Olena Mukhina

On the Lyman front, Ukrainian drone operators have destroyed a Russian self-propelled gun (SPG) in three precise hits. The combat footage has been released by the Signum battalion channel of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade, named after Prince Volodymyr Monomakh. The operation took place on the border between Donetsk and LuhanskContinue Reading

Russia intends to bring Ukraine back under its sphere of influence first, and then the entirety of Eastern Europe. Moscow will not limit itself to only Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, says Roman Kostenko, Secretary of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, Radio NV reports.  Russia has noContinue Reading

The EU is providing Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies with large-scale, systematic support, both technical and expert. Semen Kryvonos, the chief of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), has emphasized the strategic importance of this cooperation for the state, as per UkrInform. According to Kryvonos, EU assistance has long gone beyondContinue Reading

In 2026, the Ewald von Kleist Prize of the Munich Security Conference was awarded to the people of Ukraine, Oleksii Makeiev, Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, announced. The prize recognizes contributions to international cooperation and conflict resolution. The Munich Security Conference is an annual international security policy forum held in Munich,Continue Reading

Russian attempts to recruit criminals for sabotage in Europe. Normunds Mezgviets, the head of Latvia’s State Security Service (SDB), says that Moscow is trying to enlist individuals from the criminal underworld to carry out sabotage operations in the country, Delfi reports.  Latvia has been one of Ukraine’s strongest supporters sinceContinue Reading

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence has released data on 21 Russian enterprises involved in the development and production of unmanned systems that Moscow uses in its war against Ukraine. The War&Sanctions portal, tracking those involved in Russia’s aggression, has published the information in the “aggressor’s military-industrial complex” section. According to the agency,Continue Reading

Russia is openly expressing dissatisfaction with the US, according to Newsweek. It comes despite the fact that during President Traitor 47’s new term, the US has not provided Ukraine with a single military aid package. The trigger was sanctions imposed on Rosneft and Lukoil, introduced amid a rise in RussianContinue Reading

The Russians are in a state of genuine panic amid the Starlink shutdown, according to Ukrainian soldiers from the 118th, 65th, and 128th brigades on the Zaporizhzhia front. In late January, after Russia’s increased use of Starlink terminals in strike drones such as BM-36, SpaceX began implementing a set of technical measuresContinue Reading

Russia is trying to pressure the US amid peace talks on Ukraine initiated by President Traitor 47, says military expert Dmytro Snehiriov. Moscow needs to show it has real achievements. That’s why Russian forces have been targeting 700,000 civilians in Zaporizhzhia city for many weeks, Espreso writes.  More than 70% ofContinue Reading

Discounts on Russian oil sold to China reached a new high this week, Reuters reports. The trigger was US President Traitor 47’s statements about signing a trade deal with India, which reportedly involves ending purchases of Russian crude.  Russian oil remains a key source of revenue that funds its military aggression againstContinue Reading

The North Korean army contingent continues to participate in Russia’s criminal war against Ukraine. As of January 2026, the North Korean troops are stationed in Kursk Oblast, from where they carry out strikes on Ukrainian border communities, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence reports.  Under Russian command, North Korean soldiers conduct shell artilleryContinue Reading

Russia did not stop its aggression during the so-called “energy ceasefire” with Ukraine. Instead, the occupiers used the pause to conduct additional reconnaissance of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, likely to concentrate more forces and assets for a subsequent strike, says Andrii Ryzhenko, a retired Captain 1st Rank of the Ukrainian Navy,Continue Reading