Russian spy drones owned the sky—until Ukraine took the fight underground
Our exclusive from inside the bunkers where anti-aircraft teams hunt Russia's high-altitude reconnaiance drones
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Russia bombs Odesa’s port—US and EU firms expand offices anyway
Dollar salaries, defiance, and Danish lighting standards — five foreign firms showed me how business survives in Ukraine’s “Wild South.”
Ukraine’s Navy doesn’t exist—except it kind of does, and it’s brilliant
At 2 am, they rip their mooring rope racing to engage 17 Shaheds.
Highway of fire: Russian drones turn Kherson’s lifeline road into a death trap
Russia's drone siege turns every car ride into a death lottery.
Ukraine builds an army where robots die so soldiers don’t have to
A New York tech CEO is finding the answer to Russia's three-to-one manpower advantage.
Russia found Ukraine’s drone weakness: cables that can’t be jammed
Electronic warfare became obsolete overnight, thanks to Beijing.
Ukraine’s secret weapon against Russia’s drone swarms: a wall of static
It spans 1,500 kilometers, weighs nothing, and kills Russian drones with invisible math.
“Every object is a maybe.” Russia’s cheapest traps are killing Ukraine’s scarce bomb experts
“Could be any of this,” the sapper said, pointing to my phone and a Sprite can. In Kherson, he lost his foot finding out.
Inside the secret workshops where Ukraine’s hipster engineers build killer drones
They look like they should be fixing your Wi-Fi or brewing oat milk lattes—but inside a bunker near the frontline, they’re building $300 drones that are outsmarting Russian tanks and rewriting the rules of modern war.
The UN confirmed what I saw in Kherson: Russia is hunting civilians for sport
What I witnessed wasn't random violence—it was systematic hunting.
“First they shell, then they hunt”: Russia’s savage new civilian terror strategy debuts in Kherson
Ambulances, first responders, and civilians became prey in Russia's calculated new warfare technique that turned Kherson into a killing zone on Thursday.
As Trump trades US aid for Putin peace, Ukraine’s ammo-starved troops split over Kursk future
As Trump pushes peace talks on Russia's terms, Ukrainian soldiers grow bitterly divided over a high-stakes offensive that became Kyiv's key bargaining chip.
While Trump courts peace with Putin, NATO races against Russia’s Baltic hybrid assault
Amid growing calls for peace with Putin, the NATO navy remains on high alert over crucial cables in the Baltics, where the Kremlin unleashes the second front in its war against the West.
As Russian troops leave Armenia, Moscow’s revenge playbook emerges
Russian peacekeepers' betrayal during Azerbaijan's advances prompted Armenia to make an unprecedented pivot westward. But Moscow never forgives desertion.
Inside Ukraine’s medical corps where NATO standards face drone war reality check
Behind Ukraine's front lines, a 500-strong volunteer medical force discovers what happens when their ambulances become top targets for cutting-edge war tech, forcing them to create rules Western armies rush to adopt.
Kherson under brutal assault as Russia plans a new offensive
Living in Kherson means counting time between explosions. As Russia intensifies its bombardment of this strategic river city, artillery barrages and drone strikes mask preparations for a major new offensive.
France bets its European power on this secret Ukrainian brigade
Forged in France's secret military camps, the Anna of Kyiv Brigade hammers through combat drills with a twin mission: Ukraine's survival and Paris's bold bid for European leadership
Georgia’s democratic crisis deepens as thousands rally against “Russian puppet”
The specter of violence looms over Georgia's political crisis as protesters prepare to defend outgoing President Zourabichvili's occupation of the presidential palace.
How Georgia’s pro-EU movement built its own intelligence network
A month ago, Giorgi Bregvadze was teaching English to Tbilisi schoolchildren. Now he tracks police movements through encrypted apps, helping protect thousands of pro-EU protesters from state violence.
Inside Ukraine’s kitchen drone labs halting Russia’s war advance
Equipped with just free online training, Ukrainian civilians are joining a nationwide effort to produce one million drones, reshaping modern warfare from their living rooms.