Exclusives
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More Mirage 2000s flock to Ukraine, but when will Kyiv let the jets bomb?. Ukraine is getting more Mirage 2000s. Will it use the fighters offensively instead of defensively? |
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Russia's advance slows to lowest pace in nine months as signs of army crisis emerge. Ukrainian drones now kill more Russians than they wound, forcing Moscow to weigh each assault—while a fourth major city nears the terror zone |
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India chose Europe. Russia's oil is now stuck offshore. (INFOGRAPHICS). 140 million barrels stranded on tankers as enforcement pressure mounts. |
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"Sleeping giant" awakens: EU launches €6 billion Drone Alliance with Ukraine as US shifts to Indo-Pacific. The US is shifting to Indo-Pacific. What EU announced with Ukraine shows Europe is preparing for that reality. |
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Ukraine wrecked Russian bombers with $2,000 drones. US F-35s have the same blind spot. Drone defense absent at key US bases, including where 75% of world's F-35 pilots train |
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Russia's top general claims over 500 km² seized in Ukraine in January — ISW says it's only 265. The Russian military command has been boasting about seizing small rural villages to push the false narrative that Moscow's victory is inevitable. |
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How "minimal" is an $8.7 billion hit? EU carbon tax jolts Ukrainian steel. Brussels demands EU-level decarbonization without EU-level support. |
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Military
CSIS: Russia's losses in Ukraine exceed any state since WWII. What it gained for it is staggering.
For first time in history, Ukrainian combat AI-robot takes captive three Russian soldiers (VIDEO). "This is what modern war looks like."
Powerful fire engulfed former Volkswagen factory in Russia — now assembling Chinese cars (VIDEO).
Russia builds bridgehead toward heights around Dronivka which could expose Ukraine's flank to fire. 81st Brigade battles to hold Dronivka as Russians mass forces in Serebryansk Forest
Russian forces intensify infiltration attempts on Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian officer says (MAPS). Small assault groups try to sneak through defense lines to accumulate in rear areas before striking drone units and fire support positions, while ISW confirms Russian advances in three Donetsk Oblast sectors.
Intelligence and technology
Europe abandoned at least three projects that could track Russia's Oreshnik. Now it depends entirely on US for missile warnings. 1990s: France started Spirale. Never finished. 2019: EU launched TWISTER. Not operational. 2025: Germany's ERNST 12 U.
Europe is considering its virtual Space Command and IRIS² system that could also aid Ukraine. Europe is launching sovereign satellite communications to end reliance on US.
International
Latvia prepares plan to rip up roads and railways to Russia if military threat grows (MAP). The country's defense minister announced Latvia is working on a plan to dismantle transportation links at the eastern border if necessary.
Commissioner: Macron-Merkel 2017 idea may get another chance in 2026, as Europe needs to become defense giant. The Commissioner revives Security Council proposal.
Lithuania allocates $15.2 million for Ukrainian schools, child centers, and DNA laboratory. Nineteen vehicles for foster families, 10 modular housing units for war-affected children, and a mental health center in Lviv form the core of Lithuania's $5.2 mn "Children First" project, part of a broader $15.2 mn Ukrainian aid package.
Zelenskyy willing to meet Putin face-to-face over nuclear plant and territorial disputes. President Zelenskyy is prepared to negotiate directly with Putin over the thorniest issues in peace talks—territories and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Foreign Minister Sybiha said in an interview.
Italy channels $1.2 mn into Ukraine's cyber defense. Ukrainian cybersecurity will receive a $1.2 mn boost from Italy, with most funds directed toward modernizing infrastructure in Ternopil oblast through server procurement, EDR-equipped protected networks.
Germany to provide Ukraine with 33 mobile power plants capable of supplying millions with electricity. German Ambassador Heiko Thoms announced the transfer of 33 mobile thermal power plants to Ukraine as part of an expanding international effort to stabilize the country's energy system.
Humanitarian and social impact
Russia replicating NATO's 1999 Yugoslavia campaign in Ukraine. That's why Western condemnation is slow, says expert. Russia's goal: turn Ukrainian civilians into hostages demanding peace on Putin's terms.
Holocaust survivor freezes to death in Kyiv as Russia's missile strikes knock out power. Yevgenia Besfamilnaya survived the Nazis. She did not survive Russia's war.
Political and legal developments
35-year-old Belarusian woman arrested in Kyiv on suspicion of spying for KGB since 2015. The suspect allegedly attempted to infiltrate Ukraine's military intelligence after years of building connections among Ukrainian politicians and military, SBU says.
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