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Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow refinery extends pressure on Russia’s fuel infrastructure
A reported drone strike on Gazprom Neft’s Moscow refinery points to Ukraine’s continued effort to put pressure on Russia’s domestic fuel system, not only its front-line logistics. A Ukrainian drone attack damaged the Moscow oil refinery on Tuesday, according to…
Ukraine’s Mid-Range Drones Show How Cheap Strike Systems Are Taking Over Scarce Missile Missions
Ukraine’s expanding fleet of mid-range strike drones is changing the economics of deep fires, taking on some missions that scarce missiles and rocket artillery cannot sustain at scale. Ukraine’s newest mid-range attack drones are beginning to fill a battlefield role…
SBU Says Russian Geran-2 Drone Hit Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Ukraine’s Security Service says debris found at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra confirms that the historic monastery complex was struck by a Russian Geran-2 attack drone, contradicting Moscow’s claim that the damage was caused by a Ukrainian air-defence missile. Ukraine’s Security Service…
Israel sees surge in European demand for air defence systems amid Russia threat
Israel’s defence industry is preparing for a fresh wave of European orders for advanced air and missile defence systems, as governments across the continent accelerate military procurement in response to heightened concerns over Russia’s long-term strategic intentions. Speaking at a…
Russia’s Mass Strike Tests Ukraine’s Air Defences as Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Burns
Russia’s latest overnight missile and drone attack on Ukraine has underlined two parallel realities of the war: Moscow can still mount large-scale combined strikes against Ukrainian cities, but the military effect of such attacks remains constrained by Ukraine’s air defences…
Russia’s Latest Mass Strike Puts NATO Border Air Defence Back Under Pressure
Russia’s latest missile and drone attack on Ukraine again forced Poland to activate aircraft, underlining the recurring air-defence burden carried by NATO states on the Alliance’s eastern border.
Ukraine Targets Russia’s Alternative Supply Routes Into Crimea
Ukrainian strikes on northern Crimea indicate a widening campaign against Russian military logistics, moving from bridges to pontoon crossings, checkpoints, rail links and air-defence assets. Ukraine’s latest strikes on northern Crimea point to a developing campaign against Russia’s military logistics…
Ukraine Hits Volgograd Oil Facility as Overnight Strikes Keep Pressure on Russian Energy Network
Ukraine’s General Staff said its forces struck an oil preparation and pumping station in Russia’s Volgograd region overnight, while Russian officials reported a deadly drone-related fire at a Black Sea export terminal in Krasnodar. Ukraine has reported a new overnight…
Ukraine’s Reported $20bn Arms Request Puts Drone War and Air Defence at Centre of Allied Support Debate
Ukraine’s reported plan to seek a further $20bn in military support from its partners places a clear question before Kyiv’s allies: whether they can turn political support into predictable weapons production at the pace required by the war. The figure…
Crimea’s Growing Isolation Exposes Russia’s Strategic Miscalculation
The latest overnight attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea have again exposed the peninsula’s central military weakness: its dependence on vulnerable supply routes linking it to occupied parts of southern Ukraine and to Russia itself. Strikes around Armyansk, following earlier damage to…