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Ukraine lost three fighters in one day—one outranged in the air, two caught on the ground. The Gripen fixes both
A Russian missile downed one MiG from beyond the range it could shoot back; drones caught the other two parked. The Swedish jet that arrives next year is built against exactly these losses.
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02 July 2026
- AnalysisUkraine can win the battles. Without the word “victory,” it loses the war.
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 1589: Ukraine strikes Russia’s Su-30 hangars
- Ukraine says it has Donetsk airport under “fire control.” Satellite images show Russia building there anyway
- Ukraine opened a criminal case over 25 non-combat deaths at its largest assault regiment. Serving soldier’s response was to call reporter “media killer”
- Ukraine’s media are top Russian cyber target: Hackers hit Ukrainian TV site with 200,000 requests in minute
- Ukraine says it hit Russian hangars in Crimea holding Su-30 jets worth up to $50 million each
- Russia’s Shaheds cost $10,000 each. Ukraine just unveiled drone that kills them for $2,000
- Civil SocietyMoscow spent centuries explaining Ukraine to the world. A Lviv institute is breaking the monopoly
- Sweden signed heritage deal with Ukraine aboard ship that beat Russia in 1790. Choice wasn’t accident
- Military techFor two years, Ukraine’s strikes barely scratched Russia’s war factories. Something just changed.
- France pivots on visas for Russians, shutting application shortcuts as EU crackdown spreads
- Denmark changes Europe’s approach to arming Ukraine with €590M package
- Zelenskyy’s UPA unit naming had nothing to do with Volhynia. The historian who holds the same Polish award says Poland got that wrong.
- NATO chief Rutte tells Trump: Europe’s arms spending supports 195,000 US jobs, $300bn in orders
- “We flew at wave height” — Ukrainian pilots recount mission to retake Snake Island
- The Netherlands is sending its worn-out wind turbines to Ukraine instead of the scrapheap
- Japan and Ukraine will jointly develop and produce military drones
- What Moscow does to foreign embassies, Latvia will now do to Russia’s
- Western tanks gave Ukraine one thing its wwn tanks don’t have. In 36°C heatwave, crews feel difference
- The Penza institute builds sensors for the missiles that hit Ukraine. Now it’s smoking.
- One more entry in fast-filling interceptor lineup: Ukraine’s new Talion can kill drone or be drone
- Military techUkraine lost three fighters in one day—one outranged in the air, two caught on the ground. The Gripen fixes both
- Ukraine took Soviet Strela-10 and built its own air-defense system on it. RYF is already guarding sky
Industry focus
Recovery conference for Ukraine opens in Poland as Warsaw-Kyiv ties hit bottom
Both presidents stayed away from Gdańsk—and the corridors talked less about rebuilding Ukraine than about whether Kyiv and Warsaw can rebuild their own partnership.
After eight months, Kostiantynivka is falling. Why some Ukrainian commanders would rather fight the open fields behind it
Russia's first strategic win of the year is a ruined city—and Ukraine's drone-centric defense may not miss it the way it once would have.
Ukraine’s banks got too profitable to sell—so the deadline keeps slipping
The central bank sees a “good chance” of two sales by December. The price the market will pay says otherwise.
Russia can’t blockade Ukraine’s grain ports, so it bombs them—exports could drop a third
The heaviest strikes are expected during the July harvest.
Towards Clearer Skies? What Ukraine gets out of the most recent Ramstein meeting—and what it doesn’t
The $4 billion buys Patriot interceptors now — but Ukraine's home-grown Freya, five times cheaper, left Brussels with a partnership and no cash.
Russia’s last “Ukraine peace deal” led to Europe’s biggest war since WWII. Here’s why this one could be worse.
Moscow isn’t just negotiating—it’s setting the stage. Behind closed doors, familiar tactics are at play, and the consequences could reshape Europe’s future once again.
Ukraine binds a quarter of its economy to EU procurement rules—and unlocks $3.4 billion
Reform clears a first-cluster accession requirement as Hungary stalls the talks.
Occupied Crimea’s “energy independence” runs on gas Ukraine can cut
A decade of spending bought dependency dressed as autonomy.
Poland and Ukraine’s memory war has spilled into the streets. Its consequences might be disastrous.
A wartime decree, a revoked medal, and a teenager beaten on a Warsaw bridge — why the unsettled past is reopening at the worst possible moment for both nations.
For three years, Russia glide-bombed Ukraine in escorted pairs. Now Ukraine is glide-bombing Russia the same way.
High-flying escorts are protecting Ukraine's glide bombers from Russian jets. It's a familiar tactic.
Russia’s fuel rationing reaches Siberia as occupied Crimea runs dry
The shortage is spreading region to region, and Russia is importing gasoline by sea.
Why is Ukraine losing ground? Mobilization crisis and command failures exposed
Ukraine's military problems can no longer be ignored as mobilization failures and systemic issues lead to mounting territorial losses
Evergreens
Yes, Ukraine can win the war – ex-minister decodes victory plan
Zelenskyy's plan and Ukraine's victory are completely realistic, says Andriy Zagorodnyuk. But there is a crucial caveat -- the current paradigm must be changed.
Russian forces depend on Crimea. Ukraine is turning it into an island.
“Crimea is the center of gravity of this war for the Russians”
A realistic victory strategy for Ukraine
In a war where offensive operations are equally difficult on both sides, not losing is already winning in the next year and a half
EU urgency to dump Rosatom is growing but Russia will use every lever to prevent it
This is part three of a series of three articles exploring Rosatom, its role in the war in Ukraine, and Moscow’s international influence.
