Putin’s ‘greatest trophy’ could become his downfall, says Hungarian-Ukrainian drone commander

Putin’s war machine sputters in drone age

Ukraine’s innovations cut into Russia’s manpower advantage

Paranoid Putin, 73, Makes Major Move After Humiliating Attacks

Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty ImagesVladimir Putin has urgently recalled frontline defense systems to help fortify Moscow after a run of humiliating Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian capital. The 73-year-old president has now had the gun-and-missile-launcher system set atop a massive oil refinery in the city, which provides for up to 40 percent of the capital’s fuel needs and, notably, sits less than 10 miles from his offices at the Kremlin, according to The Telegraph.His scramble to fortify Moscow follows a barrage of drone strikes on June 18—the largest of the war so far to hit the city—that reportedly ripped into the refinery and sent a silo cap spinning skyward.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Ukraine’s blockade of Crimea puts Putin’s greatest victory under threat

Crimea has long been seen as Vladimir Putin’s greatest victory, but Ukraine's drone blockade is now turning the Russian-occupied peninsula into an embarrassing symbol of imperial overreach, writes Peter Dickinson. The post Ukraine’s blockade of Crimea puts Putin’s greatest victory under threat appeared first on Atlantic Council.

Kremlin: Europe’s militarization concerns Russia

Kremlin: Europe’s militarization concerns Russia

Ukraine May Be on the Cusp of a Turning Point in Its War Against Russia

Evaluations of Russian military superiority and advances have underestimated Ukrainian military resiliency, weapons production ingenuity, and growing military prowess. Well aware that the smaller underdog in an asymmetrical war needs only to “not lose” in order to win, Ukraine is now making it impossible for Moscow to claim any kind of victory.