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Ukrainian band Antytila on the front lines

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Taras Topolia is the lead singer of the Antytila band in Ukraine. When the war started, Topolia immediately joined Ukraine’s military and served on the front lines, as did some of the other band members. At the same time, Topolia continues to advocate for Ukraine through his music.

A live broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking is shown on Dec. 23, 2021, from a media control room in Russia.

It’s just a ‘panic attack’ – Russian media blames US for escalating Ukraine crisis

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Visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, center, speaks during a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Washington. 

Zelenskiy-Biden meeting signals ‘reassurance’ of ongoing US support to Ukraine, former Amb says

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A map of Ukraine is projected onto a screen; a man in a uniform wearing a hat is silhouetted against it.

What Ukrainians think about Trump and his ‘quid pro quo’ in 3 charts

A man stands next to a mannequin with a burning hat.

As US focuses on impeachment, Ukraine worries about being left to Russia

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A struggling mining town in Ukraine looks to one of their own as leading presidential candidate

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As Ukraine heads to the polls this weekend, the most likely candidate is comedian Volodmyr Zelenskiy, who is from Kryvyi Rih, a struggling mining town in Eastern Ukraine.