Last week (July 4–10), the russian rear was systematically catching little fires everywhere, as a result of the Ukrainian army action. Ukrainian politicians recognized the effectiveness of Western long-range artillery but russian leaders continue to declare the invincibility and power of their army. Against the background of a strategic failure to prevent NATO expansion to the east and the disastrous impact of sanctions, russian politicians focused on promoting primitive propaganda about Nazi...

On July 4-5, the URC2022 conference on the restoration of Ukraine was held in the city of Lugano. Representatives of more than 40 states, the European Investment Bank, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development attended the event. The media reported the figure of $750 billion allocated for these needs, but what exactly the size of the funds be, how they will be distributed, and how civil society will control it, OPORA’s analysts discussed with invited experts...

The technological challenges of the modern information world could not be foreseen in the laws and customs of warfare, which were formed in the last century. On Wednesday, July 6, during the traditional launch of OPORA.Live, experts discussed technology and military operations and, most importantly, how it affects the lives and safety of ordinary people.

Since the full-scale invasion, the media structure of Ukraine has significantly suffered. 15% of the country's regional broadcasters stopped their work in the temporarily occupied territories. Among them are 14 regional and 53 local television companies, 18 regional and 47 local radio stations, and 46 providers. And the newsrooms in the controlled parts of Donetsk region and Luhansk region, which already had the experience of occupation and forced relocation since 2014, were better mobilized ...

The past week seemed difficult for Ukraine: the enemy launched missile attacks on civilian infrastructure in various regions, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries.

The ongoing missile strikes of Putin's troops and the combat updates push to the back burner the sad fact that hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are undergoing the humiliating and extremely dangerous procedure of “filtration.” Russia's “special operation” started from the words of the kremlin's chief about “Ukrainian people taken hostage by a gang of drug-addicts and Nazis.” However, quite predictably, it turned into the persecutions of Ukrainian citizens who got caught in the territories c...

This week, russia reacted with massive missile attacks on civilian objects in various cities of Ukraine to the international community's decision regarding the supply of weapons and the European development of Ukraine. Instead, in the information field of Ukraine, there has been an increase in caution regarding the possible direct participation of Belarusians in Russia's war on the territory of Ukraine. All this was discussed by OPORA analysts and a guest during the traditional Friday online ...

If after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the russian federation you are still subscribed to some russian "stars" on Instagram, then you must have noticed that it is not so easy to view photos and stories of Ksenia Sobchak or Nikolai Baskov.