Eastern Europe
War in Ukraine
Orban in Kyiv Calls For Ceasefire in Ukraine, Zelensky Tells Him Ukraine Needs a 'Just Peace'
Orban has not visited Kyiv since Russia invaded in February 2022 and has publicly struck out at Europe’s financial and military aid, temporarily blocking a €50 billion aid package for weeks.
July 2, 2024
Danube
Black Sea Naval Mine Action Group Gets Go-Ahead to Start Work
Six months after establishing the group, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey are to begin clearing mines that threaten shipping safety and to ensure grain exports from Ukraine can continue uninterrupted.
July 1, 2024
NATO
Belarus Ratchets Up Tension on Ukrainian Border a Couple More Notches
Belarus has accused Ukraine of ramping up its forces on the border and stepping up UAV reconnaissance as a prelude to military action which Kyiv dismissed as “attempts at provocation.”
June 30, 2024
War in Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Why and How Russia Is Transferring Ukrainian Children
A complicated challenge is how to alert still largely ignorant parts of the international community to the scale, gravity and tragedy of Russia’s child removal policies.
June 30, 2024
War in Ukraine
North Korean Ammo Keeps 70-Year-Old Russian Guns Firing
Milbloggers have posted images of Stalin-era towed howitzers being fed with non-standard 130mm ammunition in Ukraine the markings of which indicate they came from Pyongyang.
June 30, 2024
Crimea
Ukraine May Have Hit Russia's $600 Million S-500 SAM System With ATACMS
Rumors began to circulate on social media on Friday afternoon that a Ukrainian ATACMS strike had destroyed elements of the S-500 battery in an unidentified location.
June 28, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘He Has No Idea What the Hell He Is Talking About’ – Ukraine at War Update for June 28
Trump sidesteps debate questions about Ukraine war; EU realizes it needs to put €500B into defense; Olympics invite 22 Russians to Paris, some decline RSVP; Bulgaria cold-shoulders NATO summit.
June 28, 2024
In Moscow's View on Any Possible Settlement – Russia Should Get a Substantial Piece of Ukraine
Serhiy Kolyada on the Kremlin's insatiable imperialistic greed.
June 26, 2024
Ukraine
‘Zelenograd Chikatilo’ Killer of 5 Women Freed to Fight in Ukraine
The serial killer, Yuri Gritsenko, who preyed on women in Moscow and the Moscow region of Russia, has been serving in a sanitary evacuation platoon for about a year.
June 26, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘Home Is Not Just a Word’ – Ukraine at War Update for June 26
Ninety Ukrainian POWs return home; Kremlin cranks up its media crackdown on foreign outlets; Kremlin “absurdly” links Crimea missile strike and Dagestan terrorist attack to the West, ISW says.
June 26, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukraine Receives Experimental Lightweight Howitzer Before US Army Gets It
The 2-CT Hawkeye American 105mm self-propelled gun, which is still only undergoing testing with the US army, was secretly supplied to Ukraine in April.
June 26, 2024
South Korea
First Batch of Artillery Shells Under Czech Initiative Delivered
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced that the first batches of ammunition sourced outside Europe under his country’s initiative have been delivered to Ukraine.
June 25, 2024
War in Ukraine
A Period of Calm: What the Ukrainian-Belarusian Border Looks Like Now
The situation remains quiet on the border between Ukraine and one of Putin's key allies, Belarus, and locals are attempting to return to normal life
June 25, 2024
France
EXPLAINED: International Legionnaires – Pay, Enlistment, Conditions
Foreigners who fight for Ukraine as part of the International Legion can opt out after six months while Ukrainians serving in the military can’t, but not all positions are open to non-nationals.
Updated: May 20, 2025
War in Ukraine
‘This Is a Clear Red Line’ – Ukraine at War Update for June 25
EU rolls out $1.4B in frozen Russian assets for Kyiv; Zelensky replaces Joint Forces chief; US may send HIMARS, $150M in aid this week; Washington worries Moscow might aid North Korea with missiles.
June 25, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘We Need Stronger Commitments for Asylum Seekers’ – Ukraine at War Update for June 24
Kremlin blames US for Crimea attack that killed five; German “Christian” Social Union party says jobless Ukrainians should go home; ISW says Russian summer offensive in the Donbas about to begin.
June 24, 2024
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