A raid across the Ukraine-Russia border by a group consisting of anti-Putin Russians and Ukrainian citizens is raising new questions about Moscow’s defense strategy. The border raid in the city of Belgorod in southwestern Russia comes just a few weeks after drones attacked the Kremlin. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan says the involvement of…

Lawmakers in Congress are on a deadline to review a new bill, known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which aims to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a potential default. And Russia’s Defense Ministry is reporting that Ukraine executed a significant drone attack on Moscow, marking another incident in a recent escalation of these drone…

The United States has reportedly reached a “confidential agreement” with South Korea to coordinate the transfer of hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds to Ukraine. According to the Wall Street Journal, South Korea will deliver the rounds to the U.S., who will in turn bring them to Ukraine, a move aimed at supplying Kyiv for its…

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the Chinese Communist Party is trying pretty hard to make Elon Musk blush. Starlink, the billionaire’s satellite-powered internet network, is a technological marvel and China wants to build a version of its own. The utility of high-speed internet connections being beamed down from low-orbit satellites is on…

Drones, UAVs, UAS. Whatever you want to call them, they are now firmly entrenched in modern battle tactics. To counter the threat, the Air Force Research Lab is bringing a god to the battlefield. The Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR) is a new air defense system. It uses high-power electromagnetic waves to bring down swarms…

Ukrainian pilots will be flying F-16s within two years. Those pilots will begin training in the United Kingdom this summer. The decision to train Ukrainian pilots how to fly Western jet fighters isn’t necessarily about ending the current war in Ukraine, but about possibly preventing another. Since Russia invaded more than a year ago, Ukrainian…

The next new batch of CIA recruits could be officials in the Russian government. The Central Intelligence Agency said it’s open for business in Russia, and apparently, business is good. Since last fall, the CIA and the FBI have not been shy about asking disgruntled Russians to reach out. David Marlowe, the deputy director of…

A Russia-controlled oil depot in Crimea was attacked by drones in late April, part of a series of recent attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure. Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Yusov said more than 10 tanks containing oil products intended for use by Russia’s Black Sea Fleet were destroyed in Sevastopol. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan…

More missiles and attack drones are headed for Ukraine. U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made the announcement after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Monday, May 15. The Ukrainian leader is traveling to several European countries, meeting with heads of state and shoring up military alliances. Zelenskyy is trying to get more Western weapons to Ukraine…