Russia

By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv (EFE).- Ukrainian soldiers started using exoskeletons in frontline conditions to reduce fatigue and carry out tasks more quickly as modern technologies continue to reshape the battlefield. The 7th Airborne Assault Corps of Ukraine’s Armed Forces is rolling out wearable devices, which augment human capabilities and ease...

By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv (EFE).- Lviv, a Ukrainian city 70 kilometers (43 miles) from the border with Poland, is reeling from the first strike by Russian drones against its UNESCO-protected historical center, part of a massive daytime attack on various regions, including the “safer” western areas. “Russia has already attacked...

By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv, (EFE).- Humor serves as a vital painkiller to help Ukrainians cope with the constant stress and atrocities brought by the Russian invasion, as jokes mix with the painful realities of war on the lively cultural scene. “Yes, it’s two stripes,” says the heroine of a spectacle...

By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv (EFE).- As Ukrainians commemorate the victims of the Russian strike against Mariupol’s Drama Theater with hundreds of civilians inside four years ago, the exact toll of the attack and the siege remains unknown due to the ongoing occupation and the destruction of evidence. Thousands of displaced...

By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv (EFE).- While Ukrainians celebrate the return of hundreds of prisoners from Russian captivity, it signals no advances in negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States as Moscow maintains its maximalist aims, and events in Iran postpone a new meeting between the sides. 500 Ukrainian soldiers...