Maxime Marquette
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ANALYSIS: Diehl is Producing the Flamingo in Germany — The First Ukrainian Missile on NATO Soil
Just a few years ago, the idea would have seemed like military science fiction: a missile designed in Ukraine, mass-produced on the
DECODED: FP-7 and FP-9 — the Ukrainian ballistic missiles that will put Moscow in range
In 2022, just as Vladimir Putin’s missiles were ravaging Ukrainian cities, a handful of engineers founded Fire Point in a context of
FIELD REPORT: Eurosatory 2026 — Ukraine goes from 10 to 80 defense companies in Paris
From June 15 to 19, 2026, the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center became the stage for an unprecedented demonstration of force. Eurosatory 2026,
ANALYSIS: Flamingo, the Pink Octopus — How a $500,000 Missile Defies the Tomahawk
In Paris, June 2026, amid the Eurosatory booths where global defense giants like Lockheed Martin, MBDA, and Rheinmetall converge, a bubblegum-pink, six-ton
FACT-CHECK: The Belarusian School Bus — Moscow Accuses, Kyiv Denies, What Does the Evidence Say?
On June 17, 2026, on the A-240 highway in the Potioptchi district of the Bryansk region of Russia, a double-decker bus was
REPORT: Zaporizhzhia Under Glide Bombs — 5 Dead, 9 KABs in One Afternoon
On June 20, 2026, at 5:33 PM, the Governor of the Zaporizhzhia region, Ivan Fedorov, posted a photo on Telegram. The smoke
TESTIMONY: Kharkiv, double-tap — when the rescuer becomes the target
On the night of June 14 to 15, 2026, Russia did not commit a firing error. It did not miss a military
OPINION: One Punch — the Ukrainian Interceptor Drone Hunting Shaheds at 300 km/h
It’s called One Punch. A single blow. No second chances, no reloading, no stray bullets lost in the darkness. When Ukrspecsystems chose
ANALYSIS: Middle strike — the Ukrainian doctrine transforming Russia's logistics war
There is a moment in every conflict when a military innovation stops being just another tool and becomes the pivot of the