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Ukraine is not massing troops to retake Crimea. It is methodically knocking out the peninsula's power plants, fuel depots and supply routes, leaving parts...
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Ukraine War
Putin has abandoned any willingness to trade territory and now insists Russia take all of Donetsk before agreeing to a settlement, Bloomberg reports, citing...
Ukraine War
Russia entered 2026 arguing time was on Putin's side. Ukraine's long-range campaign has undercut that: strikes have reached Russia's largest refinery deep in Siberia,...
Ukraine War
Ukraine struck two more warehouses operated by Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, on July 22, extending a campaign that has hit four of the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
As Ukraine's drone strikes bite, hardline Russian voices are openly urging Vladimir Putin to use tactical nuclear weapons — and even stage a nuclear...
Dollars and Sense
Iran has taken the Strait of Hormuz out of commercial use, and now its Houthi allies are blockading the Red Sea's Bab el-Mandeb —...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
A Liberian-flagged gas tanker bound for Ukraine was struck in international waters off Romania's coast, injuring three, Romanian President Nicușor Dan said. He called...
Dollars and Sense
Over two years, Iran spent an estimated $4–6 billion on missiles and drones while forcing its enemies to spend far more on defense, a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China's J-35A has made some serious history for the PLAAF. And the US Air force is taking notes.