Category: 6. Opinion

Today there are a lot of interesting updates from the Kharkiv direction, eastern Ukraine.   In an effort to break the stalemate in this region, Russian forces attempted a new approach, launching coordinated assaults from multiple unexpected directions to break Ukrainian defenses.  However,… Continue Reading

In 2024, Ukraine convicted nine officials for large-scale corruption schemes involving the Medical-Social Expertise Commissions. Currently, law enforcement is investigating nearly 2,400 cases related to the illicit acquisition of disability certifications that exempt citizens from military… Continue Reading

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov told The War Zone that the first North Korean troops are expected to arrive in Russia’s Kursk Oblast on Wednesday, 23 October, to help defend against a Ukrainian incursion. The alleged deployment stems from a June agreement between… Continue Reading

Russia has formed an infantry regiment from Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) personnel – traditionally operators of nuclear launch facilities – for deployment in its war against Ukraine, according to Militarnyi‘s report on 22 October. Russia, facing manpower shortages after losses in… Continue Reading

South Korea has vowed to take measures against North Korea and Russia over their deepening military cooperation and urged North Korea to immediately withdraw its troops from Russia, according to Yonhap News Agency. On 18 October, the Head of the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo… Continue Reading

During a meeting with journalists, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has compared Russia’s economy to the Titanic, predicting a slow but inevitable decline, Liga reported on 22 October. The President addressed questions about Russia’s military and economic status. Western countries imposed… Continue Reading

Bloomberg and Danwatch investigation has revealed a significant shift in Russian oil tanker insurance coverage, with Moscow-based providers backed by a sanctioned state reinsurer increasingly stepping in amid western sanctions. Following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022,… Continue Reading

From 2017 to 2020, Russian intelligence had access to data from Georgian energy companies, media platforms, the central bank, and government agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance, according to documents and technical reports seen by Bloomberg. The… Continue Reading

Ukraine may be entering the final stages of its war with Russia, with the war potentially drawing to a close by the end of 2025 and early 2026, at least according to Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Directorate of Intelligence. Budanov shared this projection based on intelligence data during… Continue Reading

On 22 October, the European Commission urged Russia to stop threatening journalists with criminal cases. The commissioners also called for an independent investigation into the circumstances of the death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Russian detention, according to… Continue Reading