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FACT-CHECK: Russian ballistic missiles — Ukraine's 53% interception rate, the verified facts
In June 2026, a troubling statistic circulated in both Ukrainian and Western defense media: Ukraine's interception rate for Russian ballistic missiles had dropped to…
OPINION: Russian naval drones run on smuggled Starlink — Ukraine sank three
Ukraine's naval forces recently sank three Russian surface drones in the Black Sea — an operation that, in military terms, appears modest but reveals…
TESTIMONY: The DRAGON System — Eighteen Months on Ukraine's Battlefield
On June 28, 2026, the manufacturer of the DRAGON air defense system announced the official integration of this standardized system into Ukraine's armed forces…
DECODING: American MAAWLR Systems — Ukraine's Secret Weapon for Air Defense
Ukraine has received and deployed on the battlefield the MAAWLR (Medium Advanced Air and Missile Launch Rail) systems from American company Sierra Nevada Corporation,…
DECODING: Krasnodar and Yaroslavl refineries in flames — Putin admits the energy disaster
In the night of June 27–28, 2026, Ukrainian drones simultaneously struck two Russian refineries on two geographically distinct fronts. The first strike targeted the…
COLUMN: 660 drones in the night — Ukraine transforms Russian skies into an industrial hell
On the night of June 25 to 26, 2026, Ukraine launched what the Russian Defense Ministry itself described as the largest drone wave ever…
INVESTIGATION: The Patriot license — how Ukraine convinced Trump with its own drones
On June 16, 2026, in Évian, on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky met with American president Donald…
OPINION: Thirty-five PAC-3 missiles, and the Ukrainian sky breathes a little easier
Some numbers don't weigh the same. Thirty-five — thirty-five PAC-3 missiles pooled by Germany and several European partners for Ukraine. On paper, it's modest.…
OPEN LETTER: Shadow fleet, Russian drones, Crimea — the June 15 mini sanctions package
On June 15, 2026, the European Union adopted a supplementary sanctions package targeting Russia: 34 individuals and 47 entities designated, including 2 people and…