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On April 19, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns commented that without U.S. military assistance, Ukraine could lose its war against Russia by the end of 2024.  According to Director Burns, the Ukrainians are at a “tough moment on the battlefield right now”, however, with military aid from the U.S., “the Ukrainians are entirely capable of holding their...

According to the Polish government, a Polish citizen has been arrested for providing intelligence to the Russian government on Ukrainian and foreign activity near the Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport in Eastern Poland. This airport is near the Polish-Ukrainian border and has been an influx point for Western aid entering Western Ukraine. The purpose of collecting this intelligence was to assassinate President...

A Russian strike targeted Chernihiv, Northern Ukraine. As of 0639 EST, reports from Ukrainian authorities indicate that the attacks resulted in at least 13 fatalities and approximately 60 injuries, with local officials warning that the casualty count could rise. At approximately 0148 EST, air raid alarms began to operate in Kyiv and the Kyiv Oblast, before extending to the Chernihiv...

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested a Russian citizen, born in 1983, on charges of detonating a car bomb in Moscow. The explosion targeted Vassili Prozorov, a former officer of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) who defected to Russia in 2019. Prozorov was injured in the incident. The FSB stated in a press release that the suspect, who...

What to Know: Over the past week, Russian milbloggers have unveiled more details about Russia's newest armed unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), called the "courier," which made its battlefield debut last month along the Berdychi front, just west of Avdiivka, Donetsk. Their effectiveness remains unknown, and it is unclear if Russia will seek to further deploy armed UGVs during the conflict. Ukraine...