Kyiv Post |
Matched Keyword: propaganda
Hackers breached the websites of the Witold Pilecki Institute in Poland, along with its branches in Berlin and Augustów, posting Russian propaganda and anti-Ukrainian narratives. The institute announced on Friday that its IT team blocked the overnight attack, took the sites offline, and secured the archives. A security review is currently underway. The incident follows a separate, massive cyber breach involving the medical records of nearly 19 million people from the provider MyDr, which Poli...
Kyiv Post |
Matched Keyword: drone
Ukrainian FP-5 “Flamingo” missiles struck industrial facilities in Samara, Russia, on Aug. 15. Following the attack, the chief designer of the Ukrainian defense company Fire Point published footage of a Flamingo missile launch. Open-source intelligence analysts identified the targeted site as the shared production zone of the Aviakor aviation plant and the Progress Space Rocket Centre. Russian officials confirmed localized infrastructure damage. Concurrently, drone attacks in occupied Crimea...
Kyiv Post |
Matched Keyword: drone
The German Embassy in Kyiv has issued a security advisory for its citizens to avoid rail travel in Ukraine ahead of the Aug. 24 Independence Day, citing the risk of Russian strikes on transport and energy infrastructure. The Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communications, referencing US intelligence, reported potential preparations for a large-scale attack on Kyiv’s energy sector. The warning follows an Aug. 13 Russian drone strike on a passenger train in the Odesa region that resulted in the...
Kyiv Post |
Matched Keyword: air defense
US President Donald Trump stated on Friday, Aug. 14, that he intends to declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory upon the conclusion of the war with Iran, asserting that a US blockade currently controls the waterway. The announcement follows reports of two new attacks on ships in the strait and the collapse of ceasefire extension talks. Iran previously demanded the lifting of the US blockade and financial compensation to reopen the strait. The ongoing conflict has also led to a depletion o...
Kyiv Post |
Matched Keyword: drone
Early Saturday morning, Aug. 15, Russian forces launched a drone attack on a high-rise residential building in Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk region. The strike killed a three-month-old boy and injured 11 people, with seven hospitalized in critical condition. Separately, drones hit Zaporizhzhia, damaging a shopping center and an industrial enterprise. These attacks follow deadly strikes on Aug. 14 in the Donetsk and Cherkasy regions that killed at least one person and injured 18.
Kyiv Post |
Matched Keyword: war
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on August 14, 2026
Kyiv Post |
Matched Keyword: air defense
Zelensky says Ukraine will secure more air-defense missiles, Patriot systems and domestic production agreements, despite political delays that continue to cost lives.
Kyiv Post |
Matched Keyword: drone
Russian authorities acknowledge new petrol shortages as Ukrainian drone and missile strikes continue targeting the country’s refining capacity.
Kyiv Post |
Matched Keyword: sanctions
Ukraine is widening its “long-range sanctions” campaign against Russian energy, maritime and financial networks, with Zelensky signaling more strikes ahead.
Kyiv Post |
Matched Keyword: war
US Vice President JD Vance said affordable oil and gasoline now rank as the top US priority in the Iran war, ahead of preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Kyiv Post |
Matched Keyword: war
Putin’s first visit to the disputed Kuril islands deepens tensions with Japan and shows how Moscow is linking its war against Ukraine to a broader confrontation in the Indo-Pacific.
Kyiv Post |
Matched Keyword: humanitarian
The Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine (RD4U) opened two new claim categories on Thursday, Aug. 13, covering humanitarian expenditure and demining costs. The register currently consists of 23 categories, with 20 more planned, according to the presidential website.
Kyiv Post |
Matched Keyword: sanctions
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree Friday, Aug. 14, putting into effect a decision by Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council from that same day. The new sanctions target 13 vessels, 11 Russian nationals and 28 companies involved in illegally exporting Ukrainian grain from occupied territories.
Kyiv Post |
Matched Keyword: drone
In this deep-dive report for Kyiv Post, former US Navy SEAL Chuck Pfarrer breaks down Moscow’s hybrid warfare doctrine – from 2,000 unidentified drones probing NATO airbases and Telegram-recruited “single-use” sabotage agents, to state-sponsored assassinations in broad daylight.
Kyiv Post |
Matched Keyword: war
A Russian national allegedly recruited by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) was plotting to assassinate Ukrainian rapper and blogger Kyivstoner in Warsaw. Polish authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 13, that they detained the suspect on Aug. 7, before the attack could take place.
DW News |
Matched Keyword: war
It’s easier for political leaders to scare people than you might think. Psychologists, sociologists and neuroscientists have identified a three-step process whereby fear is induced. We are aware of how this process works in the brain. What we know less about is how to reverse the process – how to make the fear go away once it’s been instilled. Appealing to fear: A meta-analysis of fear appeal effectiveness and theories, Tannenbaum, M. B. et al., Psychological Bulletin, 2015 https://doi.org/...
William Spaniel |
Matched Keyword: missile
Check out my book "How Ukraine Survived": https://amzn.to/47gnlEf. You can also read it for free by signing up for a Kindle Unlimited trial at https://amzn.to/3QMsBr8. (I use affiliate links, meaning I earn a commission when you make a transaction through them. Even if you read for free, you are still supporting the channel.) A couple of nights ago, a handful of ballistic missiles struck Zaporizhzhia. The target was not abnormal. The perpetrator may have been. As of now, we do not know who a...
William Spaniel |
Matched Keyword: missile
Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code WILLIAMSPANIEL at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/williamspaniel Russian ballistic missiles are currently the main threat to Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure. Today, we examine the nature of the problem and how Ukraine is trying to resolve it. Pure defense is not an option right now, leaving a better offense as the solution. 0:00 The New Air War 1:02 Ukraine's Current Defenses 3:51 Shooting Down Ballis...
DW News |
Matched Keyword: diplomacy
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has been losing support over his controversial World Cup investment plan, which he has since scrapped. DW sports journalist Matt Pearson walks us through Infantino's latest scandal. And: can a concert be foreign policy? In Estonia, the answer is increasingly yes. As Russia's war in Ukraine reshapes Europe's relationship with its eastern neighbor, the Pärnu Music Festival has become a case study in cultural diplomacy – and a test of where the line between art an...
William Spaniel |
Matched Keyword: war
Check out my book "How Ukraine Survived": https://amzn.to/47gnlEf. You can also read it for free by signing up for a Kindle Unlimited trial at https://amzn.to/3QMsBr8. (I use affiliate links, meaning I earn a commission when you make a transaction through them. Even if you read for free, you are still supporting the channel.) This morning, yet more strikes have disabled distribution hubs of Wildberries, the "Amazon of Russia." Today, we examine the role of "MILFTECH" in this campaign, why Ru...