Episode Details

Russia is not preparing to slow down. Ukrainian intelligence says Moscow is producing key missile types at 110–120 percent of its monthly targets and launched a record 198 ballistic and hypersonic missiles in July. Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, warns that Russia can currently launch approximately 77 ballistic and cruise missiles simultaneously and intends to build toward 200. His proposed answer is systematic strikes against the factories, components and infrastructure producing those weapons. This briefing also examines Ukraine’s continuing confidence in victory, Russia’s accelerating Rassvet satellite network, Moscow’s preparations for a possible mobilization without formally announcing one, Chinese components communicating from British military boats, Ukraine’s criticism of UNICEF’s false equivalence, depleted American weapons inventories, Pentagon demands for faster production and concerns that Ukraine could manufacture improved Patriot systems faster and more cheaply than existing American production lines.

Chapters

0:00 Russia Is Preparing for Greater Conflict

0:20 Russian Missile Production Surges

1:05 From 77 to 200 Missiles at Once

1:53 Ukraine’s Only Way to Stop the Buildup

2:25 Blinding Russia’s Air Defenses

2:59 Ukrainians Still Expect Victory

3:37 Ukraine’s Most-Trusted Leaders

4:22 British Military Cameras Communicate With China

5:10 UNICEF Accused of False Equivalence

6:43 German Journalist Sparks Russian Outrage

7:22 Russia Accelerates Its Starlink Alternative

9:57 Russian Milblogger Says Victory Was Squandered

10:16 Moscow Rejects Freezing the War

10:59 Mobilization Without Calling It Mobilization

12:52 Adam Kadyrov’s Rapid Promotion

13:20 Pentagon Orders Faster Weapons Production

13:35 Iran War Depletes American Stockpiles

14:35 Why Ukraine Should Manufacture Patriots

15:30 Defense Contractors Fear Ukrainian Competition

16:44 Trump Backs Away From More Iran Strikes

17:40 “Boom Boom Boom” Becomes a Campaign Slogan

18:04 Shout-Out and Font Poll

19:01 Closing

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