Daily Archives: Dec 11, 2025

Charles Mitchell

7 Surprising Factors Behind Russia’s Historic Artillery Losses

How does a war giant lose more guns in one month than during any previous period in a three-year war? March 2025 brought that question into stark focus, as Russia's battlefield losses hit record heights. For analysts and defense observers, the magnitude of these losses is more than a...
Charles Mitchell

7 Key Insights From Ukraine’s Destruction of Russia’s Rare R-330Zh Zhitel

"In contemporary combat, the airwaves are as contested as the air." That insight, repeated by several defense experts, explains why Ukraine's recent demolition of one of Russia's most unusual electronic warfare devices the R-330Zh Zhitel is more than a gesture. It is a deliberate attack on a crucial hub...
Charles Mitchell

Russia’s Missile Maneuvers Expose Patriot Defense Weakness

In late September, a synchronized Russian attack integrated drones and ballistic missiles into one synchronised wave, overloading Ukraine's multi-layered defenses and highlighting a fundamental weakness: the U.S.-built Patriot missile system, for years deemed the gold standard of ballistic missile defense, is now having trouble keeping pace with new Russian...