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EDITORIAL: Kharkiv will not fall — but the price of its defense is staggering
Some cities become symbols against their will. Kharkiv is one of them. Ukraine's second-largest city, barely 40 kilometers from the Russian border, it has…
REPORT: Ukraine advances on two fronts as Russia throws its reserves into combat
The week of June 9, 2026 will be remembered in the archives of this war. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) confirmed…
DECODING: Pokrovsk-Huliaipole — 200 Battles a Day, the Front That Does Not Break
Some numbers demand to be placed on the table without rhetorical dressing. This number: more than 200 military engagements in a single day across…
ANALYSIS: Kostiantynivka, the Donbas Gate That Russia Is Relentlessly Trying to Break
On June 16, 2026, Ukrainian military analysts from the DeepState group published a terse assessment: the battle of Kostiantynivka is following the "worst-case scenario"…
FACT-CHECK: Ukraine Recaptures 600 km² in 2026 — The Numbers, the Facts, the Truth
On June 8, 2026, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, announced something few observers had anticipated: Ukrainian forces had liberated more…
OPEN LETTER: To Our Allies Gathered at Ramstein — $1.7 Billion Is Not Enough, But It's a Start
On June 18, 2026, in Brussels, representatives of nearly fifty nations gathered for the 35th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group — the…
TESTIMONY: G7 in Évian — Ukraine Leaves with Weapons Licenses and a Solemn Promise
From June 15 to 17, 2026, the royal palace of Évian-les-Bains, on the shores of Lake Geneva, hosted the leaders of the seven most…
NARRATIVE: The Night a Russian Geran-2 Drone Set the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves on Fire
In the night of June 14 to 15, 2026, Russia launched against Ukraine one of the most massive attacks of the year: 70 missiles…
ESSAY: The Kapotnya Refinery in Flames — When Kyiv Strikes 15 km from the Kremlin
On June 18, 2026, the residents of Moscow looked up and saw something their government had promised was impossible: a column of black smoke…