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The Starlink service has been critical for the Ukrainian military, but owner Elon Musk is far from a reliable partner. @timkmak’s Counteroffensive looks at the search for alternatives. There are currently four in the frame: Luxembourg's SES, Spain's Hisdesat, Britain's Viasat, and France's Eutelsat/OneWeb. “We can successfully defend the country without Starlink. We did it at the very beginning of the full-scale invasion, and we can do it now. It is more difficult, more expensive… but it is possible,” says Volodymyr Stepanets, who works with a group that deals with the repair and procurement of Starlink terminals.

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The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak · Can Ukrainian soldiers survive without Musk’s Starlink?By Artem Moskalenko
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Ukraine has been damaged in so many ways by the Russian attack. Veronika Romanova, Mariana Lastovyria, and Artem Moskalenko explore another for @timkmak’s Counteroffensive: The contamination of the soil by metals from mass shelling. France still has “red zones” where toxic levels remain deadly 106 years after the end of WWI, and Ukraine is likely to face the same future, whenever the conflict finishes.

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The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak · Scars of war: can Ukraine rebuild on poisoned land?By Veronika Romanova
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Yale researchers at the Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) were looking for 35,000 missing Ukrainian children, until DOGE cut off their funding. Mariana Lastovyria and Anastasiia Kryvoruchenko write for @timkmak’s Counteroffensive about what will happen now.
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The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak · How DOGE scrapped the hunt for Ukraine’s missing childrenBy Mariana Lastovyria

Ukraine Daily summary - Saturday, March 15 2025

‘I can’t sit and watch it’: US volunteers join Ukrainian army after Trump’s sharp policy turn -- Putin still seeks control over Ukraine despite US peace efforts -- Ukraine, EU look to deepen cybersecurity cooperation as Russian threat rises -- Russian troops attacked a residential area in Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with ballistic missiles -- Ukraine is the front line in the battle against oligarchic capitalism -- and more

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writeworks.ukUkraine Daily summary - Saturday, March 15 2025‘I can’t sit and watch it’: US volunteers join Ukrainian army after Trump’s sharp policy turn -- Putin still seeks control over Ukraine despite US peace efforts -- Ukraine, EU look to deepen cybersecurity cooperation as Russian threat rises -- Russian troops attacked a residential area in Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with ballistic missiles -- Ukraine is the front line in the battle against oligarchic capitalism -- and more
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When the United States went to war with Iraq, nations from across the world fought with them — including Ukraine, which didn’t ask for money or minerals in return. @timkmak and Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova write for Counteroffensive about the “trend of the Trump administration taking decades-long partnerships as mere leverage for transactions.”

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The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak · Ukraine fought alongside US in Iraq; never demanded mineralsBy Mariana Lastovyria
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Why does President Zelenskyy dress in military-style attire, and why did he get flak from certain quarters when he wore it to the White House? @timkmak, Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova and Anastasiia Kryvoruchenko dig into it for Counteroffensive.

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The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak · Why Zelenskyy wore that shirt to the Oval OfficeBy Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova
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Ukraine just entered another year of war. The team at @timkmak’s Counteroffensive shares photos that they took during the past three years, and why these are meaningful. These images tell a story: Amidst the explosions, there are weddings, cats, chats, clouds and more.

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The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak · Photos we took that illustrate three years of warBy Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova