On the Battlefield, Ukraine Leads the Drone War — Russia Is Scrambling to Catch Up
By late December 2025, Russia appeared to have the upper hand in the drone war. Its forces were increasingly striking Ukraine’s rear, aided by…
David Kirichenko
David Kirichenko is a freelance journalist and an associate research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society. Since 2022, he has reported extensively from the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine war. His coverage has been cited by outlets including CNN, The Telegraph, and The Economist.
Drones Reshaped the War in Ukraine. Robots Are Doing It Again
Across large stretches of Ukraine’s front line, the most dangerous task is often no longer assaulting Russian positions but simply moving toward them. First-person…
Ukraine’s Army Reforms Aim to Fix Its Biggest Vulnerability
More than four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, officials say Kyiv has one challenge that outpaces all others — manpower. Although independent…
At the Front, Ukraine Is Holding the Line — and Finding Small Openings
More than four years into Russia’s war against Ukraine, the 1,250-kilometer front line — stretching from Kherson in the south to Kharkiv in the…
Ukraine Takes Its Drone Playbook to the Gulf
As Iranian drones and missiles strike airports, oil infrastructure, and military facilities across the Middle East, the United States and its Gulf partners are…
With Expanding Deep Strike Capabilities, Ukraine Takes Aim at Russia’s Oil
Ukraine’s expanding long-range drone and missile strike campaign into Russia is threatening one of the Kremlin’s most important economic lifelines. Kyiv has systematically targeted…
