A 6-year-old girl in Ukraine died in an air strike. A Russian Telegram post mocking her memory got 65,000 'laughing' reacts.

Tech Insider
  • A viral Russian social media post appears to mock a little girl killed in Ukraine on Saturday. 
  • A picture of a memorial to 6-year-old Sophia attracted thousands of 'laughing' emojis in a Russian post. 
  • The UN has condemned the missile strike on Chernihiv, which saw 144 casualties. 
A memorial for Chernihiv six-year-old Sophia, who was killed in Ukraine in a Russian missile strike on Saturday.

Ukraine lacks the drone capacity to strike enough targets in Russia to erode its 'will to fight,' retired US colonel says

Tech Insider
Ukrainian soldiers launching a drone
Ukrainian soldiers launch a drone at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.

Associated Press

Ukraine is re-engineering a 36-foot-long Soviet-era missile system to strike inside Russia, UK intel says

Tech Insider
A S-200 surface-to-air missile system.
A S-200 surface-to-air missile system.

Getty Images

Zelenskyy begins talks with Sweden about receiving Gripen jets, which some experts think could give Ukraine a better chance at taking on Russia's air defenses

Tech Insider
Hungarian Air Force JAS-39 Gripen
A Hungarian Air Force JAS-39 Gripen on August 7, 2010.

REUTERS/Stringer

Battlefield casualties in the Ukraine war have surged to almost 500,000 killed and wounded, US officials say

Tech Insider
Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut, an eastern city where fierce battles against Russian forces have been taking place, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, May 15, 2023.
Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut, an eastern city where fierce battles against Russian forces have been taking place, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, May 15, 2023.

Libkos/AP Photo

Subscribe to russia-ukraine