Ukraine’s greatest challenge today is not Moscow’s attempts to modernize its outdated weapons. The most concerning fact is that Russians are increasingly experimenting with various types of communications that enable control of strike drones in FPV mode, says Kostyantyn Kryvolap, a former test engineer at the Antonov Design Bureau, UNIANContinue Reading
Western countries have publicly declared their readiness to provide Ukraine with post-war security guarantees. However, the effectiveness of these guarantees depends not on the wording of documents, says Harvard University professor of Ukrainian history Serhii Plokhii, Ukrainska Pravda reports. On 6 January, the Coalition of the Willing gathered in ParisContinue Reading
Operators of Ukraine’s drone forces destroyed a Russian stockpile of rocket and artillery weapons, Commander of the Ukrainian UAV Forces Robert “Madiar” Brovdi reports. They also struck critical energy infrastructure targets in temporarily occupied areas of Donetsk Oblast and Crimea. Russia is using Ukrainian-occupied territories as a staging ground forContinue Reading
Russia is deliberately choosing not diplomacy, but the destruction of life and the basic conditions of civilian existence. Moscow’s primary target at present is Ukraine’s energy system, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In December 2025, Zelenskyy claimed that allies “held back a bit” on some air defense systems, including PatriotContinue Reading
Norway plans to integrate Ukrainian-made interceptors or effectors into the NASAMS air defense system. This way, these weapons will become more effective and cheaper, says Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide, the European Pravda reports. In 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he hoped that cooperation with Norway wouldContinue Reading
The Ukrainian Parliament Rada Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence has not supported the proposal to dismiss Security Service Chief Vasyl Maliuk, says Ukrainian deputy Solomiia Bobrovska from the “Holos” party. Now, the decision will be sent directly to the parliament for approval, Suspilne reports. Maliuk led the SpiderwebContinue Reading
In Kyiv, heating pipes have burst in at least several hundred buildings due to the freezing cold. This has happened after Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Kyiv on 9 January, following which municipal services failed to drain water from the heating systems. The strike killed fiveContinue Reading
Russia is experimenting with new formats of aerial warfare. In 2026, Moscow forces employed the 6-meter-long Geran-5 for the first time, a new jet-powered strike unmanned aerial vehicle, according to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence. The appearance of the Geran-5 reflects Russia’s attempt to close technological gaps and adapt to Ukraine’s air-defenseContinue Reading
Europe does not possess thousands of ballistic or cruise missiles or tens of thousands of strike drones that could serve as an independent deterrent against Russia. Therefore, without US security commitments, the deployment of European units in Ukraine is unlikely, says Colonel Markus Reisner, head of the Officer Training InstituteContinue Reading
The UK will deploy units to the Arctic to counter Russian submarine activity and protect critical undersea infrastructure. The move follows the implementation of the Lunna House Agreement, a major defense pact signed by the UK and Norway in December 2025, according to Newsweek. One of the main sources ofContinue Reading
The entire Russian war against Ukraine is based on lies, including President Putin’s belief that he can win, says David J. Kramer, opinion contributor for The Hill. One of the biggest Russian disinformation operations contains false claims that Ukraine attempted to attack Putin’s residence in Valdai. Kyiv and the CIAContinue Reading
The UN Security Council will convene on 12 January to discuss the situation in Ukraine following Russia’s use of the intercontinental ballistic missile “Oreshnik” near NATO borders. The missile reportedly traveled at a speed of about 13,000 km/h and struck Lviv Oblast, per Agence France-Presse. The strike was clearly intendedContinue Reading
A Russian strike with a nuclear-capable intercontinental Oreshnik missile strike in Lviv Oblast destroyed a collection of Lenin’s works. The warheads have high penetrative power, but it is not “fantastic” as the Russian media describes, says military expert Serhii Beskrestnov. This was the second attack on Ukraine with Oreshnik since 2022. The strikeContinue Reading