Maxime Marquette
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NARRATIVE: Donbas Textbooks — Russia rewrites history in Ukraine's occupied schools
On June 23, 2026, Russian Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov announced that the Russian government would introduce unified textbooks on the history of Donbas and…
REPORT: Eurosatory 2026 — Europe looks at yesterday's war while Ukraine fights tomorrow's
Eurosatory 2026. The world's largest land defense and security exhibition opened its doors in June 2026 in Paris. Thousands of defense professionals, military delegations…
DECODING: Starlink on Russian USVs — the naval attack of June 23 repelled in the Black Sea
On June 23, 2026, at approximately 4:00 AM, Ukrainian forces detected and neutralized a group of Russian uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) approaching the Ukrainian…
FACT-CHECK: Russian security services want to cancel the Duma elections — what we actually know
Since the spring of 2026, a rumor has been circulating through the corridors of the Kremlin: Russian security service officials reportedly suggested to Vladimir…
COMMENTARY: One operator, a hundred drones — the US Army crosses the autonomous swarm threshold
In May 2026, somewhere on an American training range, a single operator took simultaneous control of a mixed swarm of drones of different types.…
DECODING: The 425th Skelia Regiment — 26 non-combat deaths and the investigation that stings
On June 23, 2026, the independent Ukrainian outlet Babel published an investigation into the 425th Separate Assault Regiment, known as Skelia. The investigation, grounded…
ANALYSIS: Duma elections in occupied territories — the legitimacy Putin cannot buy
The legislative elections to the Russian State Duma, scheduled for September 2026, will be the first parliamentary elections in Russia since the start of…
INVESTIGATION: Ukraine and its allies build defense space sovereignty
In June 2026, amid fighting in the Donbas, drone strikes on Russian refineries, and a state of emergency declared in Crimea, Ukraine announced something…
REPORT: Zelensky proposes a three-way summit — Trump, Kyiv, and Moscow face to face in the United States
According to converging reports published in June 2026, Kyiv transmitted to the Trump administration a bold proposal: hold a trilateral face-to-face summit between the…