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COLUMN: Allied air defense, the lesson Ukraine is paying for on the West's behalf
On the night of July 6, 2026, Ukrainian air defense intercepted none of the nearly thirty ballistic missiles Russia fired that night. Zero.
PROFILE: Russia's Oil Logistics, Struck at the Heart by Ukrainian Drones
This text draws the profile of a system, not a single location. Russian oil logistics, from wellhead to front line, became in 2026 a…
DECODING: Patriot Interceptors, a Rare Weapon Disputed Between Kyiv and Washington
On July 8, 2026, at the NATO summit in Ankara, U.S. President Donald Trump stated he wanted to give Ukraine a license to manufacture…
DECODING: Air Defense, Kyiv's Absolute Priority as the Hardest Summer Hits
On the night of July 6, 2026, Russia fired 23 ballistic missiles at Kyiv. None was intercepted. According to Ukrainian air force spokesman Yuriy…
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: 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…
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…
INVESTIGATION: Don-Azov, the Russian canal Ukrainian drones made impossible to hold
The Don-Azov canal, the maritime artery linking the Don river to the Sea of Azov, used to be nothing more than a technical name…