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(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Russian officials and commentators have reacted with alarm following the collapse of the regime of Iran’s Supreme Leader. The Kremlin response has been marked by criticism, anxiety and signs of internal disagreement. Alexander Dugin, a leading ideologue of the so called Russkiy Mir doctrine and previously aContinue Reading

(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The United States and Israel have launched a large scale air campaign against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and much of the country’s senior military leadership, according to Iranian state media and Western officials. The strikes began on Saturday and have rapidly escalated tensions across theContinue Reading

(TEHRAN) – A new military operation in Iran has begun without visible involvement from Moscow, raising fresh questions about the value of Russian security guarantees to its partners. A Ukrainian commentator, Anna, speaking from Ukraine, said events in Iran show that Moscow’s assurances offer little protection. She argued that Syria,Continue Reading

(TEHRAN, IRAN) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly been killed during a large scale joint military offensive by the United States and Israel, according to senior Israeli officials and intelligence assessments. His body was said to have been found in the rubble of his compound in TehranContinue Reading

(DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE) – Ukrainian drone forces destroyed a radar station belonging to a Russian S 300V surface to air missile system on 28 February in the Donetsk region, according to military officials. Pilots from the 412th Separate Brigade, known as “Nemesis”, of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces carried out theContinue Reading

(MOSCOW) – Russia’s regional governments recorded a combined budget deficit of 1.48 trillion rubles in 2025, equivalent to approximately 19.2 billion US dollars at current exchange rates, according to the Kommersant business daily. The shortfall marks a record high as expenditure continued to exceed revenue growth. The number of regionsContinue Reading

(KYIV) – The confirmed number of Russian soldiers killed in action or dead from combat related injuries in Ukraine has surpassed 200,000, according to new findings by the independent research group Media Zona. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Media Zona said that, working alongside the BBC Russian Service andContinue Reading

(KYIV) – More Russian regions are expressing dissatisfaction with the war in Ukraine as fighting increasingly affects territory inside the Russian Federation. Areas that strongly supported the Kremlin’s so called special military operation in 2022 are now reporting direct economic and security consequences. Two contrasting regions illustrate the shift: Belgorod,Continue Reading

(KYIV) – Nearly four years after the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin announced what he described as a short three day military operation to subdue Ukraine, the conflict has entered its 1,500th day with Russia facing mounting military strain. At the outset in 2022, Russia was widely regarded as the world’sContinue Reading

(MOSCOW) – As the conflict enters its fifth year, the Russian capital and various domestic regions are experiencing a significant increase in instability and military-grade explosions. Residents in the Smolensk region are currently facing evacuation orders following the destruction of a major chemical facility. Local authorities appeared caught off guardContinue Reading