Maxime Marquette
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ANALYSIS: Putin’s Iskander, Weapon of Terror—and Why the West Must Respond
On the night of June 16-17, 2025, as G7 leaders met to discuss peace in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin chose to respond with
DECODED: Dnipro and Nikopol Under Fire — Russia’s Combined Terror Tactics Deciphered
On June 18, 2026, the city of Dnipro woke up to the sound of sirens. Before the day had even fully begun,
REPORT: Sloviansk Holds — Ukrainian Paratroopers Crush Russian "Russia Day" Assault
On June 12, 2026, while Vladimir Putin was receiving his state decorations with great pomp at the Kremlin and fireworks were illuminating
ANALYSIS: Digital-Flavored Trench Stalemate — Ukraine Enters the Summer of 2026
On this Sunday, June 21, 2026, the first day of the astronomical summer, the Ukrainian front hasn't moved a significant centimeter. Fifteen
ANALYSIS: ISW June 19-20, 2026 — The Front Collapses at Kostiantynivka, Lyman, and Kupiansk
The assessments from the Institute for the Study of War — the ISW — published on June 19 and 20, 2026, paint
INVESTIGATION: 600 Drones, 70 Missiles — The Russian War Machine and Its Iranian and Chinese Patrons
On the night of June 14–15, 2026, Russia launched one of the most massive aerial offensives of the entire war: 70 missiles
REPORT: Zelensky Strikes Siberia — 2,000 km and a Message Moscow Can No Longer Ignore
On June 21, 2026, a Saturday night like any other on the surface, Volodymyr Zelensky speaks in his usual nightly address. But
ANALYSIS: Moscow Shoots Itself — When Russian Air Defense Destroys Its Own Facilities
On June 18, 2026, one image stops the world: the metal lid of a gigantic fuel tank flies over Moscow like a
ANALYSIS: Moscow is Burning — on June 18, Ukraine hit the heart of the Russian war machine
On the night of June 17-18, 2026, Ukraine launched the most massive drone attack ever carried out on Moscow since the start