Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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EDITORIAL: Russia smuggles Starlink for its naval drones — and Ukraine sinks its boats
On June 24, 2026, the Ukrainian Navy and the Defense Intelligence Directorate (HUR) destroyed three Russian surface drones before they reached the Ukrainian coast.…
REPORT: Sea Trident ST-1000 — the 10-ton Ukrainian underwater drone redefining naval warfare
On June 15, 2026, at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, the Ukrainian company Global Mark unveiled for the first time its Sea Trident ST-1000 —…
DECODING: Ukraine forges its weapons — 1,000 systems codified, 89% made in Ukraine in 2026
In the middle of a high-intensity war, Ukraine has crossed a silent but strategic threshold: 1,000 new weapons systems officially codified and certified since…
ANALYSIS: Eurosatory 2026 — 80 Ukrainian companies in Paris and the birth of a defense power
At Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, from June 15 to 19, more than 80 Ukrainian companies presented their defense products to buyers, ministries, and industrial…
FACT-CHECK: Syrskyi's 2030 missile plan — what is true, what is announced, what remains to be proven
Since Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi approved the Concept for the Development of Missile and Artillery Forces in June 2026, claims about Ukrainian military capabilities…
OPEN LETTER: FP-9 at 855 km — Putin, Moscow is now within range of Ukrainian missiles
Vladimir Putin, when you ordered the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, you had calculated a victory in 72 hours. You believed Kyiv would…
TESTIMONY: The Flamingo missile strikes Cheboksary at 900 km — Ukraine hits deep inside Russia
On June 10, 2026, President Zelensky publicly confirmed that Ukrainian Flamingo FP-5 missiles had struck a military installation in Cheboksary, capital of the Chuvash…
NARRATIVE: Ukraine burns Russia's refineries — shortages, panic, and Putin cornered
This is the scene that Kremlin propaganda cannot erase: Muscovites standing in line for an hour to fill their tanks, while half the stations…
ESSAY: Burning Putin's oil — Ukraine's strike on the Krasnodar Krai refinery
In the night of June 27–28, 2026, Ukraine attacked one of Russia's largest oil refineries, located in Krasnodar Krai. A fire broke out at…