Eastern Europe
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
War in Ukraine
Oil War: How Kyiv Outsmarted Hungary’s Viktor Orban
Ukraine has dealt a financial blow to Hungary’s leadership, but in doing so did not violate any points of its association agreement with the EU.
Aug. 3, 2024
History of Prisoner Swaps Between Russia and the US
Basketball player Brittney Griner and ex-Marine Trevor Reed are among those brought back to the US from Russia in recent years.
Aug. 1, 2024
NATO
US Armor Begins Moving from Germany to Strengthen NATO’s Eastern Flank
Between now and September the equivalent of a US Armored Brigade Combat Team will move through the Polish Lubuskie and Greater Poland voivodeships en-route to Powidz.
July 31, 2024
Russia
The Electronic Data of Nearly Every Russian Has Been Leaked – Moscow’s Tech Watchdog
A Russian mainstream news site has reported that in the first six months of 2024, 140 million Russian mobile numbers and 46 million e-mail addresses have been leaked to the Internet.
July 30, 2024
Top News
Russia Infiltrates Ukrainian Military Communications
A Ukrainian military consultant said Russia has managed to infiltrate Ukrainian military communications posing as Ukrainian soldiers using a mobile app and cautioned troops to stay vigilant.
July 29, 2024
Top News
Russia Says Captured Another Village in East Ukraine
Vovche is the latest in a string of villages and settlements, many consisting of no more than a few streets and a handful of abandoned buildings, that Moscow claims to have captured in recent weeks.
July 29, 2024
Top News
Zelensky Visits Frontline Kharkiv Region, Awards Special Ops Soldiers
President Zelensky praised Special Operations soldiers for their crucial role in strengthening Ukraine in “the hottest areas of the front, most important combat operations and most responsible tasks.”
July 29, 2024
Top News
Russia’s Last Hope
Jake Broe, in this exclusive interview with Kyiv Post, explains what internal pressures Russia is now facing that could well lead the world’s largest country to a brutal defeat.
July 29, 2024
Europe
Orbán Says Russia Stands to Gain as ‘Irrational’ West Loses Power
He said that in contrast to the “weakness” of the West, Russia’s position in world affairs was rational and predictable
July 28, 2024
NATO
Ukrainian Filmmaker, Military Commander Oleh Sentsov Highlights Military Shortcomings
Sentsov talked about systematic issues within the Ukrainian military command structure that hindered its performance and proposed ways to address them.
July 26, 2024
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