Russia is waging a hybrid war in an attempt to make the West think about its own security, believes Ruslan Bortnik, head of the Ukrainian Institute of Politics. On 25 September the Russian news agency RIA Novosti published an article…
No one has the right to rush a pyrotechnician; it is his responsibility alone, and his decision alone, when an explosive object can be considered safe. Where lives may depend on a single movement, pyrotechnicians are at work. The head…
Because of the Russian blockade, residents of the town of Oleshky in the Kherson region have been without access to basic necessities for more than four months. More than 2,000 people are still in the town, among them around fifty…
Ukrainian troops report the mass appearance of a “cobweb” over Ukraine’s forests along the line of contact. The fibre stays in the trees after the use of a new type of FPV drone that is invisible to electronic warfare systems.…
Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported that around three thousand servicemen from Africa are taking part in the war against Ukraine on Russia’s side. Yurii Oliinyk, head of research programmes at the non-governmental analytical centre Ukrainian Strategic Studies and…
On 14 September Donald Trump said that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to stop striking energy facilities; the warring countries, however, are so far commenting only on their readiness for mutual arrangements, provided there are guarantees that each side will…
Ukraine is countering Russian influence around the world by sending troops to share their experience with countries that are confronting Russian military formations. Around fifteen soldiers have been sent to Africa to train local juntas in the use of drones…
In early September Zelensky addressed international airlines with a warning about flights over Russia, drawing carriers’ attention to the constant presence of Ukrainian drones in Russian airspace. In Russia such statements were called state terrorism. Even so, a number of…
On 15 August, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the Progress Rocket and Space Centre, which manufactures engines for the Soyuz family of launch vehicles. Launch vehicles of this type are used by the Russian Federation to place ‘Rassvet-3’ low-orbit satellites…
Sofia is 25 years old; she recently managed to return to Ukraine after twelve years under occupation. When Russian troops first entered the city, she was not yet twelve years old. The young woman endured the siege of the city,…
