Game over. Analysis of Russian methods of recruiting Ukrainian teenagers Russian special services continue to recruit Ukrainian teenagers. Gamification of the process, turning tasks into challenges and pranks, helps attract …

🕹️"Nothing will happen to you! You're a minor"

This is how the recruitment of Ukrainian teenagers begins. They aren’t forced into it right away — they are gradually drawn into the "game" through trust, curiosity, and the urge to prove themselves ⬇️

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In focus of a satellite. How Russia spies on Ukraine from space Since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022, Russia has launched 150 new satellites into low Earth orbit. According …

🛰️ How Russia spies on Ukraine from space?

Since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022, Russia has launched 150 new satellites into low Earth orbit.

Read more about how these satellites monitor Ukraine in our article👇

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How the Kremlin thinks: Russia's strategic culture and the war for consciousness An overview of the evolution of views on Russian strategic culture: from Jack Snyder, Colin S. Gray, and Fritz Ermarth …

💬How exactly is Russia breaking our ability to think and resist?

They use reflective management, semantic looting, and digital scaling, paralyzing the ability to distinguish truth from lies.

Read more about these instruments of influence here👇

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How the Kremlin thinks: Russia's strategic culture and the war for consciousness An overview of the evolution of views on Russian strategic culture: from Jack Snyder, Colin S. Gray, and Fritz Ermarth …

Russia's strategy is not a plan, but an endless series of "special operations"

In the Kremlin, conspiracy thinking and technocratic management work together — turning confrontation and war into a permanent tool of "great power". More on this👇

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Hungarian propaganda against Ukraine: what the Orban regime is spreading Kyiv is funding Hungarian opposition journalists to criticize Orban. Ukrainian Intelligence has taken control of the opposition party Tisza and …

Every time Viktor Orban criticizes Ukraine, the same narratives appear. And this is no coincidence. They quickly spread across Hungary’s pro-government media ecosystem.

Texty.org.ua investigated the logic and patterns behind these absurd narratives ⬇️

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Hungarian propaganda against Ukraine: what the Orban regime is spreading Kyiv is funding Hungarian opposition journalists to criticize Orban. Ukrainian Intelligence has taken control of the opposition party Tisza and …

🇭🇺In recent statements, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called on the EU to lift sanctions against Russia and accused Ukraine of threatening Hungary's energy system.

Such statements are part of a broader anti-Ukrainian campaign spread by the Orban regime👇

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How the Kremlin thinks: Russia's strategic culture and the war for consciousness An overview of the evolution of views on Russian strategic culture: from Jack Snyder, Colin S. Gray, and Fritz Ermarth …

🇷🇺If Russia does not dominate its neighbors, it begins to decline in its own understanding

Read more about Russia’s strategic culture — the “besieged fortress,” the imperial code, and the war for consciousness here👇

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Four years of full-scale war in five graphs: air raid alerts, Shaheds, missiles, losses Five graphs show four years of full-scale war: 74,768 air raid alerts, the evolution of drone and missile attacks, the …

According to DeepState, as of February 2026, 116,165 sq km of Ukrainian territory have been occupied, meaning that every fifth sq km is under enemy control.

Read more about the course of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine over the past four years below ⬇️

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Since January 2025, Russia has advanced faster while taking fewer losses. It occupies 116,165 sq km (19.25%) of Ukraine. Estimated Russian casualties: 1.0–1.3 million, including 300,000–400,000 killed.

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By summer 2025, Russian tank and AFV losses fell sharply (83 tanks vs 250+ prior years) as tactics shifted to infantry assaults. Total losses: 11,682 tanks, 24,054 AFVs, even as Russia rebuilds and stockpiles armour.

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Since 24 February 2022, Ukrainians have endured 74,768 air-raid sirens — often daily and sometimes multiple times a day — with the highest number in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions, and the longest alerts (over 50 hours) in Donetsk and Kharkiv.

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Missile attacks remain steady, but early 2026 saw a surge: 91 ballistic launches in January alone — a record high.

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Although Ukraine intercepts ~80% of Russian air attacks, rising drone production makes the remaining 20% more destructive.

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Four years of full-scale war in five graphs: air raid alerts, Shaheds, missiles, losses Five graphs show four years of full-scale war: 74,768 air raid alerts, the evolution of drone and missile attacks, the …

What do four years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine look like?

74,000+ air-raid alerts, 4,314 missiles intercepted, 19.25% of Ukraine occupied and 1M+ Russian casualties.

These five charts capture the shifting face of a brutal war, four years on ⤵️

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"People are capable of much more than they imagine". How Ukrainian soldiers are coping with the bitter cold Donetsk region. Four in the morning, and infantrymen move to their combat positions. It is −10°C outside, but according to …

🥶Extreme cold reshapes the daily life of Ukrainian soldiers

Sleep, food, hygiene, and even going to the toilet become real challenges under constant shelling and harsh winter conditions. Here's what life on the front lines really looks like in winter.👇

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Opinion | NATO Has Seen the Future and Is Unprepared A simulation of drone warfare shows how far the alliance has to go to learn the lessons of Ukraine.

No training can replace real combat experience, so instead of just observing, Western troops should gain it directly in the war on the side of Ukraine.

More on this in a recent @wsj.com piece ⬇️
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Expert outlines the possible reasons behind the disruption in Ukraine’s energy system After another disruption in Ukraine’s energy system on January 31, 2026, public discussion once again boiled down to simplified, largely …

💡Ukraine’s energy system is operating under emergency conditions.

After the recent disruption in the energy system, public discussion boiled down to simplified, largely inaccurate claims about a complete blackout or total collapse. What is it really? Read more here ⬇️
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"People are capable of much more than they imagine". How Ukrainian soldiers are coping with the bitter cold Donetsk region. Four in the morning, and infantrymen move to their combat positions. It is −10°C outside, but according to …

💪“People are capable of much more than they imagine”

At the front line, survival depends on self-control and mental focus. In bitter cold, discipline and clarity of mind help Ukrainian soldiers endure conditions that test human limits. Find out more here👇

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Expert outlines the possible reasons behind the disruption in Ukraine’s energy system After another disruption in Ukraine’s energy system on January 31, 2026, public discussion once again boiled down to simplified, largely …

⚡️What caused the disruption in Ukraine’s energy system?

In this article, energy sector expert Viktor Vidzigovsky explains how the energy system works in wartime, with aging equipment and depleted reserves of reliability.⬇️

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How Kyiv residents adapt to life without electricity, heat, and water In recent days, temperatures in Kyiv dropped to −20 degrees Celsius. Almost the entire city is experiencing constant power outages, …

"There is nothing to wash with, nothing to keep warm with"

#Kyiv residents face long blackouts, no heating or water, and sub-zero temperatures. We collected five stories of how families cope with it and what life hacks they use ⬇️
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"People are capable of much more than they imagine". How Ukrainian soldiers are coping with the bitter cold Donetsk region. Four in the morning, and infantrymen move to their combat positions. It is −10°C outside, but according to …

"In case of frostbite, time works against the soldier"

Extreme cold is another enemy on the front line. Texty.org.ua tells how Ukrainian soldiers cope with harsh winter conditions a few hundred meters from the enemy. Read more here👇

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Blackouts in Ukraine through the lens of Russian propaganda After the latest Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy sector and large-scale blackouts during severe frosts, which can safely be compared …

After Russia’s strikes on Ukraine’s energy sector and blackouts during severe frosts, Russian propaganda faced the problem of how to present these crimes to the world.

In this article, we showed how they manage to present war crimes as everyday problems.

#Russia #war

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How Russian propaganda covers protests in Iran On December 28, protests began in Iran in response to rapidly rising prices and the fall of the national currency, …

"They organized and paid for the protests themselves. But how could it be without the damn US… Damn saviors"

Russian propaganda doesn’t just report — it rewrites reality. From Telegram channels to state media, every message serves a single narrative ⬇️

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How Ukrainians are surviving a total blackout because of Russian attacks In movies where all the benefits of civilization have disappeared, everyone is driven by their own selfishness. In reality, it's …

In movies, chaos and selfishness reign during disasters. In real life, it's the opposite.

In this article, we share how the residents of Vyshhorod are surviving the cold without electricity, water, or heating, and why it is so important to stick together.👇

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Blackouts in Ukraine through the lens of Russian propaganda After the latest Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy sector and large-scale blackouts during severe frosts, which can safely be compared …

💀Russian propaganda is twisting Ukraine’s blackouts — denying responsibility, mocking Ukrainians, and shifting blame onto others.

Text.org.ua analyzed how a popular English-language Russian propaganda resource, Lord Bebo, adapted these narratives for Western readers.👇

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How Russian propaganda covers protests in Iran On December 28, protests began in Iran in response to rapidly rising prices and the fall of the national currency, …

🇷🇺 Russian state media and pro-Kremlin channels portray the protests in Iran as an "American conspiracy"

Texty.org.ua analyzed posts by propagandists on Telegram to track how the Kremlin is manipulating this topic for its domestic audience. Read more here ⬇️

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💪There is some jokes in #Ukraine that Ukrainians can survive the atomic war now — after long and harsh blackouts

In this article we present some stories of #Kyiv residents, their children and cats and show how they survive without heat, light and water

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Why Russian Bulgakov should be cancelled in the West The Western public just adores Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov. However, he is part of the spread of Russian imperialism, which …

📕❌Russian literature — f*ck it.

In this article we show how Russian "iconic" writer was hating Ukraine and adjusting Russian imperialism. He was not the only one of course.

Western's love to Russian literature is dangerous for European values.⬇️
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