Northern Ukraine’s vulnerable Sumy Oblast: covert Russian links and Cossack threats
With Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings taking a massive hit as a result of the novel coronavirus…
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The price of Russia’s war is too heavy for Ukraine to lift alone – report
On 25 June 2020, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) presented online its study on the…
The toxic myth of “understanding and engaging” Russia
Recent western attempts to help “solve” the conflict in Donbas Russia’s war against Ukraine in Donbas is understandingly…
“The truth is on our side & we’ll win,” says mother of imprisoned Ukrainian soldier Vitaly Markiv
June 30 marked three years since Vitaliy Markiv was arrested at Bologna airport, when he and his wife…
Pro-Russian disinformation operations in Kherson: a new-old challenge for Ukraine’s national security
Primarily, the efforts included fortifying the security and defense capabilities of local water-supply infrastructure objects (such as the…
Russian passport-holders in occupied Donbas shuttled to vote for Putin’s Constitution
Russia is shuttling residents of its statelets in eastern Ukraine to vote for the constitutional amendments set to…
Wave of strikes sweeps over occupied Donbas as coal mines are shut down
Wave of strikes A year ago, propagandists in the occupied territories filmed staged TV segments on the glittering…
Nature hates a vacuum, and autocracies don’t tolerate weak democracies: Kyiv Security Forum 2020
Lack of trust Lack of trust was the key thesis of the 15 May 2020 online discussion. Anne…
Reputed Czech furniture company doing business in Russian-occupied Donetsk
Russian-occupied Donetsk. The “DNR” flag openly displayed in the shop window. Nearby – a sign reading “furniture from…
Putin says Russia gave land to republics and none should have left without giving it back
This represents an even more egregious misreading of the historical record than even the Kremlin leader is usually…
Sanctions on Russia are working, but they’re not enough
Why Russia was sanctioned It was the US who imposed the first batch of the Ukraine-related international sanctions…
Ukrainian MoD plans radical cuts to elite units in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
On June 11, Lieutenant General Mykhailo Zabrodsky, Hero of Ukraine, former commander of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces, Deputy…
The traitors, terrorists, and criminals Ukraine received in prisoner swaps with Russia’s “LNR/DNR”
Spontaneously drawn-up exchange lists After the prisoner exchange on April 16, 2020, President Zelenskyy made the following statement:…
Three conditions for the deoccupation of Crimea and Donbas – Vitaly Portnikov
The Crimean Plaform. Propaganda and realism At a press conference after joint talks on June 2, Ukrainian Foreign…
More evidence of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine discovered by digital sleuth as Russia keeps denying its involvement
Meanwhile, extensive evidence suggests otherwise: multiple types of exclusively Russian military equipment was documented in the Donbas, Russian…
Back to basics: Ukraine, revisionism, Russophobia top Kremlin’s propaganda narratives again
That’s not to say that we’ve seen the last of coronavirus-related disinformation – far from it. COVID-19 will…
Russian medics who took part in war against Ukraine complain about stolen combat bonuses
In the Russian city of Gukovo, located in the Rostov Oblast 5 km away from eastern Ukraine, healthcare…
Russian-occupied enclaves risk becoming COVID-19 time bombs for Ukraine
The amount of daily registered cases of COVID-19 passed their peak and this figure wasn’t growing up in…
Critical water shortage in Crimea may prompt new Russian attack against Ukraine
The Crimean Peninsula has long suffered from water shortages, but these are now often exacerbated by the ever-more…
Italian podcast & report on Ukrainian soldier Vitaliy Markiv ignore basic facts & evidence
On May 15, 2020, one of the most popular publications in Italy Il Venerdi di Repubblica published an…
