Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv’s Grip On Avdiivka Is Slipping
The city of Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, continues to see intense fighting with the situation there for Ukrainian defenders becoming dire. With dwindling artillery ammunition...
View ArticleNew Ukrainian ‘Kamikaze’ Jet Drone Appears In Russia
The wreckage of a new Ukrainian jet-powered attack drone has appeared in Russia. So far, we know very little about the origins of the drone or its precise capabilities. Still, it signals, once again,...
View ArticleWhat Does A Shahed-136 Really Cost?
A hacking group claims to have stolen files from an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) front company in Iran that provides fine details about the Shahed-136 Kamikaze drones that Russia has been...
View ArticleUkraine Situation Report: Zelensky Picks New Top Commander
After more than a week of rumors, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky finally named a new commander for his armed forces, tabbing Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi to replace Gen. Valeri Zaluzhny,...
View ArticleFirst Look At Laser-Guided Rocket Counter Drone System Blasting A Russian Drone
We have what appears to be the first look at a U.S.-supplied VAMPIRE counter-drone system in action, doing what it was intended — shooting down one of Russia’s Iranian-designed Shahed-type kamikaze...
View ArticleUkraine Situation Report: Battle-Damaged HIMARS Return To United States
A pair of Ukraine’s prized M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) have returned to the United States, likely for repairs, after sustaining differing degrees of battle damage. Video and...
View ArticleRoyal Navy Carrier Sails For NATO Exercise Amid Readiness Concerns
The U.K. Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales is headed to Norway to lead an international task group in one of the largest NATO exercises since the end of the Cold...
View ArticleUkraine Using Thousands Of Networked Microphones To Track Russian Drones
Ukraine is using a network made up of thousands of acoustic sensors across the country to help detect and track incoming Russian kamikaze drones, alert traditional air defenses in advance, and also...
View ArticleGround-Launched Small Diameter Bomb Makes Combat Debut In Ukraine
The long-delayed Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB), first promised to Ukraine in February 2023, has finally arrived on the battlefield. This marks the introduction of a powerful new standoff...
View ArticleUkraine Situation Report: NATO Wants To Give Kyiv A Million Drones In 2024
Ukraine was high on the agenda as NATO defense ministers met in Brussels today to discuss defense investments and present a consolidated front for the alliance. For Kyiv, a highlight of the day was...
View ArticleUkraine Situation Report: Kyiv Claims Six Russian Jets Downed In Three Days
Ukrainian military officials say that their forces shot down six Russian fighter aircraft in the last three days. While these claims cannot currently be confirmed, it’s significant that Russian...
View ArticleUkrainian FPV Drones Hunt, Kill Russian Armor Inside Building
The war in Ukraine has yielded some extraordinary videos captured by drones, especially footage recorded by first-person view (FPV) attack drones — a type of highly maneuverable loitering munition...
View ArticleUkraine Situation Report: U.S. Warns Of Looming “Catastrophic” Arms Shortage
Amid continued high-profile delays in the delivery of additional Western military aid, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has described the situation on the front lines as “extremely difficult.”...
View ArticleUkraine’s First M1 Abrams Tank Loss Appears To Have Occurred
One of Ukraine’s U.S.-supplied M1 Abrams tanks looks to have sustained significant damage and appears to be the first loss of one of these prized tanks in combat in the country. Evidence that...
View ArticleBritish Target Drones Appear To Have Been Turned Into Strike Weapons In Ukraine
A British-designed Banshee jet-powered drone, or a design identical to it, has appeared in the conflict in Ukraine for the first time. The uncrewed aircraft is the latest addition to Kyiv’s growing...
View ArticleNorth Korean Missile Used In Ukraine Was Packed Full Of U.S. Parts
A short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) produced by North Korea and recently used against Ukraine by Russia relied on more than 290 foreign-sourced components, many of them originating from U.S....
View ArticleRussia’s Spy Chief Says Recently Gunned-Down Pilot Defector Was A “Moral Corpse”
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has responded to the violent death of a Russian military helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine last year. As if they didn’t exist already, suspicions will now...
View ArticleThis May Be The First Video Of A Ukrainian M1 Abrams In Combat
A video has emerged showing, apparently for the first time, a U.S.-supplied M1 Abrams tank in action on the front lines of Ukraine. While it’s been known that these tanks have been in the country...
View ArticleAnother One Of Russia’s Prized A-50 Radar Planes Shot Down, Ukraine Claims
Ukraine claimed today that Russia lost another A-50 Mainstay airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft — which would be the second such loss of the conflict so far. Among the first...
View ArticleCaptured Ukrainian M2 Bradley Paraded On Russian Propaganda Train
Crowds of onlookers greeted a captured U.S.-supplied Ukrainian M2A2-ODS-SA Bradley Fighting Vehicle that is now on a rail-bound propaganda tour of Russia. It is an unprecedented and somewhat jarring...
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