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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![Russian soldier stands guard as a Soyuz rocket is rolled out for launch at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, September 23, 2014. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian soldier stands guard as a Soyuz rocket is rolled out for launch at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, September 23, 2014. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian soldiers prepare tanks at the Tskhinvali military base in August 2009, during heightened tensions following the war with Georgia over South Ossetia.]( "Russian soldiers prepare tanks at the Tskhinvali military base in August 2009, during heightened tensions following the war with Georgia over South Ossetia.")
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Despite mounting international sanctions, Russia continues to expand its domestic artillery production capacity, including critical infrastructure upgrades at a key weapons facility in Yekaterinburg.![Launch of a Ukrainian FP‑2 strike drone toward Russian positions in the Zaporizhzhia region, January 2026. (Source: CyberBoroshno)]( "Launch of a Ukrainian FP‑2 strike drone toward Russian positions in the Zaporizhzhia region, January 2026. (Source: CyberBoroshno)")
![NATO E-3A AWACS aircraft during a surveillance mission. (Photo: NATO)]( "NATO E-3A AWACS aircraft during a surveillance mission. (Photo: NATO)")
![Floating dry dock PD-50 with Russia’s aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov aboard, prior to its sinking in 2018. (Photo: Defense Express)]( "Floating dry dock PD-50 with Russia’s aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov aboard, prior to its sinking in 2018. (Photo: Defense Express)")
![British Royal Marines conduct Arctic warfare drills with BvS 10 all-terrain vehicles during cold‑weather training in northern Norway, as NATO allies expand military cooperation in the High North. (Photo: Getty Images)]( "British Royal Marines conduct Arctic warfare drills with BvS 10 all-terrain vehicles during cold‑weather training in northern Norway, as NATO allies expand military cooperation in the High North. (Photo: Getty Images)")
