(MOSCOW) – Russia has begun restricting access to the messaging platform Telegram, affecting more than 75 million monthly users and further tightening state control over digital communication, according to users and technology analysts. Telegram has long been Russia’s last major platform allowing relatively free communication. Most other international social mediaContinue Reading
(ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s 33rd Assault Brigade has cleared Russian forces from the settlements of Ternuvate and Prydorozhne in the Zaporizhzhia region, according to video statements and battlefield footage released by Ukrainian sources. In a video recorded in Ternuvate, Ukrainian soldiers said the village had been fully cleared ofContinue Reading
(KYIV) – A growing number of pro war Russian military commentators are expressing disillusionment with the current operational tactics employed by the Kremlin in Ukraine. Recent monitoring of the Russian information space reveals a shift in narrative among influential military bloggers who formerly championed the invasion. These commentators are increasinglyContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The Russian economy is approaching a critical exhaustion point as growth collapses and international pressure intensifies. According to Ilona Khmeleva, Secretary of the Economic Security Council of Ukraine, the Russian Federation will likely lack the necessary instruments to sustain its invasion within one to three years. TheContinue Reading
(MOSCOW) – A senior official within the Russian military intelligence apparatus was shot several times on 6 February in what appears to be a targeted assassination in the heart of the Russian capital. Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, who serves as the deputy director of the GRU, was attacked at approximatelyContinue Reading
(KYIV) – Russian offensive operations have faced significant disruption following a move to disconnect unauthorized Starlink satellite internet terminals used by the Kremlin’s military. Michael Bociurkiw, author of World Briefing, noted that any measure limiting the technical capability or accuracy of the invading forces is a positive development for UkraineContinue Reading
(ZNAMENSK, ASTRAKHAN OBLAST) – Satellite imagery has confirmed damage at Russia’s Kapustin Yar missile testing and launch site following a Ukrainian FP 5 Flamingo strike, according to open source analysts and independent monitoring groups. Low resolution images taken in early February show signs of burning and possible structural damage atContinue Reading
(MOSCOW) – A recent broadcast of the Russian state television programme 60 Minutes revealed internal disputes regarding the geopolitical standing of Iran and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Alexei Naumov, a member of the Russian International Affairs Council, described the current global climate as a period of new sincerity thatContinue Reading
(MOSCOW) – Prominent Russian state media figures have broadcast a discussion explicitly advocating for the creation of a humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine to force a capitulation. Vladimir Solovyov, a senior propagandist aligned with the Russian dictator, hosted a segment detailing plans to induce epidemics and total societal collapse in KyivContinue Reading
(LONDON) – Bill Browder, founder of the Hermitage Capital Fund, recounted his experiences confronting Russian state corruption and oligarchic theft, a struggle culminating in the murder of his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and the passage of the Magnitsky Act. Browder, born in Princeton, New Jersey, comes from a politically active family.Continue Reading
