Ukraine's drones had a busy night.

15-year-old Anastasia Hnatyshyn from Lviv has become the European chess champion. She was ranked 74th out of 150, but she scored 9 points out of a possible 11 and became the fourth continental champion in the history of Ukrainian women's chess.

Why I allow russian trolls and bots to leave comments under my posts.

185 Ukrainian defenders and one civilian have returned home from the russian captivity. The youngest freed individual is 26 years old, the oldest is 62. This exchange was facilitated by the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

The US Congress passed the Ukraine Support Act by a vote of 226-195 to provide military aid to Ukraine and impose tough sanctions on Russia.

In one year of existence, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces eliminated more than 100,000 russian occupiers. Over the course of the year, 12 units of the Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed more than 350,000 targets. Source: Madyar

The US has been failing this Churchill/Chamberlain moment for years. And on Ukraine, Trump's second term makes Chamberlain look like Churchill in comparison. At least Chamberlain didn't know what was coming in 1938. Siding with genocidal Russia after so many years is far worse. Garry Kasparov

On September 4, 1965, a young Ukrainian poet stood up in a Kyiv cinema during the premiere of Sergei Parajanov’s Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors and called on the audience to rise in protest against the secret arrests of Ukrainian intellectuals. Twenty years later to the day, he died in a labor camp.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, russians have killed 707 Ukrainian children. The youngest victim was just two days old — she was born and died in a maternity hospital. Another 2,548 children have been wounded, and 2,318 are missing.

“The House just voted 218-204 to move forward on the discharge petition to provide military aid to Ukraine and impose tough sanctions on Russia. The House will vote on final passage tomorrow. This is our Churchill moment and we must pass the test.” Congressman Don Bacon

Ukraine is now so successful that Putin can only hold a parade on May 9 by official decree of President Zelensky. – Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General.

Riga StratCom Dialogue 2026 I participated in the opening panel of the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence conference in Riga, discussing one central question: "Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks: Impact on Reassurance and Deterrence?" A few observations stood out.

According to an investigation by Hungarian outlet Telex, Viktor Orbán personally ordered the raid on Ukraine's Oschadbank cash-in-transit officers.

Ukrainian drones have struck Putin’s hometown of St. Petersburg. One of the targets was the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, one of russia’s largest seaports for handling petroleum products in the Baltic region.

Europe has spent years ignoring everything Russia says and does, letting the US hold mock negotiations, and living in denial as Ukrainians gave their lives to defend their nation and protect the rest of Europe. Garry Kasparov

On this day, one year ago, Ukraine buried a hero. Iryna Tsybukh was 25 years old. She was studying to get a Masters Degree, but took a leave of absence to serve as a paramedic in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Glory to Ukraine, Glory to the Hero!

A woman was killed while trying to save her children during a russian attack on Kyiv. During the strike near a residential complex in the UNIT.City area, a woman was running to a shelter with her two children. She died from her injuries. The children were hospitalized.

One year ago today russia lost 1/3 of their strategic aviation to a country whose president was told he had no cards 3 months earlier.

Russians hit Dnipro with cluster munitions. Just look at the marks on the road. At least nine people have been killed, and many more have been injured.

Russians have erased entire Ukrainian cities to the ground. The only thing russia brings is death and destruction, which they call “liberation”. We must help Ukraine survive this genocide and push this evil back into Mordor. Stand with Ukraine!

Spider’s Web, One Year Later Last year, I wrote about the incredible and historic success of the Operation Spider’s Web. I argued then that it was a strategic inflection point in the war.

Chef Jose Andres is a great human being. I am not a big fan of Jimmy Kimmel, but he has huge audience, and it was great seeing Jose speaking to so many Americans about his support of Ukraine. Thank you for standing with Ukraine 💙💛

A terrifying scene from a typical russia: a group of children were playing in front of the house when their 44 year old neighbor Alexei came, grabbed a girl, carried her, taking her inside while she screamed. Thankfully, the boy friend didn't abandon her.

The Myth of the Immaculate Pantheon. Polish Outrage as a Spectacle of Hypocrisy. A great article by Jerzy Wójcik, a prominent Polish media leader who helped transform Gazeta Wyborcza into one of Europe's largest digital news platforms.

I am honored to participate in the opening panel of the Riga StratCom Dialogue 2026, organized by the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence.

The Świętokrzyska Brigade was a collaborationist unit of the Polish National Armed Forces during World War II. It was formed by Polish ultranationalists, embraced Dmowski’s nationalist ideology, and openly cooperated with Nazi Germany. The brigade became known for its antisemitic ampaigns.

A historic video showing a russian multiple rocket launcher Grad firing at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while another is firing exactly in the opposite direction, at Donetsk. And there's your answer to the question of who "bombed Donbass for eight years."

Special Operations Center of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been named in honor of the Heroes of UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army). In response, Polish politicians have thrown a fit over the decision to name a Ukrainian military unit after the Heroes of the UPA.

The world's most resilient McDonald's is in Kyiv. It has been damaged by Russian attacks repeatedly. On May 24, 2026, it was hit very hard. But it was back in business within four days.

Ukraine continues to impose sanctions on russia. The oil refinery in Saratov is burning after Ukrainian strikes. Also, an oil depot in the Rostov region was hit.

A little Ukrainian girl came to her dad on her graduation day.

Vladyslav Stepanchuk is nineteen years old. He is the youngest living Hero of Ukraine – a title President Zelenskyy awarded him this year for leading twenty-one soldiers out of a russian encirclement in the Kursk region during a four-hour firefight. The full story: open.substack.com/pub/romanshe...

I normally ignore comments from Christians who support Donald Trump. But today one particular exchange reminded me of what I believe is one of the biggest problems facing Christianity in America.

This is Ken Paxton - the Republican Senate primary winner in Texas. Republicans, are you insane?! You want a 3-time felon, who was reported by his own staff to the FBI, to represent you? He was impeached by the Republican-controlled Texas House in 2023 for bribery, corruption, and abuse of office

The fact that this even happened is insane. A federal judge just ruled that Trump’s name must be removed from the Kennedy Center after his puppets tried to rebrand one of America’s iconic cultural institutions around him. Think about how absurd that is.

Ukrainian gymnast Sofila Krainska boycotted the russian anthem during the award ceremony at the 2026 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria.

A milestone decision has been reach regarding the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

Tents are going up in the Kyiv metro as people prepare to shelter overnight, bracing for another large-scale strike by the terrorist state of russia.

"The entire responsibility for this incident lies with russia - a country that has been waging a war of aggression against Ukraine for more than four years," - Romanian President Nicușor Dan

Making America Great Again. White House before and after.

During Russia’s attack on Ukraine, a drone struck an apartment building in the Romanian city of Galați. Galați is located near the border with Ukraine’s Odesa region. Two people were injured in the explosion, and 70 residents were evacuated from the damaged building.

Russia’s goal in this war is not territory. It is not security guarantees. It is not NATO. It is the elimination of the Ukrainian people.

An open letter to Franklin Graham from Dan Hawk, Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Ashland Theological Seminary I write in response to your video message at the Rededicate 250 event last weekend, and specifically to your use of the Bible to reinforce Right-Wing political talking points.

Russian gymnasts have been fully allowed to compete in international events. The International Gymnastics Federation lifted all sanctions on russia. This happened after a Japanese businessman Morinari Watanabe became the new president of the organization.

Lindsey Graham: "They should change the Nobel Prize to the Trump Prize."

Why nobody is talking about the fact that Donald Trump Jr. wife’s father was directly connect to Jeffrey Epstein?

Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine. That’s the figure now publicly confirmed by Anne Keast-Butler, head of British GCHQ – the first time a senior UK official has put a number to it. Half a million dead. For what? A war Putin promised would take three days. A war he still cannot win.

A priest of the russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine had been arrested for directing russian missile strikes on Odesa. Those attacks killed 21 people and injured 70. I’ve said it many times: the so-called russian Orthodox Church is not a church — it’s a sect.

The United States just refused to join a UN statement condemning russian threats to systematically strike Kyiv.

Why I didn’t attend the Rededicate 250. I was invited by several friends and officials in Washington DC to attend a 250-year rededication of America to God. But for some reason, it felt wrong. The whole thing felt like blatant hypocrisy.