Maxime Marquette
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OPEN LETTER: Denmark, thank you — 672 million dollars and a lesson in dignity for Europe
Mr. Prime Minister of Denmark, ladies and gentlemen of the Copenhagen government — allow a Quebec columnist to write the letter that
TESTIMONY: 13 dead, 109 wounded in one night — the Russian terror of June 30 recounted
On the night of June 29 to 30, 2026, Russia launched 154 drones against Ukraine. Within twenty-four hours, 13 civilians were killed
NARRATIVE: Ukraine destroys five bridges in two days — Russian logistics bled dry
On the night of June 29, 2026, Ukrainian forces struck with devastating precision. Three bridges in the occupied territories were taken out
ESSAY: 30 Oil Targets and Crimea Route Cut — Russian Logistics Under Pressure in 2026
Between May 1 and June 20, 2026, units of Ukraine's unmanned systems forces struck approximately 30 Russian oil and energy infrastructure targets
COLUMN: Syrskyi Reveals Russian Plans for Chernihiv — Kyiv Out of Reach, the North Is Not
On June 30, 2026, in an interview broadcast on the Ukrainian channel TSN, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces,
OPINION: Russia's Advance at 3.79 km²/day in June — Putin's 15th Donetsk Deadline Already Missed
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) recorded a Russian territorial advance rate of 3.79 km² per day in June 2026
PROFILE: June 29, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv — At Least 10 Dead, Cities Under Drones
On June 29, 2026, Russia launched a series of coordinated strikes against three major Ukrainian cities: Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv. The attacks
INVESTIGATION: €3.9 Billion for Ukrainian Drones — How the EU Arms Ukraine from Brussels
On June 30, 2026, the European Commission disbursed €3.9 billion to Ukraine — the first payment from the defense tranche of the
COMMENTARY: 16 Gripen E for Ukraine — Sweden Arms a Future That Begins in 2029
On June 30, 2026, during a meeting with Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the signing of an agreement