Illia Kabachynskyi

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians live in parts of the Donetsk region that remain under Ukrainian control. Vladimir Putin’s demand that these lands be handed over to Russia is an unacceptable term of any negotiation. Here’s why.

Russia continues to attack Ukrainian cities with consistent intensity. This time, the missile attack targeted the nation’s capital—Kyiv. The Russian military launched Shahed drones and ballistic missiles at the city’s civilian and energy infrastructure.

Russia continues to lose its navy—including its newest ships—and now even far from the Black Sea. Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin has brought the war onto Russian soil, where there is no longer safety, even thousands of kilometers from the front line.

The US government is considering supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles to strike oil refineries, military facilities, and logistics nodes—targets that directly affect Russia’s ability to wage war. The Barracuda missile is one of the systems under consideration.

Nearly $1 billion in US-made weapons is already heading to Ukraine under the new PURL initiative, which became a lifeline for Kyiv and delivers clear gains for Washington and Europe.

The Russian drone attack on Poland showed that NATO must prepare for the modern challenges of warfare—in particular, adapting to drone warfare, which Russia has long used against Ukraine.