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July 17, 2026 | John Hardie |

Russia’s ‘Banderol’ low-cost cruise missile officially breaks cover

Moscow officially acknowledged its new S8000 Banderol air-launched cruise missile for the first time in a state media report published this week. This comes as the missile, designed as a low-cost option...

February 19, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, John Hardie, Ivana Stradner, Peter Doran, Joe Dougherty

Marking Four Years of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

November 14, 2025 | |

Massive Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills 6 Overnight in Kyiv

Russia Unleashes Major Attack: Russia launched at least 430 drones and 19 missiles into Ukraine overnight on November 14, killing six people and injuring another 35, according to...

October 31, 2025 | John Hardie |

Russia deploys new, longer-range bombs in war against Ukraine

The Russian Air Force has begun employing new, longer-range bombs in Ukraine, possibly including a jet-powered version of the UMPK, a kit that turns dumb bombs into satellite-guided glide munitions. These...

September 8, 2025 | |

Russia Dismisses U.S. Threat of Further Sanctions Following Deadly Barrage Against Ukrainian Cities

Russia Defiant Against Latest Trump Threat: Russia’s top spokesman said on September 8 that the prospect of further sanctions from the United States and its allies would have...

August 6, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Vladimir the Terrible

Trump needs to make Putin recalculate the costs and benefits of his war

June 24, 2025 | |

‘Even Ambulances Cannot Keep Up’: Russia Launches Deadly Attack on Ukraine, Killing and Wounding Civilians

Children Among Dead in Russian Strikes on Ukraine: Dozens of people were killed during Russian airstrikes in Ukraine, including a five-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl. According...

June 17, 2025 | |

Russia Attacks Kyiv With Deadly Drone and Missile Barrage as World’s Attention Focused on Iran

Russia Strikes Kyiv: As the world’s attention is focused on Iran, Russia conducted a deadly missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on June 17. The strikes,...

June 14, 2025 | John Hardie |

Ukrainian intelligence details Russia’s new V2U autonomous loitering munition

Russia has developed a new loitering munition called the V2U that, according to Ukrainian reports, can use AI to navigate and strike targets and may have a swarm capability. If these reports are true,...

May 1, 2025 | |

Ukraine Signs Long-Awaited Minerals Deal With U.S.

Washington Gains Share of Revenue From Ukrainian Minerals: The United States and Ukraine signed a long-awaited agreement on April 30 that will channel half the Ukrainian government’s...

March 7, 2025 | |

‘I Am Strongly Considering Large-Scale Banking Sanctions’: Trump Angry After Russia Bombards Eastern Ukraine

Russia Bombards Ukrainian Infrastructure: Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage into Ukraine on March 7, targeting Ukraine’s energy facilities in the Odesa, Poltava,...

August 9, 2024 | Lydia LaFavor, Ryan Brobst

First B-52H Bomber Deployment to Romania With Cross-Theater Operations in CENTCOM

The United States operated two B-52H Stratofortress long-range strategic bombers from Romania for the first time on July 21 and, in another first, forward deployed one of the B-52H aircraft just days later...

March 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Tehran claims to be ‘self-sufficient’ in building drone engines

Iranian Defense Minister also praises Qatar’s role in the region; Doha hosts Hamas, and Iran has frequently met Hamas leaders in Doha

October 31, 2023 | John Hardie |

Drone Fragment Offers Clue About Russia’s Shahed-136 Production Rate

Russia attacked Ukrainian port infrastructure and military facilities in a series of missile and drone strikes over the last few days. Markings seen on a Shahed-136 kamikaze...

June 2, 2023 | John Hardie |

UKRAINE REPORT: Russia, Ukraine Trade Missile and Drone Barrages as Counteroffensive Looms

Kyiv continues to pursue a weeks-long effort to set favorable conditions for success in its coming counteroffensive. These “shaping operations” aim to undermine the Russian military’s ability...

May 18, 2023 | John Hardie |

War in Ukraine update: Ukraine Debuts New UK-Supplied Storm Shadow Missiles

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced last week that London had given Storm Shadow missiles to Kyiv. Soon after, Ukraine debuted its new weapon in strikes deep inside Russian-occupied...

May 4, 2023 | John Hardie |

Drone Attack on Kremlin

Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate President Vladimir Putin by attacking his official residence using two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Kremlin claimed “timely...

September 16, 2022 | John Hardie |

Ukraine’s Counteroffensives in Kharkiv and Kherson and the Road Ahead

Ukraine’s stunning victory in Kharkiv Oblast has reshaped the battlefield and dealt a powerful blow to Vladimir Putin’s ambitions in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continue to wage a more gradual...

August 23, 2022 | James Brooke |

Putin Puts Europe Into an Energy Vise So Tight That Some Countries Are Chopping Wood

In addition to nuclear blackmail, Russia is using natural gas to put Europe in a hammerlock.

July 28, 2022 | Ivana Stradner, Iulia Sabina-Joja

Russia Created a Refugee Crisis, and Now Putin Is Weaponizing It

With Russia causing two migration crises—one by bloodshed in the east and the other by famine in the south—the United States must act now.