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OP-ED/NOTE: Yaroslavl and Saratov, the map of refineries under fire
Two Russian refineries, separated by several hundred kilometers, hit within days of each other. At Yaroslavl, a direct hit sparked a fire in late…
PORTRAIT: Denys Shtilerman's Fire Point, engineer of war
"We're calmly producing about 200 units a day," Denys Shtilerman told DroneXL on March 9, 2026, with the composure of a man discussing production…
COMMENTARY: toward a Ukrainian missile shield, the Fire Point-Hensoldt alliance
A German defense group and a Ukrainian drone company are teaming up to build what could become the first building block of a joint…
COLUMN: Ukraine's battle of numbers, 697 targets in Russia
Six hundred ninety-seven. That is the number of successful strikes on Russian targets claimed by General Oleksandr Syrsky over a six-month period, according to…
EDITORIAL: the human cost of Ukraine's energy winter
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians spent parts of this winter without heat, according to a Reuters report dated March 5, 2026, a stark reminder…
INVESTIGATION: the low-cost missile gamble, Fire Point challenges Western Patriots
"We're quietly producing about 200 units a day, and we can very quickly double or triple those capabilities," said Denys Shtilerman, quoted by DroneXL…
REPORT: how FPV drones rewrote the battlefield math
By late 2025, Ukraine was producing between two and three million FPV drones a year, according to an analysis published by Ukraine War Analytics…
DECODING: Chasiv Yar, the line that will not break
For several months now, Chasiv Yar has remained one of the most intensely contested urban areas along the entire Ukrainian front, according to data…
ANALYSIS: the energy blackout gripping occupied Crimea
Since the beginning of July 2026, a methodical campaign of Ukrainian strikes has knocked out 37 energy facilities in occupied Crimea and occupied Donbas,…