Maxime Marquette
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DECODING: The record raid on Borisoglebsk military airfield
On the night of July 7 to 8, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the Borisoglebsk military airfield, located in Russia's Voronezh region, alongside a broader…
REPORT: Tver oil depot ablaze after overnight strike
On the night of July 8 to 9, 2026, Ukrainian drones simultaneously struck several oil facilities across Russian territory, sparking a long-burning fire at…
REPORT: The night 500 drones and 77 missiles broke through Kyiv
On the night of July 1 to 2, 2026, Russia launched nearly 500 attack drones and 77 missiles, including 25 ballistic or hypersonic ones,…
ANALYSIS: Kyiv trades European credit for 100 vital Patriots
On July 2, 2026, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense announced an initiative to acquire roughly 100 American Patriot missiles worth one billion dollars, financed through…
REPORT: Ukraine begs 40 nations for emergency Patriot transfers
In July 2026, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov sent formal requests to nearly 40 partner countries asking for an urgent transfer of Patriot missiles…
REPORT: Zelensky confirms testing has begun for Patriot production
On July 10, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that tests were now underway to turn into reality the agreement announced two days earlier…
ACCOUNT: Trump promises Ukraine a license to produce Patriots
On July 8, 2026, at the NATO summit in Ankara, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States would give Ukraine the right…
FACT-CHECK: Eight of Russia's ten largest refineries already hit
For several weeks, a claim has been circulating persistently in analyses of the war in Ukraine: that Ukraine has already struck eight of Russia's…
PROFILE: NIIFI, the Penza institute that builds the eyes of Russian missiles
On the night of June 30 to July 1, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck a strategic facility of the Russian military-industrial complex in Penza, roughly…