the European Union, the United Kingdom, France and Latvia also criticized Moscow’s actions.
🔹 The Kremlin has not accepted responsibility. Russian President Vladimir Putin said it is too early to determine whether the drone that crashed in Romania was Russian.

🇺🇦 Ukraine’s drone revolution changed the battlefield. Now, ground robots are beginning to do the same. 🔹 As Russian FPV...
05/29/2026

🇺🇦 Ukraine’s drone revolution changed the battlefield. Now, ground robots are beginning to do the same.

🔹 As Russian FPV drones turn roads and supply routes into “kill zones,” Ukraine is increasingly deploying unmanned ground vehicles to deliver ammunition, evacuate wounded soldiers and even carry out combat missions.

🇺🇦 But can robots really replace infantry?

🔹 In this deep dive, David Kirichenko explores how Ukraine is pioneering robotic warfare, the challenges these systems still face and why the race to scale battlefield automation could shape modern conflict.

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Photo: Ukraine Ministry of Defense

05/29/2026

Olga Stefanishyna says recent negotiations have not changed the situation on the battlefield or stopped deadly Russian strikes on civilians. She points to U.N. data showing civilian deaths increased during the winter, while adding that diplomacy should continue.

05/29/2026

Olga Stefanishyna says Ukraine is asking for defensive systems, not offensive weapons, as concerns grow over future interruptions in military aid. She says protecting Ukrainian civilians is possible and urges allies to stay focused on the war despite broader geopolitical tensions.

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