Category: 6. Opinion

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

The Security Service of Ukraine says that Ukrainian law enforcement has exposed the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Medical-Social Expertise Commission for corruption schemes to avoid conscription. Ukrainians can be exempted from military service under certain health conditions, including… Continue Reading

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin has announced his resignation, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office. Kostin is stepping down following a draft-dodging scandal involving Ukrainian officials, including employees of the Prosecutor General’s Office, who reportedly obtained… Continue Reading

The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has turned into a colossal misfire. Over the past two and a half years, Russian troops have suffered a staggering toll of 640,000 personnel. The Ukrainians have destroyed two-thirds of Russia’s pre-invasion tank force and eliminated half of its Black… Continue Reading

Ukraine has experienced a devastating demographic decline since Russia’s full-scale invasion, losing approximately 10 million people – about a quarter of its population – the United Nations reported on 22 October, as per Reuters. Ukraine’s population has experienced a continuous decline… Continue Reading