“The time is not in (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s favor,” at least as long as the West maintains pressure through sanctions and aid to Ukraine, Rosin said in an interview at the Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn.
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Estonian intelligence reports internal pressure in Russia due to failures
Russia is grappling with brewing internal pressure due to battlefield failures in Ukraine and domestic economic difficulties, Kaupo Rosin, head of the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service, told the Kyiv Independent.
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Belarus and Russia launch nuclear drills after Zelensky warning
Belarus starts nuclear drills with Russia days after Zelensky warns of attacks on Ukraine, NATO. The exercises have added significance as they come amid growing warnings from Kyiv that Russia is trying to draw Belarus deeper into its war against Ukraine, while also expanding
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Kyiv Independent releases documentary ‘Crimea: The War Before the War’
The Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigations Unit explores part of this history and ongoing struggle in the two-part documentary, “Crimea: The War Before the War.” First part: https://
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Russia awaits fall mobilization or peace deal
Russia is currently facing a situation where either mobilization or the signing of a peace agreement is expected this autumn, according to Z-war correspondents.
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Drone operator destroys Russian MLRS ‘Solntsepyok’
❗️UAV operator of the 🇺🇦43rd Mechanized Brigade struck a 🇷🇺Russian heavy MLRS ‘Solntsepyok’. pic.twitter.com/rFAHpyv1oT
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 18 mai 2026A UAV operator from the 43rd Mechanized Brigade struck a Russian heavy multiple rocket launcher system (MLRS), 'Solntsepyok'.
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No election in Ukraine under martial law
The 15 May deadline Washington pushed for a Ukrainian election passed with no vote. Martial law runs to 2 August, so a national vote is illegal. The law isn’t the real answer. Only 10% of Ukrainians want elections now—single digits all year—against 59% who want them only after a
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Over 1,170 km of Ukrainian roads protected by anti-drone tunnels
Anti-drone tunnels over Ukrainian roads, in total, more than 1,170 km of logistics routes are protected in this way. https://t.co/A3LXmuZfrj pic.twitter.com/Iz3jOOIcdR
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) 18 mai 2026Anti-drone tunnels over Ukrainian roads, in total, more than 1,170 km of logistics routes are protected in this way.
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Nearly $9M laundered via Kyiv cottage complex
The prosecution alleges that within four years, nearly $9 million was laundered through the construction of a cottage complex — four expensive houses near Kyiv, each roughly 1,000 square meters in size.
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Ukraine installs anti-drone nets on 1,176 km of roads
Ukraine's defense minister says the country has installed anti-drone netting over more than 1,176km of roadway. "Construction of anti-drone defenses in frontline regions has doubled," he said.
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We wrote about this as part of our Inside The Kill Zone report @FT:… https://t.co/VG46nPcI6C pic.twitter.com/uqZCIKa4pWUkraine's defense minister says the country has installed anti-drone netting over more than 1,176km of roadway. "Construction of anti-drone defenses in frontline regions has doubled," he said. We wrote about this as part of our Inside The Kill Zone report @FT :