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U.S. Soldiers assigned to the Blackhawk Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, fire an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a night live fire training as part of Exercise Spring Storm 23 held at Camp Tapa, Estonia, May 25, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Agustín Montañez)

Ukraine War

Something About the Claim That a Russian Soldier Lasts Twenty Minutes in Ukraine Doesn’t Add Up — and the Numbers Prove It Out

CIA Director John Ratcliffe told a defense forum that the average Russian recruit survives twenty to thirty minutes on the battlefield — in line...

Isaac SeitzJuly 17, 2026

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The Drone That Knocked Out Russia’s Biggest Gasoline Refinery Was Made of Plywood — and Flew 2,500 km to Do It

The EU signed its first bloc-wide drone partnership with Ukraine on Statehood Day, merging Kyiv's battlefield expertise with European manufacturing. Zelenskyy says Ukraine now...

Jack BuckbyJuly 15, 2026

Ukraine War

Two Baltic Presidents Warn Russia May Be Preparing to Strike NATO Infrastructure — and Test Article 5

The presidents of Lithuania and Latvia warn Russia may be preparing 'limited kinetic operations' against NATO's eastern-flank infrastructure to test Article 5, after Poland...

Stephen SilverJuly 15, 2026

Putin in January 2019 Russian Federation Image

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One Source Says Putin’s Nuclear Threats Were All an Act — a Way to Let China Talk Him Out of What He Never Meant to Do

Brandon Weichert weighs whether Russia will turn to tactical nuclear weapons as Ukraine's strikes bite — and argues it won't. Russian doctrine reserves them...

Brandon WeichertJuly 15, 2026

The Norwegian Army fires a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) from the Andøya Space Range in Andøya, Norway against a simulated threat in support of exercise Formidable Shield 2023, May 10, 2023. Formidable Shield is a biennial integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise involving a series of live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic, and ballistic targets, incorporating multiple Allied ships, aircraft, and ground forces working across battlespaces to deliver effects. (Courtesy photo by Royal Norwegian Navy)

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A Week Ago, All 29 Russian Ballistic Missiles Got Through — Last Night, Ukraine Knocked Five Out of the Sky

Ukraine intercepted five Russian ballistic missiles over Kyiv — its first reported ballistic kills in nearly two weeks, after a July 6 barrage saw...

Jack BuckbyJuly 14, 2026

Ukraine War

Russia’s Own Strategists Wrote Down the Worst Thing Putin Could Do Short of Nuclear War — and It Hinges on One Bet About America

With Ukraine's drone campaign strangling Russia's fuel supply, Western institutions have mapped Putin's remaining escalation options below the nuclear threshold — from cable-cutting and...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 12, 2026

Putin Back in 2015 Russian Federation Photo

Ukraine War

Three Sources Close to the Kremlin Just Leaked Putin’s Real Plan — He Won’t Stop Until Every Inch of the Donbas Is His

Russians Want the War to End, But Putin Is Doubling Down: As Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign moves from one success to another, inflicting major...

Jack BuckbyJuly 12, 2026

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at a Military Mothers’ Day event, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

Ukraine War

Trump Just Handed Zelensky the One Thing He’s Been Asking For — and It Could Change How Every Russian Missile Attack Ends

Russia fired 12 missiles and 121 drones at Ukraine overnight, killing two people in Odesa and injuring at least 11 in Kyiv as most...

Jack BuckbyJuly 11, 2026

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the South China Sea, June 8, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eliora Sims)

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A Panelist With Pentagon Sources Just Revealed Trump’s Possible Next Move on Iran: Marines Storming Kharg Island Within the Week

Brandon Weichert reports a panelist citing administration and Pentagon sources who claims the U.S. plans a Marine and Ranger landing on Kharg Island —...

Brandon WeichertJuly 11, 2026

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Ukraine War

Something About the Claim That a Russian Soldier Lasts Twenty Minutes in Ukraine Doesn’t Add Up — and the Numbers Prove It Out

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Drone That Knocked Out Russia’s Biggest Gasoline Refinery Was Made of Plywood — and Flew 2,500 km to Do It

Ukraine War

Two Baltic Presidents Warn Russia May Be Preparing to Strike NATO Infrastructure — and Test Article 5

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

One Source Says Putin’s Nuclear Threats Were All an Act — a Way to Let China Talk Him Out of What He Never Meant to Do

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A Week Ago, All 29 Russian Ballistic Missiles Got Through — Last Night, Ukraine Knocked Five Out of the Sky

Ukraine War

Russia’s Own Strategists Wrote Down the Worst Thing Putin Could Do Short of Nuclear War — and It Hinges on One Bet About America

Ukraine War

Three Sources Close to the Kremlin Just Leaked Putin’s Real Plan — He Won’t Stop Until Every Inch of the Donbas Is His

Ukraine War

Trump Just Handed Zelensky the One Thing He’s Been Asking For — and It Could Change How Every Russian Missile Attack Ends

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A Panelist With Pentagon Sources Just Revealed Trump’s Possible Next Move on Iran: Marines Storming Kharg Island Within the Week

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