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At the beginning of the year, in the strictest secrecy, the Ukrainians were preparing a counteroffensive. Ukrainian military personnel reported to Kyiv Independent how the military operation took shape, which allowed the Ukrainian army to recapture over 400 square kilometers of territory occupied by Russia in the Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions. After a few weeks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was to announce a resounding success of an ongoing counteroffensive, intended to thwart Russia’s plans to launch offensives in these areas. Even high-ranking commanders who were to participate in the operation did not know that a counteroffensive was being prepared in…
The China that Donald Trump is visiting these days is not the same as it was nine years ago, when he last made a state visit to Beijing. The country led by Xi Jinping is more confident. Although the economy is struggling, nationalism is on the rise, and in the eyes of the ordinary Chinese, Donald Trump has lost some of his luster. Even the word of the American president doesn’t hold much value in the eyes of the Chinese. However, I believe that the US must accept China’s rise, reports The Guardian. Yaoji Chaogan, an unpretentious canteen located near…
The authorities in Moscow have introduced a ban on publishing information about the consequences of drone attacks without official confirmation. The announcement was published on the city government’s portal. “In order to ensure public safety, Moscow is introducing restrictions on the publication of text, photo, and video materials that reflect the consequences of terrorist acts, including the results of drone attacks,” the statement said. The restrictions also target information about the effects of attacks with “other means of destruction”, as well as about “actions intended to cause harm to life and health of people or property, including critical infrastructure”. The…
Mark Rutte says that NATO 3.0, referred to in the adopted declaration, “is the next logical step, where Europe takes on more responsibility, while the US can deal with other theaters, such as Asia”. At the conclusion of the B9 summit in Bucharest, President Nicușor Dan, along with his Polish counterpart, Karol Nawrocki, and the NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, held a press conference. Mark Rutte emphasized that “Russia remains a direct threat to NATO and continues this war of aggression against Ukraine”. “We must defend the countries on the eastern flank, but we need to do more, considering the…
The futuristic missile defense system proposed by American President Donald Trump, titled “Golden Dome”, will cost approximately 1.200 trillion dollars over the course of two decades, according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The advanced figure from the bipartisan institution significantly exceeds the initial sum of 175 billion dollars envisaged by the administration. Moreover, the report warns that the technology, designed to protect the USA against ballistic and cruise missiles, could be vulnerable to a large-scale attack from Russia or China. Massive costs and technical vulnerabilities According to the CBO, acquisition costs alone amount to over one trillion…
The superior military command would have convinced the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, that the Russian army can occupy the entire Donbas by autumn, writes Financial Times, citing sources. According to the publication, after taking control over Donbas, Putin intends to toughen his demands for a ceasefire and could expand territorial claims. The deputy head of Ukraine’s military intelligence service, Vadim Skibitski, told the Financial Times that a success in Donbas would allow the Kremlin to make new claims. According to him, Putin could subsequently demand the surrender of the Herson and Zaporozhye regions, which Russia declared annexed in 2022,…
Russia has intensified its attacks on American companies operating in Ukraine, according to The New York Times. The publication states that the strikes have targeted several American firms since the summer of 2025, in the context of a broader campaign of bombardments on the economic and industrial infrastructure in Ukraine. In June 2025, the offices of the American company Boeing in Kiev were damaged as a result of Russian attacks. Two months later, cruise missiles hit a factory belonging to Flex Ltd., a manufacturer of electronic equipment with operations in western Ukraine, hundreds of kilometers from the front line. According…
A new type of service intended for the relatives of incarcerated individuals has begun to be promoted in Russia. It’s about so-called “monthly insurance” policies for prisoners, designed to protect them against abuses by prison administration or violence from other inmates. One of these services is provided by the “Orthodox Center for Spiritual Assistance and Legal Protection”, an organization that claims to act with the involvement of the Russian Orthodox Church and clergy, in order to monitor the safety of persons in detention, according to the Russian publication Izvestia. The organization’s website states that detainees are frequently subjected to ill-treatment…
Although the Kremlin continues to convey to the West the message of an inevitable victory, the reality on the front suggests a completely different picture. The extremely slow pace of the Russian army’s advance suggests a deep crisis of military strategy, and under current conditions, Moscow would need over three decades to fully occupy the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, reports The New York Times. Total control over Donbas remains one of the main conditions imposed by Russia for accepting a ceasefire. “The gray zone” blocking the offensive According to the American publication, the Russian army has not yet found an…
The Russian ship Ursa Major, which was allegedly transporting two nuclear reactors to North Korea illegally, sank near the coast of Spain following a series of suspicious explosions. Evidence points to a possible act of sabotage, according to an investigation by CNN. The fate of the Russian ship has been shrouded in mystery since its sinking on December 23, 2024. However, a CNN investigation suggests that this incident could mark a rare and high-stakes intervention by a Western military force, intended to prevent Russia from transferring advanced nuclear technology to its key ally, North Korea. The ship set off on…