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Reaching the core: could Russia cut Ukrainians off from the internet and mobile communications?
Over the past week, the Kremlin has been expanding its campaign of terror to include new targets. In addition to hitting energy infrastructure and logistics hubs, Russia is now attacking the data centres that house equipment used by internet service providers, government services, banks and other di
Block Auditor · October 4, 2026
From a drone-downing pastry chef to the company commander who carried a wounded soldier for miles on foot: 10 stories of Ukraine's defenders
2026 has been a year of victories great and small for the Ukrainian military, and the whole country has celebrated along with them.
Block Auditor · October 4, 2026
Hungary lifts its veto: what the deal means for Ukraine’s EU accession
The Hungarian authorities seem to have realised they pushed things too far... The key change is the introduction of a special status for national minority schools in Ukraine – and it won’t be limited to EU languages...
Block Auditor · October 2, 2026
"It was eating away at me that my country was at war while I was here": the story of a Mariupol surgeon who returned from abroad to serve in the army
Mariupol-born Dmytro Hetmanov was used to medicine, with all its difficulties and losses: his entire family works in healthcare, and he himself had barely taken off his white coat since 2013.
Block Auditor · October 2, 2026
"Droneports": inside Russian UAV bases and why they are so difficult to destroy
When the Russian forces began stepping up their use of jet-powered drones, perhaps the most common question among Ukrainians was: "Why haven't we destroyed the launch sites yet?"
Block Auditor · October 1, 2026
EU requirements are back: how Ukraine will have to change the HQCJ selection process after Venice Commission
Yet for the EU, what matters is not the title of the law but its content. But the Ukrainian authorities are becoming increasingly adept at reporting on reforms, while at the same time trying to undermine their essence and retain leverage over appointments to key judicial governance bodies.
Block Auditor · September 30, 2026
Enough for two more years of war: Russia's economy just won't slip into recession
The Russian economy is stagnating, but still holding on. Expert forecasts suggest the Kremlin can sustain its current war effort for at least two more years. What could finally push the Russian economy to breaking point?
Block Auditor · September 30, 2026
"Mastercard for travelling, Visa for shopping": how Russians get round financial isolation
"Our plans are the same as they have always been. Our firm position – not to work with the aggressor country – remains unchanged," Tetiana Chorna, Visa's country manager in Ukraine, told Ekonomichna Pravda in March 2025.
Block Auditor · September 20, 2026