What to do while in Ukraine

 Wladimir Klitschko posted a BBC video on his Instagram, comparing statements by Russian announcer Vladimir Putin in 2022 and 2026 regarding the start of a full-scale war In February 2022, immediately after the invasion of Ukraine, Putin openly said that it was he who made the decision on the so-called "special military operation". However, in September 2026, the Kremlin leader began to claim that Ukraine started the war 

Ukrainian combine harvester with anti-drone design goes to work in the fields This is how farming is in Ukraine in the frontline regions today.

The Ukrainian shot 122/125 in the qualification and reached the final. In the championship series, Milchev lost to Finn Eet Kallionen by only one point. Milchev is 59 years old! 

The FIDE Rapid Rating as of October 1, 2026 has been published. The top hundred of the world list includes eight Ukrainian grandmasters. Ruslan Ponomariov is the highest among them. 🇺🇦 Ukrainians in the top 100: Ruslan Ponomariov - 2657 Volodymyr Onyshchuk - 2643 Martin Kravtsiv - 2636 Ilya Nyzhnyk - 2633 Volodymyr Baklan - 2624 Anton Korobov - 2622 Vasyl Ivanchuk - 2619 Olexandr Bortnyk - 2607 📈 Main changes for the month: Ruslan Ponomariov retained his rating of 2657 and rose from 36th to 34th place.  Volodymyr Onyshchuk remained with a rating of 2643 and moved up from 42nd to 41st place. Martyn Kravtsiv retained his rating of 2636 and 48th position. Ilya Nyzhnyk also remained in his place - 50th with a rating of 2633. Volodymyr Baklan retained his rating of 2624, but dropped from 59th to 61st place. Anton Korobov added 4 points, from 2618 to 2622, and moved up from 74th to 66th place. Vasyl Ivanchuk retained his rating of 2619 and moved up from 73rd to 74th place....

No one started to fight with Russia, moreover, when Russia seized Crimea, the West FORBIDDEN Ukraine to use weapons.  No one encouraged nationalism in Ukraine, and Zelensky went to the elections with pacifying rhetoric and the hope of reaching an agreement with Putin.  No one in NATO has mastered the territory of Ukraine, and the USA was against Ukraine joining NATO under Obama, under Biden, and under Trump.  No one pumped Ukraine with offensive weapons - all they gave it before the invasion were "Javelins" and helmets.  Western tanks were brought up only by 2023, and even then they were delayed until the very end.  No one in Ukraine fired rockets or shot planes at the residents of Donbass, the number of civilian deaths during the smoldering conflict gradually decreased and in 2021 reached a record low of 25 people (and, on BOTH sides of the front, this is official UN data).  Yes, 25 people is also very much.  Only now Russia kills 25 people for one mi...

According to the Institute for Nuclear Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, on September 30, 2026 at 18:18 (Kyiv time), a Russian UAV struck the territory of the Institute for Nuclear Research, where the Kyiv Research Reactor (VVR-M) is located. The fire that arose as a result of the attack was quickly extinguished. There were no injuries. An investigation and assessment of the damage caused are ongoing. The reactor itself and systems important for safety were not damaged. No changes in the radiation background were recorded, its indicators are within the natural background (0.16-0.20 μSv/h) and have not changed.✅ In order to reduce radiation risks, the reactor has been in a stopped state with a complete discharge of the core since February 2022.  Its operation is limited to routine maintenance of systems important for safety. 📌The Institute for Nuclear Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is a leading research institution in the fields of nu...