News & Context
Reliable places to follow what's happening — Ukrainian journalists first, plus analysis, aid trackers and official sources. We link to outlets; we don't republish or rank their reporting.
Follow UNITED24 — official channels
UNITED24 is the official fundraising and media initiative of the President of Ukraine. These are the accounts listed on its own websites — follow these rather than look-alike accounts, which are sometimes used for fake fundraising.
Ukrainian & independent news
UNITED24 Media
Official news outlet of Ukraine's UNITED24 platform — war, business and culture coverage in English.
The Kyiv Independent
English-language Ukrainian newsroom.
Ukrinform
National news agency of Ukraine (English edition).
Ukrainska Pravda (English)
Long-running Ukrainian investigative outlet.
Analysis & trackers
Institute for the Study of War
Daily campaign assessments with sourced maps.
Kiel Institute — Ukraine Support Tracker
Which countries have pledged and delivered what aid.
ACLED Ukraine Conflict Monitor
Weekly, methodology-documented reporting on political violence.
ACAPS — Ukraine
Independent humanitarian-needs analysis.
Official Ukrainian sources
war.ukraine.ua
Official government hub on the full-scale invasion.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Official statements, consular help for citizens abroad.
Russian war crimes documentation
Official portal documenting and collecting evidence of war crimes.
Ukraine.ua
Official country portal — culture, history, how to help.
Humanitarian data portals
UNHCR Ukraine data portal
Regional refugee-response figures and reports.
HDX — Ukraine
Humanitarian Data Exchange datasets for Ukraine.
ReliefWeb — Ukraine
Situation reports from UN agencies and NGOs.
NASA FIRMS fire map
Satellite thermal detections (observations, not confirmed attacks).
In the news: the cyber front
Hacktivists, new and veteran, target Russia with one of cyber's oldest tools
After the full-scale invasion, volunteer "hacktivists" around the world — including groups organized under Ukraine's so-called IT Army — began flooding Russian websites with traffic in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. NBC News reported on who was taking part and why the decades-old technique was still having an effect.
Warning — do not take part.
This is news reporting only. Stand With Ukraine and JoeTheVoter.org do not support, encourage or endorse DDoS attacks or any other hacking, against any target, for any cause.
Launching or joining a DDoS attack is a crime in the United States (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act) and in most other countries — being a "volunteer" or supporting a just cause is not a defense. Participants have been prosecuted, and downloadable "volunteer" attack tools have been used to spread malware.
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