The Economist: Putin Said, “They Will Hang Me”
I examine The Economist’s reporting that Vladimir Putin fears ending the war without control of all of Donbas—and may be preparing to send another 300,000 to 400,000 Russians into the war. The central...
31 Aug 13min
Ukrainian Drones Hammer Away at Russia
I examine Ukraine’s reported 400-drone operation into Russia, including strikes and attempted strikes near Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Belgorod, Oryol, and occupied Crimea. I assess the evidence surroundin...
31 Aug 14min
Putin Is Trying to Paralyze Europe—Will It Work?
I examine Russia’s pressure campaign against Europe: alleged sabotage and subversion, Baltic security concerns, and Moscow’s effort to frighten Germany and other NATO members away from supporting Ukra...
30 Aug 18min
Ukraine Just Left Russia 30% Short on Gasoline
Russia’s War Economy Is Adapting—But at a Growing Cost I examine Russia’s deepening fuel shortage, Ukrainian refinery strikes, gasoline rationing, grain-export disruption, falling oil and gas reven...
30 Aug 16min
Ukraine is just RELENTLESS
I examine Ukraine’s reported August 30 strikes on the Kirishi oil refinery in Russia’s Leningrad region, the Yeysk and Millerovo airfields, drone-launch infrastructure, and a Pantsir-S1 system. Kirish...
30 Aug 17min
Zelensky Just Ordered 1,000 Drones a Day Against Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky has set an extraordinary new objective: increase Ukraine’s long-range campaign from more than 300 drones per day to 1,000. This would not simply produce larger attacks. It...
29 Aug 24min
Inside Ukraine’s War-Tech Revolution (WHY Russia Can’t Match It)
PBS NewsHour special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky takes us behind the scenes of Ukraine’s battlefield marketplace and introduces us to a masked verifier responsible for reviewing the footage. Every v...
29 Aug 13min
Ukraine Kept Striking Russia But...THIS Happened
I assess Ukraine’s strikes on Russian logistics and air defenses, Russia’s drone attack on a warehouse near Myla outside Kyiv, the deadly secondary explosions, battlefield trends around Pokrovsk, and ...
29 Aug 18min
