Over the past month, only nine parishes have moved from Russian Orthodox Church to Ukrainian one, significantly less than two years ago. What are the reasons for this phenomenon, and will the new law banning the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine change anything? Read in our article.Читати українською

Air alarms can be announced in the evening and last with some breaks until the morningЧитати українською

Satellite imagery clearly shows how the power of radio signals is increasing in the areas of hostilities. In Ukraine, this is due to the use of drones and electronic warfare (EW) equipment that counteracts the same drones.Читати українською

So far, only fraudsters, propagandists, and comedians have benefited the most from the technology of deepfakes. And while the first two categories seem to be clear, the latter reminds us once again that even a low-quality, obviously fake diplomat still finds those who take it seriously. This means that fraudsters and propagandists are doing quite well.We have downloaded more than 10 thousand comments to four popular TikTok videos on a channel that makes primitive comic videos about politicians "on the front lines" using the technology of deepfakes. All this is to try to understand what share of commenters took these videos at face value. And the results are not very encouraging.Читати українською

The MiG took off, the bus pulled to a stop, and the driver switched off the engine. The people in the cabin were quiet, hoping the driver would ignore it and it would come through. But the driver came out of his cab and said in irritation, “Alright, looks like the air raid alert is on, here we are. Time to hop out.” Kyiv remains one of only three Ukrainian regional centers where public transport stops during air raids. No such ban exists even in Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia, where shelling occurs more frequently than in the capital.Читати українськоюText by Valeriia Pavlenko. Data Analysis by Vlad Herasymenko. Design by Nadia Kelm.

The scandal surrounding the Russians at War documentary has once again reminded Ukrainians of having to defend not only Ukraine from the Russian army but also the world from Russian propaganda.Читати українською

In recent weeks, Russian media have been actively covering the shelling of Ukrainian territory while avoiding detailed discussions of Ukraine's aerial counterstrikes on Russian soil. This approach aims to shape a specific information agenda within Russia.Propaganda has taken on new emphases: abandoning humanity when covering attacks on Ukraine, harsher rhetoric, and a focus on revenge.Читати українськоюRead about this and more in the latest edition of our monitoring of Russian state media and manipulative websites that deliberately spread Russian disinformation.

On September 3, Russians launched a double missile attack on a military educational institution in Poltava. A day later, the number of dead and wounded continued to grow (as of the evening of September 4, 53 dead, 298 wounded).Читати українськоюRescuers from different regions of the country are still searching for people under the rubble. Relatives are coming to the city to find out at least something about their loved ones who were at the site of the attack. Doctors are fighting for the lives of twenty people in intensive care units.Ihor Shafarchuk, a volunteer who was one of the first to arrive at the scene, rescuing people and organizing the triage of the wounded, told what happened in the first minutes after the explosions. A military expert explained whether it was possible to prevent the strike or shoot down the ballistics.

On September 4, a missile attack by the Russian army on Lviv killed seven people. Among them was almost an entire family of the writer Ivan Franko.Читати варіант українською

At the end of July, the TikTok Creative Center website (an analytical dashboard with the latest trends on the platform) showed the most popular hashtags in Ukraine and the number of views each has received. These statistics revealed that the network of artificial Russian bots had amassed 10 million views in just one week, indicating significant success. However, six months later, the view statistics vanished from the platform without a trace, suspiciously coinciding with the moment TikTok became aware of our investigation We know for sure that government agencies used the social network to block the bot farm after our article was published.Читати українською