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The new space race: How satellite internet is changing the face of the Ukraine-Russia war
Russia has launched its own fleet of Rassvet satellites, which could challenge Ukraine’s use of Starlink for combat.
Russia is running out of options – so why is Putin still optimistic?
Mounting economic strain and public discontent have yet to persuade the Russian president to change course in Ukraine.
‘What we are dealing with is a moral trauma’: How NGO Superhumans is helping to rehabilitate battle-scarred Ukrainians
Non-profit, non-governmental organisation Superhumans provides physical and psychological support to Ukrainians injured by Russian aggression, helping them to adjust to a post-war life.
Is Finland in trouble? Ukraine’s wayward drones expose Europe’s hidden weakness
Ukrainian drones that strayed from their Russian targets and crashed in Finland raise grave concerns for Europe’s defensive readiness. Can the bloc learn its lesson before it’s too late?
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…
