Category: 6. Opinion

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN’s nuclear watchdog, has financed Russian state scientific research in Crimea since Moscow’s annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula in 2014, according to an investigation by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Russia’s occupation… Continue Reading

The Wall Street Journal reports that former President Donald Trump claimed he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of severe consequences if Russia were to invade Ukraine. During a meeting with the Journal’s editorial board, Trump recounted telling Putin: “Vladimir, if you go after… Continue Reading

Ukrainian Defense Industry (Ukroboronprom), the state-owned defense conglomerate, has appointed retired General Oleh Huliak as its new Chief Executive Officer, the company’s press service announced on 21 October. Ukroboronprom is a joint-stock company that unites 130+ state-owned… Continue Reading

On 20 October, the Russian forces occupied the village of Zhelanne Druve in the Pokrovsk district of the Donetsk Oblast, according to analysts from the DeepState project. Since October 2023, Pokrovsk has been a focal point of intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, with Russia… Continue Reading

Ukrainian forces have reportedly captured one of Russia’s most advanced portable air-defense systems, the 9K333 Verba, according to Defence Blog. The Ukrainian military has published a detailed review of the seized 9M336 missile, which was manufactured in 2020. Amid Russia’s ongoing… Continue Reading

The United States is expected to contribute up to $20 billion to a $50 billion loan package for Ukraine, organized by the G7 countries, according to three people familiar with the matter, FT says. This loan is set to be repaid using profits generated from frozen Russian assets, primarily held… Continue Reading

Moldova’s referendum on joining the European Union has passed by the thinnest of margins, while incumbent President Maia Sandu faces a challenging runoff election amid allegations of widespread foreign interference and vote-buying. According to official data from Moldova’s Central Electoral… Continue Reading

Russia did not return the body of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity, to Ukraine during the 18 October prisoner exchange, Petro Yatsenko, a representative of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War told Suspilne. Ukrainian… Continue Reading

The Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense reported on 21 October, that Dmitry Golenkov, a Russian military officer implicated in airstrikes on civilian targets in Ukraine, has been found dead in Suponyovo village, Bryansk Oblast, Russia. The HUR has been… Continue Reading

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Kyiv on 21 October. It’s Lloyd Austin’s fourth visit to Kyiv as Secretary of Defense, “demonstrating that the United States, alongside the international community, continues to stand by Ukraine,” he wrote on X. The visit comes at a critical… Continue Reading