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The kremlin Has Sent a General with No Experience to Run a Frontline Region

The governor’s first practical decision set clear priorities. The authorities have stopped paying compensation to residents whose cars were damaged by drone and missile strikes.
5/23/2026
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Down by a Third: russia’s Small Businesses on the Brink of Mass Closures

In the first quarter of 2026, the number of new companies fell by 26.8% year-on-year. Every fifth entrepreneur estimates the chances of survival at 30% or lower.
5/23/2026
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Since the Beginning of the Year, 590 Square Kilometers of Our Territory Have Been Liberated; The Trend Is Certainly Not in the Occupier’s Favor – Address by the President

I am grateful to all our Airborne Assault Forces and our assault troops. I am grateful to all units that are effectively repelling Russian assaults. I also thank everyone who supports our army and our Security Forces.
5/22/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The US Department of State has approved a potential sale to Ukraine of equipment for maintaining existing Hawk air defense systems, totaling $108.1 million.
5/22/2026
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russia Continues Its Steady March Toward Technological Suicide

Starting May 27, moscow is banning parallel imports of a wide range of electronic products. The ban covers Intel processors, SanDisk storage devices, SK Hynix memory, Acer and Asus laptops, and equipment from Samsung, Hewlett Packard, and Fujitsu.
5/22/2026
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Kindrat Poluvedko. The Arrest in Kharkiv as an Echo of the High-Profile Murder in Rotterdam

The discovery and analysis of the multi-volume “Pavlo” case in the archives of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine allows us to learn more about the involvement in the “Stavka” special operation of another nkvd agent– Kindrat Poluvedko.
5/22/2026
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From Freezing Cold to Scorching Heat: russia’s Infrastructure Is Collapsing Nonstop

For decades, russian infrastructure has operated in a mode of patching up holes. Repairs were being postponed, networks were aging, and the housing stock was falling into disrepair. If the state is unable to provide basic living conditions for its own citizens, then what is this entire structure actually built on?
5/22/2026
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Today, in Slavutych; It Is Important to Support Our People Here and Strengthen Defenses – That Is Exactly What We Are Doing – Address by the President

There were many questions from communities bordering Belarus. And, of course, air defense must be strengthened very significantly – exactly as people said. The Minister of Defense of Ukraine knows this priority – there must be an allocation of additional equipment, and there will be. We have this capability.
5/21/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The russian presidential administration demands from state-run and loyal media outlets to avoid the word “ban” in their publications and to completely exclude it from headlines. This directive came as “united russia”’s approval rating fell to its lowest point since the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine.
5/21/2026
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A Loss on Every Liter: The “Petrol Station Nation” Is Learning to Sell Petrol at a Loss

Filling station operators are losing an average of 84 kopecks on every liter of AI-92 – the country’s most popular brand of fuel. AI-95 yields a symbolic 47 kopecks in profit per liter, which, given current inflation and borrowing costs, is the economic equivalent of zero.
5/21/2026
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Türkiye Is Positioning Itself As a New Energy Corridor Between the East and the West

Ankara is purposefully building its role as an intermediary between resource-rich regions and European consumers. The military fuel pipeline strengthens its position within NATO not merely as an ally with a vote, but as an operationally critical link.
5/21/2026
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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