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DECODING: The 425th Skelia Regiment — 26 non-combat deaths and the investigation that stings
On June 23, 2026, the independent Ukrainian outlet Babel published an investigation into the 425th Separate Assault Regiment, known as Skelia. The investigation, grounded…
ANALYSIS: Duma elections in occupied territories — the legitimacy Putin cannot buy
The legislative elections to the Russian State Duma, scheduled for September 2026, will be the first parliamentary elections in Russia since the start of…
INVESTIGATION: Ukraine and its allies build defense space sovereignty
In June 2026, amid fighting in the Donbas, drone strikes on Russian refineries, and a state of emergency declared in Crimea, Ukraine announced something…
REPORT: Zelensky proposes a three-way summit — Trump, Kyiv, and Moscow face to face in the United States
According to converging reports published in June 2026, Kyiv transmitted to the Trump administration a bold proposal: hold a trilateral face-to-face summit between the…
DECODING: Crimea — state of emergency and shattered logistics, Kyiv turns the peninsula into hell
On June 26, 2026, the Russian occupation authorities in Crimea declared a state of emergency. The officially stated cause: fuel shortages and power outages…
OPEN LETTER: Putin, your oil is burning — and that is excellent news
Mr. Putin, on June 26, 2026, you extended through end of 2027 the ban on exporting oil and petroleum products subject to the price…
TESTIMONY: ICEYE doubles its radar satellites — the war has changed the sky forever
On June 25, 2026, Finnish company ICEYE announced its intention to double its SAR radar satellite capacity (Synthetic Aperture Radar) by late 2027. This…
NARRATIVE: Lavrov cries theft — when Moscow makes a spectacle with victims' money
On June 24, 2026, at the Primakov Readings — an annual Moscow forum designed to polish Russia's diplomatic image — Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov…
REPORT: Lyman holds — Ukrainian counter-attacks push back the Russian tide
The images are circulating on pro-Kremlin Telegram channels: Russian soldiers planting their flag in the rubble of Lyman, the Donbas hub that Moscow is…