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Andriy Melnyk in Documents and Photographs from the Archives of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

In connection with the transfer of the remains of Head of the OUN Andriy Melnyk and his wife Sofia Fedak-Melnyk from Luxembourg to Ukraine and their solemn reburial at the National Military Memorial Cemetery, the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine is publishing a series of documents and photographs from the five-volume operational case against the OUN Leader on which the nkvd/kgb had been working for several decades.
5/21/2026
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We Are Receiving Signals That the Opening of Clusters for Ukraine in the Negotiation Process with the European Union Is Drawing Closer – Address by the President

We are receiving signals that the opening of clusters for Ukraine in the negotiation process with the European Union is drawing closer. This is important – very important for us. Ukraine has fulfilled everything required for this progress.
5/20/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

russia’s economy is weaker than official statistics suggests. The European Union should tighten sanctions against russia, in particular by imposing a ban on providing maritime services to ships transporting russian oil, gas, and coal.
5/20/2026
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putin Demands to Destabilize the Internal Situation in Ukraine

The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine has obtained access to a number of russian documents indicating preparations to destabilize the situation in our country and undermine its international support. It has become known that the rf’s decision stems from the failure of its spring offensive and critical economic problems.
5/20/2026
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What Frightens russians More Than Mobilization

At the start of 2026, russians’ greatest fear was not drones or mobilization, but the shutdown of messaging apps and the blocking of VPNs. This conclusion is contained in the “anxiety index” published by russian sociologists.
5/20/2026
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Classified Population Statistics Working Against russia Itself

russia is so obsessed with classifying statistics that it can no longer properly assess its own problems. After the government removed population data from public access in 2025, government agencies began calculating morbidity, mortality, and even crime rates using outdated figures.
5/20/2026
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I Approved Our Long-Range Action Plans for June, and We Must Creatively Expand Ukraine’s Long-Range Sanctions, Which Proved Their Power in May – Address by the President

Our Ukrainian heroes of different generations, who defended the idea of Independence, fought for our state, and were buried across Europe, in America, and in other countries – we are bringing them home. A process has now begun regarding Colonel Andriy Melnyk and his wife Sofia – iconic Ukrainians of the twentieth century who are deeply respected.
5/19/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Over the past five years, 902 cases of medicine shortages have been recorded in russia. The vast majority of the shortages, particularly in the mass-market segments (antibiotics, medications for cardiovascular diseases), were caused by economic factors.
5/19/2026
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The Quiet Draft: How russia Is Mobilizing Without a Mobilization

In the first quarter of 2026, russia signed contracts with approximately 70,500 soldiers. This is fewer than the ministry of defense had planned – it had expected 33,500–34,600 people per month.
5/19/2026
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To Save putin’s Approval Rating, the kremlin’s Pollsters Had to Change Their Methodology

The pro-kremlin analytical center “vtsiom” was forced to change its polling methodology. Starting in May 2026, a “combined sample” system was introduced to replace telephone interviews: half of the respondents are surveyed by phone and the rest are surveyed at home through door-to-door interviews.
5/19/2026
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Oleh Luhovskyi Has Briefed the President of Ukraine on the Aggressor Country’s War Losses

Acting Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Oleh Luhovskyi has briefed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on an assessment of the aggressor country’s war losses. It is important to point out that this is specifically a russian internal assessment, which they are trying to conceal from both the world and russia’s domestic audience.
5/18/2026
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Already Now, a Significant Number of Their Regions Are in a State of Bankruptcy, and Putin Is Leading Russia Toward Bankruptcy – Address by the President

Today, there was an intelligence report on Russian losses caused by our sanctions. In just recent months, Russia’s oil refining has dropped by 10%. It is also important to note that Russian oil companies are being forced to shut down their oil wells.
5/18/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The proportion of russians who are “generally dissatisfied” with domestic policy in the rf had reached 36% by the end of April – the highest figure since December 2021. Over four months, the proportion of dissatisfied people rose by 14%.
5/18/2026
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russian Banks Building a Pyramid Scheme on Consumer Debt

While the key interest rate of the central bank of the rf remains at record highs and defaults on the debt market multiply every quarter, russian banks have found a way to remove problem assets from their balance sheets. The scheme is not new: consumer loans are packaged into pools, converted into bonds and sold to investors. This is called securitization.
5/18/2026
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The “Great Oil Power” Is Once Again Running Short of Petrol

A new fuel crisis is brewing in russia: the shortage of AI-95 petrol is already spilling over beyond exchange reports and hitting the domestic market. Due to the authorities’ disastrous decisions, chronic problems at oil refineries and the consequences of the war, russian oil companies are trying to save the situation by cutting production of the popular petrol.
5/18/2026
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Our Long-Range Capabilities Are Significantly Changing the Situation – and, More Broadly, the World’s Perception of Russia’s War – Address by the President

Many partners are now signaling that they see what is happening and how everything has changed – both in attitudes toward this war and in the reachability of Russian targets on Russian territory. The war is quite predictably returning to its “native harbor,” and this is a clear signal that one should not pick a fight with Ukraine.
5/17/2026
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russia’s Industry Is Short of Young Workers, Funding, and Modernization

Sectors requiring a combination of engineering knowledge, production discipline, and experience of working with complex equipment will be the first to be hit. A vicious cycle emerges: there aren’t enough people to do the work, but there aren’t enough to modernize it either.
5/17/2026
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The Banking Crisis in russia Is Already Underway – Just in a Hidden Form

Analysts point out that the share of non-performing assets in the russian banking system has exceeded 10%. According to IMF methodology, this level is considered the threshold for the onset of a systemic banking crisis. The indicator has remained above the critical threshold for the third consecutive month.
5/17/2026
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Russia Should Be Thinking More about Its Own Oil Refineries and Oil Transshipment Facilities, Not about the Citizens of Other Countries or the Land of Other Peoples – Address by the President

We are also working actively on the traditional sanctions track. The key task is to cut off all supply channels into Russia for components used in missile and drone production. In this week’s strike on Kyiv, the Russians used missiles that were produced this year. Without components from companies in Europe, Japan, and the United States, the Russians simply would not have been able to produce these missiles.
5/16/2026
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moscow and minsk Are Turning Children into Cannon Fodder

The goal – to resolve the issue of disloyal youth and form a mobilization reserve that is as submissive as possible.
5/16/2026