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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
EDITORIAL: The EU's July 1 steel quotas — a blow Ukraine did not deserve
On July 1, 2026, EU Regulation 2026/1384 entered into force. Its administrative title barely conceals what it concretely produces: a 47% reduction
REPORT: The Ukrainian drone that shot down the Russian drone hunter — a documented world first
On July 1, 2026, the 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of Ukraine published a video that alone summarizes the state of the
DECODING: Putin accuses NATO of plotting attacks — a reading before the Ankara summit
On June 30, 2026, Vladimir Putin claimed that NATO and Ukraine were "plotting joint attacks" against Russia, according to reports from RBC-Ukraine.
ANALYSIS: Ukrainian drones in the Netherlands — when the defense industry crosses borders
In June 2026, Ukrainian Technology Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced that the Netherlands would soon launch production of Ukrainian long-range and medium-range drones