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DECODING: Ukraine Strikes the Voronezh Missile Factory — an Unprecedented Deep Strike Campaign
Analysis· No. 1224

DECODING: Ukraine Strikes the Voronezh Missile Factory — an Unprecedented Deep Strike Campaign

On June 22, 2026, the Ukrainian General Staff announced via Telegram that it had struck with high-precision air-launched cruise missiles a factory in Voronezh…

ANALYSIS: Russian Drone Strikes a Civilian Minibus in Nikopol — Two Dead, Twelve Injured Including Two Girls
Analysis· No. 1223

ANALYSIS: Russian Drone Strikes a Civilian Minibus in Nikopol — Two Dead, Twelve Injured Including Two Girls

On June 26, 2026, a Russian drone struck a public transit minibus traveling on the road entering Nikopol, in Dnipropetrovsk oblast. The result: two…

OPINION: Lukashenko blinked before Zelensky — and that is enormous
Note· No. 1218

OPINION: Lukashenko blinked before Zelensky — and that is enormous

On June 19, 2026, President Zelensky issued a public ultimatum to Alexander Lukashenko: seven days to remove the signal repeaters from Belarusian territory that…

EDITORIAL: 800,000 targets in six months — Ukraine's drone revolution reshapes the war
Editorial· No. 1216

EDITORIAL: 800,000 targets in six months — Ukraine's drone revolution reshapes the war

On June 22, 2026, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov published a figure on Telegram that deserves to be read slowly: since the start of…

REPORT: The $2 million jammer destroyed in Crimea — electronic warfare enters a new phase
Reportage· No. 1214

REPORT: The $2 million jammer destroyed in Crimea — electronic warfare enters a new phase

On June 23, 2026, a Ukrainian drone destroyed a Russian electronic warfare system known as the Volna Kupol Garant in Kerch, occupied Crimea. The…

PROFILE: Putin's ghost boats — Starlink, the Black Sea, and the naval drone war
Profile· No. 1211

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…

FACT-CHECK: SSU Strikes Cable Ships Volga and Vyatka in Kerch — What We Actually Know
Analysis· No. 1209

FACT-CHECK: SSU Strikes Cable Ships Volga and Vyatka in Kerch — What We Actually Know

On the night of June 26, 2026, drones from the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) struck the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch, in occupied Crimea.…

TESTIMONY: Ukrainian Magura drones tested by US special forces in the Philippines
Profile· No. 1206

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…

NARRATIVE: Zelensky gives Lukashenko an ultimatum — the drone relay stations go dark
Reportage· No. 1205

NARRATIVE: Zelensky gives Lukashenko an ultimatum — the drone relay stations go dark

On June 19, 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with the cold precision of a man who does not bluff. He gave Alexander Lukashenko — president…

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