Ukraine fights on: A journey through a nation living under relentless war

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · Dec 05, 2025 · 2811 words · By Luv Puri

Cultural Identity and Loss Ukrainian Resilience Humanitarian Impact of War

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On the intervening night of November 18 and 19, at around 2.30 a.m., as the air-raid sirens went off in Kyiv, situated in the central part of the country, I hurriedly grabbed my jacket from my hotel room and ran to the shelter of the hotel premises where I…

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I was one of the first ones to reach the shelter or basement for the third-day in a row.

Common ground

Perhaps years of working in conflict zones, and the loss of a few colleagues has given me the instinct to move quickly and instilled in me a deeper sense of caution.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The Russian missiles had travelled nearly 900 kilometers to reach their target [Ternopil]?
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Claim 1: “The Russian missiles had travelled nearly 900 kilometers to reach their target [Ternopil]”

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While there is evidence of a Ternopil strike (Nov 19, 2025) and evidence that certain missiles (KN-30) have a 900km range, no provided source explicitly confirms that the missiles used in the Ternopil attack traveled specifically 900km.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vyshnivets (Ukrainian: Вишнівець; Polish: Wiśniowiec) is a rural settlement in Kremenets Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Vyshnivets settlement hromada, one of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyshnivets

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From the end of February 2014, in the aftermath of the Euromaidan and the Revolution of Dignity, which resulted in the ousting of Russian-leaning Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, demonstrations …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_pro-Russian_unrest_in_Ukr…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trybukhivtsi (Ukrainian: Трибухі́вці) is a village in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast (province of western Ukraine). It hosts the administration of Trybukhivtsi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trybukhivtsi,_Trybukhivtsi_rur…

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Claim 2: “Conscription applies only to those above twenty-one”

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Claim 3: “a nightly curfew from midnight to 5 a.m. [in Kyiv]”

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Claim 4: “some of the estimates put the population has shrunk from 42 million in 2021 to 31-32 million in 2025 in the area that is still under Kyiv’s control”

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While Worldometer provides population estimates for 2025 and Wikipedia provides 2022 data for Kyiv, there is no evidence in the provided results confirming the specific drop from 42 million to 31-32 million for areas under Kyiv's control.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyiv, also spelt Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both banks of the Dnieper River. As of January 2022, the populat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyiv Oblast (Ukrainian: Київська область, romanized: Kyivska oblast, IPA: [ˈkɪjiu̯sʲkɐ ˈɔblɐsʲtʲ]), also called Kyivshchyna (Київщинa, IPA: [ˈkɪjiu̯ʃtʃɪnɐ]), is an oblast (province) in central and nor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_Oblast

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Slavutych (Ukrainian: Славутич, IPA: [slɐˈwutɪtʃ] ) is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, purpose-built for the evacuated personnel of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant after the 1986 disast…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavutych

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Claim 5: “Eastern Ukraine experiences harsher temperatures because it lies farther from the moderating influence of the Atlantic winds and sits firmly within a continental climatic zone”

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Multiple sources confirm that Eastern Ukraine/Eastern Europe has a continental climate with harsher temperatures due to its distance from the moderating influence of the Atlantic Ocean.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Atlantic Resolve refers to military activities in response to Russian operations in Ukraine, mainly the War in Donbas. It was funded under the European Deterrence Initiative until 2022, and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Atlantic_Resolve

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states (thirty in Europe and two in North America). Founded in the aftermath of World War II, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO

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Claim 6: “at least 25 people had been killed, including three children, and nearly 100 injured in a barrage of Russian drone and missile attacks across Ukraine”

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Multiple sources report drone and missile attacks with injuries around 100, but death tolls vary significantly. One source reports at least 16 killed, another reports 3 killed, and another reports 5 dead in a chemical plant. None of the provided evidence confirms the specific figure of 'at least 25 people' or 'three children'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…

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Claim 7: “more than 80,000 infrastructure objects, including nearly 38,000 residential buildings, thousands of non-residential premises, hospitals, schools, transport hubs, and industrial facilities, have been damaged”

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Claim 8: “From nearly 24,000 before the war, the number of Indian students in Ukraine has fallen to about 3,000”

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Claim 9: “all air routes are blocked due to the conflict”

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The Mirror reports that in the immediate aftermath of the invasion, almost all air routes into the country were blocked off as airlines ceased flights.

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web search NEUTRAL — SU-35s Break Into Ukraine Heartland, Unleash Hellfire. Times Of India 23,021 views 2 days ago. Copy link.'NATO WEAPON LIFELINE HIT': Putin's Army Bombs Key Ukraine Arms Route; Horror Unleashed | Watch…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OzlDlXirRA

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web search NEUTRAL — In the immediate aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine almost all air routes into the country were blocked off as airlines announced they would no longer be flying into the country.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/europe/oap-horrified-discove…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine has also expanded its ability to strike targets far behind Russian lines, reportedly reaching locations up to 150 kilometers (93 miles) from the front, including the land route that links Russ…
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/04/has-the-tide-turne…

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Claim 10: “Before February 2022, Kharkiv was a thriving region home to more than 900 large and medium enterprises, 715 schools, 745 kindergartens, over 800 healthcare facilities”

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web search NEUTRAL — Gustavo Gordillo has opinions about what landlords should be allowed to earn. The New York City DSA co-chair also has a $1,457,000 Bed-Stuy rowhouse to live in, courtesy of his millionaire parents and…
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/08/19/nyc-dsa-boss-lectu…

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web search NEUTRAL — This certificate will have a dynamic QR Code from which the web page on our Portal and details about the enterprise can be accessed. There will be no need for renewal of Registration. Our single windo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Is the 2022 Yamaha MT-07 LAMS the BEST Bike in Its Class?Brad Rides1.6K views • 8 months agoLivePlaylist ()Mix (50+).Here's What You Need To KnowNGM Elements Media6.3K views • 1 month agoLivePlaylist …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FijOzon9trs

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Claim 11: “the planned census was postponed because of the war”

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The provided search results discuss the war and general updates but do not mention the postponement of a planned census.

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web search NEUTRAL — Putin ordered thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine in February 2022, triggering Europe's biggest ground conflict since World War Two and the largest confrontation between Moscow and the West since…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuyzUZACJJw

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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine plans state of emergency, urges citizens to leave Russia.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/23/russia-ukrai…

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web search NEUTRAL — E arly this year , Ukrainian officials came to President Volodymyr Zelensky with a risky new plan to end the war with Russia. It would require expanding their bombing campaign to include a set of targ…
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/ukrain…

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Claim 12: “Since early 2024, according to Ukrainian estimates, settlements in Kharkiv have been shelled more than 21,000 times, with over 900 additional attacks recorded in the first months of 2025 alone”

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Claim 13: “the backdrop of their mass deportation to Central Asia in 1944 [Crimean Tatars]”

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Claim 14: “20 percent of the territories no longer with Ukraine”

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The claim that Moscow controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory is directly corroborated by BBC News and supported by general context of the conflict.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The casualties in the Russo-Ukrainian war include six deaths during the 2014 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, 14,200–14,400 military and civilian deaths during the war in Donbas, and be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrain…

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Claim 15: “1.25 million hectares potentially contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnance”

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Claim 16: “With nearly 1.18 million people employed and an active entrepreneurial base of over 160,000 individuals, it [Kharkiv] was one of Ukraine’s most productive regions”

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Claim 17: “Russia annexed [Crimea] in 2014”

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