25 April, 2025
On April 26, 1986, at 1:23 a.m., an explosion occurred in the reactor of the V.I. Lenin nuclear power plant, located just three kilometers from the city of Pripyat and 130 kilometers north of Kyiv, in present-day Ukraine. This disaster, caused by a series of human errors and technical failures, marked the beginning of the worst nuclear catastrophe in history.
Taking place during the Soviet era, the Chernobyl disaster exposed the flaws of an opaque and authoritarian system. Moscow tried to downplay the scale of the damage, lied to its own population, and concealed the truth from the rest of the world. The evacuation of Pripyat, a city of 49,000 built for plant workers, only occurred 36 hours after the explosion—by which time radiation had already begun to spread.
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24 April, 2025
Last night again, Russian missile and drone strikes hit civilian areas across Ukraine: Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr… causing numerous deaths and injuries.
The head of Kyiv’s military administration responded to the attack by stating it represented “Russian peace in all its glory.”
In Kyiv, the Sviatoshyn district was severely hit. Two residential buildings were partially destroyed. The latest toll reports at least 9 dead and 70 injured — including 6 children.
This is not just a military war. It is a war against innocent civilians.
President Zelensky reminded the world that it has now been 44 days since Ukraine agreed to a full ceasefire, initiated by the United States. And for 44 days, Russia has continued to strike Ukraine, killing inno...
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22 April, 2025
On the occasion of the Easter holidays, Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral 30-hour ceasefire, set to begin on Saturday, April 19.
President Volodymyr Zelensky immediately accepted the proposal and reiterated his country’s commitment to extending the truce for up to 30 days.
But on the ground, reality quickly contradicted the Kremlin’s statements.
From Saturday night into Sunday, Russian forces continued their strikes: 2,935 attacks were recorded within 24 hours. According to the report from the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, fighting was reported in several areas, including Donetsk, Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, and Zaporizhzhia. Strikes were also launched from the Kursk region.
In a message published Sunday morning, Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the Russian strategy:...
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