Episode Details

I examine reported Ukrainian drone and naval-drone operations reaching Moscow, Sochi, Novorossiysk and Russia’s energy infrastructure. The reported strike on the offshore support vessel Nefrit in Sochi highlights how Ukraine is testing Black Sea port defenses far beyond its own coastline, while drone activity again disrupted Moscow airports.

I also assess reported refinery damage at Novatek’s Ust-Luga facility and the wider pressure on Russian gasoline supply, alongside Russia’s escalating attacks on Ukrainian cities. Russia’s faster Geran jet drones, strikes on pharmaceutical and postal logistics facilities, and the growing need for systems such as the British Rapid Ranger all illustrate the strategic contest between deep strike, air defense and civilian resilience.

00:00 Ukrainian Drone Pressure on Moscow

01:39 Naval Drone Raid on Sochi

04:29 Deep Strikes on Russian Energy Infrastructure

07:01 Refinery Losses and Russia’s Fuel Supply

08:53 Russia’s Drone Campaign Against Ukraine

11:53 Battlefield Losses and Electronic Warfare

14:43 Air Defense Systems and Russian Repression

16:03 Fog of War, Corrections and Strategic Lessons

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