For years, the Samarsky family lived in the embattled, occupied Oleshky alongside neighbors no one wished to have — Russian soldiers.
Serhii Samarsky, his wife Olha Liutikova, and their son Vladyslav remained in the town after Russian forces occupied it during the early stages of its full-scale invasion until October 2026…
Ukrainian Marines have established positions on the Russian-occupied eastern bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region and are advancing further into Russian-held territory across several sectors, according to a senior Ukrainian military officer.
According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Crimea.Realities on November 7, Colonel Alim Kerimov, chief of staff of Ukraine’s 34th Separate Marine Brigade, confirmed that Ukrainian forces are maintaining multiple positions on the eastern bank while conducting assaults against Russian defensive positions.
Ukrainian military intelligence says a seven-week special operation in the Sumy region stopped a Russian offensive, cleared 642 hectares of contested forest, and left Russian commanders believing for another two weeks that positions already lost to Ukraine were still under their control.
The operation, codenamed “Cheburechna,” was carried out by Group 10 of the Active Operations Department of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (HUR) on November 5.
KYIV OBLAST — A clash between an angry mob and Ukraine’s National Guard and law enforcement on a sleepy street in the Petropavlivska Borshchahivka suburb of Kyiv on Nov. 2 has fueled the information war around Ukraine’s mobilization.
The incident, involving roughly 200 people attacking law enforcement officers, military personnel and vehicles, prompted a response that included tear gas and warning shots fired into the air…
(hint: use your browser’s Reader Mode F9? to read the rest)
Moscow officially withdrew from the Council of Europe’s European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on Nov. 1.
The withdrawal comes after Russian authorities notified the Council of Europe of their decision to denounce the convention on Oct. 30, 2025. Under the notification procedure, the denunciation takes effect one year later.
Ukraine remains a signatory of the CPT, alongside 45 other member states of the Council of Europe.
Ukrainian forces “eliminated” more than 100 Russian soldiers and captured more than 30 others during an operation involving underground gas pipelines near Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 27.
Russia’s state-run oil giant Rosneft is facing mounting financial difficulties and the prospect of long-term damage as Ukraine expands its strike campaign against Russian oil refineries, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 22, citing expert analysts, insider sources, and documents reviewed by the outlet.
Historian, veteran and public activist Vladislav Starodubtsev said that on October 18 in Lviv he was beaten in front of a lecture on the history of the local left movement. According to him, the attackers demanded to apologize for political views, refuse to host the event and leave the city. The police opened criminal proceedings on the fact of hooliganism.
In consideration of those who use UI’s that autoplay videos, and that posts would show up in /All, the rules for posts containing combat footage have been changed:
From now on, any new post containing combat footage should have “[Combat]” in its title. If any of the footage contains visible humans in combat, alive, injured, or otherwise, then the post must have the NSFW flag checkmarked.
As always, extreme violence, and gore are still prohibited.
Thank you for your understanding.
