Maxime Marquette
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FACT CHECK: where things stand on Fire Point and its missiles said to target Moscow
Fire Point, a Ukrainian defense manufacturer, made a string of technical announcements in 2026 about its FP-5, FP-7 and FP-9 missiles, announcements often repeated…
PORTRAIT: 21 ships in 72 hours, a cold read one month later
Ukrainian forces claimed strikes on 21 ships linked to Russia in 72 hours in early July 2026, according to Fox News on July 8,…
COMMENTARY: why the campaign against Russian oil matters more than it seems
The Associated Press has tallied more than 50 Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities since March 2026, according to the Los Angeles Times on…
COLUMN: the F-16 and Patriot duo that downed Russia's top fighter, in five numbers
Three Ukrainian F-16s and a Patriot battery coordinated an interception that downed one of the highest-performing fighters in Russian aviation, according to Euromaidan Press…
EDITORIAL: field notes on three weeks without missiles
Ukrainian F-16s were unable to intercept Russian drones and missiles for more than three weeks, after allied stockpiles ran dry, according to Reuters on…
INVESTIGATION: the 1,200 km front, the questions few outlets ask
The front stretches roughly 1,200 kilometers across Ukraine as of May 2026, according to data reported by Ukraine War Analytics on May 28, 2026.
REPORT: what Pokrovsk reveals about the current balance of power
In May 2026, Russian forces were 3 to 5 kilometers from the center of Pokrovsk, on the southeastern corridor, according to data reported by…
DECODING: Fire Point, one week later, the picture taking shape
Fire Point produces roughly 200 long-range strike drones per day, across its FP-1 and FP-2 families, according to data reported by DroneXL on March…
ANALYSIS: Omsk, what the numbers confirm one month after the strike
On July 6, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the Omsk refinery for the first time, some 2,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, according to reporting…