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Aujourd’hui — 1 juillet 2025Flux principal
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  • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1223: Ukraine exits mine ban treaty
    Exclusive Inside Russia’s secret digital war on NATO’s logistics lifeline to Ukraine. A report reveals the scope of a three-year-long cyber campaign. Infiltrators gained long-term access using spearphishing and known software flaws, the report finds. This is the hell the landmine treaty was meant to prevent—and Ukrainian sappers live it every day.. International law banned landmines. Russia didn’t get the memo. Ukraine deploys Leopard 1A5 “sniper tanks” with 7 brigades. Fi
     

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1223: Ukraine exits mine ban treaty

1 juillet 2025 à 03:25

Exclusive

Inside Russia’s secret digital war on NATO’s logistics lifeline to Ukraine. A report reveals the scope of a three-year-long cyber campaign. Infiltrators gained long-term access using spearphishing and known software flaws, the report finds.
This is the hell the landmine treaty was meant to prevent—and Ukrainian sappers live it every day.. International law banned landmines. Russia didn’t get the memo.
Ukraine deploys Leopard 1A5 “sniper tanks” with 7 brigades. Fitted with layered armor, these aging tanks are surviving drone strikes, even on Ukraine’s most dangerous front lines.
Ukraine just declared open season on Russia’s drone nests in urgent strategy shift. Ukraine isn’t just shooting down drones anymore—it’s going after the operators. Under new leadership, drone crews are now the priority targets.

Military

Ukraine hits targets 100 kilometers behind Russian lines, destroys 20 armored vehicles and 89 artillery systems. Oil depots burnt, command posts fell, and 423 Russian pieces of equipment were reduced to ashes.

Ukrainian forces capture two Cameroonians who say Russia tricked them into fighting. They signed for 1 million rubles. Typically, Russia recruits civilians from Africa and Asia through deceptive job offers and false promises.

Russian forces drop banned chemical irritants from drones on Ukraine. 111,000 Russian soldiers swarm the front, using forbidden gases and high-tech warfare to choke Ukrainian supply lines.

Intelligence and technology

Ukraine to integrate domestic air defenses into NASAMS infrastructure. Kyiv teams up with Norway’s Kongsberg to link local systems with Western command modules.

Russia unleashes new deadly “Blueberry” drones with 100-kilometer reach on Kharkiv. Children wounded, buildings shattered as Ukraine battles the swarm with anti-air drones and EW.

The Telegraph: Can Ukraine’s new Kevlar suit protect soldiers from drones? Boots may be next. A Ukrainian major has developed the first full-body Kevlar suit designed to stop drone shrapnel. Blast-resistant boots could follow.

Ukraine spy unit manufactures ground drones that switch from logistics to lethal in minutes. Legit combat robots can transport 500 kg of supplies, fire grenades at Russian positions or be configured with explosive charges for suicide missions against fortified positions.

Forbes: Russia’s Shahed drones now have bulletproof engines—and a bag of dirty tricks. Ukraine used to shoot them down. Now, they fly in pairs, drop bombs on the way, and keep coming.

Forged in war, built for Europe: Ukraine’s combat-proven arms to join EU defense drive. Under SAFE, Ukraine steps into the joint production with €150 billion in reach.

International

Polish PM Tusk: Counting on Russian energy supplies during war is “grave sin”. Meanwhile, Polish company Orlen cuts ties with Moscow, joining the fight for Europe’s energy freedom.

Moscow deepens reliance on its key war supplier by ramping up massive aluminum exports. As EU shuts the door, Russia floods Beijing with vital metals to keep its war machine alive.

Norwegian F-35s to join Patriot and NASAMS to fortify Poland’s crucial hub for Ukraine’s aid. As Russian spies and saboteurs lurk in the shadows of Rzeszów, Norway is stepping in with cutting-edge jets to secure the city.

“You can feel Moscow’s hand”: Russia exploits Volyn tragedy to turn Poles against Ukrainians amid war. Kyiv urges Warsaw to resist manipulation as exhumations continue and propaganda spreads.

Slovak foreign minister suggests forgiving Russia and seeking dialogue to achieve peace in Ukraine. Ukrainian Foreign Minister responded that “those who have lost no one in this war have no right to make such statements.”

Humanitarian and social impact

High blood pressure, rash of unknown origin ravages Crimean journalist in Russian jail — medical care still denied. His wife’s visit reveals the growing physical torment concealed behind prison walls.

Russian overnight drone swarms never end. Ukraine deals with fires, destruction and injured civilians. A drone attack on a vehicle service station in Kharkiv Oblast triggered a fire and left eight people wounded.

Political and legal developments

Putin shuts curtain on Russia’s reality — new law bans disclosure of war and economic data. From economic figures to mobilization plans, Russia seals off knowledge as external pressures mount.

Ukraine exits global mine ban for self-defense reasons as Russia ignores international law. Ukraine became the latest nation to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, joining Baltic states and Nordic neighbors who concluded the humanitarian treaty limits their defense options against growing Moscow threats.

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Hier — 30 juin 2025Flux principal
  • ✇Euromaidan Press
  • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1222: F-16 pilot killed during Russia’s record 537-projectile night attack
    Exclusives Ukraine’s new drone commander has one mission: hunt Russia’s drone crews. The head of Ukraine’s drone force has declared all-out war on Russia’s own drone teams. Why can’t Ukraine stop Russia’s Shahed drones anymore?. The same mobile teams that hunted Shaheds last year can barely touch them now. Military Frontline report: Colombian fighters join Ukraine to dig Russians out of trenches in a brutal forest fight. Colombian fighters stormed a Russian trench network near
     

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1222: F-16 pilot killed during Russia’s record 537-projectile night attack

30 juin 2025 à 03:03

Exclusives

Ukraine’s new drone commander has one mission: hunt Russia’s drone crews. The head of Ukraine’s drone force has declared all-out war on Russia’s own drone teams.
Why can’t Ukraine stop Russia’s Shahed drones anymore?. The same mobile teams that hunted Shaheds last year can barely touch them now.

Military

Frontline report: Colombian fighters join Ukraine to dig Russians out of trenches in a brutal forest fight. Colombian fighters stormed a Russian trench network near Ukraine’s border, clearing bunkers with drone support, grenades, and close-quarters combat.

Russia’s bomber base goes dark after Ukraine hits power infrastructure. Infrastructure strikes multiply effectiveness beyond immediate damage.

Russia’s 1060th Logistics Center erupts in fire after Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence operation. The former 120th Arsenal goes up in smoke, as Ukrainian forces dismantle Russia’s ability to wage war.

Poland scrambles jets as Russia launches record 537-projectile attack on Ukraine. Poland’s air defenses remained on high alert until after 6 AM with no airspace violations reported.

F-16 pilot killed while repelling Russia’s most massive-yet night terror attack on Ukraine (updated). “Eternal flight, brother, you did everything you could!” the Air Force said.

Intelligence and Technology

Moscow recruits African women to produce drones in horrific conditions — investigation exposes large-scale fraud. Russia is expanding the production of drones in Tatarstan, using African and Asian women who are deceived into taking dangerous jobs in the Alabuga special economic zone.

YLE: Dubai quietly powers Putin’s planes—with help from US and European parts. Dubai-based firms smuggle Boeing and Airbus components worth €1 billion to keep Russia’s stolen aircraft fleet operational.

YLE: Russia expands factory producing bombers Ukraine just destroyed in Operation Spiderweb. New hangars won’t fix sanctions blocking Western components or workforce shortages hampering assembly lines.

International

Kremlin says it will not end war in Ukraine, even if EU imposes new round of sanctions. Peskov claims Russia won’t respond to pressure.

China may soon build large-scale facilities in Russia‑occupied Crimea. Nearly, $10 billion in Chinese capital could cement Beijing’s role in Moscow’s war machine.

Georgia denies military honors to Ukraine war volunteer in unprecedented snub. Defense Ministry silent on unprecedented departure from military tradition.

Bild: Germany’s Ukraine aid promise math doesn’t add up as € 900 million missing from actual budget. Ministry officials justify the massive shortfall by insisting European funding mechanisms, such as European Peace Facility, will save face, though they provide zero guarantees these external sources will actually deliver.

NATO allies conduct major river crossing joint exercise in Germany as Russian security threat persists. German, British, Dutch and Italian forces are constructing ferry systems to transport 1,200 soldiers and 500 units of heavy equipment across the Rhine river.

Humanitarian and Social Impact

Kyiv accuses Russia of supplying Bangladesh with wheat mixed with grain, stolen from occupied territories. The Ukrainian government plans to call on the European Union to intervene.

“Chinese citizens should know they are being lied to,” Russian POW reveals Kremlin’s foreign fighter scam. Foreign recruits promised rear positions find death in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast trenches.

Russia planned Russification of Ukrainian children after swift victory—now, it uses them to pressure Kyiv into concessions. Yale reports Russia has stolen 35,000 Ukrainian kids and forced them to sing the Russian anthem under a threat to their parents.

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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1221: Russian missiles still packed with Western tech kill Ukrainian civilians  — a couple in Odesa died

28 juin 2025 à 19:04

Exclusive

Why Ukraine must bet it all on Putin’s greatest weakness—Crimea. Ukraine must focus its strategic efforts on reclaiming Crimea to exploit Putin’s most vulnerable position.

Military

Ukraine strikes Crimea again, destroys Russia’s Pantsir air defense system and helicopters
On the night of June 27–28, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) carried out a drone strike on the Kirovske military airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea.

Ukraine intercepts a mystery Russian bomb near Dnipro — officials debate if it’s Grom-1
At approximately 11:30 AM local time, a loud explosion shook the suburbs of Dnipro, a major city in central Ukraine.

Intelligence and technology

Ukraine intelligence: Russia deploys Soviet-era tanks as modern reserves dwindle amid massive losses
Russia began deploying Soviet-era T-62 tanks from the 1960s, as the country faces mounting equipment losses in its war against Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate.

Zelenskyy: Russian missiles and drones still packed with Western tech — and still killing Ukrainians
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia continues to rely on foreign-made components, including from Western countries, to build weapons used in its war against Ukraine.

International

Bild: Germany’s Ukraine aid promise math doesn’t add up as € 900 million missing from actual budget
A nearly one billion euro gap has emerged between German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius’s public promises of Ukraine military aid and the actual budget allocations approved by Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet, according to Bild.

NATO allies conduct major river crossing joint exercise in Germany as Russian security threat persists
Military units from Germany, Britain, the Netherlands, and Italy successfully completed a large-scale river crossing operation on 28 June as part of ongoing joint military exercises in Germany.

German chancellor rules out direct contact with Putin as previous calls led to more strikes on civilians
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ruled out telephoning Russian President Vladimir Putin in the foreseeable future, citing a pattern of escalated attacks following diplomatic outreach attempts, according to an interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Frontline report: UK patrols cut off Russian shadow tankers at Baltic chokepoints – Putin’s oil billions at risk

Humanitarian and social impact

Russian drone strike on Odesa kills teacher and husband, injures children — “We heard it coming, helpless” (updated) Two people were killed in a Russian drone attack on a residential high-rise in Odesa, local authorities confirmed.

Pope expresses sorrow for Ukrainian prisoners and victims of war. Zelenskyy asks for help to return prisoners Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with Ukrainian families suffering from the Russian aggression during a Vatican service, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to request papal help in bringing home Ukrainian prisoners of war and deported children.

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  • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1220: Russia masses 111,000 troops on Pokrovsk front
    Exclusive Why Ukraine must bet it all on Putin’s greatest weakness—Crimea. Ukraine’s strikes are turning Crimea from Russia’s “unsinkable aircraft carrier” into a sinking ship that could drag Putin’s regime down with it. Russia killed her mom and little sister. Now her iPhone keeps showing them smiling.. The photo shows Mariia’s proud face after cutting her own hair. These spiky Russian vans look like a joke—until the drones hit. What looks like a construction site mishap
     

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1220: Russia masses 111,000 troops on Pokrovsk front

28 juin 2025 à 02:25

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Why Ukraine must bet it all on Putin’s greatest weakness—Crimea. Ukraine’s strikes are turning Crimea from Russia’s “unsinkable aircraft carrier” into a sinking ship that could drag Putin’s regime down with it.
Russia killed her mom and little sister. Now her iPhone keeps showing them smiling.. The photo shows Mariia’s proud face after cutting her own hair.
These spiky Russian vans look like a joke—until the drones hit. What looks like a construction site mishap is actually Russia’s “porcupine van”—a spiked vehicle built to deflect Ukrainian drones on the battlefield.
Ukraine quietly won the NATO summit where everyone was waiting for drama. Ukraine got everything it realistically could from NATO — and somehow, that was enough.

Military

Watch: Ukraine’s FPV drones strike Russia’s prized S-400 air defense occupied Crimea. For the attack, Ukraine’s military intelligence unit used FPV copters, likely launched from a naval drone.

Four Su-34 warplanes reduced to ashes as Ukrainian special forces hit deep behind Russian lines again. Explosions ripped through the airfield with Russia’s most lethal bombers.

Frontline report: Ukraine set a forest trap in Sumy — a Russian battalion vanished inside. Ukrainian forces killed battalion commander Andrey Yartsev and overran his command post, forcing dozens of Russian soldiers to surrender.

Russia couldn’t win in close combat—so it set city ablaze with weapons that fuse to body and refuse to extinguish. Protocol III prohibits attacks with this substance near civilian concentrations, but that didn’t stop Moscow troops in Luhansk Oblast.

Russia concentrates 111,000 troops for breakthrough in this hottest sector of Ukraine’s front. Syrskyi warns that behind the offensive lies a political motive.

Intelligence and technology

Drone wipes out Kim Jong Un’s rocket system in Ukraine strike (video). Initially confirmed in Russian service only in April 2025, the vehicle was located and neutralized in Donetsk Oblast.

FT: Taiwan deploys Ukraine-inspired “overkill” suicide drones against China threat. Taiwan has completed combat trials of suicide drones modeled on Ukraine’s anti-tank weapons, with plans to acquire 25,000 units equipped with the same AI systems Ukrainian forces use to destroy Russian armor, the Financial Times reports.

Czech firms secretly shipped machine tools to Russia — even during war, investigation finds. Tools from top manufacturers entered Russia even in 2024, data shows, according to The Insider.

Ukrainian interceptor drone climbs to 11 km—higher than Everest and as high as airliners (video). A video released online shows it soaring above Kherson Oblast skies.

Canada may co-build weapons with Ukraine—and it could boost its economy. New partnerships could help Ukraine scale drone manufacturing while strengthening Canada’s defense economy.

International

North Korean forces may soon fight inside Ukraine, says Seoul. South Korea warns Pyongyang is preparing for deployment of forces into Ukrainian territory as early as July.

Germany passes law blocking family visas for 388,000 refugees. Germany’s parliament has approved legislation preventing families of 388,000 migrants with subsidiary protection status from entering the country, as Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt cited overstretched integration capacity in education, housing and childcare.

Pro-Palestinian activists cause $ 1.1 mn damage to Ukraine-bound military vehicles in Belgium. One hundred fifty pro-Palestinian activists stormed a Belgian military equipment facility after mistakenly believing the company was supplying weapons to Israel, according to Belgian media reports.

Ukraine has done its part for accession talks start, now it’s EU’s turn, Leyen says. Hungary alone holds up talks despite Kyiv’s compliance and Brussels’ green light.

Humanitarian and social impact

Russia targets Ukrainian air base. Ukraine downs almost all of 363 drones and 8 missiles. Four civilians were injured in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, while the death toll from the previous attack rose to 21.

Political and legal developments

America First policies threaten Russian war crimes in Ukraine documentation efforts. International organizations, collecting evidence of sexual violence and torture by the Russians in Ukraine, face losing American funding under new Trump’s White House recommendations.

“West keeps trying to bury Russia, but they will die themselves soon,” says Putin in new speech. While offering peace talks, the Kremlin leader lashes out at the West.

Putin: Russia ready for third round of peace talks despite “absolutely opposite” terms on ending war. The Russian leader also emphasized that recent massive prisoner exchanges and body returns had established a foundation for continued talks.

“Only Russia is friend of Russia,” says Russian general amid Trump’s peace efforts. Behind public praise, Russian leadership treats Trump’s peace overtures as unreliable, and continues the war with full force.

Half of Ukrainians believe country moving towards democracy, 41% – towards authoritarianism – poll shows. Trust in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy determines how Ukrainians view their country’s political direction, with 82% of his critics seeing authoritarianism compared to 76% of supporters who perceive democratic development.

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  • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1219: Ukrainian drones hit fuel depots in Bryansk Oblast
    Exclusive Ukraine quietly won the NATO summit where everyone was waiting for drama. Ukraine got everything it realistically could from NATO, and somehow, that was enough. Military Ukraine’s Bobr, Baklan, and Obrii drones struck support center in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, destroying fuel depots. Multiple explosions tore through the supply center, causing a large fire. ISW: Ukrainians advance near Borova and Velyka Novosilka, Russians in Vovchansk and near Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka. A Ukra
     

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1219: Ukrainian drones hit fuel depots in Bryansk Oblast

26 juin 2025 à 16:31

Exclusive

Ukraine quietly won the NATO summit where everyone was waiting for drama. Ukraine got everything it realistically could from NATO, and somehow, that was enough.

Military

Ukraine’s Bobr, Baklan, and Obrii drones struck support center in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, destroying fuel depots. Multiple explosions tore through the supply center, causing a large fire.

ISW: Ukrainians advance near Borova and Velyka Novosilka, Russians in Vovchansk and near Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka. A Ukrainian brigade reports it destroyed a Russian platoon in the Lyman direction.

Explosions rock Russia’s Taganrog and Moscow suburbs during suspected drone attack. Local sources report flashes and loud blasts overnight as Russian air defense systems opened fire on incoming UAVs.

Putin overstretched: Russia withdraws forces from Kaliningrad, Poland says. As Russia tries to form new units near Finland, its forces are being stretched thin, prompting a major withdrawal from Kaliningrad, Poland’s foreign minister says.

Intelligence and technology

Netherlands funds 20 hybrid-powered battlefield vehicles for Ukraine’s wounded soldier rescues. Rheinmetall’s Ermine modular ground vehicles equipped with diesel-electric engines will provide Ukrainian forces with both tactical mobility and energy generation capabilities.

In Russia’s Alabuga and Kupol factories workers glue together death for daily attacks. These aren’t just loitering munitions anymore. They’re evolving into a weapon of strategic paralysis.

By 2026, skies over Ukraine could be swarming with thousands of Russian drones—tracking and killing civilians in real time, warns expert. Maria Berlinska warns that Russia is building a future where AI-powered killer drones stalk Ukrainian cities day and night,

Meet the Magura W6: Ukraine’s latest threat to Russian warships. The new sea drone follows the successful deployment of earlier models that caused massive Russian naval losses.

Better late than never: Ukraine finally tests its own gliding bomb kit (video). Russia has used its UMPK guidance kits since 2023 — now Ukraine is racing to close the gap.

“Lilac” CS gas, outlawed since 1925, is now Russia’s silent weapon in Dnipropetrovsk trenches. Russia has used it over 1,000 times since 2022, and now the world has forensic proof.

Europe must be ready to build millions of drones as Russian threat grows, EU warns. EU Defense Commissioner Kubilius urges Europe to act on lessons from Ukraine before it’s too late.

Ukraine’s war is just beginning, next battlefield will be invisible. Nuclear weapons won’t decide the wars of tomorrow.

FT: Europe believes US did not destroy Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile. Iran’s most dangerous nuclear material—408kg of uranium enriched to near-weapons-grade levels—was not destroyed in US bunker-buster attacks because it had been reportedly moved from the targeted Fordow facility beforehand.

International

At NATO summit allies flattered Trump and quietly built defense shield across Europe and Ukraine. Careful diplomacy pays off, Trump signs off on key European proposals without a fight.

Hungarian PM Orbán claims 95% reject Ukraine in EU — his survey has many controversies. Opposition groups and civil society organizations criticized the Voks 2025 consultation as a propaganda tool with compromised methodology, noting that only 29% of eligible voters participated in the legally non-binding survey.

Almost half of Poles want to reduce military aid to Ukraine – they fear for their own safety. Polish concerns about national security are overtaking solidarity with Ukraine, with three-quarters of Poles demanding NATO strengthen its eastern flank while nearly half want military aid to Kyiv reduced, according to a new IBRiS poll.

Norway to provide $ 6 million to support women’s organisations in Ukraine. Norway will channel $5.9 million to 90 Ukrainian women’s organizations over three years, prioritizing groups in smaller towns and remote areas that have maintained community services throughout the war.

Turkish president says Trump willing to join Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Türkiye only if Putin attends. Türkiye positions itself as the primary mediator in the war, with Erdogan declaring that recent Istanbul negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegations “opened the door to peace.”

Australia sanctions 37 Russians, 7 firms and deepens NATO cooperation amid Russo-Ukrainian war. Sanctions list includes government insiders and disinformation agents.

Putin has received ammo from North Korea. Now he wants soldiers — and Pyongyang is ready to send them in July. Month by month, authoritarian allies deepen their military cooperation.

Art is never neutral—Russia has made sure it serves its imperial ambitions, says top manager of New York’s Metropolitan Opera. For Russia, culture has never been a mirror, it’s a weapon.

Meloni urges Trump to show Iran-level determination for Ukraine ceasefire. Despite Trump’s push for a ceasefire, Moscow has shown zero interest in his agenda and continues escalating its attacks on Ukraine.

Bloomberg: How NATO leaders are trying to save Ukraine — by flattering Trump. NATO leaders must endure humiliation if it buys more time for Zelenskyy’s defense, the Bloomberg columnist says.

Humanitarian and social impact

Russia maintains daily terror strikes on civilians amid stalled peace talks. Number of injured, killed only grows. One of the drone strikes hit a residential building in Donetsk Oblast, leaving five civilians injured on 26 June.

Some of these defenders were just 21 when captured in Mariupol—three years later they step back onto Ukrainian soil. One was guarding Chornobyl. Another fought in Sumy.

Political and legal developments

German court confirms conviction of couple who killed two Ukrainian women and stole a child. A German couple will spend life in prison after the country’s highest court rejected their final appeal for murdering two Ukrainian refugees and stealing their baby in March 2024.

Moscow threatens retaliation against nations backing Ukraine’s quest for justice in tribunal for Russia’s aggression. With the tribunal set to expose war crimes, Russia intimidates with “restrictive measures” against countries that support it.

Bloomberg: Russian banks fear systemic crisis within 12 months as Ukraine war debt mounts. Russian banks are sitting on trillions of rubles in bad debt as corporate and retail borrowers struggle with 20% interest rates, creating what banking officials privately describe as a dangerous situation that could trigger a systemic crisis within a year.

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  • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1218: Putin kills 20 in Dnipro as Trump and Zelenskyy meet at NATO
    Exclusives Frozen conflict Ukraine’s “best case scenario” because Russia has nukes, Kurt Volker says. Ukraine’s regular destruction of red lines is no argument, former envoy claims The elephant in the room: How Ukraine’s victory vanished from Western goals. The culprit wasn’t Russian strength—it was Western fear of threats that never came. Jammers are no longer enough: Ukraine’s drone war demands reinvention, EW commander says. What worked last year is obsolete today, as dro
     

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1218: Putin kills 20 in Dnipro as Trump and Zelenskyy meet at NATO

26 juin 2025 à 05:10

Exclusives

Frozen conflict Ukraine’s “best case scenario” because Russia has nukes, Kurt Volker says. Ukraine’s regular destruction of red lines is no argument, former envoy claims
The elephant in the room: How Ukraine’s victory vanished from Western goals. The culprit wasn’t Russian strength—it was Western fear of threats that never came.
Jammers are no longer enough: Ukraine’s drone war demands reinvention, EW commander says. What worked last year is obsolete today, as drone tech forces EW back to the drawing board.
Trump says NATO meeting was “nice.” Zelenskyy wore a suit. The war goes on. They spoke for 50 minutes — three times longer than last time. Still, they left with different stories.
Ukraine just brought back its Bayraktar TB-2 drones—and they’re breaking through Russia’s air defenses. Missile-armed TB-2s are flying again over southern Ukraine.
GLOBSEC mapped seven Ukraine war scenarios through 2026. Even the “best case” spells future disaster.. The supposed “good” scenario, with 2% propability—a ceasefire with European peacekeepers—would merely give Russia time to regroup for the next assault.
Russia is churning out hundreds of new T-90M tanks — but why aren’t they all in Ukraine?. Moscow is stockpiling its best armor. The question is: for what fight?

Military

“We’re all going to die” little boy cried in terror as Russian missiles struck civilian areas in Dnipro. The June 24 strike on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast hit schools, kindergartens, cultural venues and a passenger train, killing 21 civilians and injuring hundreds as NATO leaders convene in The Hague.

Russian systematic terror strikes wound 14 civilians, damage dozens of homes across Ukraine. Drones and guided bombs targeted residential buildings in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia during the night assault.

Frontline report: Russia’s troops could melt into the Suwalki fog—and march out inside NATO. At the Suwalki Gap, Russia doesn’t need a blitz—just fog, forest, and time.

Ukraine hits Russian plant producing military drones used to terrorize Ukrainian civilians. The Atlant Aero facility in Taganrog, which according to Ukrainian sources, manufactures combat drones used against Ukraine, experienced an explosion and fire following the strike.

Intelligence and technology

The Telegraph: Iran may reduce missile shipments to Russia due to Israeli strikes. Iran’s missile transfers to Russia face disruption as Tehran prioritizes its own stockpile amid escalating conflict with Israel, with Western officials reporting the Islamic republic now holds 1,445 missiles from an estimated 3,000 original inventory.

Defense News: Ukraine used a Pringles can to blow up a Russian tank. When shells ran out, a Pringles can did the job. Ukraine is proving cheap beats heavy.

Britain weaponizes seized Russian money to arm Ukraine with air defense missiles. Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared that “Russia, not Ukraine, should pay the price for Putin’s barbaric and illegal war.”

Zelenskyy: Ukraine could produce 8 million drones per year if it had enough funds from allies. Meanwhile, Russia draws on substantial resources from North Korea, Iran, and Chinese companies to sustain its weapons manufacturing.

International

Brazil won’t shield Putin from ICC arrest — so he’ll zoom into the BRICS summit. The BRICS summit in Brazil just got awkward: Putin’s staying home to avoid arrest over Ukraine war crimes, and Xi isn’t showing either.

Switzerland approves draft bilateral agreement with Ukraine on reconstruction. Switzerland has approved a mechanism allowing its private companies to access $620 mn in government funding for Ukraine reconstruction projects, with the legal framework set for signing in Rome next month.

NATO Summit with US participation recognises Russia as long-term threat to entire Alliance. NATO member states committed to spending 5% of GDP on defense by 2035 after unanimously identifying Russia as a “long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security” at the first alliance summit under Donald Trump’s presidency.

Russia’s nuclear warnings ring out after US strikes on Iran, but Moscow’s unwillingness to trigger American aid for Ukraine signals real limit. Amid escalating US strikes on Iran, Medvedev’s apocalyptic rhetoric sparks a criticism from Trump.

Humanitarian and social impact

Ukraine opens first rehab center for torture survivors after Russian captivity. The facility features both traditional therapy spaces and art workshops to help individuals recover from beatings, electric shocks, sexual violence and psychological torture as 90% of Ukrainian POWs experience some sort of abuse.

Ukraine clears 20% of mined territory since 2022, 137,000 sq km remain contaminated. Ukraine reduced potentially mined territory by more than 20% since late 2022, leaving approximately 137,000 square kilometers still contaminated, primarily agricultural land, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced Tuesday.

Political and legal developments

Ukraine and Europe launch war tribunal — just not for Putin. President Zelenskyy signed a deal with Europe to launch a tribunal for Russian agression — but it can’t prosecute Putin while he’s in office.

SBU detains US citizen in Kyiv wanted for 30 years for sexual crimes against children. A 66-year-old American who disappeared before his sentencing for child sexual abuse in Arizona has been arrested in Kyiv Oblast, ending a 32-year international manhunt that began when he fled the United States in 1992.

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  • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1217: Russia stockpiles T-90M tanks for unknown future battles
    Exclusives Russia is churning out hundreds of new T-90M tanks — but why aren’t they all in Ukraine?. Moscow is stockpiling its best armor. The question is: for what fight? Ukraine shows advanced weapons work perfectly – and that’s exactly the problem. While Western nations pour billions into cutting-edge weapons, Ukrainian soldiers are winning battles with fishing nets, garden wire, and drones built in garages – exposing a fatal flaw in how we think about modern warfare. S
     

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1217: Russia stockpiles T-90M tanks for unknown future battles

25 juin 2025 à 04:09

Exclusives

Russia is churning out hundreds of new T-90M tanks — but why aren’t they all in Ukraine?. Moscow is stockpiling its best armor. The question is: for what fight?
Ukraine shows advanced weapons work perfectly – and that’s exactly the problem. While Western nations pour billions into cutting-edge weapons, Ukrainian soldiers are winning battles with fishing nets, garden wire, and drones built in garages – exposing a fatal flaw in how we think about modern warfare.
Soviets drained Ukraine’s ancient swamps — now they’re coming back to swallow Russian tanks. Buried beneath northern Ukraine lies a forgotten weapon: swamps the Soviets tried to drain. Now Kyiv wants them fully revived — to stop Russian tanks in their tracks.

Military

Frontline report: Year-long Russian assault on strategic Kupiansk fails as Ukrainians methodically drain enemy forces. Ukrainian defenders exploit Russian reliance on vulnerable rubber boat river crossings by allowing limited penetrations, then systematically sealing breaches to isolate and eliminate trapped infantry groups.

Ukraine is launching new battlefield rescue format—unique battalion with company of drones. It’s designed to evacuate the wounded directly from the front lines.

These Ukrainian troops launch balloons, not bombs — but every HIMARS missile depends on them. They once filled forms in Kyiv or laid bricks. Now they fill the skies with data.

Intelligence and technology

With Dutch funding and battlefield innovation, Kyiv prepares to flood skies with 600,000 drones. Ukraine intends to outmaneuver Russia not with numbers, but with code and wings.

US–Israeli operation against Iran proves Ukraine doesn’t need negotiations—it needs firepower. When American bombs fell on Iran’s nuclear sites, Russian-made defenses failed spectacularly. The same will happen in Crimea, if the West lets it, experts say.

Ukraine says its new Sapsan ballistic missile can surprise enemies, while experts suggest it is impossible to intercept. The Sapsan has already struck deep behind enemy lines, and it’s now in full production.

Russia is betting on its untraceable weapons during summer campaign, striking 40 kilometers behind front lines. Ukraine’s defense? Operating in the dark.

Ukraine and Britain launch first joint drone production program to strengthen both nations’ defense. The agreement establishes a wartime-peacetime resource division where all manufactured drones will support Ukraine’s Defense Forces during the ongoing war, with both countries sharing production afterward.

International

London’s Royal Opera House chooses Putin’s ally to open new season, while Russia’s war kills 208 artists in Ukraine. Russian diva Anna Netrebko, sanctioned by Ukraine for backing Kremlin aggression, will star in Tosca, as Ukraine condemns the choice a “global disgrace.”

Sky News: Russia could attack NATO within five years, Zelenskyy believes. The Ukrainian president argued that Russia’s current military losses in Ukraine prevent immediate expansion, stating that Putin requires “a pause” to rebuild its military capabilities.

US envoy discusses Ukraine war with Russia’s key ally aiming to restart stalled peace talks. Keith Kellogg revealed he discussed the Russo-Ukrainian war directly with Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko during their 21 June meeting in Minsk.

While US speak of truce, Tehran answers with terror, echoing Russia’s warplaybook in Ukraine. Hours after Trump’s ceasefire claims, Iranian missiles slammed into Beersheba, killing civilians. Meanwhile, since the US administration began its peace efforts over Ukraine, Russia, Tehran’s ally, has doubled its strikes on women and children.

Humanitarian and social impact

Rescued moose dies of fear during Russian strike in Kyiv Oblast. Ukraine’s animals, like its people, pay the price for Kremlin cruelty.

Russia’s war in Europe will spark wave of refugees, collapse infrastructure, and will cost $1.5 trillion, as it is now in Ukraine. Russia’s next move could begin with a railway through Vilnius.

Russian missile terror reaches Ukrainian civilians on train. The attack on Dnipro leaves people dead, injured [updated]. The train incident was part of a devastating Russian assault on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast that killed at least nine people and wounded over 70 others.

Russia continues daily terror of civilians in Ukraine, kills a child and destroys homes while peace talks stalled. Emergency workers pulled three bodies from rubble, including one of a 5-year-old boy, after Russian overnight strikes demolished residential buildings on a single street in Sumy Oblast.

Political and legal developments

After killing tens of thousands and erasing Mariupol, Russia now seeks to resurrect statue of its butcher in city’s center. Where 120,000 may have died, Moscow prepares to honor the man whose troops once bathed Ukraine in blood.

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  • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1216: NATO commits massive defense funding for Ukraine
    Exclusives Russia’s latest porcupine tanks are actually working. Outfitted with spiked rebar to block Ukrainian drones, these tanks just might survive a strike. On Trump’s request, Belarus releases 14 political prisoners charged for opposing government and its support for Russia’s war. The most prominent figure released was Sergei Tikhanovsky, a blogger and opposition activist who had been imprisoned for five years after attempting to run for president against Lukashenko in 2020.
     

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1216: NATO commits massive defense funding for Ukraine

24 juin 2025 à 03:31

Exclusives

Russia’s latest porcupine tanks are actually working. Outfitted with spiked rebar to block Ukrainian drones, these tanks just might survive a strike.
On Trump’s request, Belarus releases 14 political prisoners charged for opposing government and its support for Russia’s war. The most prominent figure released was Sergei Tikhanovsky, a blogger and opposition activist who had been imprisoned for five years after attempting to run for president against Lukashenko in 2020.

Military

Putin ordered to blow up Ukraine’s Security Service building—girl delivered suitcase full of explosives to its doorstep. She almost made it.

Russian missile hits Ukrainian military training ground, kills 3 and injures 14. The Russian strike hit a temporary camp in Kherson Oblast where exercises were underway. The Ground Forces say safety protocols helped prevent higher death tolls.

Fire engulfs Russian fuel depot again after new drone strike, satellite data shows. Satellite thermal data from NASA’s FIRMS platform revealed a major heat anomaly at the Atlas facility in Russia’s Rostov Oblast.

Intelligence and Technology

Norwegian sea drone tech to be built in Ukraine to fight Russian navy. Kongsberg and a Ukrainian partner will jointly develop maritime drones with weapon systems, funded by $665 million.

Frontline report: German aid helps Ukraine develop hypersonic missile able to destroy bunkers deep inside Russia. Germany’s €5 billion aid package directly funded the Ukrainian Hrim-2’s domestic development, which has a payload double that of the US-supplied ATACMS, enabling Ukraine to destroy fortified Russian bunkers up to 300 km behind the front.

International

With Trump remaining silent and Putin advancing, NATO is pouring €35 billion into Ukraine’s defenses. Also, Mark Rutte, the NATO’s chief, declares Ukraine’s path to the Alliance “irreversible.”

EU plans to hit Russia’s economy hardest yet over “imperialist colonial campaign”. French minister calls Russia’s war against an “imperialist colonial campaign” draining its own economy.

Hungary and Slovakia block new EU sanctions against Russia, Szijjártó says. Budapest’s justification for vetoing the sanctions is its desire to keep buying Russian oil. The FM also pledged to block all EU aid for Ukraine.

Russia bargaining hard to kill sanctions, Zelenskyy says. Moscow is using global connections to negotiate softer restrictions, Ukraine’s President warns.

New Zealand pledges $9.5 million in Ukraine aid ahead of NATO Summit. Wellington announces a fresh support package just as PM Luxon prepares to meet global leaders in The Hague.

Russia is buying African loyalty with trains and schools, Ukrainian intelligence says. Moscow’s agenda in Burkina Faso, Ghana, South Africa, and Egypt blends technical aid with long-term loyalty schemes.

Humanitarian and Social Impact

Putin mourned Nazi victims—then ordered missile strike on Kyiv, which kill 11-year-old girl and her mother. Kyiv says 175 drones and 16 missiles tore through Ukraine’s capital and buried a child in the rubble. Meanwhile, Russia says its objectives in the attack have been reached.

Russia kills at least 10 civilians in Kyiv and nearby towns in pre-dawn air assault (updated). Most drones and missiles were intercepted overnight by Ukrainian defenses.

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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1214: Ukraine accelerates air defense production as Russia shifts to self-reliance in drone warfare

21 juin 2025 à 17:08

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Ukraine’s 60-year-old Leopard tank switched from sniper mode—and Russian troops never saw it coming. They’re old. But Ukraine’s Leopard 1A5 tanks are back in the fight—because when you’re defending a place like Kostyantynivka, you use whatever still shoots straight.

Military

Kremlin concentrates 23% of its assaults in Ukraine on Sumy front to sell its victory and dodge US sanctions. Out of 695,000 Russian soldiers currently deployed in Ukraine, 52,000 are concentrated on the Sumy axis.

Frontline report: Drones become Ukraine’s top killer in modern warfare outpacing artillery in lethality. The shift toward drone-dominated warfare hasn’t eliminated artillery’s battlefield importance as Ukraine’s most effective units integrate both systems into coordinated kill chains.

Intelligence and technology

Ukraine’s defense gets $4 billion boost to accelerate mass production of drone interceptors. Ukrainian forces shot down dozens of Russian drones on 20 June using new domestically developed interceptors. With G7 support, Kyiv is ramping up production to counter Russia’s rapidly escalating drone warfare.

Ukraine’s engine may power Turkish Baykar drone in international sixth-gen fighter jet project. Kyiv’s partnership in the GCAP program and local production of drone engines shows its growing integration into global military aviation innovation.

Intelligence: Russia does not rely on Iran anymore, prepares to unleash “swarms of death” on Ukraine. Ukraine urgently needs more air defense and AI-powered Interceptor drones to counter the growing aerial threat.

Ukraine may receive state-of-art NATO technologies, capable of destroying Russian glide bombs and drone swarms. The glide or guided bombs have been one of the main weapons of war.

Expert: Ukraine only in first episode of war of drones. Ukraine must innovate its drones against drones tactics to stay ahead in the rapidly changing war.

Kim Jong Un announces “leap forward” in defense industry with its new largest 5-hectare plant to boost arms exports to Russia. Russia refuses ceasefire with Ukraine while Pyongyang ramps up defense manufacturing and military involvement.

International

Zelenskyy: Russia using prisoner exchanges to delay sanctions, weaken US-Ukraine ties. President Zelenskyy warns that Moscow is exploiting humanitarian gestures like POW swaps to create an illusion of diplomacy, aiming to distract the West.

Zelenskyy: Sanction loopholes allow Russia to continue producing its “Oreshnik” intercontinental ballistic missiles with Western tech. He calls for urgent action to block the supply chain behind the Kremlin’s nuclear ambitions.

Not just monastery: Kremlin uses Orthodox nuns in Estonia to spread imperial ideology. Abbess appointed by Patriarch Kirill accused of echoing Russian state propaganda on European religious persecution.

“Come see eyes of those whose children were killed”: Ukraine’s UN envoy urges Security Council to witness Russia’s terror firsthand. Ukraine’s envoy to the UN warned the Security Council that millions of lives, including his own family’s, are now hanging by a thread.

US special envoy for Ukraine meets Belarus leader, Russia’s key ally. Keith Kellogg became the highest-ranking American official to visit Belarus in years after the country became nearly totally isolated internationally since the violent suppression of mass protests following the 2020 disputed presidential election.

Trump says US shouldn’t match NATO 5% defense spending he demands from allies. The US president cited decades of US financial support that he claims “covered almost 100% of the costs” for the military alliance and singled out Spain and Canada for low NATO defense contributions.

Polish theater moves Ukrainian flag indoors following threats and attacks. The move follows an incident where a supporter of far-right politician physically tore down the flag and allegedly threatened the director.

US slashes independent news Voice of America staff to under 200 — gift to authoritarian regimes. Eliminating VOA allows “Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and extremist groups” to dominate global information without American counter-narratives.

Politico: Middle East tensions derail EU plan to slash Russian oil price cap aimed at squeezing war funding. The proposed reduction from $60 to $45 per barrel was originally included in the EU’s 18th sanctions package expected for adoption in June but abandoned after G7 countries agreed the timing was inappropriate as “the situation is too volatile.”

Humanitarian and social impact

Russia hits Ukraine’s energy grid, injures civilians and leaves deadly cluster bombs. Russian forces launched both drones and missiles on central Poltava Oblast, damaging energy infrastructure and residential buildings.

Russia tricks Central Asian workers into Ukraine war with fake job promises. Two Uzbek and Tajik migrants born in 1984 are among the latest foreign nationals killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Russian recruited with promises of quick money

Political and legal developments

Putin demands Ukraine recognizes annexed territories as Russian if Kyiv wants to prevent future conflict. In 2022, Russia annexed four Ukrainian regions, some parts of which are not even occupied fully, via sham referendums under military control, making them illegal under international law.

Ukraine calls Putin “mass murderer of his people” after he claims Russia owns all land where its soldiers step. Kyiv says Russia won’t stop unless the world makes it pay.

The idol, the butcher: Expanding gap in attitudes toward Stalin reflects Ukraine and Russia’s diverging identities. Attitudes toward Stalin have become a powerful symbol of the deep divide between the two countries.

Man detained in Finland for illegally crossing the border with Russia. Border guards in Southeast Finland arrested a Finnish man Friday following his suspected illegal crossing into Russia and back, marking another incident in the region’s series of recent border violations.

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  • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1213: Putin declares all of Ukraine Russian
    Exclusive Ukraine’s 60-year-old Leopard tank switched from sniper mode, and Russian troops never saw it coming. They’re old. But Ukraine’s Leopard 1A5 tanks are back in the fight—because when you’re defending a place like Kostyantynivka, you use whatever still shoots straight. Russia legally steals 20,000 homes in razed Mariupol — then charges homeless victims for rent. Survivors of Putin’s most brutal siege now face a deadlier trap: a rigged paperwork leaving them “homeless bums”
     

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1213: Putin declares all of Ukraine Russian

20 juin 2025 à 17:31

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Ukraine’s 60-year-old Leopard tank switched from sniper mode, and Russian troops never saw it coming. They’re old. But Ukraine’s Leopard 1A5 tanks are back in the fight—because when you’re defending a place like Kostyantynivka, you use whatever still shoots straight.
Russia legally steals 20,000 homes in razed Mariupol — then charges homeless victims for rent. Survivors of Putin’s most brutal siege now face a deadlier trap: a rigged paperwork leaving them “homeless bums” whose stolen homes are sold to Moscow buyers.
Ukraine says it’s fighting corruption. But Deputy PM Chernyshov left the country—and hasn’t come back. Last week, Oleksiy Chernyshov left Ukraine on “official business.” Since then, two of his former aides have been arrested. He hasn’t come back.

Military

As Kyiv buries dead after biggest Russian attack of war, Kremlin says: “We’re advancing and will keep going”. Putin demands Ukraine stop receiving weapons while importing drones and missiles from Tehran and Pyongyang.

Russian soldier ate his comrade — Moscow’s troops spiral into madness in Ukraine’s trenches. A soldier called “Brelok” killed and ate his fellow Russian, then died himself — just “something to think about,” his commander says.

ISW: Putin’s victory plan hinges on Western fatigue and Ukrainian collapse. The think tank outlines Moscow’s unchanged core goals: a pro-Kremlin Ukraine and weakened NATO.

Frontline report: Iran’s war machine smashed — generals dead, Shaheds burned, missile launchers reduced to rubble.

Russia reportedly hides its own war dead in Ukraine’s body swaps. Kyiv says Moscow is slipping its own soldiers into exchanges meant for fallen Ukrainians, complete with uniforms, dog tags, and ID papers, possibly to dodge compensation to Russian families.

Intelligence and technology

Raytheon’s production lines overheat as Europe lines up for 1,000 Patriot missiles and Ukraine pleads for speed. Joint production and faster transfer talks gain urgency as Russia refines its missile arsenal.

Ukrainian air-defense drones evolve rapidly to counter Russia’s growing Shahed swarm threat.

Three Ukrainian companies make top 100 list of unmanned systems innovators. Ukraine’s TAF Drones, Ukrspecsystems, and Airlogix secure prestigious spots on the world stage, showcasing rapid growth and cutting-edge technology.

International

Argentina uncovers suspected Russian spy network linked to disinformation efforts. The identified group allegedly developed content to sway political narratives favorable to Russia.

Le Monde: Obama held back on Ukraine, Biden hesitated, now Trump embraces Putin. As Trump aligns with Moscow, European capitals brace for a new era of geopolitical uncertainty and strategic detachment.

Russia shields Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Zelenskyy warns. Ukraine’s president calls Moscow’s alignment with Tehran and Pyongyang a dangerous signal of rising global threats.

Zelenskyy’s top man Yermak is “bipartisan irritator,” US insiders warn Politico. The Ukrainian President Office chief’s abrasive style and vague agendas are testing US support for Ukraine at a fragile moment, sources told Politico.

US strike on Iran could force Moscow to imagine what real strength feels like, says expert. The Kremlin respects only power — and it’s watching the Middle East war especially closely.

Humanitarian and social impact

Inside occupied Crimea: torture, disappearances, and total suppression of dissent. A Freedom House report sheds light on systematic abuses in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories.

He endured what most wouldn’t survive: Ukraine returns its 60-year old warrior from Russian captivity. He spent years in a Russian cell and still made it back.

Iran’s missiles kill 7-year-old Ukrainian girl seeking leukemia treatment in Israel. Nastia Buryk from Odesa died alongside four family members as an Iranian missile struck their apartment.

Rescuers among the injured as Russia again targets civilians in Odesa and Kharkiv. A collapsing structure wounded three firefighters in Odesa during intense operations to save residents.

Russia kills Ukrainian civilians on unprecedented scale since Trump’s peace efforts, while West debates sanctions in slow motion. With no pressure, Russia turns every negotiation into a smokescreen.

Political and legal developments

Putin declares all of Ukraine Russian as Trump claims Kremlin wants peace. Russia shows its aim is subjugation, not negotiation.

Netherlands becomes seventh nation to recognize soviet-era Crimean Tatar deportation as genocide. The Dutch House of Representatives declared the Soviet Union’s 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars constituted genocide, joining six other nations in formally recognizing Stalin’s forced removal of over 190,000 people from the peninsula.

Latvia bans Russians from buying property, calling it hybrid warfare threat. Latvia banned property sales to Russian and Belarusian citizens after parliament declared such transactions constitute “hybrid warfare” instruments, passing the measure in its conclusive reading 19 June.

Ukraine’s anti-corruption star Denys Bihus confirms intelligence work after MP leak. Ukraine’s top investigative journalist says he helped intelligence services — but denies it compromised his reporting or gave him special treatment.

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  • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1208: Putin called Trump to wish happy birthday—then bombed a Ukrainian oil refinery
    Exclusives Ukraine’s first motorcycle unit is here—but the cost is too high. Moscow sends motorcycle troops into deadly assaults. Now Kyiv is copying the tactic—without the manpower to sustain it. Drones rack up 70% of troop losses in the Ukraine war — and AI’s killing spree will make it worse. Russia’s war turned Ukraine into ground zero for next-gen warfare, rendering the world’s top weapons obsolete—and positioning Kyiv as the West’s only ally fast enough to match China’s breakne
     

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1208: Putin called Trump to wish happy birthday—then bombed a Ukrainian oil refinery

15 juin 2025 à 18:10

Exclusives

Ukraine’s first motorcycle unit is here—but the cost is too high. Moscow sends motorcycle troops into deadly assaults. Now Kyiv is copying the tactic—without the manpower to sustain it.
Drones rack up 70% of troop losses in the Ukraine war — and AI’s killing spree will make it worse. Russia’s war turned Ukraine into ground zero for next-gen warfare, rendering the world’s top weapons obsolete—and positioning Kyiv as the West’s only ally fast enough to match China’s breakneck innovation.
A Russian drone flew into Ukraine’s “hidden” Krab gun — and exposed a billion-dollar flaw in artillery design. A Russian drone slipped into a camouflaged dugout and destroyed a Krab howitzer. The real damage? A warning to every army still betting on heavy artillery.

Military

UK intel: North Korea sent 11,000 troops to help Russia in Kursk—over half never came back. Kim Jong-un sent troops to back Putin in Kursk. UK intel says over 6,000 didn’t return.

Ukrainian drones just hit Russian factory making Shahed UAVs—1,000+ km from the front line. Ukraine struck a drone factory in Yelabuga, Tatarstan, tied to the Shahed UAVs used in near-daily attacks on Ukrainian cities.

Frontline report: French Hammer bombs enable Ukraine to eliminate Russian commanders. While Ukrainian precision strikes devastate Russian leadership, Paris pledges all 1,200 bombs manufactured this year to Ukraine.

Ukrainian spies sabotage Russia’s Kaliningrad power station — cut power to military facilities. “Russian assets involved in the war against Ukraine will burn, sink and be destroyed regardless of protection level or location,” one Ukrainian intelligence source said.

Putin calls to congratulate Trump on his birthday — then launches hypersonic missiles on small Ukrainian city in one of largest attacks of war. As congratulatory words were exchanged, Kremenchuk faced its fiercest bombardment since the war began.

International

The Telegraph: US cuts Ukraine aid, Europe still figuring out what “step up” means — and Kyiv goes DIY. With aid drying up and promises unkept, Ukraine is arming itself — because no one else is.

Iran’s strike on Israel kills five Ukrainians, including children, Kyiv says. Iranian missile hits apartment building in Bat Yam amid nationwide strike that kills at least 10.

FT: Russia just hit Boeing’s office in Kyiv—after 300+ US companies in Ukraine lost staff or had offices destroyed. Boeing’s Kyiv office was hit in a Russian air assault on 9 June, adding to the toll on US firms—nearly half have seen damage, and a third have lost staff.

Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear sites drives oil prices up by $ 10 per barrel, empowering Putin’s war efforts. As tensions flare in the Middle East, soaring oil prices risk pouring billions into Russia’s coffers, prolonging the war in Ukraine.

Political and legal developments

US Flag Day post features Russian tricolor — it is believed to be an optical illusion. The image actually has white and red stripes against a blue background, which creates an illusion of a Russian flag.

Putin “very nicely” wished Trump Happy Birthday over phone. They discussed Iran-Israel, Ukraine deferred. Putin told Trump that the Israel-Iran conflict should end, prompting the US leader to respond that “his war in Ukraine should also come to an end.”

Trump holds first major military parade in decades as No Kings protests sweep nation. The Army’s 250th anniversary parade cost up to $45 million, with 60% of Americans saying the event wasted government funds.

No Kings protests: Millions oppose Trump across US on his birthday as he attends military parade. Americans in hundreds of cities united on 14 June to reject “billionaire-first politics” and what they term presidential authoritarianism, staging “No Kings” demonstrations aimed at defending democracy against what organizers called Trump’s unprecedented abuse of power.

Trump hates California because its liberalism represents everything he opposes, says expert. Meanwhile, tensions are rising as Democrats were killed in targeted attacks in Minnesota.

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  • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1207: Ukraine’s tech revolution outpaces world’s military powers
    Exclusive Drones rack up 70% of troop losses in the Ukraine war — and AI’s killing spree will make it worse. Russia’s war turned Ukraine into ground zero for next-gen warfare, rendering the world’s top weapons obsolete—and positioning Kyiv as the West’s only ally fast enough to match China’s breakneck innovation. A Russian drone flew into Ukraine’s “hidden” Krab gun — and exposed a billion-dollar flaw in artillery design. A Russian drone slipped into a camouflaged dugout and destro
     

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1207: Ukraine’s tech revolution outpaces world’s military powers

15 juin 2025 à 03:34

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Drones rack up 70% of troop losses in the Ukraine war — and AI’s killing spree will make it worse. Russia’s war turned Ukraine into ground zero for next-gen warfare, rendering the world’s top weapons obsolete—and positioning Kyiv as the West’s only ally fast enough to match China’s breakneck innovation.
A Russian drone flew into Ukraine’s “hidden” Krab gun — and exposed a billion-dollar flaw in artillery design. A Russian drone slipped into a camouflaged dugout and destroyed a Krab howitzer. The real damage? A warning to every army still betting on heavy artillery.
How AI goes to war: 5 military tech innovations. 5 groundbreaking AI technologies already in service or entering operational use, showcasing examples of how science fiction is quickly becoming military reality
Russia replaces Soviet howitzers with North Korean clones—Ukraine builds drone wall. Russia is rapidly losing 2S7 howitzers and replacing them with North Korean M1989s, as Ukrainian drones work to locate and destroy both.

Military

Moscow’s crashed Su-25 attack jet may have been downed by another Russian plane in eastern Ukraine. Close launch of unguided rockets from a wingman may have triggered a mid-air accident in Donetsk Oblast.

Frontline report: Kupiansk front turns into mass execution zone as Russian soldiers murder their commanders, steal trucks, and vanish. Not Ukraine. Not NATO. Russia is now at the war with itself after Kyiv takes out over 1 million troops.

Frontline report: Ukraine is deconstructing Russia’s drone factories—with fire and steel. Russia is building over 4,000 drones a month. Ukraine is blowing up the factories behind it.

Two Russian explosives production-linked plants go up in flames after drone strikes (video). Shared videos reveal damage, drone activity, and fires at Nevinnomysk and Novokuybyshevsk facilities. Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed the attacks.

IRIS-T breaks Ukrainian unit’s record in debut air defense operation, protecting Lviv. Armed with the German-made IRIS-T for the first time, the unit intercepted seven Russian missiles in one battle, outperforming its past best of five set with the S-300.

Russians in Crimea pack up as relentless sound of air alerts and sight of tanks become their new reality. Contaminated nature and crumbling services push the Russians to cut losses and escape.

Intelligence and technology

Another wave of steel heads for Ukraine — this time, from Estonia. Tallinn’s latest weapon delivery speaks loudly — more shells for a war with no pause.

Ukraine confirms Sapsan ballistic missile project advancing to serial production. The missile reportedly reached 5.2 Mach during 2024 tests, surpassing ATACMS velocity.

ISW: Russia wants to modernize army for long war with Ukraine and possible NATO confrontation. Moscow’s 2027-2036 rearmament program focuses on upgrading air defense, AI integration, and space capabilities.

International

“Maybe that’s karma”: Years after Iran downed Ukrainian plane, killing 176 people, its drone factories now burn under Israeli fire — and Kyiv is watching. Israel’s strikes could dismantle the very weapons Moscow uses to bomb Ukrainian towns.

Hodges: Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb and Israel’s Rising Lion strikes show that distrust in US is growing. Israel follows Ukraine’s playbook to disable enemy infrastructure, without warning Washington.

Zelenskyy: Trump holds key to stopping Putin’s war machine—and Russia’s Iran gamble. A stark warning from Kyiv’s leader—hesitation risks a regional explosion and prolongs the bloodshed in Ukraine.

Russia’s warm conversations with US are ploy to dodge sanctions, not end the war, says Zelenskyy. America must show strength, the Ukrainian leader urges, warning that any pause in pressure only encourages further Russian aggression.

One of Baltic states may become next testing ground for NATO’s Article 5 — and Russia’s ruthless ambition. Beneath the surface, hidden networks of spies and agitators plot in silence — all under Moscow’s command.

Barrels of blood: Israeli strikes on Iran unleash surge of cash for Russia’s war machine. Every dollar from soaring oil prices arms Russian soldiers on Ukraine’s frontline.

Bloomberg: US blocks EU and UK push to cut Russian oil price cap to $45. Washington’s stance may complicate European efforts to target Russia’s oil revenues.

Russia invests in African education and cultural events to shape long-term pro-Moscow influence. Ukrainian intelligence describes this effort as aimed at creating African leaders “loyal to the Kremlin.”

Humanitarian and social impact

Ukraine begins long work of identification bodies of fallen soldiers returned from Russia. Ukraine receives 1,200 more fallen soldiers’ bodies under Istanbul agreement. Forensic teams begin identification process to return dignity to defenders.

Ukraine conducts fourth POW swap in a week, returns defenders held since 2022. The latest group includes wounded and ill personnel captured during major battles.

“Everything is gone”: Russian drones destroy humanitarian warehouse in Zaporizhzhia, injuring three. Other Russian attacks killed one civilian and injured several others in Kherson and Donetsk oblasts, as Moscow continues targeting populated areas.

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  • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1206: Israel-Iran war threatens to eclipse Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
    Exclusive Ukraine and Russia are burning through Soviet howitzers—but Putin has Kim Jong Un’s number. The 2S7 howitzers are dying. North Korea is making the clones. Israel hit Iran — Iran launched drones. Now we know why the US took Ukraine’s anti-drone defenses. Days before Israel bombed Iran, the US redirected 20,000 anti-drone rockets originally bound for Ukraine to the Middle East. 9 cool VPN services in 2025: secure, fast and feature-packed. Based on recent tests, use
     

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1206: Israel-Iran war threatens to eclipse Russia’s aggression against Ukraine

13 juin 2025 à 18:04

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Israel hit Iran — Iran launched drones. Now we know why the US took Ukraine’s anti-drone defenses. Days before Israel bombed Iran, the US redirected 20,000 anti-drone rockets originally bound for Ukraine to the Middle East.
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Military

Russian airstrikes intensify on Ukrainian second defensive line northeast of Pokrovsk. Satellite analysis shows nearly 1,000 recent strikes between Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast.

WSJ: Russia wants the West to believe it’s winning in Ukraine. Kremlin advances are meant to manipulate political will.

Putin counting on US fatigue to win what his army cannot, WP op-ed argues. Data shows Moscow’s territorial advances are minimal compared to its colossal losses.

Russian bombers flee to Far East after operation Spiderweb attack. Tu-95 will now need 23 hours for Ukraine missile missions. Moscow moved aircraft to Anadyr and Yelizovo, even further from Ukrainian borders.

Israel eliminates Iranian commander, who helped Russia to kill hundreds of Ukrainians with kamikadze drones. Israel confirmed killing Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the Iranian commander who personally orchestrated drone shipments that have terrorized Ukrainian cities for years.

Israel employs drone tactics used in Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb to turn Iran’s nuclear dreams to ashes. The strikes hit uranium enrichment facilities in Natanz and Fordow.

Intelligence and technology

Czechia unveils its largest ammo push yet to sustain Ukraine’s fight through 2026. Eighteen nations, one initiative, and millions of ammunition rounds.

Ukraine new ballistic system “Sapsan” is faster than US-made ATACMS. Ukraine’s missile shield is becoming a real force. The country is moving from testing to mass production of supersonic weapons.

From India to Egypt: Leak reveals scope of sanctioned JSC Russian Helicopters’ international network. InformNapalm reveals extensive foreign links in major defense data breach.

German Defense minister: Germany not considering to provide Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles. Boris Pistorius, however, said that Berlin allocates €9 billion for Ukraine military aid that will support long-range weapons production.

International

Middle East nuclear crisis may drown out Ukraine and enrich Russia. Oil prices spike, Western focus drifts — and the Kremlin cashes in.

Missiles over Tehran, silence over Kyiv: Israel-Iran war threatens to eclipse Ukraine. A new war steals the world’s focus — and possibly its aid. As Israel hammers Iran’s nuclear sites, Ukraine watches nervously, fearing that its fight for survival may be ignored.

EU votes to shelter four million Ukrainians fleeing Putin’s escalating bombing campaign until 2027. After Moscow launched its one of the largest air assault on Kyiv since 2022, the European Union extended temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees by another full year.

Israel’s attack on Iran may have revived Moscow’s oil revenues for war. In April, Russia’s Urals crude was priced at just $50, dragging the country far from its budgeted $70 mark. Now, the price has already risen to $65.

Destruction of Iran’s nuclear program means Trump has no reason to offer Putin concessions on Ukraine in exchange for Tehran’s pressure, says expert. Failed diplomatic efforts to halt Iran’s uranium enrichment gave way to precision strikes that eliminated nuclear scientists and IRGC commanders.

Russia may bring war to NATO’s doorstep and further if Europe abandons Moldova and Ukraine, says Zelenskyy. The Ukrainian leader says that without strong measures Russia could reach Romania’s frontier.

EU names Ylva Johansson as special envoy for Ukrainian refugees, Politico sources say. New long-term strategy includes integration help and return programs.

Humanitarian and social impact

Russia shatters 50,000 windows in Kharkiv as aid for recovery dries up. While the West debates over support and peace talks, locals and volunteers help services in the city to clean up streets from rubble every day and deliver lunch to rescuers.

Ukraine returns bodies of fallen soldiers from Russia under Istanbul deal, which fails to bring peace. Ukraine has brought home 1,200 fallen soldiers. Meanwhile, Russia says it is ready to fight forever.

Victim of Russia’s strike on Kharkiv sings Ukraine’s anthem from beneath concrete that could have silenced him forever. Even as buildings crumbled and bodies burned, Ukraine’s anthem still rose from the ruins in a proof that some things cannot be destroyed by Russian terror.

Sixth body found after Russia’s 7 June drone and missile strike on Kharkiv. The final victim was retrieved from rubble at a civilian facility, where the workers were trapped when a civilian enterprise was hit.

US research program tracking deported Ukrainian children hopes for rescue facing shutdown after Trump funding cuts. The Ukraine Conflict Observatory, launched by Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab in May 2022, created a database of over 30,000 Ukrainian children reportedly abducted by Russian forces across 100 sites.

Political and legal developments

Trump again blames both Ukraine and Russia for failing to reach a peace deal. He lamented Russia’s missile strikes, called the war a “blood bath,” and again switched to blaming Biden.

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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1205: Rubio congratulates Russia on national day as Russian war losses surpass one million

12 juin 2025 à 19:47

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Exclusives

Russia doesn’t use tanks often anymore — this disaster shows why. Russia’s tanks hid behind smoke near Siversk — Ukraine’s drones proved the trick is dead.
Top 5 Russian helicopters captured or destroyed in Ukraine (2022–2025).
Russia’s new V2U AI drone hunts Ukraine’s best weapons—so far, it is unjammable. With redundant navigation and AI targeting, Russia’s 1.2-m V2U attack drone can fly and attack without human help.

Military

“The Russians are, mildly speaking, not that successful” in their new offensive, Zelenskyy says. Ukraine’s President also noted that Putin lies to Trump and fakes peace talks to dodge sanctions.

Ukrainian airstrike levels Russian military facility in Kursk Oblast (video). Four precision bombs completely demolished the building and a nearby ammunition storage.

Russia loses one million soldiers: Moscow’s casualties reach seven figures, Ukraine says. The announcement of the General Staff of Ukraine’s army coincides with the so-called Day of Russia.

As of 12 JUN 2025, the approximate losses of weapons and military equipment of the Russian Armed Forces from the beginning of the invasion to the present day:

      • Personnel: 1000340 (+1140)
      • Tanks: 10933 (+6)
      • APV: 22786 (+3)
      • Artillery systems: 29063 (+47)
      • MLRS: 1413
      • Anti-aircraft systems: 1184
      • Aircraft: 416
      • Helicopters: 337
      • UAV: 40435 (+138)
      • Cruise missiles : 3337
      • Warships/boats: 28
      • Submarines: 1
      • Vehicles and fuel tanks: 51715 (+136)

Intelligence and technology

Saab and Helsing held showdown between AI and real pilot amid Russia’s threat. The primary emphasis continues to be on beyond-visual-range engagements, which the company highlights as the most vital element of air combat., a fact underscored by Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Hegseth confirms US diverted Ukraine’s anti-drone systems to Middle East. The US defense secretary claimed US troop protection and urgent threats as reasons behind the move.

Three years ago, Russia first struck Ukraine with weapons that backfired, burning its fleet and changing military history. What began as Russia’s technological terror campaign has evolved into Ukraine’s mastery of a new warfare paradigm.

International

German Defense minister: Germany not considering to provide Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles. Boris Pistorius, however, said that Berlin allocates €9 billion for Ukraine military aid that will support long-range weapons production.

Canada has yet to deliver confiscated assault rifles to Ukrainian defenders promised last year. Ukraine’s soldiers face a fierce new summer offensive. Canada holds the weapons that could help.

Frontline report: Sweden to confront Russia’s shadow fleet in Baltic—100 Gripens on alert. Sweden will begin inspecting Russian shadow fleet tankers on 1 July, with its air force and navy standing by.

Czech president: Russia in “continuous war” with West as NATO eyes 5% spending target. Seven years to prepare for what’s already underway.

“I did not betray Russia,” says Serbia’s pro-Russian President Vučić after abstaining from signing Odesa summit declaration. The Serbian leader claims Serbia remains neutral, supports Ukraine—but not at Russia’s expense.

Humanitarian and social impact

US research program tracking deported Ukrainian children hopes for rescue facing shutdown after Trump funding cuts. The Ukraine Conflict Observatory, launched by Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab in May 2022, created a database of over 30,000 Ukrainian children reportedly abducted by Russian forces across 100 sites.

UN: Ukrainian civilian casualties from Russian attacks in 2025 up 50% compared to last year. “Hours-long nightly attacks with hundreds of weapons sow fear among families who spend their nights in bomb shelters, listening to the sounds of drones flying overhead,” said head of the UN mission.

New major Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap prioritizes ill, wounded soldiers over numbers. The freed defenders include Mariupol veterans held for over three years and those who were considered missing in action.

Kharkiv hit again: Russian drones damage homes. Russian strikes injured 16 civilians in Kharkiv Oblast, killed two in eastern Ukraine, damaged infrastructure in Odesa Oblast.

Russia recruits elderly in covert sabotage campaign across Ukraine and Europe. Across Ukraine and Europe, Russian intelligence is manipulating the vulnerable, pensioners and minors into carrying out sabotage.

Political and legal developments

Russia simply lying to Trump, Zelenskyy says. The Ukrainian president said most world leaders understand this deception and urged America to respond wisely.

Trump diplomacy’s new low: Rubio congratulates Russians on Russia Day. Polls show that 3/4 of Russians support Moscow’s ongoing colonial war in Ukraine, while Russian “opposition” often repeats the Kremlin’s talking points.

Russia Day greetings from US are “reward for aggression,” Ukraine foreign minister says. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha cited his recent visit to Kherson, located 13 km (8 miles) from fighting, where he observed “Russian terror” and children attending classes underground.

New developments

Putin’s allies predict US collapse amid Los Angeles protests, advise Trump to use force. The same Russian official who helped dismantle his nation’s democratic institutions now says America may disintegrate.

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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1204: Russia’s new drone strategy is terrifyingly simple: higher, faster, more

12 juin 2025 à 06:09

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5 Russian Helicopters Captured or Destroyed in Ukraine (2022–2025).
Russia’s new V2U AI drone hunts Ukraine’s best weapons—so far, it is unjammable. With redundant navigation and AI targeting, Russia’s 1.2-m V2U attack drone can fly and attack without human help.
“Bakhmut wasn’t the darkest”: Ukrainian medic exposes Russia’s deadlier strategy from the war’s new hell. As the world debates peace, Mykhailo Malinovskyi’s combat diary exposes the brutal truth: the Ukraine war everyone knew is over, replacing Bakhmut’s past hell with “one chance in a hundred.”
Putin’s hackers had priorities: First the hookers, then maybe Ukraine — leaked chats reveal. Putin’s plan for Ukraine included tanks on the ground and hackers in the network. The tanks rolled in. The Insider reveals why the hackers didn’t.
Surprisingly, Russian soldiers used scissors to down a Ukrainian fiber-optic drone — but Kyiv also knows a trick or two. The latest Russian defense against Ukraine’s best fiber-optic drones is a pair of scissors. It actually works! But there’s no way the Russians can deploy it very widely.

Military

Three civilians killed and nine children wounded as Russia hits residential areas in Kharkiv. Russia launched 85 drones and one missile at Ukraine on the night of 11 June, with Ukraine intercepting 49 targets.

Russia’s drones now dive-bomb from 5,000 meters, Kharkiv official warns after deadly attack. Fifteen drones struck the eastern Ukrainian city overnight using a new high-altitude dive tactic, killing four and injuring dozens.

Ukraine confirms striking Russian gunpowder plant, ammo depot, and airfield in bold drone raid. Kyiv says its drones struck Russian military sites in three regions overnight on 11 June.

Ukrainian drones strike major Russian gunpowder factory producing explosives for military. The Tambov Gunpowder Factory manufactures gunpowders for hand grenades, artillery shells, and grenade launcher ammunition.

Intelligence and technology

Defense Express: Russia’s new jet-powered Shahed drone hits Kyiv for the first time — 3X faster than earlier models. Russia’s Geran-3 — its jet-powered version of the Iranian Shahed drone — reaches speeds of up to 600 km/h.

German intelligence has evidence Moscow plans to test NATO’s Article 5 defense pact. Bruno Kahl, head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service, revealed intelligence showing Russia views its current war as part of a broader strategy, warning that Moscow seeks to “push NATO back to the 1990s borders” and remove American military presence from Europe.

Frontline report: Ukraine cripples Russian weapons production with strikes on microchip plants. The destruction of five key electronics plants forces Russia’s defense industry toward lower-tech alternatives, with its strategic bomber fleet facing potential collapse.

Telegram messenger’s backend tied to Russian contractor linked to FSB, investigation finds. OCCRP connects infrastructure owner to GlavNIVTS and FSB operations. Even end-to-end chats can be monitored through IP tracking.

International

Trump diplomacy’s new low: Rubio congratulates Russians on Russia Day. Polls show that 3/4 of Russians support Moscow’s ongoing colonial war in Ukraine, while Russian “opposition” often repeats the Kremlin’s talking points.

Russian military aircraft suspected of violating Finnish airspace amid border military buildup concerns. Finland’s diplomatic response includes summoning Moscow’s representative for the second time in a month, after a previous incident in late May prompted officials to deliver a formal diplomatic note.

Humanitarian and social impact

Russia gave Ukraine over 1,200 dead soldiers — first phase of 6,000-body exchange. After 2 June talks in Istanbul, Russia and Ukraine began a large-scale exchange of fallen soldiers.

NYT: Russia tortures American teacher due to his nationality. He was accused of allegedly fighting for Ukraine. Former Ukrainian prisoners of war reported that 73-year-old Stephen Hubbard was subjected to beatings, forced standing, and medical neglect as punishment for his American citizenship during his three-year detention in Russia’s prison system.

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  • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1203: Norway delivers twice promised F-16s to Ukraine
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1203: Norway delivers twice promised F-16s to Ukraine

11 juin 2025 à 03:04

Exclusives

“Bakhmut wasn’t the darkest”: Ukrainian medic exposes Russia’s deadlier strategy from the war’s new hell. As the world debates peace, Mykhailo Malinovskyi’s combat diary exposes the brutal truth: the Ukraine war everyone knew is over, replacing Bakhmut’s past hell with “one chance in a hundred.”
Putin’s hackers had priorities: First the hookers, then maybe Ukraine — leaked chats reveal. Putin’s plan for Ukraine included tanks on the ground and hackers in the network. The tanks rolled in. The Insider reveals why the hackers didn’t.
Surprisingly, Russian soldiers used scissors to down a Ukrainian fiber-optic drone — but Kyiv also knows a trick or two. The latest Russian defense against Ukraine’s best fiber-optic drones is a pair of scissors. It actually works! But there’s no way the Russians can deploy it very widely.
“Retaliation” headlines are a gift to the Kremlin—and a betrayal of Ukraine. Three years of systematic slaughter doesn’t become “retaliation” because Ukraine finally fought back.

Military

Frontline report: Russia faces oil price collapse as OPEC+ hikes production again. With Urals crude at its lowest since 2023, Moscow’s budget faces major damage.

ISW: Russian forces advance to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border. The Russian officials are “likely setting information conditions to illegally declare Dnipropetrovsk Oblast annexed.”

Ukrainian drones target drone-producing Tatarstan in Russia. Meanwhile, Russia imposes new fines and censorship policies, aiming to prevent public access to evidence contradicting official interception claims.

Five-year window: NATO chief warns Russia could strike alliance members by 2030. Russia could launch military operations against NATO states before 2030 without fully restoring its pre-2022 force levels, the Institute for the Study of War confirmed.

Intelligence and technology

Norway transfers over twice the number of F-16s promised to Ukraine. Norway’s arms report indicates eight more aircraft than declared.

Ukrainian jamming drone downs Russian Molniya-2 without a shot (video). The method allows re-using of the interceptor against cheap mass-produced Russian drones, crucial in the ongoing drone arms race.

Ukraine’s Lyut’ Brigade deploys Spanish BMR M-600 armored vehicles. A military Telegram account revealed a rare look at new equipment in use.

US sending 20,000 Ukraine-bound anti-drone missiles to Middle East, Zelenskyy says. The transfer to Ukraine was reportedly previously approved by the Biden administration.

Half of North Korea’s first missile shipment to Russia exploded in mid-air — now they strike Ukrainian targets with deadly precision. Russia desperately needs missiles. North Korea hungers for forbidden technology.

Russia just gave North Korea the blueprint for Iran’s long-range killer drones, Ukraine’s spy chief says. Ukrainian intelligence chief Budanov confirms Pyongyang will soon make its own Shaheds with Moscow’s full backing.

International

Israel says it didn’t send Patriots to Ukraine, denying its envoy’s claim. Ambassador Brodsky claimed Israel provided Ukraine with military aid, allegedly including the Patriot air defense systems.

Peace talks or war? Russia may choose both to avoid Western sanctions. Sergey Lavrov pulled back the curtain on Russia’s twisted diplomatic strategy: keep talking and keep fighting,

EU to drop roaming fees for Ukraine and Moldova starting 2026. For the first time, the EU has opened access to “Roaming Like at Home” to non-member candidates.

Only 40% of Russian capacity under sanctions, EU must step up, Lithuania says. The Lithuanian foreign minister says the EU has more work to do on sanctioning Russia’s economy.

Ukraine says Russia ignoring ceasefire proposal, giving only ultimatums and escalating attacks. After proposing a ceasefire and humanitarian steps recently in Istanbul, Kyiv says Russia stayed silent.

Humanitarian and social impact

From hell to healing: Ukraine starts POW return under Istanbul agreement. After years in Russian captivity, Ukraine’s most gravely injured defenders are finally coming home.

Doctor’s desperate act: Breaking medical ethics to show world Russia’s torture of Ukrainian POWs. Unable to stay silent while examining the tortured body of a Ukrainian hero, he made a choice that violated patient privacy but served a higher truth.

Russia kills woman in Kyiv in one of worst air attacks on city, strikes maternity hospital in Odesa. Among Russia’s targets were three hospitals, residential houses, businesses, a former consulate, and a stadium. Two more people were killed in Odesa.

Body recovered in Kharkiv after Russia’s 7 June attack, five still missing. Rescuers continue searching the rubble of a bombed enterprise in Kyivskyi District.

Injured teen dies a week after Russian attack on Sumy. A 17-year-old boy, injured during the 3 June strike, has passed away in hospital, becoming the sixth to perish from the rocket strike, local officials say.

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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1202: Ukrainian POWs return from Russian captivity

9 juin 2025 à 18:45

    Exclusive

    “Retaliation” headlines are a gift to the Kremlin—and a betrayal of Ukraine. Three years of systematic slaughter doesn’t become “retaliation” because Ukraine finally fought back.
    “I will crawl but get him on his feet”: Devoted father doesn’t leave son’s bedside for years. Son was paralyzed defending Ukraine. From an unresponsive soldier with bilateral skull fractures who couldn’t move, speak, or recognize anyone in 2022, Vitalii Shumey has transformed into a man who now jokes with nurses, asks about his nephew, remembers the past, and lifts his head independently.
    “I was not fierce enough”: Georgian activist’s brutal confession as democracy collapses. She saw the red flags, trained the people now dismantling democracy—and stayed silent too long.

    Military

    Russia’s nuclear shield is cracking — and it’s Moscow pulling trigger. By using strategic bombers and dual-use missiles in its war on Ukraine, Russia has turned its nuclear delivery systems into legitimate targets — and Ukraine is hitting them with precision.

    Russia loses 28,900 artillery pieces — yet still floods Sumy borders with largest number of miliatary equipment in six months. Trains packed with weapons and troops thunder toward Kursk Oblast. Ukraine braces for a brutal fight to keep its city of Sumy alive.

    Ukraine’s drones sneak 940 km inside Russia to target Shahed “brain” factory. Two UAVs crash into Russia’s VNIIR-Progress plant, igniting explosions that rattle the city.

    Ukraine reportedly destroys MiG-31 carrier that can launch 500 kg hypersonic Kinzhals. The aircraft carries nuclear and conventional warheads at impossible Mach 10-12 speeds.

    Dozens of Russian drones target Rivne in “most extensive” regional attack, one injured. Ukraine endured a six-hour air raid alert as Russian forces launched cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and Shahed drones from multiple directions, striking targets in Rivne Oblast and damaging buildings in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast.

    Ukrainian drones strike Russian defense plant 1,000km from border. Ukrainian unmanned aircraft reached the Chuvash Republic, over 1,000 kilometers from the border, striking a defense contractor that supplies electronic warfare countermeasures to Russian forces.

    Frontline report: Ukraine crippled Russia’s bombers. Now the crown jewel of Putin’s nuclear arsenal may be next. Russia’s nuclear submarines are over 6,000 km from Ukraine — but that might not be far enough.

    Ukraine’s General Staff confirms hitting Russian drone parts factory 1,000 km from border. Ukraine struck a Russian military factory 1,000 kilometers from the border that makes drone antennas, forcing the plant to shut down operations.

    Intelligence and technology

    Ukraine’s new ballistic missiles may have already hit battlefield, destroying Russian command posts. During the Soviet era, Ukraine was a major center for the design and production of ballistic missiles. The key enterprise was Pivdenmash, located in Dnipro.

    Russia outguns NATO, producing more ammunition in three months than Alliance makes in year. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reveals a staggering arms race, urging urgent steps to bolster air and missile defenses ahead of looming threats.

    Ukraine already redefined modern warfare with Operation Spiderweb — now it’s planning next revolution with new weapons. Lighter than cruise missiles, deadlier than drones.

    Israeli Patriots once guarded Tel Aviv — now they’re knocking Russia’s hypersonic Kinzhals out of Ukraine’s skies. Despite past assessments, Israel quietly delivers Patriot systems to Ukraine.

    Russia’s V2U drone uses AI for autonomous strikes in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast. A Chinese minicomputer and American processor enable Russia’s V2U drone to select targets autonomously using artificial intelligence, according to the Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate

    Renault tapped for Ukrainian drone production near frontline. The effort aims to support Ukrainian and French armies with advanced drone systems.

    International

    NATO needs to increase air and missile defence by 400% – Rutte says ahead of June summit. Secretary General Mark Rutte plans to tell NATO allies they need a “quantum leap” in collective defence, including a 400% increase in air and missile systems, ahead of next month’s summit in The Hague.

    ISW: Russia may exit more arms control treaties, signaling prep for potential war with NATO. Russian officials are establishing diplomatic cover for arms control treaty exits by portraying Moscow as the victim of Western aggression, despite Russia’s documented treaty violations dating to 2019.

    From blacklist to spotlight: Russian opera stars return to European stages despite Ukraine war boycott. Ukrainian officials call Europe’s gradual acceptance of Russian performers a security risk as Putin-supporting artists return to prestigious venues.

    Humanitarian and social impact

    Multi-stage prisoner swap returns Ukrainian defenders under 25 from Russian captivity. The first Ukrainian prisoners of war under 25 years old returned from Russian captivity on 9 June as part of a complex, staged exchange process that implements agreements reached in Istanbul negotiations earlier this month.

    New developments

    “Why does he speak?” Ukrainian heavyweight champion Usyk calls on Trump to be responsible for his promise to end war in 24 hours. In 2024, he defeated Tyson Fury and became world champion, holding all four major belts simultaneously

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    Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1201: Ukraine smashes Putin’s bomb factory as Russia fakes Dnipropetrovsk breakthrough

    8 juin 2025 à 19:12

    Exclusive

    “I was not fierce enough”: Georgian activist’s brutal confession as democracy collapses. She saw the red flags, trained the people now dismantling democracy—and stayed silent too long.
    Surprise! Rosatom, that Russian “energy” giant, is actually building nukes for Putin. Ukrainian energy expert Mykhailo Gonchar explains how every Western contract with Rosatom helps bankroll Putin’s nuclear arsenal.
    CIA helped forge Ukraine’s broken spy service into Mossad for Putin — now it can’t make them stop. Rebuilt from Soviet wreckage with CIA help, Ukraine’s spy agency hunts down Putin’s top allies on three continents — crossing every “red line” the White House ever feared to touch.
    The West is losing faith in democracy. An Oxford historian has a plan to win it back.. Timothy Garton Ash insists his seven fixes will work. Ukraine just needs to survive long enough to see them take effect.
    Putin’s “neutral” athletes cheer Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine — but FIFA can’t wait to get them back. While the Kremlin’s so-called ‘neutral’ athletes win Putin’s war medals and cheer on Russian crimes in Ukraine, the world’s top sports leagues are slowly preparing their grand comeback.
    Putin’s nuclear magic trick has no rabbit — Why Russia can’t actually use captured Ukrainian reactors. Energy analyst Mykhailo Gonchar says Russia is chasing symbolism, not power—yet the seized plant lacks water, staff, and compatible systems to run.

    Military

    Frontline report: Ukraine torches Putin’s war factories as he rolls the dice on summer offensive. Explosives, bomb kits, and missile parts are burning as Ukraine targets Russia’s war industry at its source.

    Ukraine blows up fuel depot feeding Russia’s warplanes — still burning three days later. Ukraine hit a fuel depot in Engels on 6 June. It’s still burning—satellite images show a 15-kilometer smoke plume.

    “They’re coming like cockroaches”: Ukraine says Russia is lying about Dnipropetrovsk push. Russia claims it breached Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Ukraine calls it a lie — but fighting rages nearby.

    After mass explosive drone assaults, Russia launches “just” 49 — Ukraine shoots down 40. Moscow probably stockpiles explosive drones for a more massive attack.

    Ukraine targets Russian explosives-making Azot plant. Fuel site strikes continue with fire at bitumen plant (video). The Azot was last targeted two weeks ago. Attacks on Russian fuel facilities resumed two days ago.

    Intelligence and technology

    Zelenskyy says US has not answered Ukraine’s request to buy air defense. Ukraine’s President urged immediate action after another deadly wave of Russian strikes.

    NYT: China, “the enemy,” targets Russian tech, territory, and scientists, leaked FSB file shows. Despite official unity, Russian counterintelligence sees China as a growing strategic threat.

    International

    Reuters: US expects another multi-pronged Russian strike after Ukraine’s Spiderweb drone attack. Diplomatic sources say Moscow’s next move could target symbolic sites across Ukraine.

    Errol Musk attends Kremlin-backed event in Moscow, praises Putin and spreads Russian propaganda. The remarks by Elon Musk’s father repeated Russian false narratives on Ukrainian biolabs and alleged oppression of Russian-speakers.

    US repeats Ukraine-Russia talks mantra despite Russia’s rejection of ceasefires. In a call with the French FM, US State Secretary Rubio again brings up direct talks and diplomatic efforts to end the Russo-Ukrainian war.

    Humanitarian and social impact

    Budanov: Russia playing “dirty games” with dead Ukrainian soldiers as body exchange stalls. Russia says it lined up over 1,000 Ukrainian bodies for handover — but Ukraine didn’t show. Kyiv calls it a sick PR stunt.

    ISW: Ukraine denies Russian claims on alleged blocking of POW and KIA body exchange. Ukrainian authorities insist that no agreement had been finalized for the exchange as of 6 June.

    Russian missile killed young couple planning marriage. They lived on 8th floor —their bodies found in basement after collapse. The massive Russian attack on 6 June was retaliation for the Spiderweb drone operation on military airbases that destroyed or damaged 41 aircraft, while Russia responded targeting and killing civilians.

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    • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1200: Kharkiv suffers record attack since full-scale invasion began
      Exclusives Putin’s “neutral” athletes cheer Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine — but FIFA can’t wait to get them back. While the Kremlin’s so-called ‘neutral’ athletes win Putin’s war medals and cheer on Russian crimes in Ukraine, the world’s top sports leagues are slowly preparing their grand comeback. Putin’s nuclear magic trick has no rabbit — Why Russia can’t actually use captured Ukrainian reactors. Energy analyst Mykhailo Gonchar says Russia is chasing symbolism, not power—yet the
       

    Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1200: Kharkiv suffers record attack since full-scale invasion began

    7 juin 2025 à 16:03

    Exclusives

    Putin’s “neutral” athletes cheer Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine — but FIFA can’t wait to get them back. While the Kremlin’s so-called ‘neutral’ athletes win Putin’s war medals and cheer on Russian crimes in Ukraine, the world’s top sports leagues are slowly preparing their grand comeback.
    Putin’s nuclear magic trick has no rabbit — Why Russia can’t actually use captured Ukrainian reactors. Energy analyst Mykhailo Gonchar says Russia is chasing symbolism, not power—yet the seized plant lacks water, staff, and compatible systems to run.
    What rose from bottom of Kakhovka Reservoir after Russia’s dam blast?. The sludge Russia stirred up from the Dnipro has reached the Black Sea, Romania, Bulgaria—and may be irreversible.
    Ukraine learned how to jam Russian bombs. So Russia made them fly beyond the jammers. Extended-range glide bombs now fly twice as fa, beyond Ukrainian electronic warfare systems.
    Russia’s ghost riders are storming Sumy—and they’re not meant to come back. Small groups, motorcycles, reconnaissance by fire—Russia’s textbook opening move.
    Russia’s thickest “red line” just went up in smoke — now the West has to go all in. As Ukraine razed Russia’s most feared nuclear bombers, the West has no choice but to call Putin’s nuclear bluff once and for all.

    Military

    Russian industrial infrastructure faces dual fire crisis affecting 28,100 square meters in total. Emergency crews deployed over 150 rescuers to extinguish simultaneous industrial fires in two Russian oblasts on 7 June, with blazes consuming a bitumen production facility near a major Lukoil refinery and a fuel storage depot outside Moscow.

    Frontline report: Ukrainian Spiderweb operation triggers mass paranoia as Russia hunts threats in every truck. Widespread arrests targeting alleged drone strike collaborators have escalated into deadly mob justice, with one truck driver brutally killed by panicked civilians, even though Zelenskyy claimed that they were unaware of their cargo.

    Zelenskyy: Russian truckers had no idea they were transporting Ukraine’s secret drone arsenal. Ukrainian President revealed that Russian truck drivers who transported the drones used in Ukraine’s devastating attack on Russian airfields were unaware of their cargo, believing they were hauling mobile houses rather than concealed weapons systems.

    Trump says Ukraine’s drone strike on Russian military planes justifies bombardment of civilians. The US president said the Ukrainian Spiderweb airfield operation “gave the reason to go and bomb the hell out of them last night” in the retaliatory strike that killed four civilians and injured dozens of people.

    Russia’s estimated losses in Ukraine as of day 1200 of its all-out war, according to the Ukrainian Army’s General Staff.

    Intelligence and technology

    Canada sends $ 35 mn military aid to Ukraine: Coyote armoured vehicles and anti-jamming systems delivered. Coyote and Bison armoured vehicles worth $30 million Canadian headline Canada’s latest military aid package to Ukraine, complementing 64 vehicles delivered in December 2024.

    French carmaker to produce military drones in Ukraine alongside defence firm. France will manufacture military drones in Ukraine through a partnership between a French carmaker and defence firm, with Ukrainian forces providing combat experience to train French military units.

    International

    Poland’s newly elected president says he is “currently” against Ukraine’s accession to EU. Poland’s president-elect Karol Nawrocki told Hungarian media he opposes Ukraine’s European Union membership, citing unresolved bilateral issues including agricultural competition and the exhumation of Polish massacre victims.

    “Force Putin to negotiate,” Finnish PM warns against weakening Russia sanctions. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo warned against weakening Russia sanctions as the Trump administration pressures Senator Lindsey Graham to soften his sanctions proposal, Wall Street Journal reports.

    Czech President warns Ukraine war shows same warning signs that led to WWII. “We must do everything,” Petr Pavel warned that Europe must prevent the Ukraine war from spreading westward, drawing direct comparisons to the 1930s.

    Baltic states issue joint statement backing Ukraine’s NATO and EU membership and further pressure on Russia. The three Baltic parliaments argue that Ukrainian membership would provide “a more effective and enduring framework for safeguarding Euro-Atlantic security.”

    Yermak confirms Zelenskyy-Trump meeting likely at G7 summit in Canada. Head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office confirmed that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will likely meet with US President Donald Trump during the June 15-17 G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, following a preparatory Ukrainian delegation visit to Washington.

    Netherlands orders 1,000 Ukraine war refugees to leave in four weeks. Students, workers and other non-EU citizens who escaped Ukraine’s war zone for the Netherlands face a September deadline to leave the country, ending their temporary protection that began in 2022.

    Humanitarian and social impact

    Ukrainian mother and daughter stabbed to death and their refugee housing set on fire in Belgium. The woman’s husband remains fighting on the Ukrainian front lines while her 16-year-old son was at school during the attack.

    Kharkiv endures most extensive attack since full-scale invasion began. Three civilians killed, dozens injured. Among the 21 wounded are a 1,5 month old baby and a 14-year-old girl.

    Political and legal developments

    Kremlin official: US Senate “hotheads” don’t realize Russia won’t change its demands to end war. Deputy Foreign Minister argued that threats of sanctions cannot change Russia’s approach to potential peace deal based on what the Kremlin terms as eliminating the “root causes” of the war.

    Zelenskyy rejects Trump’s comparison of war to “two little kids fighting.” He says Putin is murderer who kills these kids. The Ukrainian leader emphasized that anyone “thousands of miles away” from the war cannot comprehend the suffering of families who lost their loved ones.

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    • Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1199: Russia launches record 407 drones in overnight assault
      Exclusive What rose from bottom of Kakhovka Reservoir after Russia’s dam blast?. The sludge Russia stirred up from the Dnipro has reached the Black Sea, Romania, Bulgaria—and may be irreversible. Russia just made its deadliest bombs twice as dangerous. Extended-range glide bombs now fly 95km, beyond Ukrainian electronic warfare systems. Small Russian groups hit Sumy defenses. 50,000 troops prepare the real assault.. Russian troops probe Sumy Oblast, possibly in preparation for
       

    Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1199: Russia launches record 407 drones in overnight assault

    7 juin 2025 à 05:28

    Exclusive

    What rose from bottom of Kakhovka Reservoir after Russia’s dam blast?. The sludge Russia stirred up from the Dnipro has reached the Black Sea, Romania, Bulgaria—and may be irreversible.
    Russia just made its deadliest bombs twice as dangerous. Extended-range glide bombs now fly 95km, beyond Ukrainian electronic warfare systems.
    Small Russian groups hit Sumy defenses. 50,000 troops prepare the real assault.. Russian troops probe Sumy Oblast, possibly in preparation for a major attack.
    Russia’s thickest “red line” just went up in smoke — now the West has to go all in. As Ukraine razed Russia’s most feared nuclear bombers, the West has no choice but to call Putin’s nuclear bluff once and for all.
    Ukraine calls to reject “good” Russians framework— it omits broader imperialism issue. While the West loops in the trap that splits support for Kyiv, Ukraine reveals why this cycle helps Putin by design — burying the only real path to Moscow’s democracy.
    Russia’s newest “drone protection” exposed as painted household cookware.
    Inside the secret workshops where Ukraine’s hipster engineers build killer drones. They look like they should be fixing your Wi-Fi or brewing oat milk lattes—but inside a bunker near the frontline, they’re building $300 drones that are outsmarting Russian tanks and rewriting the rules of modern war.
    Kyiv, we have a problem: Russia just reverse-engineered Ukraine’s drone motherships. Now Moscow can strike deep behind the front, using Ukraine’s own tactics against them.

    Military

    Frontline report: Russia’s 50,000 troops surge for Sumy offensive — that’s exactly what Kyiv’s HIMARS were waiting for. While Russia massed troops for their “decisive breakthrough,” Ukraine’s fake retreat turned Moscow’s back-up surge into a HIMARS feeding frenzy.

    Mi-8 military helicopter blown up, Mi-35 wrecked as Ukraine hits Russia’s Bryansk airport, media says. Last night, explosions and secondary detonation were reported at the facility, evidently used militarily.

    After months, Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian fuel depots, targets airfields and military factories (video). Ukraine struck a fuel plant in Russia’s Engels in Saratov Oblast, used by strategic bombers. More attacks targeted Ryazan, Tambov, and Moscow oblasts.

    Intelligence and technology

    Russia overloads bombers with missiles to strike Ukraine risking total fleet breakdown. Tu-95s are overloaded, Tu-160s grounded, and mass strikes unlikely again soon, says aviation analyst.

    ACLED reveals how Russia lies about Ukrainian army losses: data analysts slash kill claims from 300 to 10 when verification fails. War monitoring organization ACLED automatically reduces Russian Defense Ministry casualty claims by up to 97% when independent verification fails, cutting reported Ukrainian deaths from hundreds to 10 in their war database.

    Russia’s Tu-160 bomber use in missile attack last night proves Tu-95 shortage after operation Spiderweb, Militarnyi says. To launch 36 cruise missiles, Russia had to use more costly and complex Tu-160s alongside Tu-95s.

    Russia receives 140 mm and 60 mm mortars from North Korea. Photos confirm transfer of unique artillery once seen only in parades.

    International

    Former Polish president demands election recount after anti-Ukraine candidate wins. Ex-President Wałęsa questions the legitimacy of Karol Nawrocki’s victory, a candidate who cites historical grievances to oppose Ukraine’s EU and NATO bids.

    ISW: Putin speaks to Pope, blames Ukraine for war, keeps posing as peace-seeking, while offering no concessions. Despite diplomatic language, Moscow remains committed to total Ukrainian capitulation.

    Brussels pushes EU sanctions leadership amid Trump uncertainty, exposes Russia’s $ 1 trillion war windfall. More than 1,000 aging vessels help Russia evade oil sanctions through a “shadow fleet” that generates billions in revenue, according to a white paper calling for stronger EU sanctions on Moscow.

    Trump compares Russia-Ukraine war to playground fight, hints at punishing both Russia and Ukraine. He said the conflict might need to run its course before diplomacy can work.

    Humanitarian and social impact

    Two years later, Russia is still unpunished for drowning 100,000 people in Kherson Oblast. However, Ukraine prepares to revive the Kakhovka Hydropower Plant destroyed by Russia. This is not just about electricity. It’s about security, water supply, navigation, and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

    Russia launches 407 drones and 45 missiles against Ukraine in overnight assault, Air Force says (updated). Ukrainian officials say the volume of attacks continues to rise weekly.

    Russian missiles, drones hit Kyiv, Ternopil, Lutsk in one of Moscow’s largest air assaults. Civilians killed and injured (updates). Russia’s massive air attack overnight targeted energy and civilian sites in multiple oblasts, injuring dozens, killing at least four civilians.

    Political and legal developments

    One cannot exist if other does: Kremlin directly says war on Ukraine is about elimination, not land. Russia no longer hides its goal. Ukraine’s very existence is the problem, not its borders.

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