Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov)

Ex-UK Defence Sec Ben Wallace: Ukraine is doing the right thing going after the refineries. They give Russia fuel and money to buy components. If that means pain at home because we can't get diesel or LNG, tough. Just tough it out. 1/ ...

On April 13, 2022 a Neptune operator picked up a target on radar 120 km away. He had minutes to decide: fire or not. Nobody could confirm the target. Bayraktars refused to fly. He pressed launch. UP tells the story of how Ukraine sank the cruiser Moskva four years ago. 1/ ...

Syrskyi: We are observing a paradigm shift in the war. At the beginning, it was fought traditionally — offensives by tanks, large masses of infantry. Now everything has changed with the rise of drones. War and command decisions cannot be imagined without the drone factor. 1/ ...

Anne Applebaum for The Atlantic: Some in Ukraine and Europe think Trump quietly helped the probe to weaken Zelenskyy. That’s implausible: Trump shut USAID, ended anti-graft cooperation, while Kushner and Witkoff turn US state tools toward private deals. 1/ ...

This is my “game-theoretic” read of the leaked transcripts between Witkoff, Ushakov, and Dmitriev: 1. The US is steering the peace track and using a calibrated mix of pressure and incentives on Russia 1/...

Gen. Zaluzhny, Ukraine's ambassador to the UK, is preparing for the presidential election in opposition to Zelenskyy, Katie Livingstone reports. Katie: A source close to the future campaign says that his headquarters is already working in London and recruiting staff. 1/ ...

Russia will attack Estonia next. Estonia is preparing for war. The Economist: Estonia builds a new NATO base with US HIMARS. The army doubles its forces on the Russian border and 4,000 civilians are ready to join. Military spending hits 5.4% of GDP — highest in NATO. 1/ ...

Putin won’t help Iran fight Israel. After U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, Tehran asked Russia for weapons. Putin said no. WSJ: Even a “strategic partnership deal” didn’t mean real support. 1/ ...

Russia tried to kill Christo Grozev. The NYT: Kremlin-backed spy cell tracked him for 2 years across Europe. Six agents are now jailed. The man who led them - Wirecard fugitive Jan Marsalek. 1/ ...