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Who is Mykhailo Drapatyi, the cool-headed general and reformer propelled to the head of the Ukrainian armed forces?

July 22, 2026

The choice of this popular 43-year-old officer appears to be a concession to the protesters who were demanding General Syrsky's departure.

Le Figaro

Ukrainians are doing whatever they want in the Azov and Black Seas

July 21, 2026

They are turning it into a sea of ​​dead Russian ships.

Denník N

Zelensky's biggest mistake?

July 17, 2026

Dismissed Minister Fedorov criticizes Commander Syrsky and conditions in the army.

Denník N

Bombed into isolation: Will Russia evacuate Crimea?

July 17, 2026

With constant drone attacks on supply routes, Ukraine has almost completely isolated the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula.

Kronen Zeitung

The War in Ukraine is Now in Space

July 16, 2026

Russia and China Have a Plan to Shut Down Starlink.

Denník N

Less than a year has passed and Zelenskyy is changing the government again

July 13, 2026

He has his favorite for the position of PM.

Denník N

Advanced Russian jet fails to stop Ukraine’s record‑range drone strike on Omsk mega‑refinery

July 7, 2026

Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,594

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"I think Fico hates Zelenskyy": a famous political scientist explained why Slovakia is playing along with Russia

July 3, 2026

Mesežnikov emphasizes: the Slovak Prime Minister remains the same politician he has been throughout his entire career.

TSN

Putin sacrifices 70,000 soldiers for a fifth of Vienna

July 2, 2026

Putin remains confident of victory and speaks of the Russian army's advance.

Kronen Zeitung

Ukrainian Minister: New Autonomous Drones Will Fly Long Distances Like Bombers

June 25, 2026

How the drone army was born and how to make life as easy as possible for people in war

Respekt

Ukrainian military expert: Russian air defense is in a catastrophic state. And it will escalate

June 19, 2026

Russian air defense is in a catastrophic state. And it will escalate

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It was last destroyed after Tiso's visit

June 15, 2026

Russia struck a Kyiv church that had been under Moscow's control for years

SME

Nothing is sacred to Russia

June 15, 2026

The world reacts to the burning of the oldest Orthodox monastery in Ukraine

Denník N

It's not just a piece of sand

June 11, 2026

Why the news from Kinburn Spit has caused so much excitement in Ukraine

Denník N

Vladimir Putin responded sharply to Volodymyr Zelenskiy

June 6, 2026

The expert points out two key points.

Onet Wiadomości

Occupiers complain about the blockade

June 5, 2026

Crimea is no longer safe for Russians

SME

Putin finds himself at a dead end in Ukraine

June 5, 2026

Members of the Russian elite are beginning to call for a halt to the fighting

Drones have completely changed the war in Ukraine

May 24, 2026

How will they continue to develop and do you expect other new weapons to emerge that will change the situation on the battlefields?

Greek Catholic priest survived Russian torture, but did not lose his faith and smile

February 23, 2025

Peter Krenický, a Greek Catholic priest who has served in Ukraine for over 30 years, never takes a smile off his face, claiming that goodness is the best answer to everything. His story, when he was captured and tortured in Melitopol by Russian occupiers in November 2022, must have been read or listened to with astonishment by many, as he has maintained his sense of humor even in difficult times, and today he serves in a small village in Transcarpathia.

Fico should explain why he is forcing Kyiv to transit Russian gas that pays for killing Ukrainians

February 5, 2025

Ondřej Kundra's (Ne)bezpečí #47 with analyst Hlib Fiščenko on the dispute between the Ukrainian president and the Slovak prime minister over natural gas supplies from Russia.

Trump's move is controversial. NGOs can handle the problem, and Ukraine also sees hope

February 4, 2025

Some associations or organizations operate only on US-funded projects. Independent and anti-corruption media also have grants. For example, the film industry also receives grants, e.g. a documentary on the genocide of the Crimean Tatars received a grant

The fight for democracy in Georgia "This is the last chance"

January 30, 2025

Protesters in Georgia are fighting for democracy, rapprochement with the EU and their personal future. Since the parliamentary elections in October 2024, which were overshadowed by allegations of manipulation, thousands of people have regularly taken to the streets, especially in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. In some cases, there has been massive police violence against demonstrators and journalists. A new level of escalation, while the pro-European movement has been facing repression for a long time. Who are the protesters and what helps them not to give up?

Press announcement of the conference: "Slovakia for Ukraine"

January 13, 2025

On January 14, 2025, Kyiv will host an important conference, "Peace for Ukraine: A Slovak Perspective," which will bring together public figures, journalists, and activists from Ukraine and Slovakia. This event is a symbolic and effective response to the diplomatic initiatives of Slovak government officials aimed at rapprochement with Russia and demonstrates that Slovak civil society stands firmly with Ukraine.

Ukraine is not interested in continuing gas transit to Slovakia

January 7, 2025

"Ukraine is not interested in continuing gas transit because this helps to finance a war against itself. That would be a suicidal step" said Vsevolod Vereshchahin, Head of Board of the IESS. "I don't think that the gas flow could be resumed, as Ukraine has repeatedly and well in advance warned that it will not happen", he added.

Russia is a complex organism—evolving and degrading simultaneously

January 3, 2025

It is known that the Kremlin is spending huge sums of money to increase Russia's destructive influence in Europe, what the Russian special services call 'information and education activities'. This beautiful name, which is supposed to promote the 'Russian world', the 'Russian soul' or 'Russian hospitality', is in fact nothing more than propaganda, which contains all the elements of information and psychological operations (IPSO).

Slovakia under pressure: Who will get control of energy?

December 30, 2024

"This is just the kind of populist talk that the Prime Minister is doing, but I don't know why he is doing it. If we are confident in Gazprom ceasing to be a tool for financing the war new contracts could be signed, now it doesn't look like it," reports Hlib Fishchenko, Director of the Institute for European Security Studies.

The war propaganda started to build the image that Russia is willing to negotiate

December 27, 2024

Fico’s visit to Kremlin is an attempt to legitimize Putin in Europe. "Russian media and Telegram channels have started to spread the information that Fico has broken down the wall between the West and Russia"

Ukrainian analysts on Fico's visit to Putin: It was about Russian gas

December 23, 2024

The Head of the Ukrainian Institute for European Security Studies, Hlib Fishchenko, pointed out that after Fico's meeting with Putin, "narratives spread among Ukrainians by common observers, for example, on social network X and influential users of other social networks, including Telegram, who do not understand Slovak political realities. They write that Fico is a 'dovbojov', a vulgar word Zelenskyy used to describe Putin.

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