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FACT-CHECK: Serhii Kolobov Arrested in Kyiv — What We Know, What We Verify, What Remains Uncertain
On June 30, 2026, in Kyiv, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) arrested Serhii Kolobov, age 65. The charge: high treason. The

OPEN LETTER: Thomas Nilsson Is Right — the Russian Threat Will Outlast Putin, and Europe Must Hear It
On June 30, 2026, Thomas Nilsson, head of the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service (MUST), gave an interview to Bloomberg in

TESTIMONY: Snihurivka, Night of June 30 — A 5,000 m² Store Consumed by Shaheds
On the night of June 30 to July 1, 2026, a Shahed-136 kamikaze drone hit a building materials and DIY store in

NARRATIVE: Nights of Fire Over Occupied Donetsk — Drones, Blackouts, and the Sky as Counteroffensive
In the night of June 28-29, 2026, darkness spread across parts of the territories Moscow illegally occupies. Widespread power outages were reported

ESSAY: The North Holds — Chernihiv, Bryansk, and the Next Offensive Putin Is Preparing
In northern Ukraine, in Chernihiv, families received mandatory evacuation notices on July 1, 2026. Twelve border communities were designated first; seven others

OPINION: Berlin, the Five, and Europe's Silent Test of Will Ahead of Ankara
On June 24, 2026, in Berlin, five European heads of government sat down at the same table. Friedrich Merz (Germany), Emmanuel Macron

PROFILE: Ukraine's Mi-24V and Its 185 Kill Marks — A Living Legend of the Sky
Some machines tell a war better than any speech ever could. A Ukrainian Mi-24V helicopter, belonging to the 11th Army Aviation Brigade

INVESTIGATION: Ukrainian drones in NATO airspace — Tsahkna says yes, and a whole doctrine shifts
On June 29, 2026, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna gave an interview to the Financial Times whose words deserve to be cited

COMMENTARY: Kharkiv under drones June 30 to July 1 — eight wounded, four attacks, zero chance
Between June 30 at 11:45 PM and July 1 at 5:30 AM, Russia carried out four separate attacks in Kharkiv Oblast, wounding