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INVESTIGATION: Fire Point 2,070 km — Ukraine strikes at the heart of Russia like never before
Investigation· No. 572

INVESTIGATION: Fire Point 2,070 km — Ukraine strikes at the heart of Russia like never before

On June 21, 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the Ukrainian drone "Fire Point" had struck targets 2,070 km deep inside Russian territory.

REPORT: Kharkiv — 300 Russian losses per day, the spring offensive turns into a disaster
Reportage· No. 571

REPORT: Kharkiv — 300 Russian losses per day, the spring offensive turns into a disaster

Between June 20 and June 23, 2026, according to Ukrainian analysts and data relayed by RBC-Ukraine, Russia was recording approximately 300 losses

ANALYSIS: Russia's Shadow Fleet Hunted — France Seizes a Tanker off Sicily
Analysis· No. 567

ANALYSIS: Russia's Shadow Fleet Hunted — France Seizes a Tanker off Sicily

On June 24, 2026, Emmanuel Macron announced the interception of a Russian shadow fleet tanker off Sicily, according to RBC Ukraine. This

FACT-CHECK: Kyiv's Lavra Burned by Russia — 19 Heritage Sites Destroyed, the Evidence
Analysis· No. 564

FACT-CHECK: Kyiv's Lavra Burned by Russia — 19 Heritage Sites Destroyed, the Evidence

In the night of 14 to 15 June 2026, a Russiandrone of the Geran-2 type struck the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk

PROFILE: The Oil Market of June 2026, Buffeted by Iran, Putin and Ukrainian Drones
Profile· No. 561

PROFILE: The Oil Market of June 2026, Buffeted by Iran, Putin and Ukrainian Drones

June 2026 will be remembered as the month in which the global oil market simultaneously absorbed three shocks of rare magnitude. First:

ANALYSIS: Gdańsk 2026 — Ukraine between Western aid and a war that keeps striking
Analysis· No. 555

ANALYSIS: Gdańsk 2026 — Ukraine between Western aid and a war that keeps striking

On June 25, 2026, the International Ukraine Reconstruction Conference was held in Gdańsk, Poland. Simultaneously, Russia continued to bombard Ukrainian territory. This

COMMENTARY: Trump-Zelensky at the G7 — the American pivot on Ukraine that shocks Moscow
Commentary· No. 548

COMMENTARY: Trump-Zelensky at the G7 — the American pivot on Ukraine that shocks Moscow

At the G7 summit in France, mid-June 2026, something unexpected happens: Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky meet face to face, and Trump

PROFILE: The CRINK Axis — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, the Authoritarian Bloc Defying the West
Profile· No. 535

PROFILE: The CRINK Axis — China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, the Authoritarian Bloc Defying the West

In June 2026, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published a comprehensive dossier on what it calls the CRINK axis

OPINION: Russia Running Dry — Ukrainian Drones Create Shortages in 53 Russian Regions
Note· No. 533

OPINION: Russia Running Dry — Ukrainian Drones Create Shortages in 53 Russian Regions

We have long been told that sanctions were not biting, that Russia was holding, that the Russian war economy was resilient. In

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