Igor Fedyk
Igor Fedyk is an Analyst at The Center for Army Conversion and Disarmament Studies, in Kyiv.
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Ukraine Advances Its Missile Production Program
On January 30, 2018, Ukraine conducted the first successful flight test of its new cruise missile Neptun, aimed at examining the functions of its solid-propellant thruster and launcher (Rnbo.gov.ua, January...
Kremlin Employing ‘Peaceful’ Tactics to Encourage West to Lift Sanctions
On the eve of the presidential election in Russia, the Kremlin is looking for ways to build a case for lifting or weakening Western sanctions. Specifically, the Russian government has...
Kremlin Turning Belarus Into Bridgehead for Anti-Ukrainian Provocations
In recent months, Russia has repeatedly used Belarus for provocations against Ukraine. The latest example was the arrest of Ukrainian journalist Pavel Sharoyko by the Belarusian KGB—an incident in which...
Zapad 2017: A Test for the West
The joint strategic Russian-Belarusian military exercise Zapad 2017 (“West” 2017), which took place on September 14–20, is worth studying in detail because of what it reveals about Moscow’s likely military...