Opinion

Russian President Putin showcases russian intercontinental ballistic missile Yars on the night of May 19, 2025 numerous soures say. An expert notes that the missile demonstration is aimed at intimidating Ukraine and the West. A potential demonstration launch of the RS-24 “Yars” intercontinental ballistic missile by Russia would have no real military significance. This opinion was expressed by aviation expert […]

Bravery and truth on the frontline: Ukrainian commander Oleksandr Shyrshyn’s call for change and protest against the incompetent decisions of the Ukrainian command. Statement of the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 47th Mechanized Brigade, Oleksandr Shyrshyn, regarding his desire to resign in protest against the incompetent decisions of the Ukrainian command in the Kursk region — this is […]

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 Operational Tactical Group “Kharkiv” reported that the Russian summer offensive has effectively already begun. Military analyst Valeriy Ryabykh explained where the Russian Armed Forces have concentrated their forces and assessed the enemy’s chances of advancement. This information comes from a commentary by the military expert and director of Defense Express, Valeriy Ryabykh, to the Espreso TV channel on May […]

PrivatBank, acting on orders from the President’s Office, has blocked the accounts of Ai-Petri – the electronic warfare equipment manufacturer for Ukrainian drones. This equipment jams Orlan drones, FPV drones, and can cover up to 20 km of the front line. This is a blow to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, not to the enemy. Sofiia Fedyna: When it seems […]

Putin chose war and issued ultimatums to the world. Putin’s statement: what conclusions should the world draw? For the first time, I want to be heard in the Office of the President of Ukraine. Last night, Putin made a public statement. His vocabulary was pure Soviet KGB-speak — one must know how to read it, and not everyone does. Putin […]

It looks like we might soon witness the emergence of a “European Shield.” Today’s visit to Kyiv is no coincidence. A promising European security alliance is taking shape — potentially as an alternative to NATO. The United Kingdom, Germany, France, Poland, and of course, Ukraine. According to public data for 2025, the combined military spending of France, Germany, Poland, the […]

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. […]

Alas, the question is getting increasingly pressing. We have actually gotten used to Orban and Fico. But Romania, the Czech Republic, Germany, France and so on are generating their own Orbans. For example, political leaders in Africa are almost completely infected with Orbanism, the main symptoms of which are abnormal respect for Putin as a “defender of the interests of […]

Trump has finally acknowledged that the “good guy” Putin wants to take over all of Ukraine. Putin wants it, and Trump is stopping him, says the President of the United States, who himself wants to conquer Greenland, Canada, and Panama. Meanwhile, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is eyeing Taiwan and strategically important uninhabited islands in the Pacific Ocean (to start with). […]

This story of heroism and sacrifice of Ukrainian pilot Hennadiy Matulyak, said by his wife Olha Matulyak. “On the night of February 23 to 24, 2022 my husband rushed to duty at the command ‘Alert!’. Early in the morning, around five o’clock, he called me: ‘Olya, they’re shooting!’ I quickly woke up our daughter, and at just four years old, […]

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 […]