An NFT of the Ukrainian flag raises over $6.7 million for the war against Russia.

A brief analysis of why exactly Putin invaded Ukraine. And the reason he's giving.

"Yes, this is Odessa. Someone cooks borshch and potatoes for Ukrainian soldiers, and someone cooks anti-tank hedgehogs."

– Journalist Larisa Kozova, reporting on Odessa's defense

Those in power need to seek a way to end the war that could be agreed to by Ukraine, Russia, Europe, and the US. It seems a tall order, but really it’s not that hard to envision.

Putin has been stripped of two martial arts honors in response to his invasion of Ukraine.

Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev writes a "no war please" message on a camera after a match. 

"Total donations to the APU in cryptocurrency have grown to $12.7 million. This is just two days! Most of all donations are made to Ethereum - $5.5 million, Bitcoin - $4.4 million, Tether - $2.1 million."

– Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation, speaking on cryptocurrency donations to the army 

A comparison of Russia's invasion of Crimea in 2014 vs. the invasion of all of Ukraine in 2022 (written two weeks prior to the invasion)

Locals near Belarus's border with Ukraine have complaints about ill-mannered interlopers: Russian troops.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said on its Facebook page that invading Russian forces must understand that every Ukrainian will resist the Russian occupiers.

We are appalled by the Russian government’s illegal aggression against Ukraine.

An illustrated history that draws parallels between a potential invasion of Ukraine today and Catherine the Great’s occupation and annexation of Crimea in the late 1700s.