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Time is not on Putin's side, Estonia's spy chief tells the Kyiv Independent
Russia is grappling with brewing internal pressure due to battlefield failures in Ukraine and domestic economic difficulties, Kaupo Rosin, head of the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service, told the Kyiv Independent.
'Hide-and-seek with death' — Ukraine details grim situation in Pokrovsk
The statement offers a stark picture of the deteriorating situation north of Pokrovsk, where Ukrainian troops say Russian drone superiority has made troop rotations, evacuations, and resupply missions nearly impossible.
What we know about luxury estates at the center of Ukraine's biggest corruption probe
A secretive luxury residential compound allegedly built for Volodymyr Zelensky's inner circle could become the corruption scandal that defines his presidency. The prosecution alleges that within four years, nearly $9 million was laundered through the construction of a cottage complex — four expensive houses near Kyiv, each roughly 1,000 square meters in size. According to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), the h
Internal Russian documents detail estimated cost of war, Zelensky says
"Importantly, this is specifically a Russian internal assessment — one they are trying to conceal both from the world and from their own domestic audience," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ukraine reveals its first glide bomb — here's why that's a big deal
The development is significant because glide bombs are a primitive yet highly destructive weapon widely used against front-line areas. Russia has continuously modified the bombs to increase their range and destructive power, turning them into one of the biggest threats to both Ukrainian troop positions and civilians near the front line.
Could Trump's Iran war save Russia's economy? Report says math doesn't add up
High oil prices driven by the U.S. operation against Iran are not sufficient to save the Russian economy, according to estimates from the Free Russia Foundation shared with the Kyiv Independent. The U.S. operation disrupted traditional supply routes and triggered a sharp rise in global oil prices, prompting Washington to issue sanctions waivers on Russian oil in an effort to stabilize the market. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged on May 13 that higher oil prices had effectively
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The size of Russia's drone component had grown by 28,000 over 2026, Brovdi said in an interview to Ukrainska Pravda published on May 14.
