Taras Tarasiuk

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Taras Tarasiuk is an analyst at the Democratic Initiatives Foundation (DIF), a Ukrainian think tank based in Kyiv, where he focuses on political violence, radicalization, extremism, and counter-terrorism policies. Previously, he was a security analyst at Come Back Alive, a foundation that provides support to service members in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He has also worked as a project coordinator at the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation.

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Opinion

Burkovskyi, Tarasiuk: Do Russian anti-Kremlin insurgents pose a real threat to Putin’s regime?

by Petro Burkovskyi, Taras Tarasiuk June 5, 2023

The Kremlin’s push for a “long war” against Ukraine may have a snowball effect on domestic insurgency within Russia. In the early morning of June 1, the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) and the Free Russia Legion (LSR) crossed the Russian border from Ukraine once again. They engaged in combat

Opinion

Taras Tarasiuk: How the Russian Orthodox Church’s covert actions against Ukraine have failed

by Taras Tarasiuk May 8, 2023

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in the op-ed section are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect the views of the Kyiv Independent. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, a Ukrainian branch of the Russian Orthodox Church and not to be confused with the

Taras Tarasiuk

Articles

Burkovskyi, Tarasiuk: Do Russian anti-Kremlin insurgents pose a real threat to Putin’s regime?

Taras Tarasiuk: How the Russian Orthodox Church’s covert actions against Ukraine have failed

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