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ESSAY: Ukraine's Cyber War Enters the European Age — the Cybersecurity Reserve
In June 2026, Ukraine crossed a decisive threshold in the digital war that Russia has imposed on it for more than four years: the…
ESSAY: Twelve months of sanctions — what the EU's historic decision really says about the long war
On June 25, 2026, the European Union extended its economic sanctions against Russia for twelve months — until July 31, 2027 — instead of…
PROFILE: Putin's ghost boats — Starlink, the Black Sea, and the naval drone war
At 4 a.m. on June 23, 2026, several Russian unmanned boats were launched toward the southwestern Ukrainian coastline in the Black Sea. These Unmanned…
OPEN LETTER: Mr. Putin, Your 15 Regions Without Fuel Are Writing to You From Siberia
Mr. Putin, allow me to begin with the facts. On June 23, 2026, at least 15 Russian regions introduced restrictions on gasoline sales. Not…
TESTIMONY: Ukrainian Magura drones tested by US special forces in the Philippines
In late June 2026, Bloomberg reported something that would have sounded like science fiction two years earlier: United States special forces had used Ukrainian…
PROFILE: Mohamed Abdel — The Egyptian Cook Killed by a Russian Drone on a Civilian Cargo Ship in the Black Sea
The Victress was a cargo vessel. It was owned by a Turkish businessman named Cengiz Akpınar. It sailed under a Panamanian flag — a…
TESTIMONY: Kerch in Flames — Russian Spy Ships Volga and Vyatka Destroyed Before They Could Strike
In the night of June 25 to 26, 2026, drones operated by the Ukrainian Security Service — the SBU — struck the Zatoka shipyard…
ESSAY: Putin's "Negotiations" — A Manual of Deliberate Contradiction
On June 23, 2026, Vladimir Putin declared to the world that Russia was "ready to negotiate" — citing the Istanbul 2022 framework, the Anchorage…
PROFILE: The Strikes That Hit Russia in Its Space and Its Lungs
Within 48 hours between June 22 and June 24, 2026, Ukrainian forces struck two targets that, individually, would have been among the most significant…