An investigation into Taganrog’s SIZO-2 details a Kremlin-sanctioned system of torture and starvation used against Ukrainian civilians and POWs, from brutal “receptions” on arrival to electric shocks, waterboarding, and legal black holes that block families and lawyers.
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Dalibor Rohac argues Ukraine still holds leverage even if Washington tries to force a “bad peace.” He urges Europe to back Kyiv’s fight, not ease it into concessions, noting Ukraine’s defense has already blunted Russia and shields NATO while U.S. politics shift.
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SIPRI reports global military spending hit $2.718T in 2024, up 9.4%—the sharpest rise since the Cold War. Europe and the Middle East led gains; NATO outlays reached $1.506T. Russia surged, Ukraine bore the heaviest burden, and Israel’s war costs spiked 65% overall.
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Zelensky says fortified positions are the foundation for diplomacy, dismisses Moscow’s ceasefire talk as a stall, notes nearly 150 drones overnight and thousands of bombs, missiles and Shaheds since March 11, and urges tougher pressure, thanking Ukraine’s rescuers.
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Kyiv’s view of Trump’s promised “peace deal” is shaped by rubble and funerals, not slogans. After the year’s deadliest strike on the capital, Nataliya Gumenyuk argues that Putin isn’t seeking peace and U.S. leverage over air defenses risks forcing a bad ceasefire.
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Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha reports a massive wave of Russian missiles and drones striking Kyiv and other cities, framing it as deliberate attacks on civilians. His post is a call to keep global attention on Russia’s ongoing terror campaign and accountability.
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Russia’s 30-hour Easter truce wasn’t a peace offer so much as a tactic: a rushed, unilateral pause designed to placate Washington, test Kyiv, and shape blame. With logistics unclear and attacks reported near the front, the move looked like narrative warfare, not diplomacy.
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