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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![French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech beside the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Téméraire (S617) during his visit to the Île Longue naval base in Crozon, northwestern France, on March 2, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech beside the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Téméraire (S617) during his visit to the Île Longue naval base in Crozon, northwestern France, on March 2, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Aerial view of a missile defense battery in a desert landscape. Illustrative image. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "Aerial view of a missile defense battery in a desert landscape. Illustrative image. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
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Is the world’s most advanced air defense shield becoming its biggest financial liability? As Iran launches a historic wave of ballistic strikes across the Middle East, a new crisis is emerging—not from the impact of the missiles, but from the cost of stopping them.![President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists during a press conference in Kyiv on January 3, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists during a press conference in Kyiv on January 3, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![An Iranian Air Force fighter jet flies over Tehran during reported aerial patrols. (Source: Babak Taghvaee)]( "An Iranian Air Force fighter jet flies over Tehran during reported aerial patrols. (Source: Babak Taghvaee)")
![BLITZ-2 Drone by Global Mark. (Source: Global Mark)]( "BLITZ-2 Drone by Global Mark. (Source: Global Mark)")
![Fire at the Sheskharis oil loading terminal in Novorossiysk, March 2, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "Fire at the Sheskharis oil loading terminal in Novorossiysk, March 2, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)")
