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Technological Leap of Geran-4: How the Aggressor Is Modernizing Drones and Integrating Artificial Intelligence
The Russian military-industrial complex continues the forced evolution of unmanned systems in an attempt to neutralize the advantage of Ukrainian air defense assets. Recent intelligence data and the registration of new attacks indicate that the…
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China Oil Prices Hit Record $129 per Barrel Amid Strikes on Saudi Arabia
Exchange-traded oil prices in China reached an unprecedented 129 dollars per barrel against the backdrop of attacks on a key Saudi pipeline. Due to the escalation of the situation in the Middle East, global markets faced an acute shortage of raw…
Long-range strikes on the Syzran oil refinery and Russian military facilities: economic and geopolitical dimensions
Ukraine’s Defense Forces have launched further long-range strikes against strategic targets inside the aggressor state. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the hits targeted an oil refinery in Syzran, a drone manufacturing facility…
Energy Truce on Washington’s Terms: Kyiv Awaits Answers from Moscow
U.S. President Donald Trump’s public statement regarding a purported agreement between Kyiv and Moscow on a mutual halt to strikes on energy infrastructure has once again demonstrated the American approach to conducting negotiations. The White…
Tax deficit and credit abyss: how the state budget is losing 70 billion hryvnias due to strikes on business
Prime Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Koretskyi announced a deficit of about 70 billion hryvnias during his speech at the annual YES Annual Meeting 2026, organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. The official emphasized that this estimate is based on…
Systemic strikes on logistics: Russia attacked railways in Vinnytsia region and Yagodyn station
Russian forces continue to exert systemic pressure on Ukraine’s transport infrastructure, targeting key railway hubs and rolling stock. The latest series of attacks affected both central regions and border areas that provide international…
