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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 ai…
16 hours ago
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 Domo…
1 day, 10 hours ago
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 A…
1 day, 13 hours ago
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 s…
1 day, 16 hours ago
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 militar…
2 days, 11 hours ago
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, alongs…
2 days, 14 hours ago
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…
2 days, 18 hours ago
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 relie…
3 days, 8 hours ago
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 sq…
3 days, 14 hours ago
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 U…
3 days, 17 hours ago