Maxime Marquette
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EDITORIAL: Ufa, Penza, Dubna — Ukraine Strikes Russia's Industrial Heart at 1,300 km
On the night of June 30 to July 1, 2026, Ukraine simultaneously struck three strategic Russian installations: the Ufa refinery in Bashkiria
REPORT: Dubna Struck Twice in Eight Days — Ukraine Hits Russia's Orbit at 500 km
On the night of June 29–30, 2026, the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces struck the Dubna Space Communications Center — located in Moscow
DECODING: 1,210 Russian Soldiers Killed in One Day — The Defeat Counter Accelerates
On July 1, 2026, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published its daily accounting of Russian losses: 1,210 additional
TESTIMONY: Trump, 100% Tariffs on Digital Taxes — The EU Deal Blown Up in 48 Hours
On June 25, 2026, all 27 European Union member states finally ratified the Turnberry deal — the trade agreement concluded between Donald Trump and…
ESSAY: Wolford v. Lopez — The US Supreme Court Opens the Door to Guns Everywhere
On June 25, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision in Wolford v. Lopez: six votes to three to invalidate Hawaii's…
COLUMN: Kavkaz in Flames — Ukraine Isolates Crimea Through the Kerch Strait
On June 21, 2026, Ukrainian defense forces struck the port of Kavkaz in Russia's Krasnodar Krai — the primary transit point on the Russian…
OPINION: Putin Says Ukraine Is Retreating — The Front Lines Say Otherwise
On June 28, 2026, Vladimir Putin addressed the congress of his party, United Russia, in a speech that said everything — not through what…
PROFILE: Russia Builds Bases on the Finnish Border — 115,000 Potential Soldiers on NATO's Flank
In June 2026, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) published a pair of assessments that stopped European security analysts cold. Russia, its…
INVESTIGATION: NATO's Ankara Summit, a Two-Speed Stage for Zelensky and Ukraine
On July 7 and 8, 2026, the leaders of the 32 NATO member states gathered at the Beştepe Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey. Outside,…