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Reportage· No. 1578

REPORT: Dubna Struck Twice in Eight Days — Ukraine Hits Russia's Orbit at 500 km

On the night of June 29–30, 2026, the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces struck the Dubna Space Communications Center — located in Moscow

Column· No. 1574

COLUMN: Kavkaz in Flames — Ukraine Isolates Crimea Through the Kerch Strait

On June 21, 2026, Ukrainian defense forces struck the port of Kavkaz in Russia's Krasnodar Krai — the primary transit point on the Russian…

Note· No. 1573

OPINION: Putin Says Ukraine Is Retreating — The Front Lines Say Otherwise

On June 28, 2026, Vladimir Putin addressed the congress of his party, United Russia, in a speech that said everything — not through what…

Profile· No. 1572

PROFILE: Russia Builds Bases on the Finnish Border — 115,000 Potential Soldiers on NATO's Flank

In June 2026, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) published a pair of assessments that stopped European security analysts cold. Russia, its…

Commentary· No. 1570

COMMENTARY: Putin Calls Elections for September — United Russia Recruits War Veterans

On June 16, 2026, Vladimir Putin signed a decree convening elections to the State Duma for September 20, 2026. On June 28, at the…

Editorial· No. 1569

EDITORIAL: Ukraine Destroys the Chonhar Bridges — Crimea Cut Off From Its Land Links With Russia

On June 23, 2026, Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said it plainly: "The bridge no longer exists." No euphemism, no diplomatic hedging — a…

Analysis· No. 1566

ANALYSIS: Ukraine Strikes the Voronezh Electronics Factory — Russian Missiles Robbed of Their Brain

On June 22, 2026, Ukraine struck the VZPP — Voronezh Semiconductor Device Plant, a factory in the western Russian city of Voronezh that produces…

Analysis· No. 1565

FACT-CHECK: Ukraine Destroys the Dubna Space Center — The Russian Army Blinded by a Precision Strike

On the night of June 21–22, 2026, Ukrainian forces struck the Dubna Space Communications Center, located approximately 130 kilometres north of Moscow and roughly…

Open letter· No. 1564

OPEN LETTER: Ukraine Strikes Russia's Helium and Gas at 1,200 km From the Front — a Massive Economic Blow

On the night of June 23–24, 2026, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces reached farther into Russian territory than almost any previous strike in this war.…

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