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Good conversation with Carnegie colleagues. On this podcast we discuss current military dynamics, ceasefire negotiations, and question whether Ukraine needs a ceasefire right now. carnegieendowment.org/podcasts/carne…

Chief of the General Staff, Gerasimov, while reporting to Putin, said: "I would like to specifically highlight the participation of servicemen from the DPRK in the liberation of the border areas of the Kursk region." Something long known but fiercely denied by pro-Russian shills

The list of the top 10 Ukrainian UAV units in March according to the Ministry of Digital Transformation's monthly scoring system. 1. 414th Magyar's Birds UAS Brigade 2. SBU Alpha 3. National Guard's Project Lasar 4. Unmanned System's Forces 59th Assault Brigade 5. 3rd Assault

"The U.S. estimates that around 30,000 Russians are signing up each month, up from about 25,000 last summer. Some Eastern European intelligence officials say the ranks are now swelling by some 40,000 soldiers a month. The extra manpower has allowed the military to rotate new

Part 2 of my discussion with Shashank Joshi is out. Come for mass precision and maneuver warfare, stay for observations from the war relevant to European force planning and defense contingencies. War on the Rocks warontherocks.com/episode/therus…

BREAKING: US and Ukraine sign long-anticipated minerals deal, three officials confirm to me and James Politi Financial Times. More to come: ft.com/content/1ae70f…

Interesting long read on the US-Ukraine minerals deal. Christopher Miller James Politi ft.com/content/7dfe3c…

A couple of other details about this program. One of the goals was to improve data collection so that leaders in Kyiv could determine which strike UAS units were most effective and efficient and should be scaled. This is how they chose to promote Magyar, Achilles, Rarog, Phoenix,

Latest WOTR podcast is out with Dara Massicot and Ryan Evans. We talk about the latest negotiations, how we got here, the situation on the ground. This one is open to all. War on the Rocks warontherocks.com/2025/05/will-r…

Highly recommend this discussion. open.spotify.com/episode/1NPdVm…

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Video and photos of an unknown Russia kamikaze UAV that has been used in Sumy oblast since February. Serhii Flash says it has a range of up to 80 kilometers with a 3kg payload. For navigation, he says it uses inertial, satellite, and LTE, but it also has a video recognition

New Small Russian Cruise Missile Captured By Ukrainian Intelligence Lightweight, low cost, and reportedly full of foreign components, Russia's Banderol cruise missile has emerged on the battlefield in Ukraine. Story: twz.com/air/new-small-…

General Syrsky says that Russia's force deployed against Ukraine has up to 640,000 personnel. pravda.com.ua/news/2025/05/1…

Ukraine's 425th Skala Assault Regiment has established a motorcycle assault company. t.me/skala425/595

Latest Russia Contingency is out. I’m joined by Alexandra Prokopenko and Richard Connolly to talk about the state of the Russian economy. We look at oil prices, sanctions, and discuss different scenarios for the coming months. War on the Rocks warontherocks.com/episode/therus…

Rare interview with the commander of GUR SOF callsign Philosopher and the role of the attempted amphibious assaults on the nuclear power plant in Enerhodar in 2022. newsukraine.rbc.ua/interview/ukra…

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I've seen some criticism of Zaluzhnyi’s recent statement that Ukraine currently lacks the capacity to fully liberate its territories - whether to the 1991 or even the 2022 borders. Overall, I believe it’s a fair and realistic assessment. While many have disagreed, the statement

Korean SPGs and MRLSs becoming more popular at the frontline. That photo of a Russian M1991 MRLS was shared with two months ago from Kreminna area. RUAF received a huge amount of artillery from Korea. And including the fact that they are long-range — quite hard to destroy them.