Section: Special sections

      How Russia prepared to seize Ukraine’s nuclear energy. Part 1: Derkach’s Twelve
      Jan21

      How Russia prepared to seize Ukraine’s nuclear energy. Part 1: Derkach’s Twelve

      In the spring of 2020, a new team (consisting of Galushchenko, Kotin, Hartmut, and Boyaryntsev) was appointed at the National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom, which is associated with the controversial former deputy Andrii Derkach. A year ago, the frontman of this team, German Galushchenko, was promoted and appointed as the Minister...

      What sanctions have Ukraine and the world imposed against Russia, and have they been effective?
      Sep13

      What sanctions have Ukraine and the world imposed against Russia, and have they been effective?

      The sanctions imposed by the world against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine had consequences for its economy even in the first year of their implementation. However, they have not yet led to the collapse of the country’s economy. This is partially because at the beginning of the full-scale war, allies implemented restrictions...

      Russia was predicted to experience a 30% drop in oil production and a 15% decrease in GDP, but this did not happen. What went wrong?
      Sep08

      Russia was predicted to experience a 30% drop in oil production and a 15% decrease in GDP, but this did not happen. What went wrong?

      March 2022. The harshest sanctions in history against Russia are being discussed in the government offices of many countries. With each new package of restrictions, the forecasts for the Kremlin looked increasingly bleak. Russia was predicted to have a 30% drop in oil production, a 15% decrease in GDP, and a decrease in imports of up to 50%....

      “He is neither among the living nor among the dead”. The story of the Desna barracks shelling, in which 68 soldiers “disappeared”
      Sep06

      “He is neither among the living nor among the dead”. The story of the Desna barracks shelling, in which 68 soldiers “disappeared”

      31-year-old Andriy Lukyanchuk from the Zhytomyr region was mobilized at the very beginning of the full-scale war. The next day, he reported to the draft board, and within a few days, despite having a child with a disability, he was already in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They sent the man to the Desna training center, where Andriy...

      Frozen Russian assets can start working for Ukraine today. How can this be done?
      Aug28

      Frozen Russian assets can start working for Ukraine today. How can this be done?

      According to recent calculations by the Kyiv School of Economics, Russian aggression has caused Ukraine damages exceeding $150 billion, which include estimated physical losses, destroyed and damaged infrastructure, and enterprises. Furthermore, Ukraine is forced to ask the civilized world for billions of dollars to compensate for lost tax...

      Torture, pain, and despair: how Russia kidnaps Ukrainian civilians and why it’s so difficult to liberate them
      Aug27

      Torture, pain, and despair: how Russia kidnaps Ukrainian civilians and why it’s so difficult to liberate them

      Hundreds, if not thousands, of Ukrainian civilians are still held hostage in Russian captivity. Retrieving such individuals is indeed quite difficult, and the mechanism for doing so has not yet been established. Furthermore, Russians often classify civilians as prisoners of war. How to repatriate them to Ukraine and why this process is dragging...

      A sanctions bag full of holes: what the West must do to stop Russia
      Aug23

      A sanctions bag full of holes: what the West must do to stop Russia

      “No Money, No War!” — This is one of the postulates of history. That’s why, in the early days of the full-scale invasion, an entirely appropriate response from the West was an attempt to cut off the sources of funding for Putin’s regime. Sanctions were meant to be a “bag over the head” of the Russian economy....

      “We were asked to remain silent, and then a terrorist attack happened in Olenivka.” Wife of the captured Azov soldier speaks about the investigation of the crime by the Russian Federation
      Aug21

      “We were asked to remain silent, and then a terrorist attack happened in Olenivka.” Wife of the captured Azov soldier speaks about the investigation of the crime by the Russian Federation

      Over a year has passed since the defenders of Mariupol left Azovstal Iron and Steel Works and the terrorist attack in Olenivka. The international investigation yielded no results due to Russia’s denial of access to the site of the tragedy. In Ukraine, the process was moving slowly until recently. Maria Alekseevich, the wife of the captured...

      With widely closed eyes: Crimes of Russia against Ukrainian children in the new report of the UN Secretary-General
      Aug07

      With widely closed eyes: Crimes of Russia against Ukrainian children in the new report of the UN Secretary-General

      On July 5, 2023, during the United Nations Security Council meeting, the annual report of the UN Secretary-General on the situation of children’s rights in armed conflicts for the year 2022 was presented. The report included a separate section dedicated to the situation in Ukraine. Despite the alleged dissatisfaction of the Russian...

      How the West loses to Russia in energy sanctions
      Aug01

      How the West loses to Russia in energy sanctions

      Western countries fought so vigorously against “oil” dictators in Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Venezuela that they failed to notice the biggest one right under their noses. The USA, UK, and EU not only bought Russian oil and gas for decades but also built pipelines, displacing other importers in favor of the Kremlin, and helped the latter...