Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days.

Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war.

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Upcoming events: 

• 20 August. Online event: The sea under siege — how can Ukraine preserve its exports? The Centre for Economic Strategy's monthly economic briefing, with a special session on how Russia's naval blockade has cut Ukraine's agricultural export forecast by more than half and disrupted Ukrzaliznytsia's logistics. Register here.

• 22-26 August, Gornja Radgona, Slovenia. Offline event: AGRA 2026. The 64th edition of one of the region's leading agro-industrial exhibitions, where Ukraine will host a national stand organised with the Economy Ministry and Ukraine's embassy in Slovenia. Read more here.

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Ukraine’s battlefield is changing as drones reach farther, glide bombs threaten cities deeper behind the front, and movement becomes increasingly dangerous.

This episode with KI Insights analyst Mykolaj Suchy examines deteriorating conditions in frontline cities, the role of terrain in FPV operations, Russia’s costly infiltration tactics, Ukraine’s growing use of ground robots, and how mid-range strikes could reshape Russian logistics and battlefield planning. 

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Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days.

Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war.

#Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineAnalysis

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• 12 August, Kyiv/Online, in Ukrainian. Digital Banking Ecosystem & Fintech Forum. An international forum bringing together leaders from banking, fintech, telecom, cybersecurity, insurance, legaltech, retail, and gamedev. Register here.

• 27 August. Online event: Ukraine cultural exports: The future of its creative economy. KI Insights special summer briefing which will depart from our standard content to examine contemporary Ukrainian soft power and cultural export. Register here.

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Ukraine has transformed drones from improvised battlefield tools into central components of modern warfare—but their dominance may be temporary.

Military analyst, open-source intelligence expert and disinformation specialist Ryan McBeth explains how counter-drone technology could reshape the battlefield, why mortars and artillery still matter, where naval drones reach their limits, and how Russia is learning through combat.

The episode also examines what NATO should learn from Ukraine and how OSINT can separate military reality from wartime propaganda.

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Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days.

Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war.

#Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineAnalysis

Upcoming events: 

• 5 August. Online event: 2026 Macroeconomic forecast outlook for the Ukrainian economy. Centre for Economic Strategy will present the latest macroeconomic forecasts from government and independent experts. Register here. 

• RESCHEDULED: 7 August, Online. War Diplomacy: The New Shape of Negotiations. KI insights monthly briefing on the state of Russia-Ukraine peace diplomacy, and whether Ukraine can turn battlefield gains into a deal this year. Register here.

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Russia’s relationship with its neighbours has evolved from uneasy dominance into open aggression—but was this outcome inevitable? Russia expert James Nixey(Acting Head of Research at SCEEUS and EPIK) explains what meeting Vladimir Putin revealed, why Western engagement failed, and how Moscow’s refusal to recognise its neighbours as sovereign states led to war.

The episode also examines Ukrainian victory, Russia after Putin, relations with China and the long-term strategy Europe must adopt.

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Four years into the full-scale war, Ukraine's health system has cut the number of people needing emergency support from 12 million to 1.5 million. Yet challenges keep evolving: worker shortages, damaged facilities, and rising chronic disease among frontline residents.

WHO Ukraine Representative Dr. Jarno Habicht explains how the country adapts every few months, what personal resilience looks like under war, and why response, recovery, and reform must run together to prepare for life after the war.

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Ukraine’s next elections are already shaping political debate, despite there being no confirmed date. In this episode Alex Fynn and Jakub Parusinski examines whether elections could realistically happen soon, the challenges of organizing voting after years of war and displacement, and how potential candidates such as Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Kyrylo Budanov may position themselves.

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Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days.

Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war.

#Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineAnalysis

Upcoming events: 

• 14 July. Webinar: How should Ukraine prepare for peace while fighting the war? Organized by Chatham House, the event will explore how Ukraine can safeguard democracy during the war and prepare for free and fair post-war elections. Register here.

• 16 July, online, in Ukrainian. The Centre for Economic Strategy will present its updated review of Ukraine's 2026 macroeconomic forecasts, featuring projections from government and independent experts. Register here.

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Russia’s war against Europe is not only military or informational. In this episode of Ukraine Insights, Dr. Elena Davlikanova explains how Moscow’s “mental warfare” aims to shape identity, values, fear, and political memory before people even make decisions.

The episode explores why Europe remains vulnerable, how Ukraine challenges the myth of Russian invincibility, and why supporting Ukraine is also about defending Europe’s own future.

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