Eastern Europe
F-16
Has the Ukrainian F-16 Got First Blood?
Pro-Russian and pro-Kyiv social media is abuzz with as yet unverified reports that a Ukrainian F-16 shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber on Saturday.
Oct. 12, 2024
Ukraine
France’s Macron Warns Against ‘Double Standards’ in World Conflicts
Macron wants to see French-speaking countries join ranks to increase their influence and defend a vision with “no room for double standards, where all lives are equal for all conflicts in the world.”
Oct. 6, 2024
Budanov
Ukraine’s Minister of Defense’s Attempted Staff Clear Out Headed Off – Why?
The early morning announcement on Tuesday that four members of the Defense Ministry’s staff were to be removed was overturned in the afternoon by the Cabinet of Ministers for three of them.
Oct. 2, 2024
Drones
Graphic Video Shows Russians Shelling Their Own Surrendering Troops
Having rebuffed a Russian assault on its positions on Saturday, Ukraine’s 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade posted footage showing how seven Russian fighters were fired on by their own artillery.
Sept. 30, 2024
War in Ukraine
Novator: A New Voice in Armored Vehicle Production by Ukraine
Ukrainian builders presented a new armored machine built on the Ford platform, which had already been tested by Ukrainian warriors
Sept. 29, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Desertion From Ukraine’s Armed Forces – Will New Mobilization Laws Help?
The number of Ukrainian servicemen is growing, and while many military personnel condemn their colleagues, there is no single solution to stopping the growing trend.
Sept. 27, 2024
War in Ukraine
US Pilot Examines Russian Warplanes
Kyiv Post, together with a US Air Force pilot, examines the strategic bombers that are the same models as those used by Russia to launch missile strikes on Ukraine.
Sept. 13, 2024
War in Ukraine
New Zealanders Hand Over Ambulances to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Dozens of ambulances purchased by Kiwi donations gathered in Kyiv’s Sofia Square Sept. 10th and will soon be deployed to various units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Sept. 10, 2024
Russia
Russia Only Expects Double-Digit Inflation Under Worst Case Scenario
Though the Russian economy is expected to shrink even under a baseline scenario, interest rates under these conditions will not exceed 17 percent, keeping inflation in single digits.
Aug. 31, 2024
Belarus
Belarusian Dissident Kolesnikova Faces 'Slow Murder' in Belarus Jail: Allies
Kolesnikova led massive street protests against President Alexander Lukashenko in 2020, refused to be forcibly deported and was then sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2021.
Aug. 31, 2024
War in Ukraine
From the Inferno: A Heroic Escape from the Ilovaisk Encirclement
A turning point in the first year of the war came when Russia openly invaded with regular army to prevent Kyiv’s forces from encircling Donetsk. A survivor of Ilovaisk recalls his experience.
Aug. 29, 2024
Drones
Lethal Drones Can Do Everything
Kyiv Post speaks to Lieutenant Colonel Khorth – commander of the “Heavenly Punishment” battalion, part of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
Aug. 28, 2024
Top News
Heavenly Punishment: How the 54th Brigade’s Drone Battalion Strikes From the Sky
The Armed Forces of Ukraine has been rapidly transforming since the full-scale invasion. Now a whole battalion of drone operators has been created in response to the needs of modern warfare.
Aug. 20, 2024
HIMARS
Secret Peace Talks Torpedoed by Ukraine’s Incursion into Kursk Region
According to the Washington Post, Moscow has pulled out of indirect negotiations brokered by Qatar that were to be held in Doha later this month in response to Kyiv's cross-border action.
Aug. 17, 2024
Belarus
Belarus Pardons 30 Prisoners Sentenced for Protests
Moscow-ally Lukashenko crushed mass pro-democracy protests after an election on Aug. 9, 2020, in which the government was widely condemned for having allegedly falsified results.
Aug. 17, 2024
Air Defenses
Belatedly Russia Moves to Protect Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
As Ukrainian forces move closer to the Kursk NPP Moscow is finally taking steps to protect it and its all-women guard force, but will it be too little, too late.
Aug. 7, 2024
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