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Exclusives Russia used Belarus’s cell towers to bomb Ukrainian power plants. Then hackers got inside the operators’ chatrooms. For six months, Ukrainian IT specialists watched Russian drone operators plan routes in real time — tracking launch orders and flight paths, feeding everything to Ukraine’s defense forces. Russia rushed reinforcements toContinue Reading

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Russian forces control most of the ruins of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast and are attempting to encircle Ukrainian defenders still holding the city’s south, Ukraine’s Joint Forces communications chief Viktor Trehubov told Ukrainian TV.  The report comes two days after a senior Russian general claimed that Moscow’s troops had already seized the city. Vovchansk, whichContinue Reading

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Ukrainian hackers infiltrated Russian drone operator systems for six months, exposing how Russia weaponized Belarusian civilian infrastructure to strike Ukraine and test attack routes into NATO countries, InformNapalm reported on 20 February.  The findings contributed to President Zelenskyy’s 18 February decision to impose personal sanctions on Belarusian dictator Aliaksandr Likashenka, InformNapalm says. The operation also revealedContinue Reading

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On 22 February, the Air Assault Forces (DShV) of the Ukrainian army confirmed they are conducting an “operation” on the Oleksandrivka axis, aimed at halting Russia’s advance in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. The operation has reclaimed more than 300 km² and cleared eight settlements, with up to 50 engagements occurringContinue Reading

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A double-tap bombing in central Lviv killed a 23-year-old policewoman and injured 25 people overnight on 22 February, in what authorities classified as a terrorist attack. Police and SBU detained the suspected female bomber within hours in a town in Lviv Oblast, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported. The investigation is ongoing, with law enforcementContinue Reading

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Ukrainian forces have pushed Russian forces back up to 9.5 km in some areas and liberated over a dozen settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast through tactical counterattacks, likely hindering Russia’s preparation for a hypothetical summer offensive toward Zaporizhzhia City, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) citing Ukrainian military observer KostyantynContinue Reading

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Exclusive Abu Dhabi: the scaffolding beneath peace—and the house nobody is building. Prisoners come home. The hard questions don’t even have a table yet. Reuters: US pushes Ukraine toward a March peace deal with Russia and unrealistic May elections. The Witkoff-Kushner negotiating team has pressed Kyiv to move fast, warningContinue Reading

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Ukrainian defense forces cleared the village of Ternuvate in northeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast after Russia falsely claimed to have captured it in the last days of January, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation reported on 8 February. The operation exposed another failed Russian infiltration attempt and a disinformation campaign that reportedly fellContinue Reading

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Ukraine confirmed damage to ballistic missile infrastructure at Russia’s Kapustin Yar test range from previous strikes. The range in Astrakhan Oblast is the launch site for Russia’s Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM), fired at Ukraine twice.  Earlier this week, Ukraine said the strikes used domestically produced Flamingo cruise missiles and targeted theContinue Reading

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions on dozens of individuals and companies fueling Russia’s war machine, hours after a massive Russian air attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, according to the Presidential Office. The two decrees target foreign suppliers of drone and missile components as well as cryptocurrency networks helping MoscowContinue Reading

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US and Ukrainian negotiators have discussed a March target for a peace deal on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, with elections and a referendum possibly as early as May, Reuters reported citing multiple sources. The timeline has drawn widespread skepticism—including from people directly involved in the talks—as none of the fundamental disputesContinue Reading

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Over 1,100 apartment buildings in Kyiv remain without heating after Russia’s overnight strike on 3 February severely damaged the Darnytsia combined heat and power plant, Ukrainian officials reported. First Vice Prime Minister and Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal called the attack a war crime, warning that restoration will take considerable timeContinue Reading