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U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, and soldiers from the Kuwait Land Forces fire their High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (U.S.) and BM-30 Smerch rocket systems (Kuwait) during a joint live-fire exercise, Jan. 8, 2019, near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The U.S. and Kuwaiti forces train together frequently to maintain a high level of combat readiness and to maintain effective communication between the two forces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Lefty Larimer)

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The CIA Just Put a Number on How Long a Russian Recruit Survives in Ukraine — and It’s Measured in Minutes, Not Days or Weeks

CIA Director John Ratcliffe said Wednesday a Russian recruit's average life expectancy on the battlefield is twenty to thirty minutes, crediting Ukraine's AI-powered drones....

Jack BuckbyJuly 17, 2026

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

The Treaty

Russians Just Stopped Vacationing in Putin’s Prized Crimea — and the Quiet Reason Says Everything About How This War Is Going

Ukrainian drone strikes have cut fuel, power, and transport links across occupied Crimea, and Russian vacationers are staying away, a Moscow Times op-ed reports....

Stephen SilverJuly 17, 2026

Ukraine War

The CIA Says Russian Recruits Last Twenty to Thirty Minutes at the Front — a Number First Floated by Russia’s Own War Bloggers

Ratcliffe's 20-to-30-minute life-expectancy claim, made at the Army War College, traces to Russian milbloggers' own reporting — and no official CIA assessment has confirmed...

Stephen SilverJuly 17, 2026

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Ukraine War

Russia Flew a Drone at Kyiv Using Musk’s Own Satellites — One Video Call Later, Fedorov Got Starlink Cut Off for the Russians

Fedorov's six months at Ukraine's Defense Ministry ended July 15 — the same day Lockheed's license for Ukraine to build PAC-3 interceptors was announced....

Reuben JohnsonJuly 17, 2026

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Ukraine War

Putin Classified His Arms Giant’s Finances So No One Could See the Damage — Four Months Later, His Own CEO Admitted It Out Loud

Rostec's profits fell 42 percent to 76.4 billion rubles — the worst drop since its 2007 founding — even as revenue jumped 25 percent...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 17, 2026

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Ukraine Straps French Smart Bombs to Soviet-Era Jets and Aims Them With an iPad — Now France Is Handing Over the Blueprints

France is handing Ukraine the blueprints to build its premier cruise missile at home — though the weapons may arrive after the war.

Reuben JohnsonJuly 17, 2026

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Ukraine’s Most Revered General Has a Warning About the Deep-Strike Campaign — Russia Can ‘Strike Back With Equal or Greater Force’

A July 15 New Yorker piece declared the war's momentum shifted to Kyiv, crediting new long-range weapons and Defense Minister Fedorov — who was...

Isaac SeitzJuly 16, 2026

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Ukraine War

Putin Says His Army Captured a Key Ukrainian City — Zelensky’s Answer: Meet Me There and We’ll End the War Face to Face

Putin claims Russia captured Kostiantynivka, the southern anchor of Ukraine's Donetsk defensive line — but ISW says the claim contradicts 'all available evidence,' DeepState's...

Jack BuckbyJuly 16, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The CIA Just Put a Number on How Long a Russian Recruit Survives in Ukraine — and It’s Measured in Minutes, Not Days or Weeks

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

The Treaty

Russians Just Stopped Vacationing in Putin’s Prized Crimea — and the Quiet Reason Says Everything About How This War Is Going

Ukraine War

The CIA Says Russian Recruits Last Twenty to Thirty Minutes at the Front — a Number First Floated by Russia’s Own War Bloggers

Ukraine War

Russia Flew a Drone at Kyiv Using Musk’s Own Satellites — One Video Call Later, Fedorov Got Starlink Cut Off for the Russians

Ukraine War

Putin Classified His Arms Giant’s Finances So No One Could See the Damage — Four Months Later, His Own CEO Admitted It Out Loud

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine Straps French Smart Bombs to Soviet-Era Jets and Aims Them With an iPad — Now France Is Handing Over the Blueprints

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ukraine’s Most Revered General Has a Warning About the Deep-Strike Campaign — Russia Can ‘Strike Back With Equal or Greater Force’

Ukraine War

Putin Says His Army Captured a Key Ukrainian City — Zelensky’s Answer: Meet Me There and We’ll End the War Face to Face

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