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DECODING: Izvolzhanske, Sumy — Russia Claims a Capture, Ukraine Denies, Who to Believe?
On June 24, 2026, Russia announced it had captured the village of Izvolzhanske, in Sumy Oblast. Ukraine immediately issued a formal denial.
ANALYSIS: Ukraine Blocks the Kherson-Crimea Bridges — Strangling Russia's Southern Military Apparatus
Since June 2026, Ukraine has been conducting a systematic campaign against all bridges linking occupied Kherson to Crimea. This is not a
TESTIMONY: The Day the EU Said "One More Year" — Russian Sanctions Seen from the Inside
On June 25, 2026, the European Union renewed its economic sanctions against Russia for another year. No ceremony. No historic leader's speech.
OPEN LETTER: Belarusian Drone Repeaters Out of Service — Zelensky Confirms the Decisive Strike
In Western capitals and in the well-heated drawing rooms of armchair geopolitics, voices persist in whispering that Ukraine is doomed. That Russia
FACT-CHECK: Ukraine Strikes Alekseyevka and Zhuravlevka — What the Numbers Actually Confirm
On June 24, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) confirmed that Ukraine had struck an FPV drone depot in
ESSAY: Four Russian Satellites at 13 km from ICEYE-X36 — the Space War Is Already Here
On June 24, 2026, the world learned that four Russian satellites — Kosmos-2610, Kosmos-2611, Kosmos-2612, and Kosmos-2613 — had closed to within
NARRATIVE: Russia buys fuel abroad — how Ukraine wins the economic war
For three years, Russia projected the image of an energy superpower immune to Western pressure — a country that floated on its
PROFILE: Counter-offensive at Lyman — the Ukrainian soldiers who encircle the impossible
Shandroholove. Sixteen kilometers from Lyman. A village that appears on few news maps, mentioned in few prime-time broadcasts, defended by soldiers whose
COMMENTARY: Autonomous Shaheds — Russia programs drones that choose their own targets
There is a threshold we long believed was protected by international law, by the weight of ethical consensus, by a shared revulsion