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Frontline report: Ukraine’s F-16s and Mirages are blasting Russian commanders with French smart bombs
In just two weeks, Ukraine’s Western jets struck 19 high-value Russian positions, many housing field commanders.
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April 19, 2025
- Frontline reportFrontline report: Ukraine’s sci-fi laser weapon Tryzub blinds Russian pilots and melts drones mid-air
- Sinsay owner faces fine for late disclosure of terms of withdrawal from Russia
- Ukrainian official denies that minerals deal turns past US aid into debt
- Russia declares “Easter truce”, allegedly to stop all hostilities
- Ukraine increases artillery production amid uncertainty over US support
- Open-air museum of Ukrainian culture and life burned down in Canada
- Orban’s government urges Hungarians to vote against Ukraine in survey on support for Ukraine’s EU membership
- Anonymous leaks terabytes of Russian intel to help Ukraine – Trump’s name shows up too
- Trump says he may “take a pass” within days on his futile efforts to freeze Russo-Ukrainian war
- AnalysisUkraine trusted the West. Now everyone wants nukes.
- Kremlin seeks to replace Moldova’s leadership with loyal figures, says Sandu
- Ukraine sanctions three Chinese companies for Russian missile production role
- Russia attacks Zaporizhzhia and Odesa oblasts with drones overnight
- ISW: Russia again rejects US-backed ceasefire, demands total Ukrainian surrender
- Ukraine tests domestic Mavic drone alternatives as developers seek to replace Chinese equipment
- Bloomberg: US ready to recognize Crimea as Russian in Trump-pushed peace deal
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 1150: Ukraine peace talks “coming to a head” as Trump threatens to walk away
- People of Ukraine“Bucha Witches” take down the drones that once hunted them
- Trump says Ukraine talks near turning point — “Nobody is playing me”
- Russia and Ukraine set for massive prisoner swap on Saturday as peace talks stall
- Forbes: Ukraine’s robot dogs failed the war test – they couldn’t hide from Russians. Humanoid robots are up next
- Frontline reportFrontline report: Ukraine’s F-16s and Mirages are blasting Russian commanders with French smart bombs
- Euromaidan PressIntroducing the David vs. Goliath defense blog: where Ukrainian ingenuity meets global support
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1150: Ukraine peace talks “coming to a head” as Trump threatens to walk away
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1149: North Korean artillery prevents Russian defeat in Ukraine
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1148: Ukraine strikes Russian brigade behind Sumy attack, Denmark soldiers to come to Ukraine for training
The masterpiece that never was: five lives behind Russia’s hidden cultural massacre
Five murdered Ukrainian artists. Thousands of unborn masterpieces. One methodical Russian campaign to erase a culture.
Putin’s envoys are literally fighting over chairs, sabotaging Ukraine peace talks
Putin's strategy isn't about peace—it's about control. By pitting Dmitriev and Lavrov against each other, he ensures Ukraine peace talks remain stalled.
This Ukrainian genius shaped the Russian empire. His lost opera could now shatter Putin’s
Putin's imperial pageantry rests on an uncomfortable truth: the sound of Russian power was made by a Ukrainian whose identity Moscow is trying to erase.
RUSI: Europe losing defense production race to Russia, Ukraine could turn tide
European defense production has failed to meet targets despite significant funding. But Ukraine's ability to manufacture weapons at a fraction of Western costs presents a strategic opportunity.
Trump administration cuts funding for Ukrainian literature translations at Harvard
The termination threatens an anthology of Ukrainian-Jewish poetry that would counter Putin's narrative of Ukrainian cultural insignificance.
Frontline report
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.
“Mad Max” tactics: Ukraine is sacrificing Bradleys for speed and blood in Russia’s Belgorod
Defense expert Yan Matveev reveals Ukraine's new high-risk tactics: abandoning heavy armor to save soldiers and secure fast territorial gains.
The US wants Ukraine’s minerals. The deal is worse than you think
It's not just about extracting lithium and titanium – it's about capturing the entire decision-making machinery of a sovereign state.
Blood-soaked uniforms and bedtime stories: How war reshapes Ukrainian motherhood
For Ukrainian mothers, drone classes have replaced leisure, medical ID bracelets have become essential accessories, and a perpetually bleeding heart has become the price of loving more fiercely than ever before.
Three reasons why Trump’s strategy to split Russia and China risks strategic blowback
Trump’s gambit to trade Ukraine for a Russia-China split could spectacularly backfire — futher locking in the most powerful anti-Western alliance since the Cold War.
Donald the Peacemaker? Ukraine ceasefire tests Trump’s bid for diplomacy redemption
As Ukraine’s weapons pipeline nears depletion, Trump’s peace talks pose a critical legacy moment that could either erase the stain of Afghanistan or cement his reputation for abandoning US allies.
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
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
Russian propaganda network Pravda tricks 33% of AI responses in 49 countries
Just in 2024, the Kremlin's propaganda network flooded the web with 3.6 million fake articles to trick the top 10 AI models, a report reveals.
Ukraine’s IT Army now aids drone strikes on Russian oil refineries
Once focused on disrupting Russian banks and businesses, Ukraine's volunteer hacker group is now shifting to Russian military targets, from Starlinks to CCTV cameras during long-range drone raids
Analysis
Trump wants Ukraine’s nuclear plants. In Kyiv, ex-minister sees “best of worst options”
Ukraine's former energy minister, Oleksiy Orzhel, warns that current Ukrainian law forbids the proposal but acknowledges that "what once seemed impossible has become more feasible."
German Parliament unlocks billions for defense, infrastructure, and Ukraine in historic vote
Future Chancellor Friedrich Merz secures cross-party support to allow Germany to exceed budget limits for military spending and create a €500 billion infrastructure fund.
