Daily Archives: Dec 16, 2025

Charles Mitchell

7 Key Insights from Ukraine’s Deep Strike on Russia’s Buk-M3

It is rarely that the $40 million air defense missile is the target and the loser and the victim comes out the loser. That is what Ukrainian special troops say they have done, however, in the occupied Zaporizhzhia, hitting the Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile defense well behind the lines. The...
Charles Mitchell

Ukraine’s Long-Range Drones Cripple Russia’s Oil Lifeline

On what does an enemy nation with no Western deep-range missiles get up to nearly 500 miles into the enemy's heartland and shut down an installations node joining the supply source for tanks and the treasury? The Ukraine's latest drone strike on Russia's Kirishi refinery provided the answer with...
Charles Mitchell

Inside NATO’s Eastern Sentry: Technology, Tactics, and Russian Interceptions

When the Secretary General Mark Rutte announced "Eastern Sentry will make clear that NATO is always ready to defend," this was not only a political phrase but also the introduction of technologically sophisticated, multi-national air defense configuration set out by design to counter one of the most enduring European...