“There was a certain girl here who was handing out some permission to paint to artists, complete nonsense. I gave her this work, and the first thing she said was that it was a very dangerous job, because if Gorbachev saw it, he would not allow the unification of Germany and that she will send it to the senate of West Berlin, which was a different country, for approval.” 

                                   –  Dmitry Vrubel, the artist behind the Berlin Wall's "The Fraternal Kiss"

“[This report] does not mean that Amnesty International holds Ukrainian forces responsible for violations committed by Russian forces, or that the Ukrainian military is not taking adequate precautions in other parts of the country. We must be very clear: nothing of the actions of the Ukrainian military, which we have documented, in any way justify Russia's violations.” 

                                   –  From a report released by Amnesty International

“It’s unclear what happened, but you can’t bring people back to life.” 

                                   –  Alina Nesterenko, whose husband was a prisoner in Russian-occupied Donetsk.

Record-breaking rainfall has caused flooding and destruction in Sochi.

Belarusian President Lukashenko pleads for Ukraine and Russia to come to an agreement.

Pro-Russian hackers took over a major Ukrainian radio station to broadcast rumors regarding President Zelensky's health.

Ukraine's effective use of long-range weaponry shocks the Russian military.

Russia's streamlined passport process, offered to residents of Kherson and Zaporizhia, has been expanded to include all Ukrainian citizens. 

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“If the command of our army withdraws people from certain points of the front where the enemy has the greatest fire superiority — in particular this applies to Lysychansk — it means only one thing: we will return thanks to our tactics, thanks to the increase in the supply of modern weapons.”

– Ukrainian President Zelensky, addressing the loss of Lysychansk to Russian forces

"The looting of Ukrainian goods for export – including grain and steel – has already led to rising prices and an increase in the number of people dying of hunger worldwide. This barbarism must be stopped, and Russia must pay in full. I believe in justice, and I will fight for it.”

– Rinat Akhmetov, the Ukrainian businessman who is suing Russia

The 2021 Russian Nobel Peace Prize winner auctioned his medal off to help displaced Ukrainian children.