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OPINION: €70 Billion Is Pledged. Ukraine Still Needs the Hardware
€70 billion At the NATO summit in Ankara on 8 July 2026, allies collectively pledged €70 billion—about $80 billion—in aid for Ukraine across 2026…
FACT CHECK: 20 Million Drones Is a Target, Not a Factory Receipt
10 million drones President Volodymyr Zelensky said in mid-July 2026 that Ukraine was producing 10 million drones annually and aiming for 20 million. 20…
INVESTIGATION: 28 Civilian Ships Hit in a Month, the Black Sea's Chokehold
Between June 20 and July 20, 2026, Russia struck 28 civilian vessels, causing 21 deaths, according to Odesa prosecutors cited by The Washington Times.…
DECODING: The Yanina Claim and the Black Sea War Beyond Port
On August 1, 2026, Ukrainian sources and an OSINT compilation said naval drones sank the Yanina, a container ship linked to a Rosatom subsidiary,…
NARRATIVE: Kyiv Took 24 Ballistic Missiles, and the Death Toll Still Will Not Stand Still
Russia launched 24 ballistic missiles, four Zircon or Oniks missiles and 115 drones at Kyiv in the night of 4–5 August 2026, according to…
COLUMN: Twenty-Seven Ballistic Missiles, One Interception—Kyiv’s Patriot Gap Is Exposed
Russia launched 35 missiles, including 27 ballistic missiles, and 185 drones at Kyiv and its region on the night of 1 August 2026, according…
OPINION: Russia Took 37.85 Square Kilometres in July—and the Offensive Is Paying for It
Russia’s confirmed gain for all of July 2026 was 37.85 square kilometres, according to ISW’s assessment cited by i24News on 2 August. One year…
FACT CHECK: Dobropillia Is Under Pressure, but No Source Isolates a Russian Gain
The best confirmed July figure is 37.85 square kilometres of Russian territorial gain across the entire Ukrainian front, not a gain recorded for Dobropillia.…
COMMENTARY: Sloviansk Is Now on the Hot List—But the Map Still Has Not Moved
On 6 August 2026, the Ukrainian General Staff placed Sloviansk among the front’s hottest sectors, alongside Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka and Huliaipole, according to a report…