This is Ihor Malchevskyi, a 69-year-old scientist at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, escaping the flames after a Russian attack.
I could also write, "the whole world watched this live," but we can see that news from Ukraine has long been out of focus.
There are many reasons for this. It is not only people's "fatigue" from the war, but also the fact that social networks, particularly X, have started artificially suppressing the reach (pessimizing) of posts on military and political topics, especially regarding Russia's war against Ukraine.
Furthermore, Russia has recently radically transformed its propaganda and information warfare. From straightforward propaganda, the Kremlin has moved to the large-scale use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and agent networks. Their primary role today is to constantly blur the boundaries of truth as much as possible, create artificial information noise, and systematically carry out "mass reporting" so that automated safety algorithms block accounts preemptively or impose shadow bans.
That is why it is so important to keep writing, reading, and sharing news about Ukraine.
And that is why I sincerely thank everyone - journalists, politicians, OSINT researchers, bloggers, photographers, and volunteers - who continue to document Russiaโs war crimes, conduct investigations and analysis, and report the truth.
๐น: DW
A Russian drone hit the building of the National Science Academy of Ukraine in the center of Kyiv.
There's a fire in the building. People are trapped inside and are trying to get out through windows.
Russian attacks on Kyiv are relentless.