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COLUMN: 50,000 cameras hacked by Russia — AI is watching every step in Eastern Europe
Column· No. 587

COLUMN: 50,000 cameras hacked by Russia — AI is watching every step in Eastern Europe

In June 2026, Russian hackers compromised more than 50,000 surveillance cameras in Eastern Europe — according to a report by Mash dated

INVESTIGATION: Russia is developing a bomb that could destroy 93% of satellites in orbit
Investigation· No. 586

INVESTIGATION: Russia is developing a bomb that could destroy 93% of satellites in orbit

In June 2026, information circulated quietly through Western intelligence circles before surfacing in specialist publications: two NATO intelligence services suspect Russia of

DECODING: Izvolzhanske, Sumy — Russia Claims a Capture, Ukraine Denies, Who to Believe?
Analysis· No. 584

DECODING: Izvolzhanske, Sumy — Russia Claims a Capture, Ukraine Denies, Who to Believe?

On June 24, 2026, Russia announced it had captured the village of Izvolzhanske, in Sumy Oblast. Ukraine immediately issued a formal denial.

ANALYSIS: Ukraine Blocks the Kherson-Crimea Bridges — Strangling Russia's Southern Military Apparatus
Analysis· No. 583

ANALYSIS: Ukraine Blocks the Kherson-Crimea Bridges — Strangling Russia's Southern Military Apparatus

Since June 2026, Ukraine has been conducting a systematic campaign against all bridges linking occupied Kherson to Crimea. This is not a

TESTIMONY: The Day the EU Said "One More Year" — Russian Sanctions Seen from the Inside
Profile· No. 582

TESTIMONY: The Day the EU Said "One More Year" — Russian Sanctions Seen from the Inside

On June 25, 2026, the European Union renewed its economic sanctions against Russia for another year. No ceremony. No historic leader's speech.

OPEN LETTER: Belarusian Drone Repeaters Out of Service — Zelensky Confirms the Decisive Strike
Open letter· No. 581

OPEN LETTER: Belarusian Drone Repeaters Out of Service — Zelensky Confirms the Decisive Strike

In Western capitals and in the well-heated drawing rooms of armchair geopolitics, voices persist in whispering that Ukraine is doomed. That Russia

NARRATIVE: Russia buys fuel abroad — how Ukraine wins the economic war
Reportage· No. 578

NARRATIVE: Russia buys fuel abroad — how Ukraine wins the economic war

For three years, Russia projected the image of an energy superpower immune to Western pressure — a country that floated on its

COMMENTARY: Autonomous Shaheds — Russia programs drones that choose their own targets
Commentary· No. 576

COMMENTARY: Autonomous Shaheds — Russia programs drones that choose their own targets

There is a threshold we long believed was protected by international law, by the weight of ethical consensus, by a shared revulsion

COLUMN: Black Sea — an Egyptian sailor killed, the Victress in flames, Moscow attacks civilians
Column· No. 573

COLUMN: Black Sea — an Egyptian sailor killed, the Victress in flames, Moscow attacks civilians

In the night of June 21–22, 2026, a Russian drone struck the Turkish commercial vessel Victress, sailing under Panamanian flag, in the

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