Europe doubles down on US weapons as Russian threat grows

The United States is the biggest exporter of military equipment in the world. But who’s buying? Until last week, there was no public, systemic accounting of U.S. weapons sales. A new dataset... Read more »

Everything you need to know about Ukraine’s ongoing corruption scandal involving a nuclear power company and top officials

Ex-Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, poses for a photo session in Paris on Dec. 12, 2022. (Martin Bureau /AFP via Getty Images) The corruption probe centered around the state nuclear power company Energoatom... Read more »

‘Compared to Bakhmut, this is already a different war’ — novelist Myroslav Laiuk on his wartime reporting

Ukrainian writer Myroslav Laiuk poses for a photo in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 5, 2025. (Viacheslav Ratynskyi / The Kyiv Independent) As the full-scale war enters into its fourth year, novelist and... Read more »

Five people detained in ‘Midas’ case, seven notified of suspicion – NABU

Photo: https://www.facebook.com/nabu.gov.ua Anti-corruption authorities reported suspicions to seven people in participation in a large-scale corruption scheme in the energy sector, and five were detained, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) reports.... Read more »

Day 1,350: Russia drops record 5,328 glide bombs on Ukraine in October

Russia drops more than 5,300 glide bombs on Ukraine in October, the highest number in one month this year. Ukraine’s military intelligence continues an operation in Pokrovsk, Ukraine’s assault units make gains... Read more »

Day 1,356: Ukraine grappling with consequences of one of Russia’s heaviest attacks on energy grid

Ukrainian logistics into Myrnohrad and Pokrovsk is difficult, but the troops there are not encircled, Ukraine’s General Staff says. Russia launched 458 drones and 45 missiles on Ukraine in one of the... Read more »

NABU raids target shadow managers who allegedly controlled Ukraine’s nuclear operator through kickback scheme

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) revealed on 10 November 2025 an intricate corruption scheme at Energoatom: unvetted operatives wielding control over the country’s state nuclear company through systematic bribery. Over 1,000... Read more »

Who is Timur Mindich, Zelensky’s close associate at the center of a major corruption probe?

Timur Mindich, a businessman who is reportedly at the center of a major corruption probe, is a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelensky with interests in multiple industries. Mindich has allegedly profited... Read more »

Russia’s air defenses are wide open — there’s just one problem

Red Square as it hosts a display of WWII Red Army military hardware as part of the ‘City of Living Stories’ open air museum in Moscow, Russia, 7 Nov, 2025 (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu... Read more »

Day 1,351: Russia took 21 months to break through into Pokrovsk, ISW says

Russia begins using Chinese-made turbojet engines to power glide bombs, the Financial Times says. Ukraine strikes energy facilities in Russia’s Vladimir, Oryol. Russia took 21 months to break through into Pokrovsk, ISW... Read more »