Amy B. Zegart
Editor’s Note:
You may have noticed that 60 Minutes recently held up a report on this El Salvadorian prison, CECOT.
We decided to double down on our independent journalism and push out this story so you could get a sense of the conditions there. …
According to the commander of the Norwegian Finnmark Brigade, Russia has stepped up espionage activities along its border with Norway, including infiltration attempts using fishing vessels arriving at Norwegian ports. Several Russian spies were …
Editor's note: This essay was originally published in the Kyiv Independent's first-ever print edition, titled "The Power Within," in July 2025. You can order a copy in our e-store.
Soldiers featured in this story are identified by first names only due …
Brigade Commander - Colonel
Unit: 136th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade, 58th Guards Combined Arms Army, Southern Military District, Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD)
Cargo ID: #2001
English Name: Erik Anverovich Selimov
Russian Name: Селимов …
A large-scale power outage occurred in southwest Berlin on January 4, 2026 after an arson attack on a cable bridge above the Teltow Canal feeding the Lichterfelde power plant. The left-wing extremist group ‘Vulkangruppe’ took …
Swedish authorities arrested a 33-year-old former military IT consultant suspected of espionage for Russia, with potential links to Russian intelligence services. The suspect was detained on January 4, 2026, and formally placed in custody by the …
Following years of relative peace, European security officials and leaders are increasingly warning their populations to prepare for the possibility of war due to escalating tensions with Russia. The escalation comes against the backdrop of Ukraine …
As 2026 opens, Vladimir Putin projects the image of a calm, confident leader.
Although political maskirovka comes naturally from his KGB background, Putin very likely believes he is in a position of strength. He has good reason to, unfortunately, …
In several sectors, the intensity of fighting has decreased, but troop rotations, infiltration attempts and force build-ups indicate Russians are preparing for further offensive operations.
In the Sumy, Luhansk and Kharkiv regions, attacks are less …
