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REPORT: Ankara Barricades Itself — 70,000 Agents, Red Zones, and a Rearmed Airport for NATO
Reportage· No. 168

REPORT: Ankara Barricades Itself — 70,000 Agents, Red Zones, and a Rearmed Airport for NATO

Some summits are held in a conference room. And then there are summits that transform an entire capital into an open-air bunker.

OPEN LETTER: To a Europe That Still Hesitates — the 21st Package Must Bite, Not Brush
Op-Ed· No. 167

OPEN LETTER: To a Europe That Still Hesitates — the 21st Package Must Bite, Not Brush

To you, European leaders, presidents, ministers, commissioners, ambassadors at COREPER who are still debating commas while Kyiv burns. I am writing to

ANALYSIS: Russian GDP Down 0.2% — A War Economy Running Out of Steam
Analysis· No. 165

ANALYSIS: Russian GDP Down 0.2% — A War Economy Running Out of Steam

On June 17, 2026, Rosstat — Russia's federal statistics service — confirmed its first estimate: Russia's gross domestic product fell by 0.2%

COMMENTARY: Zelensky’s Ultimatum to Lukashenko — One Week to Pull the Drone Relays
Commentary· No. 163

COMMENTARY: Zelensky’s Ultimatum to Lukashenko — One Week to Pull the Drone Relays

On June 19, 2026, during a joint press conference with Honduran President Nasry Asfura in Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelensky uttered words that allow

ANALYSIS: Kharkiv Pounded — Guided Bombs on 40 Houses, 9 Injured Including 4 Children
Analysis· No. 157

ANALYSIS: Kharkiv Pounded — Guided Bombs on 40 Houses, 9 Injured Including 4 Children

In the night of June 18-19, 2026, around 3:30 AM Kyiv time, the Russian army dropped guided aerial bombs — the notorious

ANALYSIS: Lyman, the Unrelenting Pressure — Between 10 and 23 Repeated Assaults per Day
Analysis· No. 155

ANALYSIS: Lyman, the Unrelenting Pressure — Between 10 and 23 Repeated Assaults per Day

Since mid-June 2026, the Lyman sector in eastern Donbas has turned into one of the deadliest points on the entire Ukrainian frontline.

COLUMN: 157 to 248 Battles a Day — the Permanent, Quantified Hell of the Ukrainian Front
Column· No. 154

COLUMN: 157 to 248 Battles a Day — the Permanent, Quantified Hell of the Ukrainian Front

Every morning, between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM Kyiv time, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine publishes its daily

REPORT: Houliaipole, the Forgotten Front — 24 Russian Assaults in a Single Day
Reportage· No. 153

REPORT: Houliaipole, the Forgotten Front — 24 Russian Assaults in a Single Day

There are fronts we talk about until we're blue in the face—Pokrovsk, Kupiansk, the Donbas—and then there are the fronts we brush

DECODING: 123 or 300 Russian Soldiers in Kostiantynivka? — The Intelligence Numbers War
Analysis· No. 151

DECODING: 123 or 300 Russian Soldiers in Kostiantynivka? — The Intelligence Numbers War

On June 15, 2026, Brigadier General Oleksandr Bakulin, commander of the 19th Army Corps, spoke before cameras during the 24/7 joint news

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