With some 4.7 million sites blocked and Western platforms throttled, VPNs have become “a way of life” for tens of millions of Russians seeking access to social media, games, and independent news.

To hear multiple Western and some Ukrainian commentators say it, the Russian-Ukrainian war has reached a turning point in the past month or so, and it favors Kyiv. As early as April 1, 2026, Kateryna ...

Monaco investigators increasingly suspect Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) was behind the June 29 bombing that gravely injured sanctioned Ukrainian‑born businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, viewing it more ...

12% of Ukraine. (Area roughly equivalent to half the U.S. state of Illinois.) +29,026 square miles. 12% of Ukraine. (Area roughly equivalent to half the U.S. state of Illinois.) Total area of all ...

Russia: +29,083 square miles. 12% of Ukraine. (Area roughly equivalent to half the U.S. state of Illinois). Total area of all Ukrainian territory Russia presently controls, including Crimea and parts ...

When it comes to Russian officials singing the praises of Vladimir Putin, current speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin may not be the loudest or most frequent, but he is definitely the most ...