1+ week, 1+ day ago   (336+ words) Trench Art | David Axe Ukraine’s MiGs Need R-73 Missiles. They’re Running Out. The R-73 is made in Russia. This story was commissioned by Euromaidan Press. Since Substack pays only around a fifth of my bills, I have no choice but…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (180+ words) Both units had a single T-64BM battalion with around 31 tanks. In 54 months of hard fighting, the 12th Independent Tank Battalion and 1st Tank Brigade—the latter now reorganized into the less tank-heavy 1st Heavy Mechanized Brigade—has lost around a quarter of their T…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (286+ words) For four years, Russia launched far more long-range missiles and drones than Ukraine launched back. In the summer of 2026, the balance flipped. That’s when Ukraine began hitting Russia harder than Russia hit Ukraine. The change didn’t happen fast or easily....

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (257+ words) Trench Art | David Axe A Ukrainian Brigade Lost Half Its Leopard 1A5 Tanks Defending The Last Free Eastern Cities The 44th Mechanized Brigade is down to 13 tanks The Ukrainian army’s 44th Mechanized Brigade has been fighting a rearguard defensive action in and around…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (202+ words) The route is short but hard. And for three years, it has been blocked at its first obstacle by the ruins of a prison. The first obstacle for the Russians is the village of Mala Tokmachka. In particular, the thickly…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (287+ words) Russia’s Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile, a version of the ground-launched Iskander, travels as far as 2,000 km at 10 times the speed of sound while packing a 500-kg warhead. It was one of a clutch of purported super-weapons that Russian Pres. Vladimir…...