Russia is not out-fighting Ukraine in the skies so much as out-producing it. Moscow kept its missile factories; Ukraine's were dismantled after the Cold War. Now, as the ground war stalls, the contest is shifting to who can both build and stop ballistic missiles.
Moscow captured barely a seventh of the ground this spring that it took a year ago. The war's centre of gravity has shifted from the trench line to the supply line and Ukraine's mid-range drone campaign is now squeezing the corridor that keeps Russia's southern front alive.
Ukrainian forces have now struck and damaged the last remaining key bridge leading out of Crimea the Armyansk Bridge marking a significant milestone in their ongoing campaign to sever Russian supply lines to the peninsula. A Russian logistical convoy crossing the bridge at the time of the strike was severely
Russian forces have launched a major naval exercise north of Kaliningrad, deploying multiple warships and more than ten aircraft to drill bombing runs, defensive manoeuvres and coordinated fleet operations. The exercise is widely read as a direct signal from the Kremlin a response to large-scale NATO drills currently underway
NATO has scrambled maritime patrol aircraft, early warning platforms and refuelling tankers to monitor Russian naval movements in the North Sea, with activity traced to submarine bases near Murmansk. Dutch, American, British and French aircraft were observed operating today, including Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, Boeing E-3A
Near Kyiv, Fire Point- a Ukrainian military technology company that manufactures attack drones- says it is producing around 300 FP-1 and FP-2 long- and medium-range drones per day, at roughly €55,000 each. These systems are being used daily against Russian targets, from airfields and logistics hubs
Ukraine will buy 20 new Gripen fighter jets and Sweden will donate 16 of an older models by next year, in light of the new 90 billion defence package from the European Union.
