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The conflict. A good shot. A ukrainian sniper shot down zals enemy reconnaissance drone. This was reported by the special operations forces. Their soldier landed the drone when the uav was conducting reconnaissance on one of the areas of the front. Now it has become a trophy of the armed forces, it will be given to specialists for further study. Zala usually flies at an altitude of 300 km and speeds up. Up to 100 km h, it is too difficult to aim at such an object, therefore the fact that it was ...

There is already fighting for further, uh, will it be possible in this situation to cancel the martial law and hold elections, well, in principle, anything can happen, military local elections were held in israel in the conditions of the war against hamas, but the war against hamas takes place on the territory of the gas sector, on the territory, when we will conduct a war, say on the border, we will have some kind of buffer zone there, we will know that we can hold some kind of elections on the...

They are recognized for their collection Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence.

Ahead of the poetry prize ceremony in Toronto, the five poets share their dream collaborators

Ishion Hutchinson's School of Instructions (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023)—which has been described as “a stunning memorial work that excavates the forgotten experience of West Indian soldiers during World War I”—has been shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. See the shortlist below, followed by more information on the book. Here is the 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist:…

Reading a poem about the war may seem less instructive than watching the latest bulletins. I suspect the opposite is true, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

Conflict has changed Ukrainian poetry, and readings are popular, but several poets have died or disappeared

Ukrinform has prepared a selection of English-language books dedicated to Ukraine-related topics and published this year.

During the last two years, there has been a surge in demand for stories from Ukraine, though the number of books translated into English remains modest. Even in the finest bookstores, such as Shakespeare and Company in Paris or Hodges Figgis in Dublin, you can only find a limited selection of English-translated works of Ukrainian authors.

One of the key insights I’ve gained about myself during this war has been that I held onto preconceived notions not only about foreigners but my fellow Ukrainian citizens. This has led to literary readings in front-line cities, meetings with members of the military and civilians, master classes for teenagers in Avdiivka, and a year of filming in the front-line city of Krasnohorivka in Donetsk Oblast. At the beginning of November, I embarked on a literary tour of southern Ukraine that wa...