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Vadym Lietunov spent fourteen days in a Russian dugout he had walked into by accident. The Russian inside kept a rifle on him for most of those days. When a Ukrainian armored…
Category: 6. Opinion
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Russia and “those sympathetic to it” will try to force Ukraine into pro-Putin settlement this summer – source in Ukraine’s presidential circle
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In June–July, Ukraine may be pressured into capitulation, according to a source close to the president, RBC-Ukraine reports. Russia is currently pressuring Ukraine, demanding…
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Europe has 2 mn troops, Russia 1.3 mn, Ukraine 800,000 — and Kyiv is the one teaching, Stubb says
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Finland’s President Alexander Stubb has urged European leaders to drop the framing of Ukraine as a country that only needs help, and instead start asking what Ukraine can give…
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Germany hands Ukraine the gas plant that warmed Russia’s Nord Stream
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Germany will hand over an 84-megawatt gas-fired power plant in Lubmin near Greifswald — built to support Russia’s Nord Stream 1 pipeline — to a Ukrainian power plant…
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Russia fired 75 drones at Ukrainian ports in early 2025 — this year, the figure is over 800
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Russia launched more than 800 drones at Ukrainian port infrastructure during the first four months of 2026 — over ten times the 75 UAVs fired at the same targets in the same…
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Russia’s AI-enabled “Klin” drone runs on US-made Nvidia modules and Australian flight controller
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Russia is integrating AI into its weapons systems. Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence has revealed the specifications of the Russian AI-enabled loitering munition “Klin”, which…
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From Caspian Sea to Baltic coast: Ukraine’s April strike campaign reached every corner of Russia’s oil empire
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Russian regions that were previously considered unreachable are now within striking distance. In April, Ukrainian deep-strike capabilities hit targets in the Urals, the Ministry…
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Russia’s oil revenue nearly doubled in March. Its own bankers still expect a crash
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Russia’s oil revenue got a reprieve from the Iran war in March, climbing to $19 billion from February’s $9.75 billion, the International Energy Agency reported. The…
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Russia hit a record oil revenue month—yet the federal budget still came up short
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Russia’s oil revenue got a reprieve from the Iran war in March, climbing to $19 billion from February’s $9.75 billion, the International Energy Agency reported. The…
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NATO is dead. Meet CALM.
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Since September 2023, I have questioned the survival of NATO. There is no single obstacle, but multiple and compounding issues undermining its credibility.
The main…
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