Матеріали автора Roman Kulchynsky

Looking at two curves, one above the other, you can quickly assess the situation at the front: how quickly Russian forces are advancing or retreating and what losses they are suffering in the process. The steeper the curve, the faster the situation is changing. The graph is updated weekly.

Texty.org.ua has built an ENTIRELY SUBJECTIVE model for assessing the situation in Russia. We took indicators from different areas of life — from the state of the economy to events at the front and the mood inside the country — and assigned each one a weight. The budget deficit, for example, weighs more than public discontent. We combined the indicators we chose into a single curve, to see where Russia is heading overall: whether it still has a margin of safety, or is moving toward exhaustion and therefore toward being unable to continue the war, or even toward disintegration.Читати українською

Každá země, která soustavně podporuje Ukrajinu, se stává terčem ruských informačních operací. Česká republika není výjimkou. Rusko prostřednictvím pochybných informačních webů a komentářů na sociálních sítích ovlivňuje veřejné mínění, oslabuje podporu Ukrajiny, prohlubuje vnitřní společenské rozpory a posiluje euroskeptické postoje. Kreml se nechová jako sprinter, ale jako maratonec. Nespoléhá na okamžitý efekt, ale sází na četná opakování klíčových sdělení, jejich šíření a pomalé podrývání důvěry v mainstreamová média a uvážlivé politiky.

Every country that consistently supports Ukraine is a target for Russian information operations. The Czech Republic is no exception. Russia uses low-tier news sites and mass comments on social media to shift public opinion and minimize support for Ukraine, as well as to deepen internal social divisions and Euroscepticism. The Kremlin operates not as a sprinter, but as a marathon runner. It does not expect an immediate effect — its strategy relies on repeatedly spreading the desired narratives and slowly eroding trust in mainstream media and level-headed politicians.

On November 21, in the early morning hours, Russia used an intercontinental ballistic missile against Ukraine for the first time, albeit without a warhead. Russia has attacked Ukraine many times before with weapons that can carry a nuclear warhead and has even launched missiles with a simulated nuclear warhead. But the latest attack was special. This missile, which our experts call Rubizh and Putin calls Oreshnik, had a unique sound and visual effect.Читати українськоюWe talked to people who were close to the place of the attack.