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Ukraine faces critical military reform challenge as desertions soar past 100,000
New promising policies allow unit transfers and civilian promotions, but ineffective mobilization rules remain unchanged.
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January 17, 2025
- French, Danish shipyards enable Russian Arctic gas exports through winter
- FT: EU eyes Belgian king as Hungary threatens to block Russia sanctions renewal
- Forbes: Russian tank dies lonely death in broad daylight as five Ukrainian drones strike
- Banned Russian diplomats infiltrate UK parliament’s private area
- Politico: Starmer says Ukraine needs strong position before any Trump-brokered peace deal with Russia
- World Bank projects 2% growth for Ukraine in 2025 despite ongoing war
- Ukrainian supporters to rally in Bologna after Russian propaganda found in Italian textbooks
- Russian oil depot burns for fourth day after two Ukrainian drone strikes on Engels
- OpinionWhy Russia’s collapse is inevitable — and what comes next
- After Mariupol Oscar win, new Ukraine war film advances at BAFTA awards
- Finnish party expels candidate for echoing Kremlin’s Ukraine war language
- Slovak opposition party leader meets Zelenskyy over energy crisis as PM Fico turns to Moscow
- Putin aide’s Ukraine threat reveals Russia’s persistent effort to erase Ukrainian identity
- Blinken: Trump administration could help Ukraine “negotiate good deal”
- Russian online recruitment of intel gatherers across Europe revealed by investigation
- Yermak: Zelenskyy-Trump meeting to happen “very soon”
- Estonian capital allocates € 200,000 for Ukrainian cities development
- NYT: US reveals previously classified support for Ukrainian drone development
- Netherlands purchases replacements for Patriot system components given to Ukraine
- Russian drone attack injures boy, 12, in Kyiv Oblast, damages Izmail river port, hits Romania
- Ukraine wants just peace, won’t accept “peace at any price,” UN envoy says
- Frontline reportFrontline report: North Koreans face catastrophic losses near Kruglenkoe as Ukrainians reclaim positions
- ISW: All 12,000 North Korean troops in Kursk may be lost by April 2025
I am confident Russia will lose this year. Here’s why
Russia is losing across every domain of warfare—land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace—except one: the cognitive battlefield.
Is Russia really invincible? History suggests otherwise
Russia's defeats in Crimea, Japan, WWI, and Afghanistan tell a clear story: Moscow's military isn't invincible. For Ukraine's allies, this history matters.
“Russians will 100% break any ceasefire in Ukraine,” Republican pundit warns
Putin is too old for peace deal in Ukraine and plans to seize more territory within 18 months, says Michael DiCianna, a research fellow at the Institute of World Politics in Washington.
Historic first: Ukrainian sea drone launches FPV strike on Russian coastal air defenses
It is the first known case of an FPV attack from a "mother ship" naval drone at a coastal installation.
“Putin fears him.” Zelenskyy courts Trump, dismisses Biden in viral Fridman interview
In a three-hour podcast, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Donald Trump can stop Vladimir Putin. At the same time, he criticized Joe Biden’s approach to handling Russia's war in Ukraine.
Frontline report
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
How Russia cracked NATO’s advanced weapons in Ukraine
2025 will be a critical year for Ukraine as the Russian army gains momentum, Austrian defense expert warns
Supporting Ukraine is in Trump’s interest
Trump's drive to broker peace in Ukraine exposes a stark paradox: America's global power rests on the very aid he has threatened to cut.
15 Russians raped her for false confession – Ukrainian mother gets 18-year sentence after years of torture in secret Russian prison
A Russian kangaroo court against Ukrainians inadvertently revealed the chilling torture practices at the Izolyatsia "death factory” treated as “entertainment” by her captors.
Ukrainian public figures to world leaders: Do not appease evil
The appeal urges global leaders to reject concessions to Russia, emphasizing Ukraine's existential struggle and the need to defeat aggression to secure global democracy, peace, and order
Blinken praises how US handled Ukraine war, but were all calls “right”?
His latest interview with the NYT is filled with self-praise on how the Biden administration managed the Russo-Ukraine war. But a critical assessment shows a slightly different picture of what has happened over the years.
Think 2024 was wild? Eight global forces will make 2025 even more turbulent
From middle-income traps to migration crisis, a guide to how Ukraine and democracies must navigate coming instability
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.
Why “war fatigue” is a misleading lense for understanding Ukraine
While Western media frequently cites "war fatigue" to explain Ukraine's situation, the reality on the ground points to resource constraints and policy challenges.
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
Russia lost more heavy equipment in Pokrovsk than in Stalingrad
The 13-month battle for Pokrovsk has become one of history's costliest armored engagements, with Russia losing more tanks than any European nation currently possesses.
A Ukrainian Christmas music playlist from Euromaidan Press
Try something new this holiday season with this selected collection of ancient and modern songs
