ACLED’s Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia Research Manager Magda Anastasijevic comments on surge of nationwide protests in Albania over Jared Kushner’s planned luxury coastal resort
Russia and Ukraine exchanged air attacks, while drones veering off course into Eastern Europe tested air defenses, and anti-migration violence spread across the Netherlands.
Ukraine launches strikes on three Russian shadow fleet vessels in the Black Sea.
ACLED’s Assistant Research Manager at the Eastern Europe desk, Cristian Vlas comments on Russian drone crash into an apartment building in Romania
ACLED’s Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia Research Manager Magda Anastasijevic comments on surge of nationwide protests in Albania over Jared Kushner’s planned luxury coastal resort
Russia and Ukraine exchanged air attacks, while drones veering off course into Eastern Europe tested air defenses, and anti-migration violence spread across the Netherlands.
Ukraine launches strikes on three Russian shadow fleet vessels in the Black Sea.
ACLED’s Assistant Research Manager at the Eastern Europe desk, Cristian Vlas comments on Russian drone crash into an apartment building in Romania
Watch the recorded conversation with regional experts as we dive into the murky world of hybrid warfare — where commercial shipping ends and state-sponsored sabotage begins.
Ukraine’s offensive reach deep inside Russia only seems to be increasing in 2026
This report builds on the shadow war series between Russia and Ukraine to look at suspected undersea infrastructure damage and drone activity linked to Russia’s shadow fleet across the Baltic and North Sea.
Russia’s Victory Day ceasefire again functioned as a tactical pause rather than an actual de-escalation measure
Russian strikes kill 73 civilians in the five days leading up to the Victory Day ceasefire
Mass demonstrations marked the end of Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary, rising fuel prices sparked mass protests in Ireland, and Ukraine continued to target Russia’s oil production.