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ANALYSIS: One night, 131 drones, and the arithmetic of Ukraine's air defense
Between 18:00 on July 27 and 08:00 on July 28, 2026 , Russia launched 131 Shahed-type attack drones against Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian…
FACT CHECK: Russia's martial law rumor has one anonymous source, not one fact
No official Russian authority had announced national martial law as of July 28, 2026. What exists is an article from the Moscow Times published…
INVESTIGATION: One drone strike shut two Russian ports on the Sea of Azov
A Ukrainian drone strike paralyzed the rail freight feeding the Russian ports of Azov and Taganrog on the night of July 26-27, 2026, according…
PORTRAIT: Washington Sanctions Rosneft and Lukoil, the Questions Few Outlets Are Asking
On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia's two largest oil companies.
ANALYSIS: How American Sanctions Redrew Russia's Oil Trade
On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department struck at the heart of Russia's war economy by sanctioning Rosneft and Lukoil simultaneously, the country's…
COLUMN: Washington sanctions Rosneft and Lukoil, the opening salvo of Trump's second term
On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Russia's two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, in what amounts to the first measure…
OP-ED: Pyongyang, the ally Russia never talks about
Between September 2023 and January 2026, North Korea reportedly delivered 29,488 munitions containers to Russia, according to an iStories analysis published March 16, 2026,…
FACT CHECK: what do we really know about Russia's shell industry
Estonian intelligence estimates Russian shell production at roughly 7 million units per year, or seventeen times the pre-war level, according to a report published…
COMMENTARY: Russia's oil price cap, extended into 2027
Vladimir Putin signed, on June 26, 2026 according to Interfax, a decree extending until the end of 2027 Russia's countermeasure mechanism against the Western…