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DECODING: Samara Under Drones, Russia's Strategic Depth Now Under Fire
Some maps no longer lie. On the night of July 11-12, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the Syzran refinery in Samara oblast, more than 800…
REPORT: In Ankara, NATO Turns Pledges Into Weapons for Ukraine
On July 7 and 8, 2026, heads of state and government from all 32 NATO member countries gathered in Ankara for what Secretary General…
REPORT: The Real Industrial Cost of the Patriot Promise Made to Ukraine
Some promises take three seconds to make and years to keep. On July 8, 2026, in Ankara, U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President…
ANALYSIS: Turkey and the F-35, a Political Promise Against a Legal Lock
Some sentences travel faster than the policy behind them. On July 7, 2026, in Ankara, U.S. President Donald Trump declared: "We're going to lift…
FACT-CHECK: Putin Claims Kostiantynivka Captured, Ukraine's General Staff Denies It
Some announcements are made to inform. Others are made to be believed, whether or not they are true. On July 3, 2026, Russian Chief…
DECODING: How Ukraine Turned Russian Refineries Into Daily Targets
Some military campaigns strike the imagination through visible brutality, and others grind down an adversary without ever producing the same media vertigo.
REPORT: Six Takeaways From the NATO Ankara Summit That Change the Game
On the eve of the NATO summit held in Ankara in early July 2026, uncertainty hung over several fronts: the real commitment of the…
REPORT: The Patriot License Promised to Ukraine, an Industrial Revolution on Delay
On July 8, 2026, at the NATO summit held in Ankara, Donald Trump said something the Ukrainian defense industry had been waiting years to…
EDITORIAL: Ukraine is winning the interceptor war, but losing the race against time
It must be said plainly from the first line of this editorial: Ukrainian air defense has held for more than four years against one…