Russia's rising use of chemical agents exposes the unpreparedness of Ukrainian soldiers, who often dismiss the threat and lack proper gas masks – making them especially vulnerable. Some say the scariest part is a comrade – or oneself – falling into panic. https://t.co/XiCmojm31Q

Our deep dive into the key issues in Ukraine's training system that lead to irreversible losses on the battlefield, where manpower shortage remains critical. "(New soldiers) run out quickly, even before they get to the line of contact," one officer said. https://t.co/l6rb0eIFb3

This week’s essential read - @AsamiTerajima takes you inside Ukraine’s desperate race to train more soldiers. https://t.co/9fogqgPSDr

The elite Air Assault brigades, with experience from Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, demonstrated their level in the initial breakthrough, but over time, "the paratroopers turned into battered infantry," Yaroslav from Special Forces said. https://t.co/DJqJr7vxM9

As Ukraine's seven-month-long incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast came to what appears to be its end, Ukrainian soldiers and military experts are questioning the operation's goal and the long-term effect it will have on the war. https://t.co/R6re89id1A

“It's frustrating to sit around doing nothing when you know you can do something right,” said William, a 25yo US Army veteran. He is among the many Americans who felt the urgency to join the Ukrainian military after the US sharp policy turn. https://t.co/JOCYMteMJH

One Ukrainian unit accepting foreign volunteers received a few thousand applications after the Oval Office meeting between Zelensky and Trump. https://t.co/iaFrHoZbfj

‘He betrayed every one of us’: US soldiers in Ukraine speak out after Trump’s military aid halt “Never have I ever thought that I would be listening to any US public figure, let alone the president, openly declare support for an aggressor,”Goldfish said. https://t.co/YeGf6QCC61

American volunteer soldiers fighting in Ukraine say that they feel “betrayed” by their own country after the U.S. halted military aid and stopped sharing intelligence with Kyiv in early March.

As missiles were shot down over Kyiv, my dog from Kherson region — who knows the war better than most people, including myself — immediately hides under the bed when he heard the distant blasts. It’s hard to imagine what he lived through for 2 years under constant bombardment.

“The U.K.'s presidency in the Ramstein format symbolizes the changes in support for Ukraine that will take place in 2025,” lawmaker Yehor Cherniev told @KyivIndependent more than 3 weeks into Trump’s presidency. https://t.co/gbBUkZnkVq

The U.K. is set to gather the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on Feb. 12. With Donald Trump pulling his country out of established international agreements and formats, it's now up to European countries to fill in the gaps, writes @AsamiTerajima. https://t.co/Gi0qOqXdEr

The German interior ministry's reply after our investigation into a Russian influence operation targeting Germany's elections: "The clandestine dissemination of disinformation by foreign government agencies in Germany is generally not punishable by law." https://t.co/tlIqTNDnhi

🇺🇦New episode of Ukraine: The Latest @adeliepjz is joined by @DomNicholls, @FrancisDearnley and @AsamiTerajima to discuss the latest updates in Ukraine. 🎧 Listen 👇 https://t.co/lIdLuVdxDH

"For years, foreign government grants have been the lifeblood of Ukraine’s independent media... Ukraine is a young democracy, and its independent media emerged during a time when technology disrupted traditional funding models." via @olya_rudenko https://t.co/RJXn7X0oKs

Uninterrupted by the public attention that condemned "a wasteful" use of specialist troops, the Air Force is set to continue sending more of its men to infantry in waves, according to three different servicemen who spoke on the condition of anonymity. https://t.co/ZZufyolPG6

“Uninterrupted by the public attention that condemned ‘a wasteful’ use of specialist troops, the Air Force leadership — obeying the higher military command's orders — is set to continue sending more of its men to infantry in waves, according to three different servicemen who

A long thread on the war and the current situation. Although the worst-case scenarios didn’t materialize in 2024, it was the most difficult period since spring 2022. There were positive developments, and bright spots, but the current trajectory is negative. 1/

Each North Korean platoon accompanies a larger company of Russian paratroopers to reclaim Ukrainian positions in Kursk Oblast, according to a senior Ukrainian official familiar with the intelligence. For @KyivIndependent https://t.co/VPIDhGZl7J

Well-deserved recognition of @djknowles22, who worked tirelessly to launch and run the brilliant @Telegraph Ukraine: The Latest podcast since the beginning of the war to keep the world's attention on Ukraine. He passed away in September.

Ukrainian troops worried about fate of Kursk operation “Aviation is a key factor, and (Russian troops) are throwing all the aerial bombs every night, destroying us little by little,” said Ukrainian serviceman Oleksii with the 80th Air Assault Brigade. https://t.co/nN3mCFvKEL