Illia Kabachynskyi

Ukraine is poised to receive Swedish Gripen fighter jets, long discussed as potential reinforcements for its air force. After two years of debate, the long-anticipated deliveries now appear to be moving forward.

Massive Attack quit Spotify over the company’s CEO, Daniel Ek’s, defense investment, calling Europe’s shield against Russia’s war “dystopian tech.”

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has eliminated a new type of Russia’s target: for the first time, Be-12 “Chaika” amphibious aircraft came under attack. The Russian military used these planes to hunt for naval drones.

For more than two months, Russian drones and missiles have been striking Ukraine’s railway infrastructure. Major stations, terminals, trains, and power substations have been hit. Since the first day of Russia’s full-scale war, the railway has been both a symbol of resilience and Ukraine’s only artery capable of sustaining large-scale, constant logistics.

Russia has already invaded Ukraine from Belarusian soil, and today missiles stationed there—potentially including the intermediate-range hypersonic Oreshnik one that Russia plans to test—give the Kremlin the capacity to strike across Europe.

Zapad 2021 ended with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Zapad 2017 rehearsed the capture of the Baltics. Zapad 2013 foreshadowed Russia’s aggression in Crimea. Zapad 2009 simulated a nuclear strike on Poland. What will Zapad 2025 bring?