Amy B. Zegart
Editor’s note:
We’ve started a new Iran-focused sister-publication delivering real-time reporting on the war from neighboring Armenia and Iraq.
If you’re interested in The Counteroffensive’s human-centered perspective on the ongoing conflict with Iran, …
Ukrainian forces have pushed Russian units back in the western part of Stepnohirsk, with Kyiv saying Moscow’s troops were forced to withdraw from previously held positions. At the same time, Russia-linked outlets are posting videos of strikes on …
In early February 2026, Ukraine’s military halted Russian forces at the junction of the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions and launched a counteroffensive.
Ukrainian troops have liberated new areas at that junction - territory Russian forces …
Russian forces attempted to break through Ukraine’s state border in Kharkiv region over the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s Joint Forces press service said Wednesday, March 4.
“In the South Slobozhansky direction, the enemy tried to breach the State Border …
At the recent Munich Security Conference, President Volodymyr Zelensky posed a simple question: What is Putin without a war? This question is not rhetorical because the answer determines whether Europe will have an escalating war or a lasting peace. …
Russian president Vladimir Putin released two prisoners of war with Hungarian and Ukrainian citizenship and handed them over to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto during a meeting in Moscow on Wednesday, March 4.
Putin claimed the men had …
If anyone was worried that Russia was going to intervene on behalf of its ally Iran in the new Middle East conflict, they need not be.
Vladimir Putin's response to the massive U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran — and even the Israeli strike that …
Does a photo show damage to the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the American ship was damaged during Operation Epic Fury against Iran. The image actually shows repair crews in 1967 …
A drone strike on Novorossiysk Bay hit the midsection of the superstructure of the Russian frigate Admiral Essen, impacting an area that houses key weapons and electronic systems.
According to the Telegram channel CyberBoroshno, the strike triggered …
Drones that closely resembled Ukraine’s AN-196 “Liutyi” model attacked the Uralchem plant in the city of Kirovo-Chepetsk, the Kirov region. News of the incident emerged on Wednesday, March 4.
Regional governor Alexander Sokolov confirmed the attack …
