Illia Kabachynskyi

For the first time since the 2024 Kursk operation, Ukrainian forces have reclaimed more territory in a single month than Russia managed to capture. By going on the offensive, Ukraine is disrupting Russia’s plans for a major spring–summer campaign and seizing the initiative.

Ukraine’s experience fighting Russia is valuable and could prove useful worldwide. One week of war in the Middle East has already demonstrated this: Iran, which operates according to the “Honey Badger” doctrine, may not be able to withstand Ukrainian military tools that rely on similar principles of warfare.

Arab countries are paying a steep price for Iran’s attacks—literally. The missiles used to shoot down low-cost Shahed drones cost hundreds of thousands, and sometimes even millions, of dollars. Ukrainian drone operators and interceptor drones can do the same job more cheaply and efficiently.

While Moscow boasts of technological self-reliance and rejects Western systems, a new OpenAI report reveals that Kremlin-linked actors are quietly relying on American AI tools to wage influence campaigns in Africa.

Following the leaders of Syria and Venezuela, another despotic regime has been left without its head — Iran. Ali Khamenei was killed in missile strikes, a fact confirmed by the remaining leadership in the country. The trio of nations had been “good” friends of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, but his circle of allies is shrinking before his eyes.

From disabling Russian Starlink access to building anti-ballistic capabilities, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry is betting on speed, technology, and tighter partner coordination to regain the initiative in the war.