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Under the Nuclear Shadow. Documentary film.

10-11-2024 10:06 Nataliya Zubar

In the northern part of Kharkiv city, 22 kilometers from the Ukrainian-Russian border, lies the verdant campus of Piatyhatky. Since 2022, this region housing nuclear facilities has been subjected to consistent Russian bombardment.
Amidst this ongoing threat of nuclear catastrophe, how do the residents endure? How do they perceive their future?
What prospects do scientists have in such an environment? How does warfare impact the natural world? What activities do children engage in? And what source of strength allows individuals to persevere? […]

Flying for Victory

11-06-2024 16:36 Майдан Інформ

The war in Ukraine has push technology forward, especially regarding to drones. Boths sides are using them extensively, but Ukraine keeps pushing the boundaries as to what drones can do, be it in the air, ground, or sea. […]

The first act of nuclear terror in the history of humankind happened in the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine.

26-05-2024 10:22 Nataliya Zubar

I think there is a possibility of radioactive contamination by further destruction of the nuclear facility by structural fatigue as a result of previous damage. And due to the proximity to the Russian border, shelling and bombing of the nuclear facility can be renewed. […]

Acoustic Terror as a Feature of the Russian-Ukrainian War. Executive summary

25-05-2024 18:34 Nataliya Zubar

Our research revealed the impact of acoustic terror, which can affect the entire population of the city that is under permanent fire from Russia. Local authorities estimate that at the time of the research at least 1,200,000 people lived in the city. […]

In the memory of the wonderful raid of Czechs on Kharkiv.

06-04-2024 08:47 Adam Sybera

Markéta Gregorová, a Czech, originally from the city of Most, became the first European deputy to visit the city of Kharkiv since February 2022. […]

Russians killed 19 people in a Kharkiv dormitory

03-10-2023 21:57 Гуш Юлія

As a result of the attack, 19 people died – the death of some of them became known later. Another 22 residents were injured, including an 11-year-old child. […]

Russia destroyed the only school in the village of Slatine

03-10-2023 21:45 Гуш Юлія

The Russians repeatedly bombarded the village with rockets, as well as fired mortars and multiple rocket launchers. […]

Russia destroyed a kindergarten in Northern Saltivka

03-10-2023 21:31 Гуш Юлія

This is a typical picture for Northern Saltivka. There are a lot of such kind of damaged buildings here. After all, it was Northern Saltivka that the Russians shelled particularly hard. […]

Mapping the Russian aggression against Ukraine: Damage to cultural heritage and environment

25-07-2023 15:05 Майдан Інформ

The results of the detailed mapping will help in the process of preparing for Ukraine’s post-war recovery and reconstruction and will fill the lack of coverage of these two important topics in war crimes research in Ukraine. […]

The Russians destroyed a school In Izyum, built in the 19th century

11-07-2023 22:55 Гуш Юлія

The consequences of the attack were simply catastrophic – after several airstrikes, only ruins remained of the school. […]

Russian general who had been occupying the Kharkiv region is indicted for war of aggression

20-05-2023 16:18 Сергій Петров

May 20, 2023, Prosecutor General of Ukraine filed a criminal indictment for war of aggression against Lieutenant General Andrii Ruzynskyi, Commander of the 11th Army Corps of the Baltic Fleet of the Western Military District of the Russian Armed Forces.
Members of Maidan Monitoring Information Center team participated as involved specialists in the investigative and procedural actions of gathering evidence and in further analytical work on the processing of materials that formed the basis of this criminal case, which is being investigated by investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region. […]

Glen Grant. 2023 – a time and chance for military change in Ukraine

20-02-2023 18:47 Майдан Інформ

This paper is a selection of changes to defence policy and law to make the armed forces more effective at both fighting and administration. All reflect recent comments from front line officers and soldiers, volunteers, business people, and administrators.
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Disinformation, disintegration & debt

15-02-2023 09:59 Adam Sybera

In the last 30 years, the level of debt in Russia rose to galactic levels, quality of life dropped decades into history. As in the case of Buryats, whose mass debt and hopelessness drive them into the Russian army by thousands. […]

War and Ukraine through the eyes of Tim Judah

14-01-2023 04:31 Vira Gryaznova

Czech analyst Adam Sybera talks to the famous British journalist Tim Judah about journalism, wars, Ukraine and Russian aggression. The conversation takes place on November 29, 2022 in an unspecified location of Kharkiv region, Ukraine, 5 miles away from Russian border. […]

What does it mean to live in Piatykhatky during the war

26-12-2022 18:15 Vira Gryaznova

Piatykhatky is a neighborhood of Kharkiv, Ukraine, formerly a small village. After construction of new premises of the Ukrainian Physics and Technology Institutethere in the 1950s Piatyhatky became incorporated into the Kharkiv city. The border with Russia is 25 kilometers north of this district. […]