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Gay soldier reveals sham marriage and five-year legal limbo to gain Ukrainian citizenship

A gay soldier of the Ukrainian Defense Forces revealed how legal loopholes and bureaucratic hurdles compelled him to enter a sham marriage to obtain Ukrainian citizenship, in an interview published by NV on Aug. 17.

17 August, 07:23 AM

Police search turns into deadly shootout with AWOL soldier in Dnipropetrovsk

An AWOL soldier opened fire on law enforcement officers, wounding two KORD special forces commandos before committing suicide in a settlement within Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the National Police of Ukraine announced on July 16.

16 July, 02:24 PM

Law enforcement arrests 19-year-old implicated in Russian plot to poison Ukrainian officer

A 19-year-old young man has been served a notice of suspicion for allegedly poisoning and killing a Ukrainian soldier, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on June 11.

11 June, 02:23 PM

Soldier detained after video shows beating of fellow servicemember

A soldier suspected of beating a fellow servicemember from Ukraine's 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade and then going absent without leave has been detained in Kropyvnytskyi, the Specialized Defense Prosecutor's Office for the Eastern Region reported on May 7.

7 May, 02:15 PM

Wounded Ukrainian soldier manipulates Russian convict into yielding — The Guardian

Ukrainian soldier spent two weeks in a dugout with an armed Russian invader who eventually surrendered to Ukraine's Defense Forces, The Guardian wrote on May 3.

5 May, 07:58 AM

Ukrainian defender who held position for 113 days in encirclement near Myrnohrad dies in Lviv

53-year-old defender Viktor Khariv has died in Lviv. He had been receiving treatment after holding a defensive position for 113 days in encirclement near Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast, the International Institute of Education, Culture and Diaspora Relations (MIOK), where the defender’s wife Zoriana Khariv works, as well as Iryna and Yaryna Klyuchkovska, reported on March 31.

1 April, 01:10 PM

Ukrainian SOF evacuate soldier who spent weeks trapped in gray zone - video

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) rescued a Ukrainian soldier in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, who was unable to reach Ukrainian defense positions for several weeks, the military reported on Jan. 30.

30 January, 11:11 AM

Ukrainian air defense soldier accused of spying for Russia

A 21-year-old soldier from AFU air defense unit was arrested for allegedly passing information on air defense positions near Ukrainian airfields to Russia, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) wrote on Jan. 26.

26 January, 12:48 PM

Ukrainian soldier on prosthetic describes life without power

A Ukrainian soldier identified as Yevhen, call sign Tages, said he spent several days without electricity in Kyiv after heavy Russian attacks, facing added hardship during outages because he moves with a prosthetic limb, according to a post he shared on Threads on Jan. 15.

15 January, 03:39 PM

Ukrainian soldier explains key threat to Zaporizhzhya and Russia’s tactics along defensive lines

In the Zaporizhzhya direction, Russian invaders are attempting to continue their offensive by bypassing Ukrainian positions and trying to use infiltration tactics. The main threat remains in the Huliaipole area, Oleksii Svynarenko, spokesperson for Ukraine’s assault units, said on Kyiv24 on Dec. 7.

7 December 2025, 07:38 PM

Ukrainian defender recalls entering liberated Kherson

Oleksandr Ohorodnikov, call sign “Viter” (“Wind”), one of the first Ukrainian defenders to enter Kherson after liberation, shared his memories in an interview with Suspilne Kherson on Nov. 11.

11 November 2025, 01:50 PM

Military officer turns soldiers into laborers for family shawarma business — SBI

An official from one of the military units in Donetsk Oblast is suspected of sending his two subordinates to work for his family — the soldiers were selling shawarma in the Pokrovsk district, State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) wrote on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 02:04 PM

Ukrainian soldier freed from Russian captivity returns home with his cat after 4 years together

Ukrainian soldier Stanislav Panchenko, freed in an Aug. 14 prisoner swap, returned home with his cat after 4.5 years in Russian captivity, Suspilne Poltava reported on Aug. 27.

27 August 2025, 02:16 PM

Rivne Oblast mourns intelligence officer Pavlo Didenko, veteran of 11 years

Ukrainians will bid farewell to soldier and intelligence officer Pavlo Didenko, who defended the country for 11 years in Dubno, Rivne Oblast, local authorities said on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 01:47 PM

Trump thanks Ukrainian soldier for gifted golf club — video

President Donald Trump thanked Ukrainian Armed Forces junior sergeant Kostiantyn Kartavtsev for gifting him a hockey stick on Aug. 19.

19 August 2025, 06:48 PM

Fighter from Ukraine’s 10th Brigade captures armed Russian invader with his bare hands

A soldier from Ukraine’s 10th Edelweiss Mountain Assault Brigade captured an armed Russian serviceman, the unit reported on its YouTube channel on July 20.

20 July 2025, 06:19 PM

Ukrainian soldier's wife and daughter murdered in Belgium

A Ukrainian soldier's wife and daughter were killed in Hasselt, Belgium, on June 6, with their home set on fire afterward, local outlet VRT NWS reported.

7 June 2025, 04:20 PM

Ukrainian soldier receives letter from his beloved by drone in Toretsk

A soldier from the Khyzhak Brigade, who had been out of contact with his beloved for two weeks, received a letter from her — delivered by drone directly to his position in Toretsk, the military wrote on April 27.

27 April 2025, 09:00 PM

Ukrainian teens face charges after brutal assault on National Guard soldier in Kyiv

Four teenagers in Kyiv have been served a notice of suspicion of hooliganism after beating up a soldier in Kyiv on April 18, the city’s Prosecutor's Office reported on Telegram on April 21.

21 April 2025, 02:02 PM

Ukraine brings back bodies of 909 fallen service members in latest exchange

The bodies of 909 fallen Ukrainian soldiers have been returned to Ukraine as part of repatriation efforts, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on April 18.

18 April 2025, 04:46 PM

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