Amy B. Zegart
Russian losses in Ukraine are helping fuel a demographic timebomb that could see the country’s population reduced by half by the end of the century, experts have told the Kyiv Independent.
“The impact on Russian society is devastating,” said Harley …
Якщо ви є громадянином України, будь ласка, розгляньте можливість підписати цю петицію. Друг цього сайту, старший матрос Зайченко Михайло Анатолійович воював за свою країну з 2014 року і, на жаль, загинув від ворожого безпілотника під час виконання …
Finland will host a summit for NATO member states with access to the Baltic Sea on Jan. 14 to address regional security threats, including the suspected Russian sabotage, the Finnish president’s office announced on Jan. 8.
The meeting, …
The Saratov region in Russia experienced a large-scale drone attack on the night of January 8, according to reports from Russian media. The attack led to a fire at the oil depot of the "Kristall" plant of the Russian Federal Reserve. This facility is …
Russian forces targeted an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia on Jan. 8, killing one person and injuring at least 30, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported.
Fedorov did not specify the type of weaponry used in the attack but confirmed that the injured were …
The Kyiv Independent’s Kate Tsurkan discusses with Garry Kasparov, Russian chess grandmaster and political activist based in the U.S., the current state of Russia, its continued pursuit of empire and the failures of the Russian opposition to create …
Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on Jan. 8 his participation in the upcoming Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting on Jan. 9, hinting that it could be the group’s last meeting in the current format. …
Poland’s consulate in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has shut down, with the staff taking down the Polish and EU flags and clearing out the building, the Polish RMF24 news outlet reported on Jan. 8.
Poland closed its consulate building in St. …
Editor’s Note: This is our monthly supplemental issue on Taiwan! We believe that empathy and authoritarianism can’t mix – that when we tell deeply-reported human stories of people threatened by dictators, it compels people to act against injustice. …
On the Kursk direction, the “Siversk” Operational Tactical Group (OTG) with forces from 2-3 brigades, engaged in battles in the settlements of Novocherkasskiy, Rozgrebli, Berdin, Pushkarnoe, and Biryukova, advancing towards Bolshoye Soldatskoe, one …
Ukrainian forces carried out a precision strike against a command post of Russia’s 8th Combined Arms Army in Russian-occupied Khartsyzk in Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Jan. 8.
The military said …
General Mykhailo Drapatyi, Ukraine’s Ground Forces chief, reported to President Volodymyr Zelensky on the roots of the problems facing the French-trained 155th “Anne of Kyiv” Brigade and presented solutions, Drapatyi said on Jan. 7. …
A fleet of up to 10 NATO vessels will guard the infrastructure under the Baltic Sea until April, the Finnish broadcaster Yle reported on Jan. 7 after several cables were cut in suspected sabotage.
The ships, mainly from Finland and Estonia, will …
Photos and a video of Viktar Babaryka were published by blogger Raman Pratasevich on Jan. 8 after the jailed Belarusian opposition leader was held incommunicado since February 2023.
The footage was released weeks after Belarusian dictator Alexander …
In this investigation, we continue to examine the activities of the Russian company Aviacon Zitotrans, which we previously analyzed in an earlier study.
Thanks to new data obtained by the Ukrainian hacker group Cyber Resistance, we will continue to …
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Jan. 7 that NATO should raise its defense spending benchmark from 2% of GDP to 5%, echoing his earlier calls for Europe to spend more on its security.
“I think NATO should have 5%,” Trump said at a …
Ex-President Petro Poroshenko and members of his European Solidarity opposition party submitted a bill on Jan. 7 banning the transit of Russian oil and gas through Ukraine’s territory during martial law.
The move came after Ukraine decided not …
A draft resolution to recognize Russia’s war against Ukraine as genocidal was among the first bills submitted to the new U.S. Congress on Jan. 6., the Congress’ website showed.
The draft resolution was submitted by a bipartisan group of legislators, …
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Jan. 7 called Armenia effectively a “fascist state,” claiming that Baku might have no other choice but to “destroy” its neighbor’s so-called “fascist ideology."
Azerbaijan …
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Ukrainian forces attacked a Russian oil depot in Engels, Saratov Oblast, overnight on Jan. 8, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said.
The operation, carried out …
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro announced the detention of three Ukrainians days before his inauguration, calling them “mercenaries” and accusing them of plotting “terrorist” actions, Spanish news agency EFE …
A hacker group named Silent Crow has claimed to have hacked and obtained data from Russia’s state cadastre and cartography agency, the independent Russian news outlet Agentstvo reported on Jan. 7.
Russia’s state register denied the news, issuing …
Laura Cooper, senior Pentagon official leading the Russia and Ukraine office, stepped down as Donald Trump’s inauguration looms, Politico reported on Jan. 6, citing one former and three current officials.
A veteran civil servant, Cooper has held …
Russia has lost 801,670 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Jan. 8.
This number includes 1,660 casualties Russian forces suffered just over …
