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Relentless Push: Russia Claims Strategic Edge in Ukraine Offensive

  Servicemen of the 115th Separate Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces use an RPG-7 grenade launcher during training between combat missions, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. Russia’s top military commander, General Valery Gerasimov, has declared that Russian forces are conducting a non-stop offensive along nearly the entire front line in Ukraine, asserting that the “strategic initiative” now lies with Moscow. According to Gerasimov, Russian troops have intensified airstrikes on Ukrainian cities far from the battlefield, including a recent attack on Kyiv that killed at least 23 people and wounded 38. He reported that since March, Russia has seized more than 3,500 square kilometers of territory , captured 149 villages, and now controls the vast majority of the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions. The offensive has also pushed into Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, with seven villages reportedly under Russian control. Moscow says it has carried...
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EU Targets Russian Hybrid Threats with Fresh Sanctions

 


The European Union has imposed new sanctions on nine Russian individuals and six entities for their involvement in hybrid operations aimed at destabilizing the EU and Ukraine.

The measures, announced by the Council of the EU, are part of a broader crackdown on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) — a term encompassing cyberattacks, disinformation, and infrastructure sabotage.

Among the sanctioned entities is the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS), accused of replacing Ukrainian broadcasting systems in occupied territories with Kremlin-approved content designed to suppress dissent and delegitimize Ukrainian governance.

Also listed are two senior officials from the 841st Separate Electronic Warfare Center in Kaliningrad, linked to GPS signal disruptions across Europe, particularly affecting civil aviation in the Baltic states.

Three organizations — the BRICS Journalists Association, the Foundation to Battle Injustice, and the Center for Geopolitical Expertise — were sanctioned for orchestrating disinformation campaigns, including a fabricated narrative accusing French soldiers of abducting children in Niger.

Additional sanctions target a GRU officer, several propagandists, and Yevgeny Shevchenko, whose IT firm Tigerweb allegedly spread pro-Russian content in Western countries.

In a related move, the EU also sanctioned Nathalie Yamb, a social media influencer with ties to Russian private military networks, for promoting anti-Western narratives in Africa.

These actions bring the total number of individuals and entities sanctioned under the EU’s hybrid threats framework to 47 and 15, respectively. Sanctions include asset freezes, travel bans, and prohibitions on providing economic resources to those listed.

The EU continues to reinforce its commitment to countering Russia’s hybrid warfare tactics, which include cyberattacks, disinformation, and electoral interference.

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