Daily Updates on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Ukraine Strikes Sochi, Moscow Routes, and Deep Russian Industry

I examine Ukraine’s reported overnight drone and missile strikes on Sochi and Adler, including an oil depot fire and claimed damage to S-300/S-400 air defenses. I also as

Zelensky Launched Operation M&Ms—Moscow Can’t Fly

I examine Ukraine’s reported “Operation M&M” campaign against Moscow-area airports, including flight cancellations at Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo, and Domodedovo and Kyiv’s war

ANOTHER RUSSIAN GENERAL TARGETED BY UKRAINE

I examine what can—and cannot—be verified about the reported shooting of Major General Nikolai Varpakovich, commander of Russia’s 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, nea

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

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 as

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 con

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

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 Ru

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 Ju

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 S

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 r

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 Russ

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

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 mem

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 disruptio

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, a

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 sim

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

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, battlefiel

Top Russian Official Openly Calls for War Crimes

Top Russian Official Openly Calls for War Crimes A senior Russian official has openly called for Ukrainian cities to be bombed until the civilian population becomes demo