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Ten Ukrainian brigades could soon be forced to abandon Pokrovsk—the Donbas fortress they’ve defended for over a year.
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Russian aggression in Europe and in Ukraine in particular.
Frontline report: NATO warns commercial aviation crash could trigger military response to Russian jamming
Alliance officials have indicated that casualties from GPS interference would be treated "not as an accident but as a deliberate escalation," potentially leading to direct strikes on Kaliningrad's electronic warfare installations or a surge in advanced weapons deliveries to Ukraine.
Frontline report: Russia built a drone empire—Ukraine is unbuilding It
Ukrainian drones have struck warhead labs, antenna plants, and control system factories deep inside Russia—crippling key pieces of its drone infrastructure.
What stops a Russian motorbike? Sometimes just a well-placed hole
Some of the best defenses against Russia’s new motorcycle regiments are also some of the simplest. Metal spikes, concertina wire, small mines—and even trenches.
Frontline report: Russia’s shadow fleet was supposed to be untouchable — then Ukraine showed up
Ukraine is hitting shadow tankers, refineries, and oil wells—disrupting every link in Russia’s export chain.
Frontline report: Russia put tires on its jets to stop drones. Ukraine burned the jets anyway
To defend against Ukrainian drones, Russian aircrews placed tires on parked jets. It didn’t work. At least four Su-34s were destroyed on the ground.
The brain behind Ukraine’s shadow war successes—Motorola and Kursk—gunned down in Kyiv parking lot
Five silenced shots in a Kyiv parking lot ended the career of the colonel who eliminated Motorola and masterminded Ukraine's Kursk offensive
Britain promises Ukraine 5,000 drone-killing missiles. Russia may burn through them in eight weeks
5,000 missiles might sound like a lot—until you do the math. At current launch rates, they wouldn't last long.
Russian troops can’t hide from Ukraine’s killer night drones
Russian troops are wearing heat-trapping thermal blankets to hide them from Ukraine’s lethal infrared-sensing night drones—but they’re wearing them all wrong. And it’s getting them killed.
Ukraine cuts back on tanks—and creates a deadlier kind of brigade
Ukraine’s tank brigades are disappearing. The army is getting new heavy mechanized brigades that are better for the infantry-first fighting.
Frontline report: Russia’s running out of oil money—so a Moldovan fraud king built a fake crypto boom
With oil profits down 30%, Russia’s betting on a crypto scheme run by Ilan Shor — a fugitive oligarch, convicted fraudster, and Kremlin-backed power broker in Moldova.
Ukraine’s perfect German missiles never miss—but Russia’s drone factories never sleep
Ukraine is getting 2,000 new German IRIS-T air-defense missiles. Against endless Russian drones, it still might not be enough.
Trump flips on Ukraine weapons cutoff: “We have to help them”
The Pentagon confirmed the move within hours, saying it is to "ensure the Ukrainians can defend themselves."
Patriot missiles are Ukraine’s best defense—more are on the way
Ukraine is nearly out of Patriot missiles — the only system it has that can stop Russia’s fastest and deadliest weapons.
One Ukrainian drone keeps smashing Russia’s top war factories—so Germany’s paying for 500 more
Hundreds more long-range Furious drones are coming, funded by Berlin.
Frontline report: Russia says NATO jets in Estonia are nuclear. They’re not—but the danger’s real
The F-35s carry no nuclear weapons, but Moscow's false claims may be building justification for retaliation.
How Ukraine can win, p.5: Russia is winning the recruitment war. That’s also how it could lose.
The vibes at the massacre are good—but it's costing Russia a fortune.
Frontline report: Ukrainian drone strikes on military targets race to weaken Russia before major offensive launch
Ukraine systematically targets Russian command centers, ammunition and oil depots, and railway networks to delay Moscow's planned multi-front summer offensive spanning from Sumy to Kherson—the largest coordinated assault Russia has attempted since the full-scale invasion began.
A Russian drone found the toughest armor on the battlefield—and lost
Russian observers celebrated a drone strike on a Ukrainian Leopard 2A6 near Pysarivka. They filmed the moment it hit the tank’s frontal turret—the exact spot where its armor is thickest.
Frontline report: Ukrainian warplanes sweep over Russian lines to smash the Zaporizhzhia offensive before it begins
Ukraine struck the trains, fuel depots, and drone bunkers—before Russia could even move.