Ukrainians are protesting for a third day against President Zelenskyy’s firing of defence minister Fedorov and retention of General Syrskyi. Fedorov gave people hope. Syrskyi has become known as “the Butcher.” Zelenskyy made a grave mistake but he still can make it right.

Russians fired about 40 ballistic missiles at Kyiv in just 53 minutes – a record. The aggressors attacked civilian targets that don't make any military sense. Russia is a terrorist state and nothing else. Russia is not a country or a society – it's merely a poison to the world.

Horrific scenes in Kyiv Video courtesy of @radiosvoboda Endorsed by war correspondents and journalists who were there. Defiant Hope: www.amazon.com/s?k=defiant+hope+yuriy+boyechko&crid=1H5LVSWF885RL&sprefix=%2Caps%2C153&ref=nb_sb_ss_recent_2_0_recent

Crimes against humanity committed in Kyiv tonight Video courtesy of Radio Svoboda - Радио Свобода Courage is contagious. Read the proof in Defiant Hope: www.amazon.com/s?k=defiant+hope+yuriy+boyechko&crid=1H5LVSWF885RL&sprefix=%2Caps%2C153&ref=nb_sb_ss_recent_2_0_recent

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On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, I spoke to Mike Carpenter and Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social about the firing of Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. www.powervertical.org/2026/07/17/w...

The plot thickens. This is troubling

NATO's summit skipped Ukrainian membership again. Kyiv's answer: build the coalitions — and the missiles — itself. My latest column for Independence Avenue Media. www.indavemedia.com/commentary-u...

It's getting interesting in Ukraine in the wake of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov's firing. Mass demonstrations in Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, & Odesa. Col. Pavlo Yelizarov, the deputy commander of Ukraine’s Air Force, resigned in protest. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/w...

Mykhailo Fedorov’s seven-month tenure as Defense Minister directly correlates with the war turning in Ukraine’s favor this year. This is an epic own goal. I sincerely hope Ukrainian civil society and the Rada push back hard - or Zelensky reconsiders. Slava Ukraini!

Mykhailo Fedorov’s seven-month tenure as Defense Minister directly correlates with the war turning in Ukraine’s favor this year. Sacking him is an epic own goal.

This is a good sign. I hope Ukrainian civil society pushes back hard on Fedorov’s firing. He’s probably the best defense minister Ukraine has ever had

Dmytro Koziatynskyi, an Armed Forces of Ukraine veteran, has called for a peaceful protest tomorrow at 9:01 in Ivan Franko Square in Kyiv. It is against the removal of the reformist Mykhailo Fedorov and his replacement by Ihor Klymenko, "under whom any reforms can be forgotten."

We live in a truly twisted timeline

Not good substack.com/@georgepkent...

The Power Vertical Podcast is now available on Substack! open.substack.com/pub/brianwhi...

Impressive substack.com/@luchkov/not...

Putin’s Little Helper substack.com/@romansherem...

This is a great read. Highly recommended open.substack.com/pub/economic...

As Ukraine fights its eastern neighbor in a war for survival, it is also locked in a battle with its Western neighbor – over history. On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, I speak with Marta Dyczok @martadyczok.bsky.social James Sherr & Serhiy Kudelia www.powervertical.org/2026/07/10/u...

Vladimir Putin seemsto be losing his grip on reality. There are rumors that he is ill & reports that he is isolated and paranoid. Whatever the state of Putin’s health, the system he presides over is clearly sick. My latest column for Independence Avenue Media www.indavemedia.com/commentary-t...

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My appearance on Deutsche Welle to discuss Ukraine's deep strike capacity and why innovation has been Kyiv's superpower. youtu.be/m5aUCz4IRCI?...

This post pretty much sums up my mixed feelings on this open.substack.com/pub/michaeld...

A disturbing and important read open.substack.com/pub/greattra...

Across the river from Kherson, Russian forces turned commercial drones into a blockade. They called it hunting. Our CEO Yuriy Boyechko joined The Power Vertical Podcast to talk about how Hope For Ukraine answered. 🎧 www.powervertical.org/2026/07/02/w... @powervertical.bsky.social

Ukrainian civil society has revolutionized civil defense. On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, I speak with Yuriy Boyechko of Hope For Ukraine (@hfu.org) about how this is the case in Kherson. www.powervertical.org/2026/07/02/w...

Russia wants Lukashenko to open a new front against Ukraine. Ukraine has promised to make him pay dearly if he does. For the first time in his long rule, the wily Belarusian dictator may have no play left. My latest column for Independence Avenue Media. www.indavemedia.com/commentary-t...

Once again, Canada 🇨🇦 makes us proud to be North American open.substack.com/pub/theplane...

This is well worth a read, especially on Canada 🇨🇦 Day open.substack.com/pub/theplane...

I'd like to wish all my Canadian friends a happy Canada Day. Thank you for being such a good neighbor, even when we aren't. Thank you for being so damn nice all the time, I honestly don't know how you do it. And most of all, thank you for always making me proud to be a North American.

An interesting and disturbing read open.substack.com/pub/greattra...

On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, I speak with the always insightful Mikhail Zygar @zygaro.bsky.social about the intrigue, conspiracies, and paranoia gripping the Kremlin elite. www.powervertical.org/2026/06/26/t...

ICYMI, my latest column for Independence Avenue Media on why Ukraine is done playing nice with Belarus www.indavemedia.com/commentary-u...

Ukraine is done playing nice with Belarus. Read my latest column for Independence Avenue Media to find out why and what it means. www.indavemedia.com/commentary-u...

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