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ESSAY: Denmark Shuts Its Door on Ukrainian Men — Europe Is Cracking
Denmark has announced it will no longer grant temporary protection to Ukrainian men aged 23 to 60. The measure is precise, documented and unambiguous.…

PROFILE: FP-5 Flamingo — the Ukrainian missile burning Putin's forges
On the night of June 26–27, 2026, five Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo missiles struck the Titan-Barrikady industrial complex in Volgograd. The mechanical assembly building was…

COLUMN: Trump says Zelensky is holding up — and Moscow is genuinely worried
On June 25, 2026, in the hushed corridor of the Oval Office, Donald Trump said something few observers saw coming. Asked about the state…

EDITORIAL: Pokrovsk under 32 assaults — Ukraine's hottest front is decided here
On June 22, 2026, Russian forces launched 32 separate assaults in the Pokrovsk sector alone within 24 hours — making it the most active…

INVESTIGATION: May 2026, deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since April 2022
On June 23, 2026, the UN released a report that should have made front pages around the world. In May 2026, at least 274…

REPORT: Fire Point and Hensoldt launch Freyja, Ukraine's low-cost ballistic interceptor
Fire Point did not exist before the Russian invasion of 2022. Founded by Denys Shtilerman and Iryna Terekh — who previously ran a casting…

ANALYSIS: Kostyantynivka on the verge of falling — eight months of siege, a city in agony
Since autumn 2025, Kostyantynivka — a former industrial city of 67,000 inhabitants in Donetsk oblast — has been resisting Russia's stranglehold. Eight months. Eight…

DECODING: Sanctions extended one year: the EU finally changes tempo against Moscow
On June 19, 2026, the European Union made a decision that received little media coverage but is strategically considerable. It extended its entire regime…

OPINION: Russia's deficit explodes: Putin is financing his war on credit
Some numbers tell the truth better than any speech. Russia's budget deficit has exceeded $80 billion in 2026. Not according to hostile Western analysts.…