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Military expert Roman Svitan: Ukraine has strategically lost Pokrovsk, the city is under threat of encirclement
Military expert Roman Svitan explained to OstroV why Pokrovsk has become the strategic centre of the russian attack, what the loss of this line would mean for the entire eastern defensive system, and what decisions the Ukrainian command and authorities now need to make...
Diary of an 18-year-old volunteer’s mother: a year has passed. Turns out, one can live like this
...We talk about mercenaries in the army of russia, but we also have Colombians who have already become part of everyday reality. They also fight on the opposite side, where the payments are much higher. One can conclude that those who choose to fight for Ukraine do so consciously, not just for money...
The kremlin hopes to break Ukraine in winter, but Trump’s sanctions change the negotiation game
Later it became known that he had three options: the lightest, medium, and heavy. He, accordingly, imposed the medium option of sanctions, hinting to putin that he still had a tougher package...
Rehabilitation after russian captivity resembles a Tarantino movie
This man (like all of them) is in prison again — though a different one. Yes, it’s not russian captivity. But it’s still a prison. And within him, the feeling of dependence on the system continues to grow...
Pavlo Lakiichuk: The summer offensive failed, but russia is preparing a new campaign, the enemy has not abandoned plans to capture all of Donbas
Gerasimov had to replan the operation. That’s what he meant when he was shown on television: “We will continue the autumn offensive”. In other words, a new operation is being planned, resources are being allocated, and it will be implemented...
The Moldovan elections as a prototype of future elections in Ukraine
The geopolitical confrontation between the EU and russia that raged during the parliamentary elections ended not only with the victory of Sandu and the European Union but also with the further polarization of Moldovan society amid deepening internal problems...
"The kremlin suffered a defeat": Volodymyr Fesenko on the elections in Moldova and the prospects of reintegration of Transnistria
A victory for pro-Russian forces in Moldova would be a powerful argument for those European politicians who oppose EU enlargement. And this would undoubtedly work against both Moldova's European integration and Ukraine's European integration...
Russian elections in occupied Sevastopol: the triumph of Razvozhaev and "United Russia"
SVD-2025 confirmed the trend of monopolizing the political space. No governor was replaced, and "United Russia" only strengthened parliamentary positions; war veterans became a new tool of legitimation...
Consumption of reality. Luhansk journal
With water, the situation is very different. In Luhansk, the decade long problem has been solved, and it’s still hard to believe that one can live without water supplies stored on every surface in the house. A little further from Luhansk the situation is not so euphoric, but everything is covered by the capacious phrase — repair and replacement of outdated pipes...
Diary of an 18-year-old volunteer’s mother: The imbalance between official news and realities is traumatizing
He’s allowed to go to the MMC at his place of registration for two days. His commanders let him at their own risk, because you could get yet another AWOL. And at the MMC, the key doctor’s appointment is scheduled FOR 20 DAYS LATER!
The drawn “hero” Zakharchenko and Pushilin handing out empty promises. Overview of media in occupied Donbas
On August 31, occupied Donbas, under the close watch of local media, marked Donetsk Day, Miners’ Day, and staged an imitation of nationwide mourning for the anniversary of the liquidation of the “DNR” leader Alexander Zakharchenko...
Vladyslav Selezniov: Russia’s summer offensive turned out to be a “soap bubble” with no strategic results
Meanwhile, according to experts, the russian command is concentrating resources in the south of the Zaporizhzhia oblast, preparing new attacks that could become another attempt to turn the course of the war in its favor...
Crimea without gasoline: strikes on oil refineries, vouchers, and the black market for fuel
August 2025 turned out to be especially difficult for the russian fuel market. After a series of strikes on oil refineries, russia lost a significant part of its refining capacity (about 1–1.5 million barrels per day). Exchange prices for AI-95 gasoline reached 80.51 thousand rubles per ton, setting a historic maximum...
There will be no peace, even if... Forecast with analysis of the "root causes"
The problem for putin is not the war. The problem for putin, which forced him to ask Trump for a meeting in Alaska, is the economic incapacity of the russian federation to continue the war further. The state of the russian economy is forcing moscow to cut the military budget, which threatens both the loss of the war and social instability if it continues...
"The Finnish scenario". History repeats itself. Then – war returns
Moscow’s demands for the transfer of territories not yet seized by moscow in exchange for “peace” make this analogy almost absolute. It turned out that in more than 80 years, the kremlin’s creativity has not advanced one iota...
Tourist season 2025 in occupied Crimea: queues, internet shutdown, high prices, and fear of attacks
The occupation authorities are calling the 2025 holiday season the best in five years. The “Ministry of Resorts of Crimea” reported that from the beginning of the year to July 31, the peninsula received 3.74 million vacationers, which is 14% more than in the same period of 2024...
Unstable Trump. Witkoff, tariffs, and the trend toward freezing the war for 8–10 months
Recent Witkoff’s visit to putin and the subsequent statements from Washington did not answer the main question – what will happen on August 8, after the deadline set by Trump for moscow to make a “deal” with Ukraine?
Surviving without water: How the occupiers drove Donetsk to a humanitarian catastrophe
In four hours, people must gather enough for three days, fill every possible container, wash themselves, do laundry. Residents call this torture, because water is often absent or disappears an hour after it starts...
New water supply schedule: "DNR" residents nostalgically recall the times when it was given every other day. Overview of media in occupied Donbas
Last week, local information resources were diligently preparing their readers and viewers for a further worsening of the tap water shortage problem. Local authorities once again “reminded” that the occupied Donbas was left without water due to a water blockade, the beginning of which coincided with the open invasion of Ukraine by russian troops, but which, allegedly, was arranged by Kyiv...
"Trump’s 50 days". Political analyst Ihor Chalenko explains what lies behind Washington’s new strategy
Trump realized: if he continues pursuing a policy of appeasing putin, it won’t bring any results. That’s why we’re now seeing tactical changes. I don’t believe these are strategic shifts. Because again, Trump operates in very short-term timeframes. This is even supported by his own statements — for example, about “50 days”, and then “we’ll see if putin agrees to negotiations or not”...
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