Ivan Khomenko
News Writer
Ivan Khomenko is a news writer for UNITED24 Media. He covers key developments in the war, providing readers with sharp, informed analysis from the front lines and beyond.
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![US special envoy Steve Witkoff shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a joint press conference in Kyiv on September 6, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "US special envoy Steve Witkoff shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a joint press conference in Kyiv on September 6, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Russian Sukhoi Su-57E performs a demonstration flight at the Dubai Airshow 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Russian Sukhoi Su-57E performs a demonstration flight at the Dubai Airshow 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Silhouettes of military officers stand beside a globe in a conceptual image of global war planning. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "Silhouettes of military officers stand beside a globe in a conceptual image of global war planning. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
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- War in Ukraine
Russian military commanders spent years using large-scale computer simulations to rehearse potential wars with NATO , Sweden, Japan, the US, and Ukraine, including scenarios involving the seizure of Sweden’s Gotland island and operations in the Baltic region.![Fragments of a destroyed Russian Mi-8 helicopter at Hostomel airfield near Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 8, 2022. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Fragments of a destroyed Russian Mi-8 helicopter at Hostomel airfield near Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 8, 2022. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Bundeswehr soldiers inside a Fuchs armored personnel carrier equipped with surveillance radar during the “National Guardian” military exercise in Munster, Germany, April 18, 2024. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Bundeswehr soldiers inside a Fuchs armored personnel carrier equipped with surveillance radar during the “National Guardian” military exercise in Munster, Germany, April 18, 2024. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Illustrative image of missile trajectories from Russia toward US military sites in Norway. (Photo: Open source)]( "Illustrative image of missile trajectories from Russia toward US military sites in Norway. (Photo: Open source)")
