Air defence

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  • About Russian drones in Poland
    Kyrylo Danylchenko aka Ronin
    In general, Moscow continues to play the role of Eastern Europe's North Korea, forcing the EU to invest money in defence and the military-industrial complex, while countries neighbouring Russia avoid conflict as much as possible.
  • The anxious winter of 2026
    Viktor Kevlyuk
    Thanks to the efforts of energy and heating companies, Ukraine got through the winter of 2024–2025 without any serious blackouts, but the winter of 2026 will be extremely difficult.
  • Battle for the small sky
    Viktor Kevlyuk
    In the new world of war, where the sky above the tactical zone belongs to drones, victory is determined not only by strength, but also by the skill of those who control the winged hunters. 
  • ​Crimean targets A strategic deep air offensive on Crimea continues — after strikes on the Crimean Bridge, the ferry crossing and the destruction of at least seven trains, the peninsula is suffering from serious disruptions in diesel and petrol supplies.
  • What is known about the Flamingo missile?
    Kyrylo Danylchenko aka Ronin
    The defence forces will intensify their firepower against key targets.
  • Important initiative by US senators: arms supplies and investment in structural reforms
    Kyrylo Danylchenko aka Ronin
    The new US administration appears to have reached the same conclusion as the previous one: Russian gains in Ukraine destabilise Europe and run counter to the national interests of the United States.
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  • Reactive Shaheds: when will they come in mass and how to shoot them down
    Tetyana Nehoda
    The Russians may increase and reduce the cost of producing the new UAVs by the end of the year — and we will need more MANPADS and air defence systems to counter them.
  • The USA is returning. American weapons funded by European money
    Kyrylo Danylchenko aka Ronin
    Events will accelerate: no sabotage group breakthroughs to Pokrovsk this summer will lead to a front collapse. This means either mobilization in Russia and a slide into massive juche-like isolation, or a retreat and acceptance of reality.
  • Patriot systems and the structural weaknesses of United States policy
    Kyrylo Danylchenko aka Ronin
    No one but Washington can provide us with several hundred ballistics interceptors. And given the possible confrontation with Beijing, the United States needs to increase the production of missiles. 
  • Russia launches over 700 drones and 13 missiles in mass overnight attack on Ukraine, targeting Lutsk in Volyn On the night of 9 July, Russia attacked Ukraine with 741 air attack vehicles. This was reported by the command of the Ukrainian Air Force. Russian military attacked with 728 Shahed-type…
  • How should Ukraine respond to large-scale Russian drone and missile attacks?
    Kyrylo Danylchenko aka Ronin
    It is necessary to switch mobile groups to anti-aircraft drones, modernise small anti-aircraft artillery with ballistic computers, night channels, and sew it all into a single network. There is still time for this. 
  • Ukrainian Forces disrupt Russian logistics in the south
    Kyrylo Danylchenko aka Ronin
    In the coming weeks, the Russians should try to attack our strongholds in the south to ease the pressure on the railway. Or we will continue to knock out trains in the depths. 
  • Moscow pays the price: Russian assets converted into missiles for Ukraine
    Kyrylo Danylchenko aka Ronin
    Moscow began to pay for the aggression against us with its own money. 
  • What to do with the Shaheds?
    Kyrylo Danylchenko aka Ronin
    War is constantly evolving, and it is time to respond, because the enemy will also scale up successful solutions.
  • Did Israeli Patriot systems really arrive in Ukraine?
    Kyrylo Danylchenko aka Ronin
    The increase in Patriot batteries by a third is an important strategic supply. There will be more ambushes on Russian planes, more intercepted missiles and more opportunities to protect rear cities from terror.