Ukraine
Starlink or Starshield? The Label Decides Who Can Lift Ukraine's Cap
Musk says Starshield limits are Washington's call; Rubio says the slowed service is commercial Starlink. Until one network is named, nobody can be held to the answer on Ukraine's cap.
Zelenskyy's 12 Patriots a Month Is One for Every Seven Ballistic Launches
Zelenskyy says the US sends 12 Patriot interceptors a month and is sitting on paid-for ones. The record shows who must approve, what the numbers are, and what no one has said on the record.
Starshield's 160 km/h Cap Limits Terminal Motion, Not Bandwidth
The cap is on how fast a terminal moves, not how fast data flows. That one setting hobbles interceptor drones, and nobody on the record owns the order.
Bulgaria Ship Strikes Now Hit 5 Miles Outside Its Territorial Waters
In one week, drone strikes on merchant ships moved from 70 to 80 nautical miles off Bulgaria to just past its 12-mile line, the edge of the only waters insurers left off the war map and a gap NATO's treaty does not clearly cover.
Russia's Diesel Pledge vs. U.S. Demand: 4.8 Million Tons, 10 Days
Treasury's new diesel license runs 180 days with no tonnage, price or loading cutoff. How much fuel actually moves is decided by Russia's own export ban and by refineries Ukraine keeps hitting.
Why Ukraine's Railways Don't Fit Europe's Tracks
Ukraine's railways run on a 180-year-old Russian-empire gauge that doesn't match Europe's. A new line at the Slovak border shows what it takes to close the gap.
Putin Admits Fuel Shortages as Ukraine's Drones Hit Russian Refineries
The Kremlin is weighing a full diesel-export ban as drone strikes deep inside Russia turn a battlefield tactic into a problem at the pump.
Ukraine Hits Moscow Oil Refinery Again in Record Drone Assault
Nearly 200 drones were downed over Moscow as Kyiv hit the Gazprom Neft refinery again, and Zelensky said it is time the war ended.
G7 throws its weight behind Ukraine and takes aim at Russian oil
With the Iran war cooling, the leaders meeting in Evian put Ukraine back at the center and pointed the next round of pressure at Russia's energy exports.
Fire Hits Kyiv's Ancient Pechersk Lavra in Russian Barrage
Flames hit the roof of the Assumption Cathedral at the 11th-century UNESCO site as Russia struck Kyiv overnight, the mayor said, with the casualty count still rising.
EU Opens First Membership Cluster With Ukraine and Moldova on Monday
After Hungary lifted its two-year veto, the 27 EU states agreed to open the first cluster of accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova in Luxembourg on 15 June.
Crimea's Gas Stations Run Dry as Ukraine Squeezes Every Supply Route
Rationed to 20 liters a week and watching pumps run empty, Russian-occupied Crimea is living through its worst fuel crisis since 2014 as Ukrainian drones close the peninsula's supply routes one by one.