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REPORT: The $2 million jammer destroyed in Crimea — electronic warfare enters a new phase
On June 23, 2026, a Ukrainian drone destroyed a Russian electronic warfare system known as the Volna Kupol Garant in Kerch, occupied Crimea. The…
ANALYSIS: 1.5 million Russian casualties — what this figure reveals about the nature of the war
On June 23, 2026, on the sidelines of a NATO defense ministers' meeting, a senior Alliance official — speaking anonymously to the UK Defence…
ESSAY: Twelve months of sanctions — what the EU's historic decision really says about the long war
On June 25, 2026, the European Union extended its economic sanctions against Russia for twelve months — until July 31, 2027 — instead of…
PROFILE: Putin's ghost boats — Starlink, the Black Sea, and the naval drone war
At 4 a.m. on June 23, 2026, several Russian unmanned boats were launched toward the southwestern Ukrainian coastline in the Black Sea. These Unmanned…
COLUMN: Fico at Ankara without a mandate — NATO solidarity tested by one man
On June 27, 2026, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico publicly announced that Slovakia would attend the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 7–8, 2026,…
FACT-CHECK: SSU Strikes Cable Ships Volga and Vyatka in Kerch — What We Actually Know
On the night of June 26, 2026, drones from the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) struck the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch, in occupied Crimea.…
COMMENTARY: Poland-Ukraine — When a Historical Quarrel Plays Into Putin's Hands
The Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 was held in Gdańsk — a symbolic city above all others, the cradle of Solidarity, the place where resistance…
OPEN LETTER: Mr. Putin, Your 15 Regions Without Fuel Are Writing to You From Siberia
Mr. Putin, allow me to begin with the facts. On June 23, 2026, at least 15 Russian regions introduced restrictions on gasoline sales. Not…
TESTIMONY: Ukrainian Magura drones tested by US special forces in the Philippines
In late June 2026, Bloomberg reported something that would have sounded like science fiction two years earlier: United States special forces had used Ukrainian…