playing-with-fire:-the-shadowy-us-‘kill-chain’-in-russia

The following story is co-published with Matt Bivens’ Substack newsletter,  The 100 Days. Two weeks ago, a series of repeated Ukrainian drone attacks blasted apart a Russian vocational school’s dormitory and campus. The bombs killed 21 students and injured more than 60 others. The attacks occurred before 4 a.m. onContinue Reading

ukraine’s-kostyuk-blasts-russia-stars-in-french-open-outburst-over-war

Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk faces Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in semifinal after beating Elina Svitolina at Roland Garros., Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk faces Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in semifinal after beating Elina Svitolina at Roland Garros. Marta Kostyuk accused Russian players of hiding behind silence over the war in Ukraine, saying after ⁠four yearsContinue Reading

russian-strike-damages-chinese-zeekr-dealership-in-kyiv,-while-chinese-components-have-been-documented-in-russian-weapons

A Russian overnight strike damaged a Chinese Zeekr dealership in Kyiv’s Podil district on 1-2 June. The premium electric-vehicle showroom at 4 Naberezhno-Luhova Street has temporarily suspended operations, the company said in its statement. China is Russia’s most important wartime economic partner — its top trading partner and a keyContinue Reading

ukraine-deploys-newest-automated-remote-controlled-turrets-in-kyiv-oblast-during-russia’s-729-weapon-overnight-attack

The newest automated remote-controlled turrets joined Kyiv Oblast’s air defense layer overnight on 2 June as Russia launched a “massive” drone-and-missile attack. The strike on the region continues, practically without pause throughout the night, Regional military administration Head Mykola Kalashnyk reports. In 2025, Ukraine announced the deployment of AI-guided defenseContinue Reading