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Essay· No. 1222

ESSAY: Ukraine's Cyber War Enters the European Age — the Cybersecurity Reserve

In June 2026, Ukraine crossed a decisive threshold in the digital war that Russia has imposed on it for more than four years: the…

Analysis· No. 1213

ANALYSIS: 1.5 million Russian casualties — what this figure reveals about the nature of the war

On June 23, 2026, on the sidelines of a NATO defense ministers' meeting, a senior Alliance official — speaking anonymously to the UK Defence…

Essay· No. 1212

ESSAY: Twelve months of sanctions — what the EU's historic decision really says about the long war

On June 25, 2026, the European Union extended its economic sanctions against Russia for twelve months — until July 31, 2027 — instead of…

Analysis· No. 1209

FACT-CHECK: SSU Strikes Cable Ships Volga and Vyatka in Kerch — What We Actually Know

On the night of June 26, 2026, drones from the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) struck the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch, in occupied Crimea.…

Analysis· No. 1204

DECODING: NOAH X Unveils the Harpoon, a Ship-Killing USV That Is Changing the Rules

At the Ukrainian-Nordic DIH Naval Forge 2026 conference held in Kyiv in late June, another Ukrainian naval innovation was presented to international observers: the…

Analysis· No. 1203

ANALYSIS: The Smyrtos and Its Russian Oil — a Financial Weapon for Ukraine Waiting at Weymouth

On June 14, 2026, Royal Marines and law enforcement officers boarded the Smyrtos — a tanker flying a Cameroonian flag — in the English…

Reportage· No. 1200

REPORT: Ukrainian grain ports under Russian bombs — the world holds its breath

The ports of Odessa, Chornomorsk, and Pivdennyi are Ukraine's lifeline to the global food market. Through these three port complexes on the northwestern Black…

Analysis· No. 1199

DECODING: 1,000 for 1,000 Exchange — 160 Ukrainian Soldiers Freed, the 75th Return Since 2022

On June 26, 2026, 160 Ukrainian military personnel set foot on free soil again after months or years of captivity in Russian prisons and…

Analysis· No. 1198

FACT-CHECK: Crimea Under State of Emergency — Ukrainian Strikes Really Are Starving the Peninsula of Fuel

On June 26, 2026, Russian occupation authorities in Crimea declared a regional state of emergency. The official declaration cites fuel shortages and repeated power…

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