Ukraine’s Armed Forces, overnight Wednesday, November 26, carried out a strike on the grounds of the “VNIIR-Progress” plant in Cheboksary, in the Republic of Chuvashia. The facility produces components and navigation equipment for Russian missiles, …
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Ukraine strikes VNIIR-Progress plant in Cheboksary, a key supplier of navigation gear for missiles and Shahed drones
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Russian forces occupy 2 villages in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, DeepState reports
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Ushakov confirms authenticity of Witkoff’s call, denies Kremlin role in leak
Yuri Ushakov, a senior aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, effectively confirmed the authenticity of recordings of his conversations with U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff and Kremlin special representative Kirill Dmitriev that …
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Russia tightens grip on occupied Ukraine with illegal mobilization and child militarization, experts warn
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Russia’s G8 return blocked by Germany and France! Putin goes to India seeking MIGRANTS and money
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Top security official questioned in Ukraine's biggest corruption case
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Kremlin rules out concessions, calls Trump’s quick peace plan premature
Russia says it has no intention of abandoning its objectives in its war against Ukraine and calls President Donald Trump’s talk of a swift deal “premature.”
Moscow says it will not make concessions during its invasion of Ukraine and will not give up …
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KI Insights launches new podcast: Ukraine Insights
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How $100 million nuclear scandal derailed Zelensky
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Chart of the week: Food prices fuel inflation in Ukraine amid climate and power woes
A brutal year for Ukraine's farmers is driving up food prices, straining household budgets already hit hard by Russia's war.
In just one year, extreme heat, freezing temperatures, drought, and heavy rains have devastated crops and delayed planting, …
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UN SHOCKS WITH STATEMENT! The Russian war IS CLAIMING MORE AND MORE CIVILIAN LIVES in Ukraine
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Since Sept 2023, multiple suspicious undersea cable cuts in the Baltic Sea have targeted Estonia, Latvia, and Sweden’s submarine internet infrastructure.
Beginning in September 2023, several undersea internet cables connecting Estonia, Latvia, and Sweden in the Baltic Sea experienced suspicious damage and outages, causing widespread internet disruptions. The breaks, notably on 17 September and again …
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Ukraine war latest live: Two village losses highlight strain on Ukraine’s defenses
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The Soviets tried to silence Ukrainian poet Vasyl Stus. A new exhibition honors his legacy
While the Soviet authorities promoted their vision of ideological "universalism" — a homogenized identity that suppressed national cultures — dissenting voices were silenced through arrests, intimidation, and even murder.
Yet amid this repression, …
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Coalition of the Willing meets, agrees to develop 'robust security guarantees' for Ukraine amid peace talks
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Russia intensifies hybrid energy and maritime warfare targeting the Baltic Sea and European energy infrastructure, while Europe lacks a coordinated response.
On November 26, 2025, Russia continues its hybrid warfare campaign using naval intimidation and shadow-fleet tanker operations in the Baltic Sea region, exploiting Europe’s dependency on energy imports and vulnerable maritime infrastructure. …
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On 26 November 2025, analysis details Russian cyber-enabled political interference, notably the 2016 US Election disinformation campaigns guided by the Gerasimov Doctrine, involving GRU-coordinated operations leveraging social media and hacking.
This policy brief by Sergei Cristo describes Russia’s systematic approach to political interference using cyber tools, focusing on disinformation and influence operations as key elements of the Gerasimov Doctrine. Most notably, the 2016 US …
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France detains four amid inquiry into suspected Russian spy network
France detained four suspects on November 26, 2025, as part of an investigation into a Russian spy network operating in Europe.
Category: Intelligence & Espionage
Subcategory: Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
Incident Type: Recruitment of locals …
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NEWSFLASH: Witkoff was secretly giving Russians advice
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