Ukraine’s Naval Drones Strike Sochi as Moscow Airports Shut Down
I examine reported Ukrainian drone and naval-drone operations reaching Moscow, Sochi, Novorossiysk and Russia’s energy infrastructure. The reported strike on the offshore support vessel Nefrit in Soch...
3 Sep 18min
Russia’s Top War Blogger: Putin’s Story Makes No Sense
I examine Vladimir Putin’s shifting claims about Russian progress toward Sumy and the unusual public pushback from Rybar, a prominent Russian military blogger. Rybar’s assessment challenges the idea o...
2 Sep 13min
Germany Says Russia Attacked—Then Two More Attacks Hit
I examine the reported Ukrainian Operation M&Ms: mass AI-guided drone attacks intended to disrupt Moscow airports and pressure Russia’s elite, alongside the immediate consequences for Russian air traf...
2 Sep 19min
Ukraine Foils FSB Plot to Take Out Putin’s Enemy in Kyiv
Ukraine’s Security Service says it worked with military intelligence to foil an alleged FSB plot against a Russian opposition leader visiting Ukraine for Independence Day. The intended target has not ...
2 Sep 16min
U.S. to Russia: End the War—or No Deal
I examine the reported G20 confrontation between U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov: no economic relief for Moscow until Russia ends its war against Ukra...
1 Sep 15min
Putin Thinks He’s Winning—The Numbers Say Otherwise
I examine the gap between Putin’s claims of inevitable victory and Russia’s battlefield record in 2026. Russian forces reportedly advanced only 38 square kilometers in July, while Moscow hardens indus...
1 Sep 10min
Russia Claims Ukraine Attacks 1,200 “Civilian” Targets a Day
FACT CHECK: I examine the overnight exchange of strikes between Russia and Ukraine: Ukraine’s reported drone attacks on the Novatek oil terminal at Ust-Luga, targets in Samara, and Russian drone infra...
1 Sep 12min
Ukraine Offers America a Deal: Drone Army for Patriots
I examine Mikhail Fedorov’s reported proposal to help the United States build a drone army in exchange for Patriot interceptor missiles for Ukraine. The Financial Times report raises serious questions...
31 Aug 18min
