Eastern Europe
Danube
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.
Jul. 1
NATO
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.”
Jun. 30
War in Ukraine
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.
Jun. 30
War in Ukraine
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.
Jun. 30
Crimea
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.
Jun. 28
War in Ukraine
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.
Jun. 28
Serhiy Kolyada on the Kremlin's insatiable imperialistic greed.
Jun. 26
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.
Jun. 26
War in Ukraine
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.
Jun. 26
Armed Forces of Ukraine
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.
Jun. 26
South Korea
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.
Jun. 25
War in Ukraine
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
Jun. 25
HUR
Foreigners fighting 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 foreigners.
Jun. 25
War in Ukraine
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.
Jun. 25
War in Ukraine
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.
Jun. 24
France
French-Made Control Master 200 Radar System organically complements the latest architecture of Ukraine’s air defense system being built in response to Russian missile and drone attacks.
Jun. 22