The new version of the US peace plan does not offer security guarantees for Kyiv, but rather “assurances,” ZN.UA reports. This same term was used in the Budapest Memorandum, which ultimately led to Ukraine ending its 12-year war despite giving up its nuclear weapons in exchange for “protection” from invasion by theContinue Reading
Belgian UAV operator Anne Catherine Maniette, known by her callsign “Ania Tatu”, who serves in the Ukraine’s 37th Separate Marine Brigade, stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not stop his aggression, even if a peace agreement with Ukraine were signed, per UkrInform. Commenting on European discussions about peace plans,Continue Reading
Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces, in conjunction with the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence, have conducted precise strikes against Russian air defense systems in the Zaporizhzhia sector. More than 70% of Zaporizhzhia Oblast is under Russian occupation, according to Ivan Fedorov, head of the Regional Military Administration. However, the main city of the region,Continue Reading
In the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, occupied by Russian forces, the occupation authorities have installed a New Year’s tree near the Drama Theater, the site of a mass killing of civilians, the Mariupol City Council has reported. In 2022, Russian occupiers dropped two bombs on the building, where civilians wereContinue Reading
The Czech company LPP has developed a new long-range cruise missile called Narwhal, which is currently undergoing testing. For the final stage of trials, the missiles are expected to be transferred to Ukraine for evaluation in combat conditions against Russian forces, Defense Express reports. Analysts note that compared to theContinue Reading
Nearly 13,000 residents of Kharkiv Oblast may be affected by potential flooding caused by Russian strikes on the Pechenihy Reservoir dam, including 3,500 individuals with limited mobility, says Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, UkrInform reports. The attacks are part of Russia’s efforts to halt theContinue Reading
Moscow is trying to create a new tool of influence — “water diplomacy.” Having lost its leverage through gas blackmail in Central Asia, the Kremlin is shifting to manipulating water resources, a move that could potentially alter the region’s political balance, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service reports. Disrupting the water balanceContinue Reading
Russia is trying to seize Kharkiv Oblast despite ongoing peace negotiations. It shows no regard for the number of civilian casualties its goals may cause, including the ecological and humanitarian disaster that it could unleash if it succeeds in its latest objective — destroying the Pechenihy Reservoir dam, which suppliesContinue Reading
Modern wars are fought in digital space as much as on the battlefield. Recently, investigators have blocked $107 million in cryptocurrency intended to fund pro-Russian political groups in Moldova, says Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi, according to TVP. Russia is willing to commit extraordinary resources to undermining democratic institutions, whileContinue Reading
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that the countries involved in ongoing peace talks hold differing views regarding territories in the east of Ukraine. Russia has been demanding that Kyiv abandon the fight for two regions, Donetsk and Luhansk, even though it does not entirely control them, Bloomberg reports. Instead, thereContinue Reading
Ukrainian and Lithuanian law enforcement have exposed a Russian soldier who tortured a Lithuanian volunteer in occupied Melitopol in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The investigation has found that Rabadan Abdulganiev, a senior inspector of the Russian military police of the 177th Separate Marine Regiment of the Caspian Flotilla, tortured prisoners in a jail set up atContinue Reading
On 6 December, Ukraine celebrates its Armed Forces Day. At the same time, Ukrainian hackers have made a Russian company that serves 5,000 businesses “celebrate” along with them, UkrInform reports. On the night of 6 December, cyber specialists from Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, along with activists from the BO Team cyberContinue Reading
Russia wants to leave the Ukrainian population without medications. During a nighttime attack on 6 December, Russian forces deliberately hit business facilities in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, destroying warehouses containing gauze, bandages, and medical splints. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast borders on Donetsk Oblast, the region of the hottest battles in Ukraine.Continue Reading