Russia

DECODING: Russia’s Volna Kupol Garant Is Built to Jam Starlink From Space

OPINION: 3 Dead in Brovary; Moscow’s Fire Point Claim Still Lacks Proof

DECODING: Russia’s 5.731-Trillion-Rouble Deficit Is Outrunning Its Budget Plan

FACT CHECK: Fico’s Moscow Talk Is Real, but the Defence Data Are From 2025

The strongest defence-spending claim in the available record is dated late August 2025: Robert Fico said Slovakia would stay at NATO’s 2% of GDP…

ANALYSIS: 450 Seats, 11 Occupied Districts, and a Duma Election Already Distorted

Russia’s September 18–20, 2026 Duma election will choose 450 deputies, including 11 constituencies created in occupied Ukrainian territories. The map creates a legitimacy problem…

OPEN LETTER: A Locked Duma Does Not Become Pluralist by Decree

On July 13, 2026, anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin was detained near Moscow after announcing a Duma candidacy, according to the BBC. The event sits…

NARRATIVE: Ukraine Extends Mobilisation as Russia Raises the Price of Recruits

20th extension Ukraine’s parliament approved a twentieth consecutive extension of martial law and general mobilisation, effective from 2 August to 31 October 2026. 90…

INVESTIGATION: 28 Civilian Ships Hit in a Month, the Black Sea's Chokehold

Between June 20 and July 20, 2026, Russia struck 28 civilian vessels, causing 21 deaths, according to Odesa prosecutors cited by The Washington Times.…

NARRATIVE: Kyiv Took 24 Ballistic Missiles, and the Death Toll Still Will Not Stand Still

Russia launched 24 ballistic missiles, four Zircon or Oniks missiles and 115 drones at Kyiv in the night of 4–5 August 2026, according to…