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Kyiv Under the Rubble — the Night Russia Tried to Break Zelensky
Introduction: a night Kyiv won't forget
OPEN LETTER: To Vladimir Putin, After the Night Kyiv Burned Again
Introduction: a letter written the morning after a night of horror
COLUMN: Donetsk airport, from the Cyborgs' defense to Russia's Geran-3 launch pad
The Cyborgs' airport becoming the home base of Russian drones — there is no more brutal symbol to measure the gap between the heroic…
COMMENTARY: Russia exports more oil and earns less — the war economy in a spiral
4.13 million barrels per day at sea, $1.9 billion in revenue: these numbers tell a story Putin does not want his citizens to hear.…
COLUMN: Russia shoots down its own Orion by friendly fire — the silent collapse of an air force
There is a particular satisfaction in watching expensive, complex weapons systems fail due to their own side's incompetence — a satisfaction I try not…
INVESTIGATION: Zelensky speaks to Putin's friends — the whispered peace Moscow refuses to hear
There is something deeply strange about the current situation: Zelensky sends peace messages through the friends of the man who bombs his cities every…
DECODING: The 76th Prisoner Exchange — 160 Soldiers, 2/3 Wounded, and Russia's Systematic Obstruction
Two-thirds wounded in captivity. Not in battle. In captivity. That number is not a statistic — it is a sentence. It describes what Russia…
ANALYSIS: Russia Targets Ukraine's Fuel Infrastructure — And Its Offensive Is Stalling Anyway
Russia launched 151 drones in one night and hit 17 targets. Ukraine intercepted 86% of them. Most coverage focuses on the 86%. The analysis…
PROFILE: 9,463 Kamikaze Drones in One Day — the Face of Russia's Total War
9,463 drones in one day. That figure should appear in every Western leader's speech when they hesitate over increasing support for Ukraine. Not as…