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COLUMN: The Fourth Law and Axon — when Silicon Valley funds Ukraine's drone war
In June 2026, a Ukrainian technology company founded in Kyiv in 2023 announced a strategic investment from an American firm that was still making…
EDITORIAL: Russia's September Elections — A Farce That Reveals Everything About Wartime Russia
On June 28, 2026, United Russia, Vladimir Putin's party, announced its lead candidates for the legislative elections scheduled in September 2026. At the top…
INVESTIGATION: The 81st Airmobile Brigade Repels the Russian Assault — How Sloviansk Held for Two Days
On June 17, 2026, two columns of Russian mechanized forces converged on the Sloviansk sector with a precise objective: pierce the Ukrainian defensive line,…
REPORT: Ukraine signs the public procurement law — $3.4 billion from the World Bank unlocked
On June 23, 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law that will never lead a war bulletin — but one that fundamentally transforms how Ukraine…
DECODING: The GYURZA-02, onboard AI, and the silent revolution of Ukrainian armor
In the Ukrainian military arsenal of 2026, one machine is attracting increasing attention from defense experts: the UAT.GYURZA-02, a modernized armored personnel carrier that…
ANALYSIS: The EU votes unanimously for the first time since March 2025 — and sends a message to Moscow
On June 18 and 19, 2026, European Union heads of state and government convened in Brussels for a European Council that had all the…
ESSAY: Kostiantynivka Falls — and With It, the Myth of the Impregnable Donbas Fortress
For years, Kostiantynivka was more than a city. It was a symbol — the rallying point for soldiers heading to the front, the first…
ANALYSIS: Putin Admits Fuel Shortages — Russia's Economic Fracture Accelerates
On June 28, 2026, at the United Russia party congress, President Vladimir Putin officially acknowledged that Ukrainian strikes on Russian refinery infrastructure were causing…
DECODING: Asgard, the Ukrainian AI that cuts the planning cycle from 72 hours to 60 minutes
In conventional military doctrine, a corps-level operational planning cycle — the process by which a large formation identifies objectives, assigns assets, calculates timing, coordinates…