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Russia’s war didn’t start in 2022. It started the day Ukrainians chose Europe.
The start date matters. Get it wrong, and you misread the war entirely. This is not a territorial dispute—it is an twelve-year campaign to crush a people's revolution.
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22 February 2026
- Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026Russia rushed reinforcements to its fracturing southeast. They rode in unarmored and in broad daylight
- Oreshnik moves closer to NATO — and closer to being destroyed, warns Finland’s ex-spy chief
- Former UK PM says West should deploy troops to Ukraine before a ceasefire, not after
- Ukraine hits two Russian patrol ships and two planes in occupied Crimea overnight
- President Pavel walks among protesters as 800 rally in Prague on invasion anniversary
- Aidar soldiers attacked with firearms while off duty in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, refrain from using weapons
- OpinionOnly 10% of Ukrainians want wartime elections—so why does anyone else?
- Zelenskyy sanctions 225 shadow fleet captains from 11 countries for smuggling Russian oil
- From 10% to 48%: Employment of Ukrainian women in Austria has grown fivefold in three years
- Money MattersHungary holds $106 bn Ukraine aid hostage over Russian oil — EU says Orban promised not to
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 1458: Russia’s army stalls as Trump extends sanctions and New Zealand targets 100 shadow fleet vessels
- Bomber crews hunt down Russia’s 203mm Pion guns deep behind Luhansk front – 13 vehicles destroyed (VIDEO)
- France and Ukraine sign nuclear energy pact alongside €71mn grant package as Ukraine fights to keep the lights on
- Ukrainian ground drone takes direct FPV hit – still evacuates two wounded soldiers near Pokrovsk
- Severed ears, tortured animals, and orders to kill POWs: Leaked chats expose Russian general’s brutality
- Ukraine pitches Japan on defense cooperation – starting with the maritime drones that sank a fleet
- Two more French Mirage 2000s to hunt Russian missiles in Ukraine’s skies by mid-2026
- South Korea sells weapons to NATO members — now NATO wants Seoul to help buy weapons for Ukraine
- Belarus rounds up reservists on hours’ notice near Polish border in snap military readiness check
- AnalysisRussia’s army hasn’t grown in six months. Ukraine is making it pay.
- “Ballistic missiles hit when there aren’t enough interceptors”: Western aid is growing, but late delivery kills
- AnalysisRussia’s war didn’t start in 2022. It started the day Ukrainians chose Europe.
- Russian AggressionBilateral deals for Washington, maximalist war aims for Moscow — ISW maps the Kremlin’s two-track play
Daily Review
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1458: Russia’s army stalls as Trump extends sanctions and New Zealand targets 100 shadow fleet vessels
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1457: EU demands Russia withdraw from four countries as condition for Ukraine peace deal
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1456: Russia is already at war with Europe — in gray zone it refuses to see
One night, two of Russia’s scarcest military assets gone — Ka-27 helicopter and S-300VM SAM launcher
Ukraine hit the naval helicopter near Kamyshly in occupied Crimea and destroyed the air defense launcher near Mariupol, while also striking troop concentrations, logistics warehouses in Donetsk, and a communications node.
In memoriam: Semyon Gluzman (1946–2026), sentenced to 10 years for diagnosing a Soviet general as sane
A personal tribute to the man "whose only currency was the truth," by Robert van Voren
What can be seen in this darkness. Ten theses on the future
War doesn’t just destroy cities — it rewrites what “after” can mean.
Europe now outspends America on Ukraine. Zelenskyy noticed.
Washington wants a bilateral deal with Russia. Ukraine spent Munich making that impossible.
Europe’s Russia diagnosis has never been sharper. The prescription hasn’t changed
At Munich, 2026's biggest security summit got everything right — except the follow-through
Russia’s last “Ukraine peace deal” led to Europe’s biggest war since WWII. Here’s why this one could be worse.
Moscow isn’t just negotiating—it’s setting the stage. Behind closed doors, familiar tactics are at play, and the consequences could reshape Europe’s future once again.
Ukraine’s ex-energy minister charged with money laundering, caught fleeing at the border
The anti-corruption bureau that survived a crackdown is now charging officials who were untouchable months ago.
Ukraine used to beg for matching missiles. Shershen fires whatever’s in the warehouse.
Shershen matches a lot of different radars, launchers and missiles. It's just what Ukraine needs.
Europe can defend Ukraine or face Russia alone. There is no third option.
Three years of Ukrainian sacrifice bought Europe time. Europe is spending it on excuses.
The EU transformed Poland in 20 years. Ukraine wants it done by 2027.
Brussels is already drafting the plan. They’re calling it “reverse enlargement”—join first, reform after.
Russia’s war is getting cheaper. That’s the worst news Europe has heard in years.
Four years of data show Russia trading tanks for drones—while its new armor heads not to Ukraine, but to NATO's border.
Why is Ukraine losing ground? Mobilization crisis and command failures exposed
Ukraine's military problems can no longer be ignored as mobilization failures and systemic issues lead to mounting territorial losses
Evergreens
Yes, Ukraine can win the war – ex-minister decodes victory plan
Zelenskyy's plan and Ukraine's victory are completely realistic, says Andriy Zagorodnyuk. But there is a crucial caveat -- the current paradigm must be changed.
Ukraine’s Flamingo missiles strike Russia twice in one week; rocket arsenal hit
The Flamingo is mired in controversy — can successful strikes redeem its reputation?
A realistic victory strategy for Ukraine
In a war where offensive operations are equally difficult on both sides, not losing is already winning in the next year and a half
Analysis
Ukrainians warned for years that Europe’s human rights chief was a Kremlin conduit. The Epstein files just proved them right.
Thorbjørn Jagland offered to connect Jeffrey Epstein to Lavrov. KGB defectors had named him "Yuri" decades earlier.
