Maxime Marquette
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FACT-CHECK: Ukraine Strikes Alekseyevka and Zhuravlevka — What the Numbers Actually Confirm
On June 24, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) confirmed that Ukraine had struck an FPV drone depot in
ESSAY: Four Russian Satellites at 13 km from ICEYE-X36 — the Space War Is Already Here
On June 24, 2026, the world learned that four Russian satellites — Kosmos-2610, Kosmos-2611, Kosmos-2612, and Kosmos-2613 — had closed to within
NARRATIVE: Russia buys fuel abroad — how Ukraine wins the economic war
For three years, Russia projected the image of an energy superpower immune to Western pressure — a country that floated on its
PROFILE: Counter-offensive at Lyman — the Ukrainian soldiers who encircle the impossible
Shandroholove. Sixteen kilometers from Lyman. A village that appears on few news maps, mentioned in few prime-time broadcasts, defended by soldiers whose
COMMENTARY: Autonomous Shaheds — Russia programs drones that choose their own targets
There is a threshold we long believed was protected by international law, by the weight of ethical consensus, by a shared revulsion
OPINION: 25,000 robots ordered — Ukraine builds the world's first autonomous army
In the first half of 2026, Ukraine contracted 25,000 unmanned ground vehicles — UGVs, for Unmanned Ground Vehicles. Twenty-five thousand. That is
EDITORIAL: Seven Belgian F-16s for Ukraine — the turning point in air superiority
In June 2026, Belgium officially confirmed the delivery of 7 F-16s to Ukraine this year — 3 operational and 4 designated for
COLUMN: Black Sea — an Egyptian sailor killed, the Victress in flames, Moscow attacks civilians
In the night of June 21–22, 2026, a Russian drone struck the Turkish commercial vessel Victress, sailing under Panamanian flag, in the
INVESTIGATION: Fire Point 2,070 km — Ukraine strikes at the heart of Russia like never before
On June 21, 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the Ukrainian drone "Fire Point" had struck targets 2,070 km deep inside Russian territory.