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The war of machines: drones, missiles, shields, and the race to shoot them down.
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INVESTIGATION: FREYJA, the Ukrainian Anti-Ballistic Shield Aiming for One-Third the Cost of a Patriot
Investigation· No. 145

INVESTIGATION: FREYJA, the Ukrainian Anti-Ballistic Shield Aiming for One-Third the Cost of a Patriot

It is pink. That is the first thing you notice in the video published on June 3, 2026 by Iryna Terekh, Technical

EDITORIAL: Ukrainian Ballistic Missiles Will Change Everything—Fedorov’s Gamble
Editorial· No. 144

EDITORIAL: Ukrainian Ballistic Missiles Will Change Everything—Fedorov’s Gamble

On June 16, 2026, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, launched a sentence over the airwaves of TSN that resonated like a

ANALYSIS: Diehl is Producing the Flamingo in Germany — The First Ukrainian Missile on NATO Soil
Analysis· No. 143

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
Analysis· No. 142

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

ANALYSIS: Flamingo, the Pink Octopus — How a $500,000 Missile Defies the Tomahawk
Analysis· No. 140

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

OPINION: One Punch — the Ukrainian Interceptor Drone Hunting Shaheds at 300 km/h
Note· No. 136

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: Kapotnya, the Heart of Moscow — 40% of the Capital's Fuel Targeted
Analysis· No. 134

ANALYSIS: Kapotnya, the Heart of Moscow — 40% of the Capital's Fuel Targeted

On June 16, 2026, long-range Ukrainian drones pierced several rings of air defense and struck the ELOU-AVT-6 primary distillation unit of the

REPORT: Tyumen, 2,000 km — The Ukrainian Drone That Struck the Deepest Reaches of Siberia
Reportage· No. 127

REPORT: Tyumen, 2,000 km — The Ukrainian Drone That Struck the Deepest Reaches of Siberia

On June 20, 2026, somewhere in Russian Western Siberia, a column of black smoke rose above the Tyumen refinery—formerly known as the

FIELD REPORT: The Night Ukraine Hit Putin's Shadow Fleet in the Heart of the Black Sea
Reportage· No. 121

FIELD REPORT: The Night Ukraine Hit Putin's Shadow Fleet in the Heart of the Black Sea

On the night of June 16–17, 2026, a sanctioned Russian oil tanker burst into flames in the Black Sea. Ukraine's drone forces didn't just…

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