Illia Kabachynskyi

With thousands of American long-range ERAM missiles on the way, Ukraine may soon strike depots, supply hubs, and the vital arteries of Russia’s war machine.

All targets—civilian. A precise Russian missile strike hit a US-owned appliance factory in Mukachevo, injuring 15 people and triggering a massive firefighting response. It is not the first time American businesses have burned because of Moscow.

Among the conditions laid out by Russian leader Vladimir Putin during the Alaska talks is the full surrender of the Donetsk region, part of Ukraine’s sovereign territory. For Putin, such a concession would be a gift: hundreds of thousands of his soldiers have failed to take the region in more than a decade of fighting.

By only mid-2025, Russia’s budget deficit has blown past the limits set for the entire year, draining Kremlin coffers as military spending soars. And there is no clear plan to fill the gap.

Lasting peace backed by security guarantees is one of Ukraine’s goals ahead of the Trump-Putin talks in Alaska. For the Ukrainian people, it is essential to ensure that a full-scale war does not happen again. 

Ukrainian war drone flew more than 1,800 kilometers—unmanned, unstoppable, and aimed straight at one of Russia’s strategic radar sites—setting a record for the longest one-way strike: a true drone long shot.