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Evidence for this adaptation comes from both Ukrainian and Russian sources.
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09 April 2026
- Moldova formally exits Russia’s post-Soviet CIS as Sandu signs withdrawal decrees
- Promised in 2023. Grounded in Belgium. Norway’s F-16s still haven’t reached Ukraine.
- Ukraine’s drone forces destroy 9th Tor-M1 in 9 days in occupied Donetsk Oblast
- InternationalFrance calls Hungary a traitor as recordings reveal Szijjártó fed Lavrov closed EU summit intel
- German AfD party will expel from its ranks a Chechen who advocates for Germany’s “unity” with Russia
- Russia building a 165,000-strong drone army. We cannot afford to stop — Syrskyi says
- Pentagon called in Vatican’s top US diplomat over Pope’s anti-war remarks, media reports
- “Incapable to proceed”: man who killed Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska ruled incompetent
- “They trust Putin”: Zelenskyy says US ignored proof of Russia-Iran military cooperation
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 1505: Ukraine and Croatia break ground on underground drone factory
- Ukraine’s interceptor drones just set record, as industry has crossed threshold
- InternationalWP: Hungary is sharing intelligence with Iran, while Vance flies to Budapest to back its leader amid election campaign
- InternationalHungary robbed $82 million from Ukraine’s state bank, now it has fabricated subtitles on a toilet-office joke video to justify it
- Japan is sending engineers to Ukraine’s frontline — and they’re coming back with $2,500 weapon
- Ukraine’s Leopard 2A6 reportedly hit Russian T-72B3 at 5.5 km — this may be longest kill in this war
- Artemis II just flew around Moon. Path that got humans there started with Ukrainian engineer from Poltava in 1929
- Military techUkraine and Croatia are building underground drone factory to kill Chinese supply chain
- Ukrainian intelligence called it “the last Russian railway ferry in the Kerch Strait still afloat” — now it’s out of action too
- While West watches Middle East, Russia quietly secured foothold in world’s second-largest graphite producer
- Leaked documents show Hungary agreed to Russian teachers, energy deals, and circus cooperation with Moscow. Magyar calls it outright betrayal
- Ukraine hit Crimea’s key fuel hub and struck deep into Luhansk Oblast — while clearing more air defenses across the occupied south
- German, Japanese, and Swiss machines are inside Russia’s missile factories. None are sanctioned
- Money MattersOil posts biggest crash since 1991—but the Gulf ceasefire has two versions
Fico joins Orbán in demanding the EU lift Russian energy sanctions — a week before Hungary’s election that could end Orbán’s 16-year rule
After a call with Orbán on 4 April, Slovakia's PM claimed Brussels must immediately reopen dialogue with Russia and restore Druzhba pipeline flows — revenues that directly fund Moscow's war against Ukraine.
Ukraine’s big boom FP-2 drones just blew up four Russian Orions inside their Crimean hangar
As recently as last year, Ukraine concentrated most of its drone strikes directly over the front line. That's changing.
Trump wants out of NATO. Good. Let him go.
Not an anti-American position—a pro-European one.
Ukraine’s top defense market segments more than doubled to $6.8 Billion in 2025
“Ukraine’s defense-technology sector is rapidly evolving into one of the most dynamic and scalable components of the country’s industrial economy.”
Stoltenberg offered Russia NATO troop withdrawals from the Baltic region — without asking the Baltic states
A new memoir by the former NATO Secretary General reveals he proposed discussing troop withdrawals that the alliance's Baltic members had not consented to—and knew nothing about.
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.
Sweden finds a 12 km oil slick east of Gotland — boards sanctioned “shadow fleet” tanker
The Flora 1, which has unclear flag status and was sailing from a Gulf of Finland port toward an unknown destination, now sits at anchor near Ystad as prosecutors lead an environmental crime investigation.
Overcrowded, understaffed, overpriced: Kyiv’s wartime kiosk wave collapses
An oversaturated market, customers who got poorer, workers who aren’t there, and then the electricity bill.
Attacking through Russia’s best drones, a Ukrainian column lost a precious M-1 tank—and potentially a lot of troops
A Ukrainian tank led several vehicles in an effort to reinforce positions northwest of Pokrovsk. Was the effort worth the cost?
Kremlin: Russia is forming new military units for “everyone,” including students
Reports say university rectors were told to push 2% of students into the army: up to 76,000 soldiers.
“The last thread that keeps us anchored in a toxic, bitter past” — Moldova’s parliament votes to leave the post-Soviet CIS bloc
Parliament backed the denunciation of the founding agreements 60 to 17 on 2 April, with Communists and Socialists the only bloc voting against.
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.
As Russia breaks air attack record, Ukraine’s interception rate climbs to 90%
Defense Ministry credits new air defense systems and further development of proven ones
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
Ukraine fired its NATO trainers. The alliance is running out of time to learn why.
Ten Ukrainians eliminated two allied battalions in a day. The frigate crew never saw the attack coming.
