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The Wall Street Journal quotes Oleksandr Danylyuk, chairman of the Center for Defense Reforms in Kyiv, on how Russia may escalate the war, including by widening its geography.
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The FT investigation into Chinese drone components draws on a CDR analysis of parts found in downed Russian drones.
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ABC News quotes Oleksandr Danylyuk, chairman of the Center for Defense Reforms, on Ukraine’s shortage of interceptors and on how air defense cover varies across the country.
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The FT investigation into a Chinese stake in the Russian drone maker Rustakt cites a CDR report identifying Rustakt as Russia’s largest importer of FPV drone components.
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ABC News quotes Oleksandr Danylyuk, chairman of the Center for Defense Reforms in Kyiv, on whether defending Pokrovsk is militarily justified.
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La Stampa reports that leaked Russian documents on military cooperation with China were reviewed by the Center for Defense Reforms and RUSI.
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VOA reports on a CDR investigation into concealed Russian oil exports and quotes CDR chairman Oleksandr Danylyuk.
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Headline in Italian
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Linkiesta’s article on Russian propaganda in Italy is based on the CDR report ‘Toy Soldiers: NATO Military and Intelligence Officers in Russian Active Measures’.
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The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s Ukraine office published the CDR study on how Russia recruits former senior defense and security officials in European countries.
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Taipei Times quotes Oleksandr Danylyuk, head of the Center for Defense Reforms, on nitrocellulose exports and Russian explosives production.
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Headline in German
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Der Tagesspiegel reports that German federal prosecutors charged two business people with exporting drone components to Russia, including parts for the Orlan-10 drone. The article is illustrated with a CDR image of a circuit board with US-made microchips recovered in Ukraine from a Russian Orlan-10 drone.
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Reuters investigation into the global supply trail behind Russia’s drones. Reuters used images, provided by CDR, of a circuit board recovered in Ukraine from a Russian Orlan-10 drone.
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The Irish Times, in a report that includes Financial Times reporting, quotes Oleksandr Danylyuk, head of the Center for Defense Reforms, on the potential encirclement of Russian troops near Lyman.
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Military Times interviews Oleksandr Danylyuk, described as chairman of the Ukrainian Center for Defense Reforms think tank and a former adviser to the defense minister, on US support for Ukraine’s air defense and air force.
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Headline in Ukrainian
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RBC-Ukraine features a CDR investigation into Russia’s Rassvet satellite network (Bureau 1440), covering its ownership, a supply chain of more than 1,300 companies and its dependence on imported components.
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Headline in Ukrainian
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UNIAN, reporting on the Financial Times story, cites a CDR report that named Rustakt as Russia’s largest importer of FPV drone components between July 2023 and February 2025.
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Headline in Ukrainian
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Ukrinform announces a free OSINT analysis course for veterans organised by the Ukrainian Veterans Fund and the Center for Defense Reforms together with RUSI.
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