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Ukraine’s most valuable export? Drone-fighting know-how
Ukraine has moved with velocity from being a battlefield casualty of drone technology to being a major tutor in the global campaign against it.
‘Do not forget this humanity in the face of such suffering’: Culture writer Kate Tsurkan on keeping Ukrainian literature alive during war
Editor and translator Kate Tsurkan highlights how Ukrainian authors, both past and present, address themes of human dignity, freedom and the right to choose your future.
Aerotim’s design-led hangar in Kyiv is an example of industrial architecture that soars
Specialised industrial facilities, from mechanics workshops to aircraft maintenance sheds, often have soulless interiors constructed to deliver efficiency. But Dan Vakhrameyev has shown that such spaces can be inviting too. The co-founder of Kyiv-based…
‘War changes absolutely everything’: Four years of the Russia-Ukraine conflict
A conversation between Monocle’s Georgina Godwin and Julia Jenne on the effects of war.
‘Anyone can be killed at any moment’: How Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina remains firm in the face of persecution
The Russian political activist’s second book outlines her experience in a penal colony, the art of protest under authoritarian rule and amplifying the voices of Russia’s unheard political prisoners.
The road to Kyiv is long – but lined with fruit trees and fearless resolve
Going to Ukraine to see family is a constant fixture of the holiday season. Some things are always the same: the trees that line the streets of Bucha, the Kyiv suburb where my family…
Exercise Hedgehog: Enter the multinational war game designed to ready against Russian aggression
Nato troops come together with the Estonian Defence Force to execute a series of large-scale defence drills amid rising concerns over the vulnerability of the Baltic region.
Between air-raid alerts and missile strikes, life in Odesa continues apace
We report from the Black Sea port city of Odesa, where life goes on, despite the threat of Russian attacks.
Ukraine’s women have the skills needed on the battlefield
Senior corporal Yaryna Chornohuz serves on the front line in Ukraine. Conscription, she says, would enable women to deploy valuable skills on the battlefield.
