Section: News & Summaries

      General Staff operational report June 7, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      Jun07

      General Staff operational report June 7, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      The 469th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 07.06.2023. Russian troops’ attacks on the civilian infrastructure in Ukraine The Russian Federation continues to wage its war of aggression disregarding the losses. In order to achieve its goals, Russia continues...

      External funding of post-war recovery in Ukraine: it may be significantly less than necessary and vastly less than the expectations of Ukrainian citizens
      Jun07

      External funding of post-war recovery in Ukraine: it may be significantly less than necessary and vastly less than the expectations of Ukrainian citizens

      The challenge of obtaining compensation Conceptual and self-interest contradictions among Ukraine’s allies Difficulties in determining compensation size and Russia’s ability to pay The need for investments in post-war development The challenge of obtaining compensation A false belief has formed in broad sections of Ukrainian society,...

      General Staff operational report June 6, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      Jun06

      General Staff operational report June 6, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      The 468th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 06.06.2023. Russian soldiers’ attacks on the Ukrainian civilian infrastructure The Russian Federation launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine yet again. During the attack were used 35x cruise missiles....

      Killing of prisoners of war in Olenivka and search for survivors: what are international organizations doing? Results of the trip to Geneva
      Jun06

      Killing of prisoners of war in Olenivka and search for survivors: what are international organizations doing? Results of the trip to Geneva

      The tragic night at Azovstal: terrorist act and its aftermath Failed security guarantees and lack of international support International organizations and investigation: inaction and hurdles The tragic night at Azovstal: terrorist act and its aftermath A year has passed since the evacuation of defenders of Mariupol from the Azovstal (Iron and...

      General Staff operational report June 5, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      Jun05

      General Staff operational report June 5, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      The 467th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 05.06.2023. Russian Federation’s attacks on the Ukrainian civilian infrastructure At night, the Russian army used Kh-101/Kh-555 air-launched cruise missiles and Iranian Shahed combat UAVs. The forces and means of the...

      Will Ukraine export gas? Whom and why is it needed during the war?
      Jun05

      Will Ukraine export gas? Whom and why is it needed during the war?

      The impact of reduced gas production and demand Challenges faced by private gas production companies Disagreements over gas export pricing Forecasts and expectations for future gas production and consumption The impact of reduced gas production and demand The idea of exporting scarce gas during wartime, which is floating somewhere in the Ministry...

      General Staff operational report June 4, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      Jun04

      General Staff operational report June 4, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      The 466th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 04.06.2023. Russian army’s attacks on the Ukrainian civilian infrastructure Tonight, Russia used Kh-101/Kh-555 air-based cruise missiles and Iranian strike UAVs “Shahed-136/131”. According to detailed...

      Border development: how Ukraine is increasing its land exports without waiting for the opening of seaports
      Jun04

      Border development: how Ukraine is increasing its land exports without waiting for the opening of seaports

      How the railroad borders were opened New road checkpoints Business thinks about the future Suspended projects What’s next? Coping with the flow of cargo that inundated wagons and trucks in the western direction in 2022 posed a challenge for Ukrainian infrastructure. It was even more challenging for the infrastructure of EU countries which...

      General Staff operational report June 3, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      Jun03

      General Staff operational report June 3, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      The 465th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 03.06.2023. Russian army’s attacks on the Ukrainian civilian infrastructure The Russian Federation continues to wage an aggressive war and employ tactics of terror against the population of Ukraine. In the past 24...

      How to recruit emigrants from the USSR/Russia. A KGB manual
      Jun03

      How to recruit emigrants from the USSR/Russia. A KGB manual

      Recruitment at the basic level Recruitment “without direct leads” Industrial espionage “Protection of rights” as a pretext for recruitment At the end of 2018, the American media published rare secret documents of the KGB (Committee for State Security). Among them was a 1968 manual for Chekists on how to use the...