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NARRATIVE: Ukraine — The Window Opens on Victory, But It Won't Last
On June 25, 2026, Nataliia Shekerinska, Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Defense, delivered a sentence that rings like an alarm: Ukraine has reversed
PROFILE: Lavrov, Master of Diplomatic Lying — Peace as a Weapon of War
On June 23, 2026, Sergei Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister for more than two decades, delivered one of his favorite formulations: Russia is
COMMENTARY: North Korean Soldiers as Prisoners — Seoul Opens the Door, Pyongyang Rages
On June 23, 2026, South Korea detonated a diplomatic bomb: Seoul will accept all North Korean prisoners of war held by Ukraine
OPINION: Crimea Under Bombs — The Destroyed Railway Bridge Changes Everything
In the night of June 22, 2026, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces destroyed a strategic railway bridge spanning the North Crimea Canal, near
EDITORIAL: Zircons Over Kyiv — Ukraine Without Enough Patriots Facing the Missile Rain
On June 2, 2026, Russia launched eight Zircon hypersonic missiles against Kyiv. It was the largest Zircon attack of the year —
COLUMN: Zelensky, Trump, and the Flames of the Lavra — the G7 Faces Ukraine's Truth
At the G7 summit in France, Volodymyr Zelensky did something no head of state normally does in the polished corridors of multilateral
INVESTIGATION: Russia's Economy Under Bombs and Sanctions — The Cracks Are Widening
On June 20, 2026, the Bank of Russia cut its key rate from 14.5% to 14.25% — a reduction of only 25
REPORT: Shadow Guides — How the SBU Dismantles Russia's Strike Spotter Network
There is a parallel war to the one that ISW maps and daily casualty reports document. It unfolds not at Kostiantynivka or
DECODING: 16 Refineries in May — How Ukraine Burns Russia's War Machine
Sixteen Russian refineries struck in a single month — May 2026. Among them, 8 of the 10 largest in Russia. This is