Executive summary
Ukraine's sustained campaign to isolate Russian-occupied Crimea has created severe fuel and food shortages on the peninsula, while Moscow faces domestic economic stress from 158 confirmed refinery strikes and a widening elite fracture. Diplomatically, G7 leaders issued a unanimous Ukraine support statement, a U.S.-Iran nuclear memorandum faces implementation uncertainty, and a Polish-Ukrainian award dispute over UPA commemoration has drawn Kremlin exploitation.
Key takeaways
- Crimea faces a genuine supply crisis: Kerch Bridge operating at 20% capacity, electricity fully cut, fuel rationed to 20 litres per week per resident, and Ukrainian assessments placing remaining food stocks at approximately 30 days — a convergence confirmed by both Source 3 and Source 6 — marking the most severe logistical isolation of the peninsula since the 2014 annexation.
- Ukraine has struck 158 Russian oil refineries including 24 of Russia's 33 largest, forcing roughly a quarter of Russia's total refinery output offline per Reuters sources cited in Source 4, while Russia's domestic economic stress indicators — an 11-trillion-ruble fiscal shortfall, 20%-plus inflation, ATM cash shortages, and elite arrests — signal compounding pressure on the Kremlin's war-sustaining capacity.
- The G7 produced a unanimous Ukraine support declaration and affirmed licensed weapons production in Ukraine, but divergent U.S. positioning characterising the conflict as a European problem, Steve Witkoff's reported Moscow visits aimed at pressing Kyiv on Donbas, and the Kremlin's active use of the phrase 'the spirit of Anchorage' as a negotiating reference point collectively indicate that diplomatic pressure on Ukraine to accept territorial concessions remains active and unresolved.
Crimea Under Siege: Logistics Corridor Collapse
Ukraine's sustained strike campaign has produced what the Institute for the Study of War confirmed is a severe degradation of Russian logistical routes into occupied Crimea, with the American institute stating the strikes are complicating Russia's use of supply corridors between southwestern Russia and the peninsula, per Source 11. According to Source 3, Ukraine struck every bridge connecting Crimea from the north on June 7, 9, 11, and 13, destroying each crossing. Russian engineering units responded with pontoon bridges, which the same source characterised as creating single-file, low-speed crossings that were subsequently targeted. The Kerch Bridge — described as the primary 12-mile route into Crimea — is operating at approximately 20% capacity following at least three structural attacks: a truck bomb roughly two years prior that dropped road spans and ignited fuel railcars; a surface drone strike approximately two and a half years prior; and, per Source 3, a subsurface unmanned vessel attack described as the first instance in naval history of an unmanned submersible travelling more than 250 nautical miles to detonate approximately 1,000 pounds of TNT equivalent near bridge abutments. Two alternative land routes are cited by Source 3 as operating at approximately 15% capacity and running 480 miles out of the way. On June 11, per Source 11, Ukrainian forces struck a bridge near occupied Armiansk, with approximately 50 trucks carrying fuel and ammunition reported destroyed. Source 4 separately reported that Ukraine's medium-range Hornet strike drones have destroyed dozens of Russian military vehicles, fuel tankers, and bridges along the Novorossiya highway — described as the main artery linking Crimea through occupied Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk oblasts. Source 6, citing Kyiv Post correspondent Jason Smart, stated that over 200 fuel and supply vehicles travelling toward Crimea have been destroyed. The ferry vessel Pangia, described by Source 3 as carrying truck cargo across the Kerch Strait, was attacked by Ukrainian drones in the hours before that broadcast. The supply crisis on the peninsula is now acute. Source 11 reported that Sevastopol's occupation administration has introduced a QR code system for gasoline purchases and reduced individual daily fuel limits from 20 litres per day to 20 litres per week. Source 4 corroborated this, citing residents restricted to 20 litres per day as an earlier measure. The occupation authority in Crimea, identified by Source 3 as Aksyonov, ordered a complete halt to fuel sales to private citizens, reserving supply exclusively for state vehicles. Electricity to Crimea was described by Source 3 as fully cut as of the cited broadcast morning. Ukrainian assessments cited by both Source 3 and Source 6 place remaining food supplies on the peninsula at approximately 30 days, with purchase limits already introduced on sugar, flour, and grains, per Source 11. Commander of Ukraine's unmanned systems forces, Robert Broady, stated per Source 11 that one of Ukraine's primary objectives is to isolate occupied Crimea and create conditions in which the presence of military personnel and defence workers in occupied territories becomes extremely difficult. Source 4 noted that a growing number of analysts assess these developments as a potential precursor to a Ukrainian amphibious landing attempt, though this remains speculation. Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov, per Source 11, publicly stated that Ukrainian strikes on Crimea could be preparations for an amphibious landing, and called for active deployment of Russian engineering troops and coastal interception systems.
Russia's Refinery Campaign and Domestic Economic Stress
Ukraine has struck Russian oil refineries 158 times in total, including 24 of Russia's 33 refineries capable of processing over 1 million tonnes of oil per year, according to Source 4. At least 35 of those strikes occurred during 2026. Reuters sources cited in Source 4 assessed that virtually all major oil refineries in central Russia have been forced to halt or scale back output, representing roughly a quarter of Russia's total refinery capacity. Named affected facilities include refineries in Tuapse, Perm, Kirishi, Ryazan, and Saratov. Source 6, citing Kyiv Post correspondent Jason Smart, reported that facilities responsible for producing 40% of Moscow's gasoline and 50% of Moscow's diesel were struck, and that strikes were also carried out in Siberia at a range exceeding 2,000 kilometres from the front lines. Source 14's Rowan Fondenstein, co-founder of the Brussels Freedom Hub, told Channel 24 that the strikes serve three simultaneous purposes: creating domestic unease among Russian citizens, reducing Kremlin revenue by limiting oil product exports, and degrading fuel available to Russian military forces. Russian media cited in Source 14 reported that at least 53 Russian regions plus Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine have begun imposing fuel limits. Despite refinery damage, Russia's sea deliveries of crude oil reached an average of 3.46 million barrels per day in May 2026, a year-on-year increase of 120,000 barrels from 2025, per Source 4. At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, President Putin stated that the share of oil and gas revenues in Russia's economy had dropped from around 40% to 23% since 2022, per Source 4, describing this as no longer critically important. Defense One's Tucker, cited in Source 4, assessed that oil infrastructure deep in Russian territory 'is no longer safe, giving Kyiv leverage over Moscow's export revenues.' During the St. Petersburg forum — which attracted more than 20,000 participants from 130 countries per Source 4 — Ukraine conducted a drone attack on the city. A Russian corvette identified as the Boikiy was struck in dry-dock at Kronstadt island port, causing a fire and likely extensive damage. The St. Petersburg Oil Terminal also caught fire; Russian authorities attributed this to debris from a downed drone, stating it caused the deaths of two firefighters, per Source 4. Broader economic stress indicators, per Source 3, include Russian parliamentary members raising an 11-trillion-ruble fiscal shortfall, ATM cash shortages across Moscow, major Moscow banks lacking US dollars and euros during the May holidays, construction firm bankruptcies, and the sale of undeveloped elite residential land. The head of the Russian Central Bank, Nabiullina, faces government pressure to cut interest rates despite inflation cited at over 20%, against a current rate of 14.5%, per Source 3. Oil revenues constitute approximately 45% of the Russian national budget, per Source 3's analysis. Source 3 also cited the arrest of a major St. Petersburg port owner said to control facilities through which approximately 86% of Russia's seaborne oil passes, describing this as a sign of elite network stress around Putin. Source 6 cited Budanov — described as former head of Ukrainian military intelligence and currently chief of staff to President Zelenskyy — as stating that Russian elites are turning against the government and have begun reaching out to foreign intelligence operatives including those of Ukraine and Western powers. Source 3 cited a Russian businessman who attended the St. Petersburg forum as characterising the information environment around Putin as isolated, with advisers not conveying the severity of domestic conditions.
Battlefield Assessment: Competing Trajectories
Assessments of battlefield conditions remain sharply divided among cited sources. The Institute for the Study of War, per Source 4, asserted Ukraine has seized the initiative, with Russia's average monthly territorial gains over the past 12 months at 108 square miles. However, the Pentagon Director General's May 2026 report stated Russia 'almost certainly' retains a significant advantage over Ukraine in most key areas, per Source 4. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard testified in March, per Source 4, that the U.S. intelligence community believed Russia had the 'upper hand in the conflict.' In Donetsk oblast, Ukrainian military expert Konstantin Mashovets assessed the tactical prospects for defending Konstantinovka as 'very unfavorable for the Ukrainian Armed Forces,' per Source 4, with Russian forces controlling all but the northern portions and an estimated 12,000 Ukrainian forces encircled. Ukrainian authorities have ordered evacuations of parts of Kramatorsk, Slovyansk, and settlements including Belenkiye, Malotaranovka, and Privolye, per Source 4. Ukrainian experts cited in Source 4 also warned about the situation in Kazachya Lopan in Kharkiv oblast, assessing its capture would open a path toward Kharkiv's outskirts. Source 3 cited Russian casualty rates at 5,000 to 7,000 soldiers per week, with individual soldier life expectancy at the front cited as 20 to 30 minutes, though these figures originate from commentators rather than named institutions. Russian unit combat effectiveness is described by Source 3 as operating at approximately 25% of expected capacity, with no Russian units in the Ukrainian theatre at full manpower strength. Russian forces are described by Source 3 as having shifted from combined-arms maneuver to small-group infantry tactics following the failure of larger formations. Source 4 cited newly appointed Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov as stating in January that approximately 2 million Ukrainians are evading the draft and around 200,000 soldiers have deserted. Ukrainian ombudsman Dymytro Lubinets stated that mobilisation complaints increased 333-fold compared to 2022, per Source 4. Approximately 95,000 Ukrainians of military age entered Germany since the beginning of 2025, accounting for 60% of total Ukrainian citizens seeking refuge on German soil, per Source 4. Russia is estimated to hold a 1.5 to 5-to-1 manpower advantage depending on sector, per the same source. On air defence, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy sent an open letter to U.S. President Trump in May urgently requesting PAC-3 and PAC-2 missiles for the Patriot system and a manufacturing licence for Ukraine, per Source 4. Russia is estimated to produce up to 113 ballistic, aero-ballistic, and hypersonic missiles per month, while Lockheed Martin manufactures approximately 52 PAC-3 MSE interceptor missiles monthly, per Source 4. Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov reported more than 20 Geran-type drone strikes within Kharkiv city limits on June 10, causing multiple fires, per Source 4. Source 3 cited Ukraine as having developed indigenous cruise missiles with a stated range exceeding 2,000 kilometres, with President Zelenskyy stating a potential range of up to 3,000 kilometres — a claim corroborated in substance by Source 6. Germany is reportedly examining the purchase of the Ukrainian Flamingo FP5 cruise missile, per Source 3. Source 3 further stated that Ukraine struck a rail tunnel connecting Russia and China, which the cited analysis attributed to a special operations mission. President Zelenskyy, per Source 5's cited source identified as Ben speaking from Frankfurt, warned Belarus to dismantle relay and communications infrastructure supporting Russian drone operations within one week or face Ukrainian action to destroy it, a warning corroborated by Source 6. Source 3 estimated that Belarusian forces entering offensive operations could sustain upwards of 2,000 casualties per day, projecting 60,000 casualties within four weeks of engagement.
Russia's A-50 Fleet: Systematic Attrition
Russia's airborne early warning and control capability has been systematically degraded through a series of Ukrainian strikes spanning more than three years, according to Source 7. The Beriev A-50, Russia's principal such aircraft, is capable of detecting aerial targets at up to 650 kilometres and ground targets at up to 300 kilometres, per Source 7, with each unit priced at approximately $350 million. Russia's Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies assessed that no more than four A-50s are available to Russian forces at any given time, per Source 7, against a starting inventory of eight modernised A-50U models at the conflict's outset. The chronology of confirmed incidents, per Source 7: February 26, 2023 — drone attack damaged an A-50 near Minsk, later attributed to the Ukrainian Security Service, with the aircraft never returning to service; January 2024 — a second A-50 shot down over the Sea of Azov after Ukraine deliberately disabled Russian radar stations across Crimea in preceding weeks; February 23, 2024 — a third A-50 eliminated over the Sea of Azov using a Soviet-era S-200 missile system, with 10 Russian personnel killed including several high-ranking officers; early March 2024 — drone strike on the Taganrog Aircraft Plant, the known A-50 repair site; June 2025 — Operation Spiderweb struck two A-50s, with satellite imagery confirming serious damage to both aircraft's radar rotodomes; November 2025 — second strike on Taganrog using missile drones and Neptune cruise missiles involving units from Rocket Forces and Artillery, Special Operations Forces, Navy coastal missile units, and Unmanned Systems Forces; November 2025 — Ukraine also claimed destruction of the A-100 prototype, the intended A-50 successor; March 17–20, 2026 — strike on the 123rd Aircraft Repair Plant in Staraya Russa, Novgorod region, with the Ukrainian General Staff confirming via Telegram on March 20 that an A-50 was hit during maintenance. Russia's A-100 replacement programme, per Source 7, has stalled since a prototype's 2017 initial flight. Leaked files attributed to manufacturer Beriev indicate Russia has explored a hybrid surveillance platform based on the Be-200 amphibious jet but lacks the necessary engines, which are manufactured in Ukraine. The Kremlin has discussed recommencing A-50 production but has not done so, linked by Source 7 to economic constraints. In a related capability development, Ukraine signed an agreement with Sweden in October 2025 for up to 150 Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighters, per Source 7. On February 11, 2026, Ukraine announced plans to allocate part of an EU support fund toward Gripen procurement. President Zelenskyy confirmed on April 17, 2026 that pilot training had begun and would expand in autumn 2026. A Defence Express article cited in Source 7 stated that a key Gripen objective would be pushing Russian Su-34 strike aircraft carrying guided bombs farther from the frontline.
G7, Iran Nuclear Talks, and European Diplomacy
All 27 EU member states approved conclusions on Ukraine at a summit, per Source 9 — the first unanimous agreement of this kind since March 2025. G7 leaders issued a statement signed by all heads of state and government affirming that Ukraine must have what it needs to remain strong, with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte quoted by Source 9's Alexandra Filipenko using that formulation. Filipenko stated that licensed weapons production in Ukraine under both American and European licences was affirmed as part of the G7 outcome. Source 5's cited source, identified as Ben speaking from Frankfurt, assessed that Trump characterised Ukraine as a European problem rather than an American one at the G7, describing this position as unlikely to change materially. The source described unanimity of G7 support as the meeting's most significant outcome. Source 14's Fondenstein noted that Trump signed a G7 document committing to increased sanctions pressure on Russia but expressed uncertainty about whether concrete measures would follow, noting that waivers on certain energy-related sanctions connected to Iran remain in place. A public dispute emerged at or following the G7 between Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, per Source 9. Trump stated Meloni had sought to be photographed with him; Meloni denied the account and stated she regrets that Trump speaks worse of allies than of adversaries of the West. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani cancelled a planned visit to Miami, per Source 9. Source 9 also noted recent tensions between Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz without detailing specifics, and described French President Macron posting a G7 summary video juxtaposing Trump with footage of a French UFC fighter, on the same evening as Trump's 80th birthday celebration. The transcript notes Trump arrived nearly an hour late to a G7 session. On Iran, Source 9 reported that planned U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland were cancelled. The Swiss Foreign Ministry announced the postponement of negotiations intended to produce a comprehensive nuclear agreement. J.D. Vance did not travel to Switzerland; the Iranian delegation's absence was attributed to Israeli ceasefire violations in Lebanon. A memorandum of understanding — referred to in Source 9 as the Islamabad memorandum despite having been signed in Versailles — was signed by the U.S. and Iran, containing 14 points, with the first article declaring an immediate and definitive ceasefire on all fronts including Lebanon. Israel is not a signatory and Israeli officials stated they are not bound by it, per Source 9. The memorandum sets a 60-day deadline for a comprehensive agreement with an option to extend. Source 9's Filipenko expressed scepticism the deadline is achievable, noting the prior JCPOA required approximately two years of negotiation. Source 14's Fondenstein referenced U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff's reported return to Moscow as apparently aimed at pressuring Ukraine into withdrawing from areas of Donbas it currently holds. Fondenstein described a Trump-Putin phone call of over one hour on Trump's Sunday birthday as having reinforced Trump's inclination to press Ukraine on Donbas. Bloomberg sources cited in Source 14 reported that European Council President Antonio Costa is attempting to establish a secret channel with the Kremlin, though Fondenstein stated he cannot imagine 27-member EU consensus on such a mandate. Source 15 cited French President Macron as stating that a summit between Trump and Putin took place in Anchorage, and that an agreement nearly reached would have handed over Ukrainian territory not yet conquered by Russia. Macron stated that Trump initially believed Ukraine was going to lose, and that a European delegation travelled to Washington in mid-August to present ground realities. Macron further stated Trump eventually concluded Russia does not honour its commitments. Source 15 noted that Russian negotiators are actively using the phrase 'the spirit of Anchorage' to signal what Moscow seeks to achieve. The Kiel Institute for the World Economy reported, per Source 4, that European financial and humanitarian aid allocations dropped to less than one-fifth of the 2025 average monthly level between January and April 2026. Ukraine is described by Source 4 as spending 100% of government revenues on the war and entirely dependent on foreign aid and loans for salaries and pensions. An additional 90 billion euros in EU support is described as already deemed insufficient.
Poland-Ukraine Award Dispute: Kremlin Exploitation
Polish President Andrzej Duda announced in a video address of approximately 13 minutes his intention to revoke the Order of the White Eagle from President Zelenskyy, per Source 15, citing Zelenskyy's consent to naming a Ukrainian Armed Forces unit after UPA historical figures. Duda stated Poland would block EU accession for any nation failing to distance itself from what he described as a cult of totalitarianism and violence, while reaffirming Russia as the clear aggressor and characterising Putin as responsible for Europe's largest military conflict since World War II. Polish media reports cited in Source 15 indicate the decision is not yet final, formally requiring the signature of Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Tusk expressed deep regret, warned that deepening the bilateral dispute serves Putin's interests, and stopped short of confirming whether he would provide the mandatory procedural signature. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski publicly criticised Duda by highlighting a post from Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, who praised the potential revocation — per Source 15, Sikorski's comment directed at Duda on X noted Medvedev had supported the president's action. Medvedev used the occasion to publish personal insults against Zelenskyy on social media, per Source 15. The Institute for the Study of War's broader framing, as cited in Source 15, that the Kremlin is setting informational conditions to justify continued strikes against Ukraine, contextualises Medvedev's swift reaction as directly underscoring Tusk's warning. Ukraine's response was rapid and coordinated, per Source 15. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha rejected his Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland. On June 12, Kyrylo Budanov — head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office — formally declined his Gold Cross of Merit, describing Duda's decision as an unfriendly act and a gift to the Russian aggressor, and noting the Order of the White Eagle has not been revoked from Benito Mussolini. Ukraine's Ambassador to Poland, Vasyl Bodnar, also returned his Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit, making three senior Ukrainian officials to formally reject Polish state awards within a 24-hour period.
India-Pakistan: Indus Waters Treaty in Abeyance
India's decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, described by Sharma on Strat News Global as a direct consequence of the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam attack in which 26 civilians were killed, continues to reframe water diplomacy across South Asia, per Source 12. Sharma cited Article 62 of the Vienna Convention as providing international legal basis for suspension under changed circumstances. The total yield of the Indus river system is approximately 168 to 170 million acre feet, per Sharma, with India allocated 33 million acre feet under the 1960 treaty. Of that, 5 to 6 million acre feet flows onward to Pakistan, leaving India utilising approximately 26 to 27 million acre feet. Sharma stated India paid Pakistan 6.206 million pounds sterling between 1960 and 1970 under Article 5 for Pakistani infrastructure construction, equivalent to approximately 50 billion Indian rupees in current terms. A Danish Hydraulic Institute study from April 2019, prepared for the Jammu and Kashmir State Power Corporation, found annual losses to Jammu and Kashmir of $386 million, per Sharma, yielding approximately $506 million or roughly 4.8 billion Indian rupees annually in current values. Of a total cultivatable area of 17,519 square kilometres in Jammu and Kashmir, only 6,318 square kilometres had been irrigated, leaving 11,273 square kilometres unirrigated, which Sharma attributed in part to treaty restrictions. On the water allocation asymmetry, Sharma stated that India, holding approximately 52% of undivided Punjab's 358,000 square kilometres, receives 19% of the water, while Pakistan, holding approximately 58% of the area, receives 81%. Of 143 canals in combined Punjab, only 12 are in India and 131 in Pakistan, per Sharma. He described India as permitted only 3.6 million acre feet of storage on western rivers, against combined eastern river storage exceeding 17 million acre feet across Ranjit Sagar Dam (2.6 million acre feet), Bakra Dam on the Sutlej (7.57 million acre feet), and Pong Dam on the Beas (approximately 6.6 million acre feet). Sharma disputed Pakistani flood-weaponisation claims, stating any release from Thien Dam would first inundate approximately 80 kilometres of Indian territory before reaching Pakistan, and that approximately 50 kilometres of Indian territory lies between Salal Dam on the Chenab and the Pakistani border. He noted India has held more than 17 million acre feet of eastern river storage since 1963 without using it to flood Pakistan. No Pakistani government, international arbitral body, or third-party institution is quoted in Source 12.
Ukrainian Autonomous Systems and Deep-Strike Capacity
Ukraine has deployed the Palantir PRISMA platform within its Main Intelligence Directorate and other strike units, per Source 4, with PRISMA described as aggregating real-time data from drones, radar intercepts, and satellite imagery to coordinate mass drone strikes. Ukrainian ground robots are reported to perform 80% of logistics tasks on frontlines, per Source 4, and a single remote-controlled Droid TW12.7 robot held a position for 45 days during the summer of 2025, with a 3rd Army Corps spokesperson cited as stating the robot and its operator, approximately 6.2 miles away, 'disrupted every attempted breakthrough and prevented enemy infiltration' with no Ukrainian casualties. Two Phantom MK-1 humanoid robots were transferred to Ukraine for testing in February 2026, per Source 4, primarily for logistics in hazardous areas. The Phantom MK-1 has a payload capacity of approximately 44 pounds with no waterproofing and insufficient battery endurance for large-scale use, per interestingengineering.com as cited in Source 4. U.S. manufacturer Foundation plans to send an upgraded Phantom 2 with double the payload capacity later in 2026. The Ukrainian company The Fourth Law's TFL-1 module is described as making a drone four times more likely to hit its target, per the manufacturer's claim cited in Source 4. Davyd Aloian, deputy secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, is quoted describing plans for a distributed air defence network eventually requiring only approximately 10 human operators to approve interceptions. Aloian's stated definition of victory requires leaving Russia 'much weaker' so it cannot re-arm, noting Russia is currently directing approximately 30% of its economy toward defence, per Source 4. Source 3 cited 150,000 Russian military logistics trucks destroyed over the course of the war — a figure the cited analysis characterised as exceeding the combined military vehicle inventories of all European NATO members in a 72-hour operational scenario — alongside 12,000 Russian tanks destroyed, though neither figure is attributed to a named institutional source.
Sources
- Source 3: YouTube Video cXp2ThIAp1A — Cited analysts including former U.S. Navy SEAL commentary on Ukraine-Russia military situation
- Source 4: YouTube Video mp5LUA5nRS0 — Defense One/Tucker, Institute for the Study of War, Reuters, Pentagon Director General May 2026 report, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
- Source 5: warandpolitics24 — Ben Hodges, speaking from Frankfurt
- Source 6: YouTube Video z1k210GpTo8 — Jason Smart, Kyiv Post special correspondent and national security advisor
- Source 7: YouTube Video yl_y9VyBMdc — Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), Defense Express, cited military analysts
- Source 9: YouTube Video Q8dd8h8J3fw — Alexandra Filipenko, Kyiv Post; Reuters; Swiss Foreign Ministry; NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
- Source 11: warandpolitics24 — Institute for the Study of War; Robert Broady, Commander of Ukraine's unmanned systems forces; Vladimir Solovyov
- Source 12: Strat News Global — Sharma and host Nitin Gokhale; Danish Hydraulic Institute April 2019 study
- Source 14: Channel 24 — Rowan Fondenstein, co-founder, Brussels Freedom Hub; Bloomberg sources
- Source 15: YouTube Video KIXW7a0Gcy4 — French President Emmanuel Macron; Institute for the Study of War; Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov; Polish President Andrzej Duda; Prime Minister Donald Tusk; Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski; Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha; Kyrylo Budanov
- Source 1: YouTube Video ycw2Jf5VK2A — Unnamed speaker, unidentified program
- Source 2: Blaze TV — Commentary program; Fox 11 News reporter Matthew Seedorf; The California Post
- Source 8: Independent Newsroom — Journalist Briana Morello
- Source 10: Jillian Michaels podcast — Guest Elaine Colott, former independent California gubernatorial candidate
- Source 13: Blaze TV — U.S. Vice President JD Vance interview