Investigation

The Strasbourg Connection: How Zelenskyy’s Inner Circle May Have Enabled Russia’s Return to PACE

The Strasbourg Connection: How Zelenskyy’s Inner Circle May Have Enabled Russia’s Return to PACE

In his six years of presidency, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken across Europe wherever he could – but until yesterday, he had avoided the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Volodymyr Ariev has a theory as to why: because it was during the June 2019 session that he significantly played into Russia’s hands. At that time, the issue at […]

Who bought State Joint-Stock Company UKRBUD and why?

Who bought State Joint-Stock Company UKRBUD and why?

I’ve always – or almost always – shed light on everything related to the State Joint-Stock Company ‘Construction Company ‘Ukrbud’‘. Here’s the deal: the Kyiv business community is still reeling from the news of the purchase of the state-owned company UkrBud for 805 million and 1 hryvnia. How much is that in dollars, by the way? 19 million US Dollars […]

What russian V2U drone ‘dissection’ reveals?

What russian V2U drone ‘dissection’ reveals?

Information from the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine after the ‘dissection’ of a Russian V2U drone. Russians are now mass-launching new V2U strike drones that can autonomously detect and engage targets without an operator, relying not on GPS but on “computer vision.” These drones were first spotted in the Sumy region back in February, and by May, Ukrainian forces were recording up […]

Are you advancing on Tyotkino? We are walking right into the same trap again. What is happening in the Sumy region, where the Russian army is moving

Are you advancing on Tyotkino? We are walking right into the same trap again. What is happening in the Sumy region, where the Russian army is moving

Are you advancing on Tyotkino? We are walking right into the same trap again. What is happening in the Sumy region, where the Russian army is moving. Over the past few weeks, Sumy region – where intense fighting had not occurred for a long time — has been appearing almost daily in DeepState map updates. “The enemy has occupied Andriivka […]

$770 million that didn’t kill a single russian enemy

$770 million that didn’t kill a single russian enemy

Ukraine lost around $770 million on advance payments for weapons it never received to fight with the russian enemy, Financial Times reports. Some of the contracts turned out to be fictitious. The investigations involve dozens of schemes, and several officials have been dismissed or charged. Among the cases: This isn’t just about lost money. It’s about lost control. And the […]

The war the USSR couldn’t have won alone: the true scale of American Lend-Lease aid in WWII

The war the USSR couldn’t have won alone: the true scale of American Lend-Lease aid in WWII

Without America, the “grandfathers” wouldn’t have just failed to “reach Berlin”—they likely wouldn’t have held the line at the Volga either. And instead of heroic marches with cardboard portraits of “grandfathers” on sticks, there would have been a silent procession holding signs that read “Lend-Lease never arrived.” Instead of fanfares—only the absence of Studebakers that never made it from Murmansk. […]

Foreign soldiers defending Ukraine call for legal recognition and justice

Foreign soldiers defending Ukraine call for legal recognition and justice

Foreign soldiers defending Ukraine call for legal recognition and justice. Rakhim Kudrat Ogly Babaiev opens up about serving in Ukraine as defender. “Thousands of volunteers who have been standing shoulder to shoulder with Ukrainian citizens for over three years, defending Ukraine from Russian invaders — fighting, getting wounded, and dying — still do not have official status! Hundreds of them […]

The true cost of Crimea: investments, displacement, and the legacy of Soviet occupation

The true cost of Crimea: investments, displacement, and the legacy of Soviet occupation

Did you know that Crimea cost Ukraine (the Ukrainian SSR) nearly $100 billion?200,000 indigenous people were deported, and over 1.5 million Russian-speaking settlers were brought in (including during the occupation period). Those who claim that Crimea was “gifted” to Ukraine forget not only about the thousands of hectares of fertile land taken from Ukraine, but also about the enormous investments […]

Bag over the head. And — into the car. How the Russians abducted Kherson student Anya Yeltsova and forced her to testify against herself

Bag over the head. And — into the car. How the Russians abducted Kherson student Anya Yeltsova and forced her to testify against herself

After the liberation of Kherson, the Russians launched a brutal campaign of terror against civilians on the left bank of the Kherson region, which remains under occupation. In November 2022, 21-year-old Kherson State University student Anya Yeltsova was abducted in the village of Ahaymany. FSB officers stormed her grandmother’s house, conducted a search and interrogations, and eventually brazenly took Anya […]

New draft of Ukraine’s mineral deal: neo-colonial enrichment of the U.S. at the expense of a destroyed but resource-rich Ukraine

New draft of Ukraine’s mineral deal: neo-colonial enrichment of the U.S. at the expense of a destroyed but resource-rich Ukraine

This is, excuse me, a complete disaster. I’ve actually gotten my hands on the full text of the agreement between the USA and Ukraine.It’s a 55-page document prepared by the USA and sent to Ukraine. To describe it in simple terms: It is important to note that signing this agreement contradicts the Constitution of Ukraine and it cannot even be […]

Energy truce: what are the risks for Ukraine and can we strike targets in Crimea?

Energy truce: what are the risks for Ukraine and can we strike targets in Crimea?

An energy truce between Russia and Ukraine is possible. U.S. representatives have repeatedly emphasized that the Russians would refrain from striking targets in Ukraine, while Ukrainians would do the same in Russia. Energy security experts warns of Putin’s traps. They are actively discussing the issue, but there are no visible shifts, as even if a truce is established, there are […]

How many Ukrainians died in Bucha?

How many Ukrainians died in Bucha?

March 31 is approaching – the 3d anniversary of Ukrainian city of Bucha’s liberation from Russian forces. Once again, there will be memories and a surge of media attention on the topic. Most likely, as U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance – who seems to be “informed” about Ukraine through social media stories – would say, there will also be “propaganda […]

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