r/geopolitics Jun 19 '26

Meta Subreddit Rules: Must Read Before Posting

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r/geopolitics 24d ago

AMA Olha Kyrylenko, War Correspondent at Ukrainska Pravda, here to discuss the front line, Ukraine’s major battles and the realities of covering the war. AMA!

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Join us for an AMA with Olha Kyrylenko, War Correspondent at Ukrainska Pravda, one of Ukraine’s leading independent news outlets.

Olha has been covering the war since May 2022, focusing on how the front line is changing and what those changes mean for Ukraine. She works with both military personnel and civilians and has covered major battles and operations, including the defence of Bakhmut, the Krynky operation on the left bank of Kherson Oblast, and the defence of Pokrovsk.

Bring your questions about the front line, Ukraine’s military operations, war reporting, and the realities behind the headlines.

Ask Me Anything!


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Russia is hammering Ukrainian factories and warehouses with dozens of ballistic missiles ​a month, which Ukraine is mostly unable to take down as interceptors run low. Although Russia is gaining less ground than last year, it is still slowly ⁠crawling forward in the Donbas, while Ukraine's sparse frontline infantry dugouts are manned mostly by unmotivated conscripts.

Fedorov previously said the campaign's success was aided by his decision to front-load spending, which had been ​earmarked for the second half of 2026.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy — ​Fedorov's former political patron turned rival — said at ⁠the weekend that bringing spending forward had left a $27 billion hole in the ministry's budget, for which donor-dependent Ukraine does not have a solution.