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REPORT: Vtorovo struck twice: the Ukrainian oil war knows no truce
In the night of June 27, 2026, drones from the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) struck for the second time in under a month the…
DECODING: Submarines and electronic warfare: Moscow arms Pyongyang to the teeth
When Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un signed their mutual defense treaty in June 2024, many Western analysts shrugged. A dictator running on fumes, they…
COMMENTARY: Vance and the foundation of the Iran deal: prudence or blindness?
On June 22, 2026, at the Bürgenstock luxury resort in the Swiss mountains, U.S. Vice President JD Vance addressed journalists with the air of…
EDITORIAL: The night of Kyiv: why the West must stay standing
On the evening of June 25, 2026, around 9 p.m. local time, sirens sounded again across Kyiv. The Ukrainian Air Force issued a ballistic…
DECODING: Drones versus air defences: the technological war tilts in Kyiv's favour
When Kyiv launched, on the night of 25–26 June 2026, one of the largest drone offensives of the entire war — targeting a dozen…
DECODING: SVR Accuses Latvia — Moscow Fabricates Its Pretext
On June 24, 2026, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski posted a chilling warning on X: Vladimir Putin's statements about possible retaliatory strikes against European…
OPINION: 40% of Russia's Budget to War — A People Sacrificed
Some numbers resist abstraction. 40 percent. That is the share of the Russian federal budget allocated in 2026 to defense and security — or…
ANALYSIS: +5 Trillion Rubles — The Bet of a Spent Russian Economy
On June 18, 2026, Bloomberg News published a report that traveled through trading floors and chancelleries like a shockwave: Russia plans to increase its…
COMMENTARY: Why Russia Cannot Stop Kyiv's Drones
On the night of June 17–18, 2026, Ukraine launched what experts have described as its largest drone attack on Russia since the war began.…