Viktor Kovalenko (Ukraine Decoded)
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An American who cares about Ukraine. Born, raised, educated there, defended it. Subscribe to Ukraine Decoded, my Substack newsletter!
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US-Ukraine Peace Talks in Switzerland Yield Progress Amid European Pushback
Meanwhile, Russia continues bombardments, exerting pressure on Kyiv to meet its demands.
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Read Monday's update in Ukraine Decoded, my Substack newsletter! I write about US-#Ukraine talks in Switzerland that yielded some progress amid European pushback and Russian bombardments aimed at exerting pressure on #Kyiv to meet its demands. open.substack.com/pub/ukrained... Subscribe!
Read Monday's update in Ukraine Decoded, my Substack newsletter! I write about US-#Ukraine talks in Switzerland that yielded some progress amid European pushback and Russian bombardments aimed at exerting pressure on #Kyiv to meet its demands. open.substack.com/pub/ukrained... Subscribe!
US-Ukraine Peace Talks in Switzerland Yield Progress Amid European Pushback
Meanwhile, Russia continues bombardments, exerting pressure on Kyiv to meet its demands.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Read Monday's update in Ukraine Decoded, my Substack newsletter! I write about US-#Ukraine talks in Switzerland that yielded some progress amid European pushback and Russian bombardments aimed at exerting pressure on #Kyiv to meet its demands. open.substack.com/pub/ukrained... Subscribe!
Real Friday's update in Ukraine Decoded, my Substack newsletter! In the article on the Witkoff-Dmitriev peace initiative for Ukraine, I elaborate on the benefits and victories that Kyiv and Moscow could gain from it. open.substack.com/pub/ukrained...
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Analysis: Witkoff-Dmitriev Peace Framework
The Trump administration is unilaterally trying to end the bloodbath on the outskirts of Europe.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Real Friday's update in Ukraine Decoded, my Substack newsletter! In the article on the Witkoff-Dmitriev peace initiative for Ukraine, I elaborate on the benefits and victories that Kyiv and Moscow could gain from it. open.substack.com/pub/ukrained...
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JUST IN: Reuters reports that the U.S. has signaled to President Volodymyr #Zelensky that #Ukraine must accept a U.S.-drafted framework to end the war with Russia that proposes #Kyiv giving up territory, some weapons, cutting the size of Ukraine's armed forces, among other things.
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Politico reports that the American and Russian peace plan to end the war in #Ukraine, designed by Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev, will be presented 'as soon as this week,' and Zelensky's input is not necessary. substack.com/profile/1145...
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Politico reports that the American and Russian peace plan to end the war in #Ukraine, designed by Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev, will be presented 'as soon as this week,' and Zelensky's input is not necessary. substack.com/profile/1145...
JUST IN. Several Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers took off from the far northern Olenya airbase, loaded with dozens of cruise missiles, to strike #Ukraine overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. In addition, at least 90 #Russian Geran kamikaze drones entered #Ukrainian airspace.
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
JUST IN. Several Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers took off from the far northern Olenya airbase, loaded with dozens of cruise missiles, to strike #Ukraine overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. In addition, at least 90 #Russian Geran kamikaze drones entered #Ukrainian airspace.
Americans react to the Ukrainian girl walking in New York City.
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Americans react to the Ukrainian girl walking in New York City.
Russia mobilized over 46,000 Ukrainian men from the occupied territories and sent them to fight in the war, as they had chosen to remain under occupation. (Source: The Ukrainian Coordination Staff on Treatment of POWs)
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Russia mobilized over 46,000 Ukrainian men from the occupied territories and sent them to fight in the war, as they had chosen to remain under occupation. (Source: The Ukrainian Coordination Staff on Treatment of POWs)
JUST IN: A court in Kyiv has arrested Olexii Chernyshov, a close associate of President Zelensky’s family and former Vice Prime Minister, on suspicion of corruption. substack.com/@vkovalenko/...
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
JUST IN: A court in Kyiv has arrested Olexii Chernyshov, a close associate of President Zelensky’s family and former Vice Prime Minister, on suspicion of corruption. substack.com/@vkovalenko/...
JUST IN: The first group of 50 Ukrainian nationals who were deported from the US has been sent to Poland and has already crossed into Ukraine. substack.com/profile/1145...
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
JUST IN: The first group of 50 Ukrainian nationals who were deported from the US has been sent to Poland and has already crossed into Ukraine. substack.com/profile/1145...
In Tuesday's update of Ukraine Decoded, my newsletter, I write about the long-range ATACMS ballistic missiles that #Ukraine used against Russian military bases for the first time. ukrainedecoded.substack.com/p/long-range...
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Long-Range ATACMS Strike Russia's Underbelly
Kyiv enters a new phase in long-range warfare
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November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In Tuesday's update of Ukraine Decoded, my newsletter, I write about the long-range ATACMS ballistic missiles that #Ukraine used against Russian military bases for the first time. ukrainedecoded.substack.com/p/long-range...
Subscribe! #Russia #defense #defence
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General Kyrylo Budanov, the chief of Ukraine's military intelligence directorate at the MoD, made a public comment on Tuesday to local 24 TV about the corruption scandal involving President Zelensky's close associates. substack.com/profile/1145...
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
General Kyrylo Budanov, the chief of Ukraine's military intelligence directorate at the MoD, made a public comment on Tuesday to local 24 TV about the corruption scandal involving President Zelensky's close associates. substack.com/profile/1145...
According to Reuters, Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special presidential envoy, is reportedly set for an urgent meeting with #Ukraine President Volodymyr #Zelensky (and possibly Andrey Yermak, his chief of staff) in #Turkey on November 19. substack.com/profile/1145...
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According to Reuters, Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special presidential envoy, is reportedly set for an urgent meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (and possibly Andrey Yermak, his chief of ...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
According to Reuters, Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special presidential envoy, is reportedly set for an urgent meeting with #Ukraine President Volodymyr #Zelensky (and possibly Andrey Yermak, his chief of staff) in #Turkey on November 19. substack.com/profile/1145...
The Russian ground forces made incremental gains in the Zaporizhzhya and Donetsk regions on the east of Ukraine, according to DeepState.
November 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Russian ground forces made incremental gains in the Zaporizhzhya and Donetsk regions on the east of Ukraine, according to DeepState.
Read Monday's update of Ukraine Decoded, my newsletter! Today I write about #Trump's renewed push to isolate #Russia economically. This is the least bad option which the West could use to stop #Putin's war against #Ukraine. ukrainedecoded.substack.com/p/trumps-pea... Subscribe to support my writing!
Trump's Peace Call: Global Trade Freeze to Force Russia to End War Against Ukraine
Economic isolation remains the West’s least bad option.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Read Monday's update of Ukraine Decoded, my newsletter! Today I write about #Trump's renewed push to isolate #Russia economically. This is the least bad option which the West could use to stop #Putin's war against #Ukraine. ukrainedecoded.substack.com/p/trumps-pea... Subscribe to support my writing!
JUST IN: #Donetsk and several other cities in the #Russia-occupied #Donbas region of #Ukraine are experiencing almost total outage and major problems with mobile internet connection after a Ukrainian drone strike.
November 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
JUST IN: #Donetsk and several other cities in the #Russia-occupied #Donbas region of #Ukraine are experiencing almost total outage and major problems with mobile internet connection after a Ukrainian drone strike.
Read Sunday's update of Ukraine Decoded, my newsletter! Today, I summarize recent exchanges of aerial strikes that put #Ukraine's resilience and the #Russia war machine's capability to the test. Subscribe! ukrainedecoded.substack.com/p/russia-doe...
Russia Doesn't Stop Aerial Terror
Almost daily missile and drone strikes put Ukraine's resilience to the test before winter.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Read Sunday's update of Ukraine Decoded, my newsletter! Today, I summarize recent exchanges of aerial strikes that put #Ukraine's resilience and the #Russia war machine's capability to the test. Subscribe! ukrainedecoded.substack.com/p/russia-doe...
Today, Newsweek included my expert opinion about Ukraine in the news article "Could Zelensky Be Toppled by Corruption Investigation? Scandal Explained" mentioning my Substack newsletter, Ukraine Decoded. newsweek.com/could-zelens...
Could Zelensky Be Toppled by Corruption Investigation? Scandal Explained
The Ukrainian president is under pressure over a $100 million embezzlement scheme linked to his allies.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Today, Newsweek included my expert opinion about Ukraine in the news article "Could Zelensky Be Toppled by Corruption Investigation? Scandal Explained" mentioning my Substack newsletter, Ukraine Decoded. newsweek.com/could-zelens...
Follow my thread on X where I post updates about the $100 million corruption case in the #Ukraine government which has already sank three ministers and can sink the President #Zelensky himself, as his phone communications with the primary suspects were recorded by detectives. x.com/MrKovalenko/...
Viktor Kovalenko on X: "1 /🧵 The corruption scandal surrounding the Ukrainian President, which I mentioned in my Tuesday morning newsletter, is escalating by the hour. Moments ago, Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies (NABU and SAP) charged Olexiy Chernyshov, a former Vice Prime Minister who had" / X
1 /🧵 The corruption scandal surrounding the Ukrainian President, which I mentioned in my Tuesday morning newsletter, is escalating by the hour. Moments ago, Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies (NABU and SAP) charged Olexiy Chernyshov, a former Vice Prime Minister who had
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November 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Follow my thread on X where I post updates about the $100 million corruption case in the #Ukraine government which has already sank three ministers and can sink the President #Zelensky himself, as his phone communications with the primary suspects were recorded by detectives. x.com/MrKovalenko/...
Read Wednesday's update of Ukraine Decoded, my Substack newsletter! I write about this week's Russian breakthrough in Zaporizhzhia and how a single concentrated attack cascaded into retreats. open.substack.com/pub/ukrained... #Ukraine #Russia #war #Ukrainian #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar
Russian Breakthrough in Zaporizhzhia: Flanking Blow to Ukraine's Weary Defenses
A single concentrated attack cascaded into retreats, exposing the fragility of Ukraine’s overstretched frontlines.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Read Wednesday's update of Ukraine Decoded, my Substack newsletter! I write about this week's Russian breakthrough in Zaporizhzhia and how a single concentrated attack cascaded into retreats. open.substack.com/pub/ukrained... #Ukraine #Russia #war #Ukrainian #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar
#BREAKING NEWS. Investigation showed that #Ukraine's President Volodymyr #Zelensky indeed maintains close relations with Timur #Mindich, his former business partner on the comedy show, who is the chief organizer of the $100 million #corruption scheme at #EnergoAtom. substack.com/@vkovalenko/...
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BREAKING NEWS. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indeed maintained close relations with Timur Mindich, his former business partner in the comedy show who is a chief organizer of the massive $100 ...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#BREAKING NEWS. Investigation showed that #Ukraine's President Volodymyr #Zelensky indeed maintains close relations with Timur #Mindich, his former business partner on the comedy show, who is the chief organizer of the $100 million #corruption scheme at #EnergoAtom. substack.com/@vkovalenko/...
#Denmark has announced its 28th military aid package for #Ukraine, worth 1.4 billion Danish kroner (about $217 million). A quarter of this amount will go to the United States through #NATO’s PURL initiative. www.fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2...
Finansielle donationer skal styrke Ukraines kamp mod Rusland
Donationer via den danske model og PURL-initiativet skal sikre Ukraine vigtigt materiel i de kommende måneder. Donationerne er en del af den 28. donationspakke, som i alt rummer initiativer for 1,4 mi...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
#Denmark has announced its 28th military aid package for #Ukraine, worth 1.4 billion Danish kroner (about $217 million). A quarter of this amount will go to the United States through #NATO’s PURL initiative. www.fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2...
Read Tuesday's update of Ukraine Decoded, my newsletter! I write about how anti-corruption agencies busted a group behind the President that was pocketing hefty kickbacks from government contractors. open.substack.com/pub/ukrained...
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Largest $100 Million Corruption Scandal Rocks President Zelensky's Circle
If NABU and SAP secure convictions for government-level grifters, it could strengthen Ukraine’s EU accession bid.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Read Tuesday's update of Ukraine Decoded, my newsletter! I write about how anti-corruption agencies busted a group behind the President that was pocketing hefty kickbacks from government contractors. open.substack.com/pub/ukrained...
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Read Monday's update of Ukraine Decoded, my Substack newsletter! In the post "The Nord Stream Bombshell," I add essential context and details to the WSJ article, which points a finger at a Ukrainian hero general. open.substack.com/pub/ukrained... Subscribe!
The Nord Stream Bombshell: A German Probe That Could Shatter Ukraine's Future
German prosecutors, quoted by the WSJ, think the popular Ukrainian General is a mastermind of sabotage in European waters.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Read Monday's update of Ukraine Decoded, my Substack newsletter! In the post "The Nord Stream Bombshell," I add essential context and details to the WSJ article, which points a finger at a Ukrainian hero general. open.substack.com/pub/ukrained... Subscribe!
BREAKING. Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) released more than 1,000 hours of surveillance audio recordings uncovering the largest-ever corruption scheme within the Ukrainian government, involving current ministers and a close business partner of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
BREAKING. Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) released more than 1,000 hours of surveillance audio recordings uncovering the largest-ever corruption scheme within the Ukrainian government, involving current ministers and a close business partner of President Volodymyr Zelensky.