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REPORT: Shadow Guides — How the SBU Dismantles Russia's Strike Spotter Network
There is a parallel war to the one that ISW maps and daily casualty reports document. It unfolds not at Kostiantynivka or

DECODING: 16 Refineries in May — How Ukraine Burns Russia's War Machine
Sixteen Russian refineries struck in a single month — May 2026. Among them, 8 of the 10 largest in Russia. This is

ESSAY: Konstantynivka Burns — and Russia Advances, Block by Block
Some figures do not lie. Fifty-six combat engagements recorded in a single day on the Ukrainian front — nine simultaneously active sectors

PROFILE: Putin facing the mirror — he admits Ukraine's impact and denies his own economy
On June 23, 2026, Vladimir Putin spoke words that no one in his circle would have imagined hearing eighteen months earlier. He

INVESTIGATION: 60,000 tons of ammunition destroyed at the heart of Russia's Baltic Fleet logistics
On June 24, 2026, President Zelensky confirmed one of the most audacious strikes of the entire war: deep operations on Russian territory

DECODING: 200 drones over Moscow — the night that erased the idea of an untouchable Russia
Some nights shift the coordinates of history. The night of June 17 to 18, 2026 is one of them. Ukraine launched nearly

ANALYSIS: Moscow's Kapotnya refinery offline until 2027 — Ukraine strikes at the heart of Russia's war economy
On June 16 and 18, 2026, Ukraine struck the Kapotnya refinery — Moscow's largest — with a precision and persistence that left

DECODING: RUSSIAN REFINERIES ON FIRE — KYIV STRIKES PUTIN'S OIL ARTERY
In June 2026, something changed in the nature of this war — not on the Kostiantynivka front, not in the diplomatic negotiations around the…

ANALYSIS: LAVROV AT THE G7 — RUSSIA IS SEARCHING FOR WHAT TRUMP REALLY PROMISED IT
On June 24, 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a statement that reveals less Moscow's strength than its disarray. "We are trying to…