Maxime Marquette
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COMMENTARY: 42 children torn from occupation — but thousands are still waiting
The Save Ukraine NGO announced on June 23, 2026 that 42 children and teenagers had been brought back from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories over the…
OPINION: Lukashenko blinked before Zelensky — and that is enormous
On June 19, 2026, President Zelensky issued a public ultimatum to Alexander Lukashenko: seven days to remove the signal repeaters from Belarusian territory that…
OPEN LETTER: These North Korean soldiers who want to choose their own fate
On June 23, 2026, South Korea announced that it would accept all North Korean prisoners of war captured by Ukraine on Ukrainian territory, if…
EDITORIAL: 800,000 targets in six months — Ukraine's drone revolution reshapes the war
On June 22, 2026, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov published a figure on Telegram that deserves to be read slowly: since the start of…
INVESTIGATION: Occupied Crimea under a state of emergency — the humanitarian crisis Moscow can no longer hide
On June 26, 2026, Russian occupation authorities in Crimea declared a regional state of emergency — a legal exception regime that gives authorities expanded…
REPORT: The $2 million jammer destroyed in Crimea — electronic warfare enters a new phase
On June 23, 2026, a Ukrainian drone destroyed a Russian electronic warfare system known as the Volna Kupol Garant in Kerch, occupied Crimea. The…
ANALYSIS: 1.5 million Russian casualties — what this figure reveals about the nature of the war
On June 23, 2026, on the sidelines of a NATO defense ministers' meeting, a senior Alliance official — speaking anonymously to the UK Defence…
ESSAY: Twelve months of sanctions — what the EU's historic decision really says about the long war
On June 25, 2026, the European Union extended its economic sanctions against Russia for twelve months — until July 31, 2027 — instead of…
PROFILE: Putin's ghost boats — Starlink, the Black Sea, and the naval drone war
At 4 a.m. on June 23, 2026, several Russian unmanned boats were launched toward the southwestern Ukrainian coastline in the Black Sea. These Unmanned…