Founder, The Counteroffensive Media Group.
Compelling reporting on human stories to illustrate the news. Fmr US Army medic.
Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
A Russian attack on Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, has killed 29 people, with 48 others reported missing.
Russian forces dropped ten aerial bombs on a school used to distribute humanitarian aid.
11/3/2026, 1 engagement
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Russia resumes shipping diesel to Turkey and Brazil. The tankers carry 300,000-barrel diesel cargoes each.
The volumes of Russian diesel export, which Trump agreed to, are modest, but can be scaled up to 3.5 million tons per month.
“We've given a lot to Ukraine. They've given nothing to us." — Trump, yesterday.
In 2003, when Germany and France refused to send troops to Iraq, more than 1,600 Ukrainian soldiers went at Washington's request, but 18 of them never came home.
Video: U.S. Network Pool via AP
10/20/2026, 1 engagement
THE LATEST NEWS AT THIS HOUR:
THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION WITHHOLDS PATRIOT MISSILES FOR UKRAINE:
Washington has delayed the transfer of Patriot #interceptor #missiles, a move that coincided with President Trump’s turn to Russia in recent days, The Washington Post reports.
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The #Pentagon excluded the UK, France and the Baltic states from the #NATO meeting in Poland next month.
Defense Secretary Pete #Hegseth previously warned that allies not supporting U.S. interests would face consequences.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/30/trump-nato-allies-left-out-01100310
The US might've fired more #Patriot missiles in one week of the #Iran war than #Ukraine has in over 4.5 years of this whole war. The US fires 3 #interceptors at once per missile, just to be safe. Ukraine used to do that too but now they're down to firing just one, if that.
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Von der Leyen made it clear to #Zelenskyy in a tense meeting at the #UN that #Ukraine needs to make progress on aligning its legal system with the #EU standards to get further funding.
Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
#Russia pays a fortune to families when their loved ones are killed in #Ukraine, bringing #money to poorer regions.
Serhii exposes how this is fuelling a fake boom in Russia’s poorest regions and why it’s already fading.
https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/russias-poorest-regions-thrive-on
Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.
Striking #Russian oil refineries is one of Ukraine's strongest moves, but Donald #Trump seeks an energy truce (and cheaper diesel).
The Counteroffensive gathered latest data and discussed the issue with Ukrainian experts.
https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/trumps-war-added-10x-more-to-diesel
Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.
Home to 16 cultures, once visited by the Swedish king, Zmiivka village in the southern Ukraine has now lost almost all its residents.
Although #Russia continues to bomb the village, Roman believes it will thrive again.
https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/russia-destroyed-swedish-village
Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.
This summer Ukrainians witnessed a never-ending barrage of #Russian #ballistic missile and jet-powered #drone attacks. Our reporters, Zoriana and Mariana, share how the subway and a school basement replaced their cozy beds.
https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/why-pay-rent-just-to-sleep-in-the
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The #UK will give #Ukraine a $135 mil air #defense package, including #Patriots, to protect infrastructure this winter.
The UK recently gave Ukraine #missile blueprints, while Kyiv gave the UK access to Ukrainian #battlefield data.
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Special envoys #Witkoff and #Kushner arrived in Russia and will visit Kyiv Sunday, hoping to restart talks to end the #Ukraine war.
The envoys last visited #Russia in Jan, but talks stalled following the start of the #Iran #war.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/world/europe/russia-ukraine-witkoff-kushner-moscow.html
Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
In our latest military update we look at Ukraine's advances in the south and how #Russian attacks are causing shortages in Ukraine's grocery stores.
https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/russia-cant-win-war-its-own-analysts
Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
Russia's most recent attacks have relied on fast jet-powered #Shahed #drones to bypass Ukrainian air defense systems. Now, Ukrainian companies are adapting to develop #interceptors capable of defending against these drones.
https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/five-days-of-terror-with-russian
CAT OF CONFLICT:
“The best package is a kitten,” said Ally, who spotted this cutie in #Kyiv.
Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.
Viktor, who has been fighting corruption for more than a decade in the National #Anti-Corruption Bureau of #Ukraine, reveals what it’s like to take on illicit schemes at the highest levels of government.
https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/behind-the-scenes-of-ukraines-top
A man is shot dead by #FBI agents outside a Mississippi motel. No name given. No explanation for why they were following him or why they opened fire.
That's the case CNN's Isabelle Chapman spent 18 months digging into.
She’ll walk me through the details of the #investigation—and how she debunked the mystery—tomorrow.
August 26, 12:00 ET | 17:00 BST | 19:00 EEST (Kyiv)
Join us live: https://open.substack.com/live-stream/335252
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Yesterday, the deputy head of Ukraine's presidential office, Iryna Mudra, was fired after coming under investigation by NABU.
She is accused of committing fraud when she bailed out the former justice minister in June.
Good #morning to readers. #Oil #prices are at $87.25 per #barrel (+19.7% compared to pre-war).
#Jordan isn't at #war. But Hamza, a #travel agent in #Petra, is watching tourists cancel their #trips and witnessing how #Iran 's war is bankrupting Jordan.
https://www.iranwar.news/p/the-travel-agent-fighting-for-jordans
Here’s what The #Counteroffensive is reading today:
In July, #Russia launched more #missiles on Ukraine than it can produce per month.
Russia appears to be reaching into its missile stockpile. The number of drones Russia is launching at #Ukraine has decreased compared to June.
Good #morning to readers; #kyiv remains in #ukrainian hands.
Natalia works as an #car #mechanic a male-dominated field she would likely have never chosen on her own.
However, when her #husband left for #war Natalia, like many #ukrainian women, had to step up.
https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/how-conscription-pushes-women-into
Good morning to readers. #Oil #prices are at $76.15 per #barrel (+4.5% compared to pre-war).
Niloofar spent her #life writing #stories for #Iranian #children, whom she hoped would inherit a better #future.
But then she fled #Iran - and no longer knows how to #write about the future.
#NEWSFLASH: #Trump may let #Ukraine build #Patriot interceptors.
This came after #Ukrainians spent the third night in a week in bomb shelters, hiding from a #Russian ballistic missile #attack. https://open.substack.com/pub/counteroffensive/p/newsflash-trump-may-let-ukraine-build?r=6rf4sj&utm_medium=ios
#NEWSFLASH: #Russia launches another massive attack on Kyiv - but due to severe air defense shortages #Kyiv was unable to intercept any of the missiles.
Over 600 residents in the #Kyiv region are being evacuated due to continuing detonations following the attack. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/newsflash-massive-evacuation-in-kyiv
#NEWSFLASH: #Ukraine enters talks to join EU.
The first negotiation cluster is set to start on June 15, allowed by #Hungary lifting its 17-month veto. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/ukraine-enters-talks-to-join-eu
Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
Viktor survived the 2014 #Russian occupation of #Donetsk. Residing now in #Estonia, he’s watching the exact same separatist playbook play out in a border city on NATO's eastern flank. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/why-russia-pushes-separatism-inside
#Trump, U.S. ‘Operation Freedom’ to rescue stranded ships in #Hormuz; Tanker struck after Trump’s ‘Operation #Freedom’ announcement; U.S. Central Command, U.S. warships crossed Hormuz Strait. https://www.iranwar.news/p/trump-us-operation-freedom-to-rescue