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Oleh Luhovskyi, First Deputy Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine: "Oreshnik is a Tool to Intimidate Our European Partners"

Ukrinform spoke with Oleh Luhovskyi, First Deputy Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, to understand what lies behind Russia’s carefully constructed façade. The discussion covered Moscow’s objectives to be achieved on the battlefield, its actual military capabilities, the state of the Russian economy, how long Russia can continue financing the war, and the role played by its key partners—China and Belarus.

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Oslo Observes Increasing Risks of Sabotage and Cyberattacks Against NATO and Support for Ukraine

In the document, the special services note an increase in hybrid threats from the rf, China, and Iran. Those states are increasingly combining intelligence and cyber operations, influence operations, sabotage, recruitment, and economic pressure. According to Norway, this approach is systemic and aimed at undermining the stability of state institutions in the long term.

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Finances of the rf Started the Year 2026 with a Budget Failure

In December 2025, the ministry of finance of the rf announced its intention to reduce the budget deficit in 2026 from $74 billion to $49 billion. Current dynamics indicates the opposite: the actual deficit may grow to $130 billion, which means a complete disconnect between official statements and the real state of finances.

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In 2026, the Fuel Market of the rf Will Remain Vulnerable

In 2025, price growth in russia’s fuel market exceeded normal inflation trends: retail prices for petrol rose by 10.8 %, and for diesel fuel – by 8 %, with officially declared inflation at 5.6 %. The key factor was unscheduled repairs at oil refineries, which caused a significant reduction in production.

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russia’s Regions Spend Hundreds of Millions on Governors’ Safeguards

Since the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine, russian governors have significantly increased spending on their own security. While 7 million rubles were spent on security in 2021, the amount rose to a record 119.7 million in 2023. In 2024–2025, spending remained consistently high at over 100 million rubles per year.

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The Coming Weeks Will Be Active in Our Work with Partners: As Always, Results Are Needed – Address by the President

Today was almost entirely devoted to recovery efforts in our regions: the necessary forces of communities, municipal services, and energy companies are engaged everywhere. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine, in addition to the real assistance already being provided across all regions, is also forming reserve forces. These are consolidated energy groups that will be able to quickly bolster the capabilities already in place.

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The kremlin Is Preparing a Large-Scale Provocation with Human Casualties

We predict with high probability a transition from manipulative influence to the rf special services’ armed provocation, resulting in significant human casualties.

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“Dnipro” in West Germany. The kgb’s Special Operation

Declassified documents from the archives of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine reveal what was really hidden in the murky waters of the “Dnipro” and what techniques the kgb used to achieve this.

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russia Has Left Its Villages Without Internet

By 2030, russia will need to replace more than 400,000 km of fiber optic lines laid in the early 2000s. The cost of upgrading the infrastructure is estimated at hundreds of billions of rubles, while the capacity of key trunk lines is already approaching critical limits.