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REPORT: Russian spies hack the messaging apps of Ukrainian officers and officials
On June 25, 2026, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), in collaboration with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, revealed a systematic campaign of Russian…
DECODING: Navalny's torturers under EU sanctions — FSB, judges and surveillance algorithms
On June 15, 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted a so-called "mini" sanctions package against Russia, hitting a total of 34 individuals…
ANALYSIS: Killing a deminer is an assault on humanity itself — NPA struck in Kherson
On June 24, 2026, in Novopetrivka, a village in the Vysokopillia community of Kherson Oblast, Russian artillery killed two humanitarian demining specialists from Norwegian…
ESSAY: 600 Patriot PAC-2 Missiles for Ukraine — Why the $3.7 Billion COMLOG Contract Changes Everything
When President Zelensky revealed that Ukraine would receive 600 Patriot PAC-2 GEM-T missiles, the announcement traveled through command centers and foreign ministries with the…
PROFILE: The Gdańsk Conference — Poland and Ukraine Patch a Friendship Fractured by History
Gdańsk is not an ordinary city to host a Ukrainian reconstruction conference. It was in this Baltic port city that the Solidarity movement was…
COLUMN: Skelia — 26 Recruits Dead, a Commander Suspended, an Army Facing Its Inner Demons
There are truths in this war that nobody wants to say out loud. Uncomfortable, painful truths that risk serving Moscow's propaganda if framed poorly.…
EDITORIAL: Tytan, the German Drone That Hunts Russian Drones — a Low-Cost Revolution for Ukraine
The drone war above Ukraine has imposed a reality that nobody really wanted to confront: interception missiles cost infinitely more than the drones they…
INVESTIGATION: Russian Transnational Repression in Europe — the 21st Sanctions Package Strikes Back
For years, the Kremlin has exerted systematic pressure on its exiled opponents. Journalists, activists, former officials, members of Russia's LGBT+ community — all know…
DECODING: The Kremlin Swears Macroeconomic Stability — the Numbers Tell a Different Story
On June 23, 2026, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov delivered a sentence that economists received with measured skepticism: the Russian economy "maintains macroeconomic stability" despite…