Daniel Kosoy

2 months ago | united24media.com | Mykyta Shandyba |Daniel Kosoy |Alexander Query |Illia Kabachynskyi

The river remembers every battle. Now, Ukraine’s fighters from the 144th Special Operations Forces Center return to its waters—training to fight back the Russian invasion. Water is silent. Patient. “We know its scent. We remember how it carried our boats toward the places still held by the enemy. We, the fighters of the 144th Special Operations Forces Center, are back on the water.”Beside them—cadets, paratroopers, and marines training under instructors.

Feb 6, 2025 | united24media.com | Daniel Kosoy |Illia Kabachynskyi |Alexander Query |Lucile Brizard

As 2025 began, Ukraine significantly ramped up its strikes on Russian oil refineries. This comes at a particularly inconvenient time for Russia, which has been increasing its oil refining output to circumvent sanctions on its crude oil exports. Ukrainian forces struck the Albashneft oil depot in Krasnodar Krai on February 5.