Yevheniia Martyniuk

European manufacturers forge documents. Russian smugglers post on YouTube. And sanctioned machinery builds missiles aimed at Ukraine.

A Russian Iskander-M missile killed dozens of Ukrainian soldiers in formation near Dnipro after commanders failed to disperse troops despite spotting a Russian surveillance drone overhead.

Two investigations expose Europe’s energy contradiction: while pledging to cut ties with Moscow, the EU continues to spend billions on Russian oil and Arctic gas—much of it transported by sanctioned icebreakers.

As the Munich Conference revealed a shifting geopolitical reality, Ukraine remains strikingly calm. Analysts say Kyiv should stick to this approach in peace talks, as Trump's strategy hinges on high-stakes consequences: whichever side—Russia or Ukraine—refuses to negotiate will face severe repercussions.

With the US scaling back NATO commitments, the IISS reports Russian defense spending has surged to $462 billion, surpassing Europe’s and leaving it vulnerable to the Kremlin’s growing military might.

In an exclusive interview, Ukrainian defense expert Mykhailo Samus challenges the prevailing despair, arguing that despite the challenges, Ukraine’s future is now one of opportunity.

Once boasting a vast Soviet arsenal, Russia now has just 2,000 tanks left. With production stuck at 250 tanks yearly against massive battlefield losses, Moscow faces an insurmountable math problem.

For months, military analysts have watched an unprecedented experiment unfold: North Korea's first foreign combat deployment in 70 years has become a brutal lesson in modern warfare—one defined by Ukrainian drones and heavy casualties.

Poland, Ukraine's strongest EU ally, has emerged as the largest importer of banned Russian timber, taking in a third of all suspect shipments since sanctions began.

Russian losses are repurposed as Ukrainian defeats, a single damaged Challenger tank is spun into multiple victories, and old footage is rebranded as new losses—Russian propaganda accounts reached millions with fabricated evidence of Ukrainian setbacks.

While Ukraine grants UN monitors full access to its POW facilities, Russian detention centers remain completely closed to outside observers. The condition of returning Ukrainian prisoners—marked by visible signs of torture and neglect—underscores mounting allegations of war crimes.

Once a Russian propaganda star, he was sent to assault Ukrainian positions in foam mat armor with 90 rounds. Found unconscious in a trench in 2024, he is the first EU-sanctioned collaborator, now abandoned among the dead.

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.

North Korea's Storm Force—the unit that once tried to assassinate South Korea's president—is now Kim's choice for Ukraine, reveals former US diplomat Matt Brazil. "He wants combat experience, not casualties".