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PROFILE: The Ravlyk — the Ukrainian tortoise conquering NATO and defense giants
There is something deeply moving about the story of a 50-person company that invents a military robot while its country burns, tests it in…
TESTIMONY: What I saw in Kim Jong Un's weapons tests — the North Korea rewriting the rules
I read these specifications and do the simple math. Ninety kilometers from the border: Seoul enters range. Warheads designed to destroy a nation's infrastructure.…
PROFILE: Dubna, second strike — Ukraine dismantles Russia's military space constellation
When Zelensky says "long-range sanctions," he is choosing his words with precision. This is not a metaphor — it is a doctrine. Ukraine is…
PROFILE: Black Spark, the ghosts who infiltrated the death factory at Alabuga
What I find vertiginous in this story is not the sabotage itself. It is the patience it demands. Several months of pretending, of smiling…
OPEN LETTER: To the Talion Drone — Welcome to the War for Ukrainian Skies
There is something strange and poignant about writing an open letter to a drone. But what Talion represents goes beyond the machine: it is…
TESTIMONY: In Doha, Diplomats Seek Peace — and Iran Seeks Its Ransom
There is an almost tragic irony in this scene: two countries that exchanged military strikes barely two weeks ago, that cannot even share a…
TESTIMONY: Snihurivka, Night of June 30 — A 5,000 m² Store Consumed by Shaheds
On the night of June 30 to July 1, 2026, a Shahed-136 kamikaze drone hit a building materials and DIY store in
ESSAY: The North Holds — Chernihiv, Bryansk, and the Next Offensive Putin Is Preparing
In northern Ukraine, in Chernihiv, families received mandatory evacuation notices on July 1, 2026. Twelve border communities were designated first; seven others
PROFILE: Ukraine's Mi-24V and Its 185 Kill Marks — A Living Legend of the Sky
Some machines tell a war better than any speech ever could. A Ukrainian Mi-24V helicopter, belonging to the 11th Army Aviation Brigade